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POLICE.

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lbouse or watehoase in S:one.eutter-street. It had been agreed to
give him 7401. for the lease, and 351. for the fixtures; but the City
differed with him as to the value of the good-will. The Learned
Common :Sergeant then described the business of an herbalist, and
contended that lilt. Potter could not stiffer materially by the re-
moval of his warehouse to a place at a reasonable distance.
The Counsel on the other side described with great minuteness
the nature of the articles kept by the claimant, and represented
that his losses might he dreadful. In the first place his collection
of plants must necessarily suffer by the removal. lle had veze-
table poison enough to destroy the whole City, and they could nut
he removed without great injury. Ills chief article of trade was
leeches. which required a peculiar spot in which their life could be
sustained wholesomely.
Mr. Mtn EHOCSE represented that the claimant's parlour, and
some of his other rooms, were incomparably adapted to the
nourishment, rivecity, and propagation of leeches, and that they
could rot he removed without infitthe hazard to their health.

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A number of medical gentlemen and dealers deposed, that in
their opinion the claimant might suffer greatly by the removal.
Ilia herbs might be injured by carriage, his leeches might be
killed or might die a pining death in a cellar not adapted to their
constitutions—his trade also might stiffer.
The COMMON Stner..tsr rediculed the idea of giving large
compensation for the risk of removing the leeches, and depriving
them of their " contortium 'mire' the parlour.
The Jury assessed the damages at 2001. The Committee had of.
fered just one half.
Sergeant WILDE had not made his:appearance when the trial
I concluded,
The It Econnsta then asked the Jury whether the Court would
not have bet n Will indeed to 114ve waited fur him?—The Jury
immediately assented.

WORSHIP-STREET.— Eight stout Ilibernians were yeatetuay
placed at the bar of this office, before Ur. OsuouxE, charged with
being concerned in a desperate row, which wok place on Sunday,
in Spitalntl* and with assaulting the officers who attempted to
disperse the mob. _

It appcartd from the statement of the officers, that between the
hours of seven and eight on Sunday, a great number of persons had
assembled to witness a fight between two boys. Ilart, a constable,
endeavoured to prevent the fight; his interference gave umbrage to
two of the defendants. of pugnacious dispositions, who were among
the spectators, and they immediately floored the constable, and
pummelled him unmercifully. Adams, the street-keeper, being at-
tracted to the spot by the uproar, attempted to take the two Irish.
men into custody, but one of them, named Cahill, contrived to slip
away from the field, and presently afterwards brought down a
powerful reinforcement in the persons of about 20 stout fellows, his
countrymen. A general row then ensued, In the course of which
the constable reteiv2d a severe beating, but having at length
gained assistance, they succeeded in apprehending the eight de-
-1 fend ants. _ _

The defendants being a ked what defence they had to offer, Ca-
hill declared that the row commenced by a young man, who began
abusing him on the ground of hi► being an Irishman. One of the
defendants knew nothing at all of the matter, for he was a stranger
in this country. Another was merely passing the scene of action,
and, seeing Ins countrymen engaged, found it impossible to refrain
from joining in the fray, and scarcely one of them seemed ac-
quainted with the nature of the quarrel in which they had been
engaged.
Cahill and lll'Donot.gh, who appeared to have been two of the
most active, were held to bail for the assault on the constables.—
The others were fined Is. and discharged.
CHARGE OF ARSON.
MARY-LA-BON NE. —Yestertlay a young girl, not more than 17
yearn of age, named Julia Dmjk, was brought up in the custody of
.lances Gibbs, the officer, charged wiih having attempted to burn
the house of Mr. Geo. Palmer, coal and cum merchant, in Mary-
a-bonne-lane.

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Mm. Elizabeth Palmer, the wife of the prosecutor, deposed, that
;ter husband was unable to attend, having an engagement on the
coal exchange. On Sunday morning. about half-past seven o'clock,
she was alarmed by a cry of " Fire !" She immediately got out of
bed and ran down stairs to the kitchen, and found the primmer, who
was a servant in her employ, standing close to the kitchen fire. The
door of the kitchen opened to a range of stores, where the hay,
straw, coals, &c. were deposited. The witness perceived a strong
burning smell, and turning to the prisoner, said, " Oh you bad
girl, what have you been doing ?" but the prisoner made no answer.
Witness went into the back kitchen, and discovered that the hay
was in flames in the store-room. The witness, in great alarm, called
For assistance, and some persons came with water, and flung it up in
four trusses of hay which were on tire, and, by great exertion, the
flames were subdued by her husband and her lodgers. The pri-
soner was sent for some water, but was afterwards discovered at the
water-butt only dripping the water into the tub. She had behaved
very impertinently, and neglected hit duty, leaving the house when
the family were out.
Mr. RAWLINSON asked the witness whether the hay-store, if on
fire, were likely to burn the house ? The witness replteu. certainly,
and very likely the neighboorhood, as it was full of combustibles.
Sarah r.:ro:ts, one of Mr. Palmer's I.xlgers, stated that on Sun-
day morning she was sitting in her apartments, and smelt some-
thing like hay burning, and on looking out of the window observed
smoke issuing from the hay-store t she saw the prisoner standing
by the kitchen tire, and said, " illy God, Mary, what are you
doing, there is something on fire," but did not receive any answer.
The witness, on looking into hay teller, saw the flames, and
gave the alarm, and also assist extinguishing the fire. The
prisoner's Christian name is Julia, hut she was called Mary. She
made 110 remark, but stood very sullen, without offering to render
any assistance, and went out of the house.
Mrs. Palmer atatl the hay could net have caught fire without the 11
agency of some light or combustible being applied to it. The,
prisoner was the first up that morning.
Mr. Raw LINSON asked if there were any other entrances to the
stores but that through the kitchen ?
Mrs. Palmer replied there were two from the street, but they had
been fastened up on the previous night. and were in the same state
on Sunday morning when examined. It Was i,. possible that any
communication could take place with that parr of the premises,
unless through the kitchen.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Pray, had you. Mrs. Crofts, or any other
person, been down stairs berme the prisoner 2
31m. Crofts said she had been down, but did not perceive the
least smell of fire or smoke.

