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REDUCED FARES, and UNEQUALLED TRAVELLING, TO DOVER. DEAL, RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. FOUR INSIDE COACHES. AND KEEP GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. . SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER-STREET, SNOW HILL, LONDON. T HE following LIGHT POST-CONCHES; &c. set nut from t lie above Inn The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Roursgate, Margate, ~ .B re'adstairs, Canterbury, Feversham, and Sandwich, new Post-Coach—every MOrning.at a quarter past Seven o'Clock. In consequence of the decided preference given to the above Coach, the Proprietors are determined no expence shall be e spared to render it the first . conve yance on the. Kent road. BaostrroN, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, Sittingbourhe, Rainham, and Ospriuge,. every Morning at a quarter past 7, at Itedoced Farm The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bothnia, Penryn, Asliburton,.Totness, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every . morning .at Seven , through Honiton, Axininster,Bridport, Blandlord, Stockbridge, Basingstoke,-Hartford Bridge, BlackwateY, and • Bagshot. The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through with Two Coachmen only), through Bagslsot, Illockwater, Basingstoke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, ‘lroodyeats, Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandford, and Dorchester, at Five st'cloek in the Mo. Wing. The "Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lynrington, Lyndhurst, Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Niar Four Inside Coach, every Morning at half-past &yen ; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Fire. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of , Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Motors, Havre de Grace Cher - bourgh, Proprietors of the above Coach (rope to receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto been . experienced since the commencement of the " Union." The " Champion," a New light Day Coach to DOR CHESTER, in 13 hours only, through Bagshot, Blackwa. 'terrDatingsteke, Overton, Whitchurcis, Andover, -Salis bury, Wooti)eats, Cashmore, and Woodford, every Tues day, Thursday, anti Saturday, at Five o'clock in the morn ing. The Proprietors of the above Coach are determined no expence shall he spared to render it the first etinreyance on the Western Road. BATH and BRISTOL Post4;oaches, through Chippen . }trim, Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon at one ; arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound ton, : Bath, and the London Tavern', Thomae6street, and swan, liii‘tol; early the next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridge. water, Taunton, and Plyiuouth• The "Umpire,' a New LIVE.RPOOL Light Coach,' only, one no on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at One; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, through Woburn, Lot Wiry, Northampton, Welford, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots lord, Warrivigton, and Prescot. SHREWSBURY,. Wellington, and Sititfnal, Light Post- Coach, every Afternoon.—Guartiede The "Union,"WEYNIOUTH ; through Dorchester, Bland. ford, Salisbury, Andover, Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot, new Post Coach, every tertioon..—Dtiven through with two Coachmen only.—The Packets from Weyiuouth to Guernsey. Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maloc's, &c. every Wednesday and• t Satorday,,alternorm• at Two o'Clock. BARNSTApI.F. and Soutlontolton New Light Post Coach, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings at 7 o'Clock. The " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets mot every Afternoon at Four; and passes through Lialdoek, Big gleswade, Eaton, Bueltdcn, Stilton, Wansford, Stamford, 6r e ethain, Grantham, Newark, Tiixford, Markham. Moor, Redford, Bawtry, Doncaster, and Perrybridge, to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next Afternoon, at Reduced Fares.—Luxe Luggage and Packages only id per lb.—Notwithstanding the uncommon Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be th. most agreeable anti complete Public Conveyance on the North Remit, being unequalled by any other. HARROWCiATE and Ripon new Light Post Coach, every Alternator at Four, and Eight. in the Morning. GLAii6OW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, Brimntrill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, CanntoeVKingswell, and all Parts of Scotland, is light four inside Post Coach-daily. The ":Express," to YORK., Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Stinderinad, Newcastle, & Edinburgh, a New light four-inside Post Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out. every Morn• frig at Eight o'Clock, by way of Newark, Retford,DonciAter, Ferrybridge T a dcaster, Darlington, Northallerton , Durham, • girt petit, an d ' Berwick, and arrives pt York the next Morn. irig. at Twelve •o'Clock. Passengers finding themselves fa tigued on the journey, may rest what time they 'please, and then proceed without any additional Fare. MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, four-inside Day Coach, through .Aidttoorrn, Reading, Lambourn, Purton, Lydington Pewsey, Wootton Basset, It atasbury, Hongerford, Newbury . and Maidenhead. - DuiDGENORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy head New Light Four Inside Coach, every Aft er n oo n . nosToN, Horricastie, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton,, Huntingdon, Caxton, Dockland, and Ware Day Coach, to Spilsby, Louth. Grimsby, and Hull, !Morning, at Six. T he only Day Coach to Boston and Horncastle. The " Express," a New Light Four-inside POO Coach to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four Horses, and a Guard all. the way, passes through Appleby, Brunch, Bowe*, Greta-bridge, Richmond, Catterick, Do. roughbridge, Ferrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, Bawtry, Grantham, Starufned, Greetham, Stilton, and Biggleswade. Sets out in the Morning, and performs the journey with the greatest facility. Passengers detained on Osamu' by bush nets or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage eft heir Seats being secured in the nextCoach.—The only Coach toCarlisle. KENDAL, Laneaxter, Preston; KirbyeLousdale, Bolton, Chorley, Chmsltak, and Gar3tang Light Post Coaches, every Afternoons' The" Royal Express," New Light Four Inside Post Coach, to LIVERPOOL, Warrington, Prescot, Congletun, Lawton, Newcastle, Rudgly, Knutsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litch field,. (only One Night on the Road), every Afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale.street, Liverpool; ' next Evening. WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coach, every Morning and Afternoon. CHESTER, Newport, Whitechorch, tarporley, Nampt *l4, Northwich, and Middiewich Light Post-Coach, every Afternoon. • SUNDERLAND, Stockton,.and Yarm Light Post Coach, every Merning, to the George Inn, Sunderland. Mountain's " Express," to MANCHESTER, Winslow, Cuagleton, Neweastle,Waisal, Wolverhampton, sod Knots.' It 4 s aiew F o ur Inside Post-Coach, every Aft ernoon. -,Only Night on the Road e,,,-"`EYFIELD and Rotherham New Four-inside Post-Coach 1. called " The Expresi," anti also " The Ilo , c ,'"uffbarn," at Fuur in the Afternoon. C ‘ "e "Royal Exp ress," New BIRMINGHAM Li g ht Post °"-n, sets out every Afternoon, carrying Four Inside only; pgste through Warwick, Leamington, Sontimm, Wcfnialt, Jtvetitry, Stooey-S1 rat ford, and Toweester, to the Saracen's_ '‘,„, 'Bulb-street, Birmingham, early tire next Mornin g . " Express," a New Light Post Coach, tteHULL, Ltn !1111, Northcove, Bowden, and Doncaster , every Morning at, Eight &Clock, to thacross Keys, 'Market - place , H ; and also the 44 Rockingham" in the Afternoon at Four o'Cluch. HERTFORD, Ware, Ilo.idestion, and Cheshunt Coach, *Very Mornin g . s IVITENOAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven, Half.turst Two, Fire, and Eight. ..7te • At Reduced Fares to Leeds, York, and Doncaster , nrslialte and Packages at only td per pound. A: MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their "I nds and the Public, that they will not he accountable for any Parcela, Passenger's Luggage, Writings, Plate, :4c. of morel hari , Pparrils Value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, un it entered as such, and the Insurance paid accordingly, at the Saracen's Head lan, Skinner-street . , Suuw-hill, London. DEPTFORD VICTUALLING-Y.IRD, Jan. I, 1 e.23. T HESE are to give Notice, That on Thursday, the 16th Instant, wilt he exposed to PUBLIC SALE, ta l His Majesty's Victualling Yard,Deptford, sundry Lots of fhe.folluwing Unserviceable Stores, now lying in the said Yard, viz.:— Bread, Bread Dust, Flour; Flour Sweepings, Raisins, Pease, Oatmeal, Bakehouse Sweepings, Pea Screenings, Portable Soup . , Soup in Canisters and Bottles, Beef, Pork, Suet, But ter, Cheese; Leager, Butt, Puncheon, Hogshead; Barrel, Half-Hogshead, Kilderkin, Irish Tierce and Barrel Staves, pry Hogshead, Barrel, Half-hogshead, and Small Cask Staves, Heading tight, and dry; Coopers Tools, and a quan tity of Old Iron. A number of Coats, Waistcoats, Trowsers, Waxed Bags, Cocoa Bags, and Old- Biscuit Bags, &c. &c. A Deposit of 251. per cent. is to be made upon the amount of each Lot at the time of Sale, and Me reniainder of the par. ehase-money to be paid before the Stores are removed, for which purpose a period of fourteen working days will be allowed from the day of Sale; the Boyers particularly obserring that not less Man one half of Me quantity is to be taken away within the pin seven days, and the remainder in the seven following days, otherwise the Deposit Honey well lbe forfeited, awl the Provisions or Stores remain the property of the Crown, as no extension of time will, on any account, be granted. The Provisions and Stores may be viewed during the work ing hours of the Yard, on the three days immediately prered. lag the day of Sale. Cataloguea moy be had on apprication at the said Yard. WEDNESDAY WEEK. • land J. SI VEWRIG HT hOpe• to have the • pleasure, on WEDNESDAY, the thth of Januarj, of presenting some valuable New Year's Gifts to the Purchasers at their fortunate OtEces, . 97, Cornbill; 1 89; Haymarket,' I i, Holborn ; 1 Corner of Coventry-street ; As the Wheel contains 52 CAPITALS, the whole of which Fortune will bestow on her Favourites in One Day, viz.--- , 1....0f.... .C-10,000 9 of ....xsoo 2 10,000 9 3OO 1 .2,000 26 4OO 4 l,OOO tk-e. &c. J. and J. SWEWRIGHT bare already Shared and Sold in the Present - Lottery, 2,612, a Pt ize of X 2,000, besides other Capital,. The Lottery ends on WEDNESDAY, 15th Instant, that being the Last and Only Day. THE LONDON , MAGAZINE for JA. NUARY 1, ISM, price ..Gd, contains: 1. LETTERS to a YOUNG MAN, whose EDUCATION has been NEGLECTED. No. I. By the Author of Confes .siuns of an English Opium Eater • •2. REJOICINGS on the NEW YEAR'S COMING OF AGE, by Elites Ghost. • 3. Of EXAGGERATION, and Matter-of. Fact People. 