The prisoner, who appeared not the least dismayed by her situ-
ation, said she knew not how the fire originated, and was npcnirg
the parlour shutters when Mrs. Crofts gave the alarm. She ren-
dered every assistance, and being accused of setting the place on
fire. she left the house and went to her father's.

31r. Raw [ANSON Paid he was bound upon the evidence to com-
mit her for trial, and she was committed to Ncwgate accordingly.

A considerable and important improvement is now in
progress on the road between Southampton and Winchester.
A number of men are employed lowerir•.g the hills, &c.
Coaorina's INClCEST.—Yesterday morning, at eleven
o'clock, an inquest was held at the King's Arms public-house,
Princes-street, Vauxhall, before Richard Carter, Esq. Coroner for
the county of Surrey, on view of the body of George Cock, a child
ten years of age, who-came to his death under the following circum-
stances :—Hugh Hodges, of No. 1, Princes.street, Lambeth, de-
posed that, on Wednesday evening last, about eight o'clock, he
was sitting outside the King's Arms public-house, and saw a coach
coming from Vauxhall-gardens. The coachman, when he neared
witness, turned round ; witness heard a noise like the crack of a
whip, which was instantly tbllowed by a loud shriek ; the deceased
ran round the coach and leaned against some garden pales. Wit.
ness immediately ran to the assistar•.ce of the deceased, examined
him, but did not discern the slightest injury. The deceased had
been riding behind a carriage, and was sliding from behind it,
when he was jammed against a post whilst it was turning round ;
the deceased lingered until Friday morning. Robert Abbott, of
28, Glass House.street deposed, that he went to the assistance of
the deceased, who was leaning against some garden palings, bent
almost double ; witness took the deceased in his arms and carried
him home. He said he had been riding behind the coach with
several other boys; that the coach backed and jammed him
against the post. The deceased was ten years of ag2. The
Jury retired to view the body, and returned a verdict of—Acct.
dental Death.

CORONER'S IsrquesT.—Vesterday afternoon, at one o'clock,
as inquest was held before Mr. Unwin, the Coroner, at the Puke
of Marlborough public house, in St. Catherine's, oil view of the
body of John M`Craken, aged 60, beadle of the parish
for the, last 30 years. It appeared from the evidence of Thorp, a
watchman, and others, that the decct‘ttl, who had been latterly
much addicted to liquor, came to the watehhouse about ten o'clock
on Friday night last, to remain there as constable for the remainder
of the night, and not being sober he tell asleep in the chair.
About eleven a noisy subject was brought in before him, which was
found necessary to call the deceased to book the charge, when it
was for the first time discovered that the vital spark had fled, and
all means to restore him proved unavailirg. The Jury, after*
few minutes consultation,returned a verdict, that the deceased died
of " Apoplexy."

ATTYMPTED SUTCIDE.—Late on Monday night, the
inmates of O'Hienne's Hotel, in Sackville.street Dublin), were
much alarmed by an attempt which was then made by an indivi.
dual to take his own life. On proceeding to his bed-chamber, it
'appeared that Mr. Thomas Ellis Frond had wounded himself
desperately in the neck, having stabbed himself with a pen-knife.
A surgeon was instantly procured, after the deadly weapon hod
been taken from Mr. Frood's hands by Mr. Rea, who fortunately
was in the room before the unhappy gentleman could entirely ac-
complish his purpose. Surgeon Geoghegan stitched up and dressed
the wound, which, although a serious one, he pronounced not to
he mortal. Mr. Frond was declared to be better yesterday morn-
ing.—Dublin Evening Post.

On Sunday evening last, about ten o'clock, an explosion
took place in ilic Judith pit, belonging to Messrs. W. AL lamb
And Co. situated nt Ilarraton Outside, by which dreadful accident
eleven men lost their lives. All the bodies were found. No cause
can, as yet, be assigned for this melancholy event. The following
are the aims of the sufferers i—lialph Curry, overman; Mark
Curry, but son, and deputy; %I'm. Gray, deputy ; John Solsby,
(Curry's son-in-law) n atone workman; Jos. Garrison, wagon
Wright ; Geo. Rambling, a coal hewer; Edward Ranson, a atone
workman ; Jos. Brown, and John Brown, boys, brothers, crane-
men ; Robt. Robinson, and William Simpson, watchmen. A Co.
roner's Inquest was held on the bodies of the sufferers on Tuesday
last, at Fattiekl. As levery person who was down the pit at the
time of the explosion was killed, none was able to at 'lt by what
means it wan t ecadoned. The Jury, therefore, brought In syndics
of—" Aceidertal death."—Durham Chronicle.

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