4. The DULWICH GALLERY, by the Author 'of Table Tal k. 5. CHARACTER of the late Ella, by a Friend. 6.. NEW YEAR'S OA Y in PARIS, by the Author of Ham let Trnrestie. 7. On ENGLISH VERSIFICATION. By the Author . of Lewesdon Hill. • IL. TWELFTH NIGHT; or What You Will. • . SONNET: an Italian Philosopher to leis Friend. • TO. EARLY FRENCH poE rs : With Trans lations. 1. JANUS WEATHERBOUND ; or, The Weatbercoc -21 V steadfast for lack of Oil. . 12. SONGS daut uae mair a Posie. By Allan Cu,,. ni tug ham. tn. A VISIT to the FRANCISCAN MONASTERY at SO It R • la. TRANSLATIONS from the SUPPLEMENTAL ILIAD of QUINTUS CALABAR. 15. REVIEW .:* SKETCHES of MY LIFE. By Goethe.. Part V. 16. CHRISTINA SWAYN,E, an Icelandic Tale, with Ballads. • - 17. The MANIAC, a Poem, by Bernard Barton. 18. R e vi e w of Gil IM Nl'S POPULAR. TALES, 19. The MISCELLANY: containing a Letter from Dr. Hill, Beg, Prof. Trio. Coll. Dublin; and several otberOri.4 ginal 20. Reports Of Music. the Drama, Literature, Sce..3se. 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NATIONAL MONUMENT of SCOTLAND For the jnformation and satisfaction of our Readerq, it may be proppr to give the .substance of the Act of Parliament, incorporating the con. tribntors 'lto the National Mouutnent It is enacted, that the capital "to be raised shall not exceed 50,0001., being, after a most minute investigation, 8,0001. more than the estimated expence of the celebrated edifice, which has been adopted as the design ; but as the actual generally ex ceeds the hypothetical expence, it has been deemed prudent to make this , allowance accordingly—That the above sum shall be raised in shares of 251. each, which shall constitute a vested right, and entitle the shareholder to such benefit as may be derived from the property, anti that all subscriptions under that sum shall be considered donations only; that no person shall, on any account whatever, be answerable fur more than his or her respective stock or subscription ; that the shares shall be personal estate, and transmissible as such; that the prOprietors shall have a vote for every share, but not to have more than Si* votes, and to be entitled to vote by p rox y ; t h at certain noblemen and gentlemen, 'therein named, sh a ll consti tute a Board of Directors, or mmittee of Management, with the powers, and subject to the regulations prescribed by the Act; that the said Directors, or Committee of Alanagement, shall be entitled, and are thereby empowered, to make calls for money, and to render them effectual ; that the sail asso dation shall have power to borrow money, the sum not ex ceeding ten thousand pounds'; that the said contributors shall have power to sell and dispose of their shares, and convey them by assignment—to contract, if necessary, for the purchase ofground (a provision that has been superseded, by the very handsome and liberal grant of a site by the city of Edinburgh) : —to build and erect upon the ground, to be so acquired, a National Mo nument, to 'comprehend a place for Divine Worship-- to make such bye-laws as they may deem expedient fur the re. gulation of the affairs of the association, to fix and ascertain the nature and extent of the rights and privileges of the members thereof, in regard to the said Monument—and to construct places of sepulture under said Monument, and. let or sell the said places of sepulture. Lastly, it is provided, that the patromike of said place of worship shall be • vested in his Majesty, and his royal successors.—Besides inscribing the name, and record ing the deeds of the officers and men who distinguished them selves by sea and land in the late war, a print of the Aloniunent after it is erected, is to be executed at the expence of the general fund, and prsented to each town, county, bu rgh , and pa4sh con tri. buting, in. order that it may. be framed and placed in the church, county, and town-hall, with the names inscribed of the of fi cers and soldiers, natives of such town, county, or payish, who may have signalized, themselves , bled, and fallen in r at e battl es of their country, and whose names sha l l be reco rded in t he National Monument.--The names of the parishes of public bodies, and private individuals at home, and our settlentents abroad, who may contribute to this great national undertaking, d pre ur s a e b n i t e and inat t e .n ri t a n l r , e an ge d ne t ra le t p i t i zi s, ted an i are n the e to di r ee r , ec in or odredder on our brave soldiers and sailors , may kno w an d -rea p ect thos e that some the whose patriotism, gratitude, and public spirit, have . rais ed this monument of national gratitude and glory•—(Ealninirgh Courant.) SURREY ‘VINTER, ASSIZEi. KINGSTON, DEC. 3h (BOIT the flan. Mr. Baron G aAKAK.) Charles Hackett was indicted for stealing, , at Egham, in August last, a deal plank, the property of Robert Staples, a •timber merchant. , In August last the plank was atolen in the night time from the prosecutor's premises, and on the 21st, of October it was traced to the prisoner's house, where it. was found sawed up in deals, and identified by the prosecutor. The prisoner in his defence, said the plank had, been brought to his house by a man named Jacobs, who left it there, and knew nothing more of the matter. He called his brother, who deposed to this fact. On the cross-examination of the latter, he admitted that shere were found in his brother's house six guns, a dark lantern, and some poaching nets. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and being an old of fender, he was sentenced to he transported for seven years. Sarah eltmitts indicted for stealing in the dwelling honse of Thomas Liarris, at Richmond, on the 21st of Octo ber, nineten sovereigns and two half sovereigns, the property of Ann Bryan. _ It appeared that the prosecutrix occupied the lower part of Mr. Harris's house, and carried on the business of a hither dasher, On the 21st of October she missed from her till 421. of which the sovereigns in question formed a part. In the course of the same day, the prisoner, who was a servant in the house, laid out a sovereign in the shop of a linen-draper at Richmond, to whom site said there was a piece of work at her master's house, and begged that he would not say any thing about her laying out any money, jibe should be asked eoncerning it. He gave information to the prosecutrix, and in consequence a coo stable made search in the house • the prisoner, of her own ac cord, pointed out a sovereign ce4ealed in the cellar, and under the table in the prosectstrix'a sitting-room were found seventeen sovereigns and two half sovereigns in a bag.. Upun theie facts the case tbr the prosecution was fOunded. The Learned Judge summed 'up the case, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty-:,Death ; but they recommended her to mercy. The prosecutrix also recommended her to mercy, as she had been for two years in her place, and had, during that time, borne a good character. Sentence of death was passed upon her, but hopes of mercy were held out. George Haincs was indicted for stealing, at Lambeth, on the lei efi'Ovember, a mare, the property of Richard Crocket.— The prosecutor resides at Uxbridge:, and on the 2d of Novem ber he missed the mare tkom a field in his occupation. On the same day the mare was found in the prisaner's possession, at Lambeth ; and being asked where he got it, bald he bought it at Maidstone fair, a fortnight before.. The mare was worth only 20s. The-case was clearly made out, and the prisoner was found Guilty—Death. Elizabeth Boy, aliaalbrby, an eccentric-looking creature, was put to the bar; In a strait waistcoat, charged with stealing, in the dwelling-house of Lord Viscount Midleton, at Pepper HarroW, a silver jug, a silver shaving-box, and other articles of plate; exceeding the value of 405., the property of his Lordship. Mr.lltiWtueNsox was for the-prosecution ; and it appeared in evidence,.that the prisoner, on the 2d of ()et., was seen run. ning frOm Lord Midletmi's house in a suspicious manner. She was pursued and stopped by his Lordship's carpenter, and upon her person were fount concealed the articles in question, which had been taken from the prosecutor's dressing-room. Since .the prisoner had been in custody, it appearal from the evidence of the gaoler, that she had conducted herself in every respect -like a maniac, and it became necessary to put a strait waistcoat upon her to prevent her doing, any mischief. She described herself as coming from Birmingham, and said she had been Married twice. iihe said nothing in her defence. Mr. Baron tilitaitast left the, Jury to say whether the pri soner, at the -time of the tobbery, was of say mind. 1.1 she knew right from wrong, they would be warrankti to find her ; but if not, they-ought to acquit her on the ground of manity. The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity, and she was ordered to be detained to await the King's pleasure pursuant to the statute, Edmund . Cotroti was indicted.for receiving;,at Watton, iii December last, five tow's,:-the . property of - Thomas 'rapier, knowing them to have been stolen. • It appeared that at She .Lent Anizes for thii county a man named Brooker had been-Convicted upon the evidence of an ac. Complies, named Weller, of a burglary in the dwelling.house of the prosecutor, and stealing therein the fowls in question.— The present prisoner was now hialicted for receiving the same fowls, knowing them to have been stolen. To prove the prisoner's guilt It was ,proposed to call Weller, the accom. pike in the original felony, nnil to confirm his testimony, the Counsel for the prosecution relied upon the recoui Of Bmoker's conviction and the question was, whether Weller was a corn. petent witness in the present case, being confirmed by noother evidence than 'the record of lirooker's conviction: Mr. IfuTctoxsoi4 objected that .such evidence was inttid niissible to confirm Weller, insomuch as the prisoner had no cpportunity of bearing the whole of the evidence upon which Brooker's conviction was countlctl. _ _ _ Mr. Anor.rittra, in ans,vier to the objection, urged that the record of llroolter's conviction was the best - confirmatory evi. dence which could be produced to support the evidence of the accomplice,because the Jury, in that cause, must be presumed to have given Rill credence, to his evidence. Mr. Baron ORAIIAM thought the evidence was admissible, and for this reason that Weller being s now free from any in. terest, he had no motive to state what was untrue: The pri.• sorter was on his trial for an offence committed after the prin cipal felony, and Weiler could derive no advantage from his acquittal or conviction. Fie was, in fact, now purged of guilt him s elf, and needed no confirmation, if the Jury were disposed to believe his naked testimony . Undoubtedly he was a compe. tent witness - without corroboration ; and although his testimony might be questionable, still his evidence was admissible out confirmation. . • 'Wm. Weller then deposed, that In a night in December last,. he and Brooker broke open, the house of the prosecutor, and stole five fowls, which were carried to the cottage of the pri. .soner at three in the mornin, and there delivered to him, he telling Brooker that if he could get any sheep he had an oppar.- tunity of disposing of them advantageously. The record of Brooker's conviction was put in, ,to confirm Weller's evidence. The prisoner made no defence ; but two witnesses were called to his character, who were constrained to speak of him indifferently. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he aqui sentenced to one year's imprisonment and hard labour in the !louse of Correction. (11,forc Mr. Justice BAYLEY.) Daniel Pickcit was indicted for assaulting Wm. Leasing Lupton, on the King's highway, at Croydon, on the Ist of February last, and forcibly taking from his person a metal watch, chain, and silver seal. - The prosecutor wtts a little boy, about 12 years old, the son of a farmer in the neighbotirhood of Croydon. On the Ist of February last he saw the prisoner at a public-house in Croydon, who prevailed on him to take part of a pint of beer, and wait till he should accompany him borne the prisoner being i shop. heritto a gentleman m the neighbourhood. The prosecutor ac cordingly waited until the prisoner left thellublic-house with hiun. - E)n the way the prisoner knocked him down, and forci bly took the watch in question from his person. The prose cutor pursued him a considerable distance, when the prisoner threatened to murder him if be followed hint any further. lie gave up the pursuit, and went home, where he told his father df the manner in which he had been rubbed. The father went in. pursuit of the prisoner, but he absconded, iuulhe was not heard of until the. month of August last. The father of the prosecutor, and another witness, confirmed his testimony. A man named Sybun was called by Mr. Artnittws, on be half of the prisoner, and swore that in the month of August last, when he was in the service of. Mr. Lupton, the presecit tor's father, he heard some of the farming men in Mr. Lup ton's kitchen talk about the number of men's lives sworn away lot the lucre of 401. This was in the presence of the prosecu tor, who immediate_ly•said that he would swear away the life of any rogue for 40/. This witness being examined by the Learned Judge, rave a very lame account of the manner in which he got ids livelihood. lie fainted in Court under the pressure of his examination. The prosecutor was again,ealled, and he solemnly denied that he had ever used such expressions as those attributed to hid). by the prisoner's winless, and said that he had never been privy to any such conversation as that mentioned. M r. Lupton all* swore :that his son had been well brought up, and was incapable of using such language as that men tioned by the prisoner's witness. Mi. Justice BAYLEY summed up the evidence, and the Jury immediately fOund the. prisoner Guilty—Death. 21iLiciousi.Y SHOO TI Sparkes, a respectable miller and farmer, residing at Slnilford,, near Guildford, aas indicted for maliciously shooting at Henry Harrison, a boy about twelve years of age, on the 15th of August last, with the intention of doing him some .gnevous bodily harm. Mr.Awiinties, for the prosecution, detailed the case at con. siderable length, and proceeded to call the following wit. nellitea t-,- Mary flarrison, the mother of the boy, deposed to having gone into a barley-field belonging to the prisoner, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 15th August last; she was ac:. companied by her son, Henry Harrison, and a woman of, !lie name of Brings; as they were passing through the tirst hea t witness saw the prisoner go across the adjoining barley-field to. wards his house ; witness then weht into the barley.field, and had not been there long when She heard her son cry out, and at the sante time heard the report ot a gun; witness ran .to the a.ssistatitiof het son, who was bleeding' very much at the right eye. . Itritness went up to the prisoner, collared him, and charged him with having shot the boy. Prisoner replied, " 1 writ.' It had been you." The little boy was also wounded in the left leg. . Many Harrison confirmed the testimony of his mother. lie did not see the prisoner when he fired. 'Witness was stooping when he was wounded. Maly Briggs confirmed the 'foregoing evidence. Witness thought the prisoner might have been about 41) yards from the boy when he fired. He put the gun up to his shoulder ee if he was taking aim. Witness did not call out, because she did not expect the prisoner would fire... James Steadman, a surgeon, was sent for to attend the boy in the afternoon of the 15th of August, as he' was going to ' him• he met the prisoner, who said - he had had a most nn lucky accident ; he then told him to pay every attention to the boy ; the bia had a bruise near the right temple, it had the appearance Of a small shot baying passed into the skin ; the bruise was considerable ' and as a shot-hadliit a vein*, there •Wati a considerable effottion of blood.; witness did notthinkit neees sary to extract the shot, as the boy was of a very scrofulous habit; there was a similar *mind on the shin of the left leg ' from which witness extracted a shot; (the shot was produced in Court, it was the size of N 0.4); witness went to see the boy the neat day, but he was gone to the lilagistrete's ; went again on the day following and found him playing ; winiest hnl known the prisoner for 15 years; he always thought him a humane, ants feeling. men.. The Several witnessesror the prosecution were cross-examined at length by Mr. A noLrit us, Counsel for the prisoner; but the only important fact elicited from them was, that the pri soner was known to have forbidden the &sure to go upon his grounds. In his defence the prisoner said he did not mean to shoot the boy ; he did not know the-gun was loaded, nor. did he put the butt to his shoulder e he fired it:loosely, and in consequence of its recoil, prisoner's finger was wounded. • • ' . Mr. AnoLrints then called James Beirshatv, a servant in the employ of the prisoner. Saw .his master take his gun out of the house; and followed hint to see the gleaners run when' the gun Was fired ; prieoner did not shoulder the fowling-piece, nor take aims: in consequence ,of ,not. doing hto, he wounded • his finger severely. • John Sparkes, son to the prisoner, depoied 'to the gun being kept in the kitchen ; it was very seldom used, and was kept by his father for the-purpose of frightening the. birds away ; it was only loaded with powder for that . purpose, About afort night before . the 15th of August, witness loaded the 'gun with powder and shot, for the purpose of shooting rabbits; but not meeting .with any, he did not the off the oh, but hung it tip leaded in the kitchen. Witness did not telthis fattier the gun was loaded. •' - • ' ••• The daughter of the.prienner deposed to the circumittance of her father having wounded bile finger ; witness dressed it, on • his return home with some b'riar's haleam. Sevtineen hi ghly respectable witnesses then came forward, and deposed to the uniform humanity and kindness of the pri. oozier, from his childhood to the present time. • • The•Learfted Judge-summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Not Guilty—the Distiller not knowing the gun was loaded with at th e time he fired it off." His Lordship said, • that it wits hiKitly'satisfutory to know the grounds upon which the Jury hed Arrived at the conclusion ex?ressed In their verdict ; and the • prisoner, on leaving the bar, was received by his friends with eongratulations upon his acquittal. , • This case had excited a considerable degree of interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. REGNTER OVFLCES. Bow-STREET.—Yesterday, /rade A': ton. a Very stylishly dressed personage. calling himself the prnprietur of the " West.. mitister Central Mart for supplying families with servants, and servants with situations,'? On plain English, a register-office), was broug_ht upon a warrant, charged with "unlawfully, know. ingly, and designedly, by false pretences, obtaining from one Jafte Nugent the sum of seven shillings, with intent to cheat and defraud her thereof." Jane Nugent, every respectable-looking young womarotat ed, that she was the daughter of a schoolmaster at Plymouth, and had resided until lately with her father ; but being obliged by circumstances to seek her own listlihood, she came to London to reside with some friends , until she could procure reputable employment. On Dec. ft she was passing along the Strand, when she saw outside of the window ,of the defendant's office,_ at the corner of Southampton-street, an immense number of placards, advertising situations vacant; and among the rest was " A Lady's Maid \Vented." Being desirous of prlsuring such a situation, she went in and impured respecting it ; but was informed that before any questions could be answered, she muse pay 7s, At the same time a paper was banded to her, con qining the rates of payment, which were upra a graduated scale, according to the nature of the situations sought f0r..... For this 7s. she was entitled to remain on their books for 14 days. " But," aid the witness, " will you send me to a situa tion ?" " Oyes, you may rely upon that ; we will send you to one directly , was the reply. \nen she had paid the money, was desired to wait upon Lady St. John, who, she was in formed, was in immediate want of a lady's maul. She did so, but was surprised to hear from her Ladyship that she wanted a servant of all work, and not a lady's maid. She declined to accept of such an employment ; and she was next sent to a Mr. Moore's at Camberwell, where she was informed that no ladylt maid was wanted,but that they were looking out for a servant who would Undertake to do the washing for nine children, and other household work. Unwilling to continue idle, she agreed to take this situation, but her friends were sure she would be un equal to the labour, and would not permit her to go. She was next sent to a house where a nursery girl was wanted, and the Id days expired without a single situation of the kind stipu lated for being offered to her. She was then told she had no further business at the office. The prosecutrix, during her statement, was incessantly inter rupted by Newton, who appeared to possess no ordinary share of that quality which is denominated brass. The Magiatrate exerted all his authority to keep him quiet; but it was impos sible. When called upon to .answer the charge, he said be knew very little about this individual case, as !lira. Newton, his spouse, rib, or better half, which ever his Worship pleased, managed all the ladies. The Magistrate said he was the responsible person. Newton, with a confident air, assured his Worship there .was no ground for this charge, none whatever. The fact was., the thing had been done in the regular way, and the .young woman had been sent to places, but would not accept of them. Servants placed themselves under his care, and be sent them to situations ; but then if they did not suit them to a tittle, they would not have them. Then they wanted to have their money back ; that was refused, and away they ran to a Magistrate, and he was dragged up,•anti his mode of doing business, and the names of his customers, exposed the next day in the newspapers. This was confoundedly hard, and he hoped if any gentlemen connected with the press *ere present they would refrain from mentioning names._ Mr. Al issultzt.—You sea thisgirl to plains, it is true, bit not to such as you stipulated to procure ter her ; nut in one in stance." Newton.—My dear Sir, there you f's►ll into a common error ; wo do not undertake to 'procure situhtinns. Mr. Mrgstivt.L.—Fot what purpose, then, do you receive these fees P Newton.---Merely. Sir, to give those who pay the chance of obtaining situations through our office. Mr. Mtlisnut.t..—You had a notice at your window that a lady's maid Witi wanted; this young woman pail 74. to he Bolt to such a situation, and yOuZhavenotseuilter.to a single person who wanted such a servant. ' Newton.--She has no character for' a lady's maid's place, never having been in such a Situation. Mr. Mixsitut.T..—Then, knowing that, why did you take her money, and 'why do you not returnit now ? Newton.--Oh dear me, no. Sir; that is quite impossible we never return *a. Mr. itlisrsitt•ete—l must tell you, Sir, that I consider you to have obtained seven shillingetroin this young wornatiunder false pretences, and I shall hold' kati to bade Newton.---Dmr me, :Sir, it is very odd you should l take such a View of the case. I a ssur e you we con d uc t our business, as fairly as we can, and we supply some of the-first families in the kingdom with tteriants. I wish, Sir, you could comprehend our mode of doing business. . . Mr. Muessittme—lndeed I' comprehend it 'perfectly well. An office like:yours, if conducted with strict probity, may be useful, but otherwise it becomes a public nuisance. Lures are held out to an, industrious but very poor class of persons, who spend their Money he the hope Of ° procuring employment, and aro grievously elleappointod. rt - Newton was held to bail, himself in 201., and two eurethes in 101. each, to answer the charge of fraud at thA iessions. PRETENDED:AGENCY FOR . INSIT4A'gCt: on , ICES. WORSHIP -STREET.—JOntes ii'attiOn.tr,"' 5 60d -tuckin g man, was brought before ROBERT BEVI/..1; andi ouir Bun :CELL, Esqrs. ' charged with defrauding a lady 0f.17e.0d., which she paid him for the Norwich Insurance Office. , The lady, Julia Smith, residing at No. 1 rfartholomew terrace, stated that the prisoner applied to her, and repreeented hset:ivas an agent for the Norwich Insurance Office, and as sigh he received her money, and gave her areceipt, *bleb she 'produced. .The prisoner said e in his defence, that he did busineas for the Norwich Insurance, and that he bad authority to receive the money paid him by the lady. The lady Intimated it was not the intention of Me. Fake, the Secretary to appear against the prisoner, and if her meency was rustorede she had no disposition whatever to press any pro secution against the prisoner.. Mr. But, as Mtttrates, we sit here to protect the public ; and if h shall be fount that this man has been going about to defraud a number of persons, if we did not interfere for the prevention of such a public injury, we should be remiss in the discharge of our duty. " The prisoner had been searched, and his papers and pocket. book being examined, suspicions were excited that he hail prac tised similar deceptions in the name of the Albion and other Insurance offices. He was remanded till SatordaY, on which day the Secretary of the Norwich and other Insurance Offices were summoned to attend. . THE BUILDING ACT. QtTEEN.S4ITARIg.—Titia was an information under Mr. Taylor's Act, which catne..on to be heard at this Office a few days ago. It wee against Mr. Pullen, a broker, in New Peter street, for refushig to pull down a shed or pent-house, built in front of his dwelling, but not on the foot pavement, which ren dered the question more intricate; and conseggently the Ma. gistrate declined making a decision till now, because: it was of vast importance to many of the inhabitants ,6f St. John's Parish, several houses having been' built upon the same plan, and the decision in this case avoid form a precedent to ..he pro cetaled upon against others who thereby would be put to greet inconvenience and expente. The defence set up watt that the pent.hnuse in question-hav ing been built upon freehold prop erty, and not at all encrOaeh ing upon the foot-paveMent, id not constitute it nuisance under the Act -upon which this information was framed and therefore the Magistrate hail no power to adjudicate,: and the information must be quashed. The Solicitor who attended on the part of the CommiSsioners contended it was a nuisance, inasmuch as that it obstructed the. public view, the wtitti, air, and light, and was punishable area unite der :lading Act. He quoted the late proceeding against - Mr. - Hill', proprietoeof te New Exchange Coffee-house, Strand; who had been convicted at Bow-street-for a projection in flOnt of his house, against which he appealed e pleading that the con viction could not lie maintained against freehold property, but. at the Last Westminster Sessions the Bench, after hearing the argument of Counsel, confirmed the conviction, although it was proved that this house had not, more than others, pro.. jetted beyond the regular lineof building.' The MAOISTRATt observed that it was not pkovt-t1 to the • satisfaction of the Court that the projection -mentioned stood upon the freehold, and that altered the case materially. It was a diarent case altogether front the present. ... The Solicitor urged that the right of freehold could not be claimed by the detendent, he built the pent-house, himself, and upon the freehold of his landlord. Davis, the surveyor of the parish' of St. John, proved the projection, and that it obstructed the light and air, and view of the peasengere. The Solicitor contended, that this constituted a nuisance, and mentioned that the defendant, iteneglecting to remove it, ren tiered himself liable to a penalty. 311 r. Witirr, the Magistrate, itaid he had taken the trouble to examine the pent house, and found it certainly to, be one of those nuisances recognised by the Building Act, He then read several clauses in the Act, which imposed a penalty, and one in particular, which authorised the Commissioners or any person theteeMployed, to prevent the erection of any s t ic k pl an , a f ter it. had been once pulled down. This was the first case Of the sort brought bet* him in this shape, and upott the defendant pro mising to take down the pent-house, he would only impose die lowest penalty, which is 40s. and costs. M A N gop -II cru sr.--A complaint was Mule by - o."Magnay, Esq., of the house of Christopher Alagnay and e 4. of IVAleft:c hill, against the servanta of Mr. Waterhouse, of the ti,rs 4 with Two Neck's Inn, Lad-lane, for having charged more, than the regulated price for the porterage of a parcel. The porter who appeared to answer the summons, said the overcharge was rnerely mutter of mistake. The ticket charg ing the greater sum was intended for the two parcels, and the second ticket had been , sent out in the hurry of Chr6toms, which was known to produce a great deal of extra business.-- The porter added to this, that he was not the person who de livered the parcel, but thati his Walk was occupied on the day, iii question by a man who assisted during, the heavy work. the LoaD IVIA:ron reprobrated siteh a way of doing busi ness--the arrangement about the tickets being in direct op. position to the Act of Parliament l and the mistake, as it wits called, being one which the public were every . day suffering. The fact was, that numerous as were the complaints for over charges, the majority of those, who had reason to complain were not aware of the existence of an immediate remedy, and when a charge was brought it was made to appear that the offence.had been commited by the deputy of a deputy. hut his Lordship added that he should take care to fix the punalty, and that excuses of the kind should have no weight with him. -The Defendant was fined 30s. and costs. TUAXES Poracx.--liesterday, Ann Ross, the wife of waterman, was charged with having possession o f co nt ra b an d goods. .Bltt by, an officer, said, that a trnnk belonging to a sailor named Brown, had been deposited in the defendant's honey, for about six weeks, during which time a shirt had been taken out of it, and Brown suspected the inmates, in co ns eq u en ce o r w hi c h he obtained a search-warrant,. and in ' searching for the %hitt, ho found four silk and crape shawls which were foreign. Mrs. Ross said one of the shawls were English manufacture, and made a present to her by her uncle on her 'marriage. The Ma gistratti was hardened against this ; and the whole property, together with a quantity of foreign tobacco, taw fo ►►iitt, way condemned and sent to the CtiStottl-tiOuse. A BURGARIE --IS.- ni uesony night, or early yes terday mo r in o l2, the house of Air. Imbold, the sign of the Griffin, in Lulu° -.street, Oray's.inn.lane, was feloniously entered by some t levet, and about 31. in copper arid some loose silver, stolen out of the bar, also a cloak.and stone children's wearing. apparel, and the whole contents of a cask of rum which was' iii the cellar were drawn dlemd taken away. It is supyinied (been. trance was effected by means of introducing Si Srliali • Aj4ed boy in at the cellar window, who opened the back door and let his eurn.. panions in, the hark door being found open in the morning. Information was given yesterday at the Police Office, Hatton.. garden, that,on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, the house Of Mrs. Freeland, near the Vhurch at Cobham, in Sur rey, Was hurglarionaly broke open end robbed of property to a large amount, among which were a large pair of silver emote sticks, a large silver collie put, six silver table, six dessert, two tio.zen and a half of tea spoons, and other'plate. ACC] t,F N T.—A youth, about 15 years of twe, in going down A. Khde by the side of the pavement yesterday in :it. Juhu street, Ornitlitichl, tell en the edge of the pavement, and broko his baelt.b tne. lie auir.arried home to his unister',, a broker in the neighbourhoutL