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end also the door $ the Aware in which the Nolan article* sew
placed. On Thursday. , a wend, she went into thit
garden, and en pawing the mos , •Shrebeerved that it
been broken open t on eutosing Ow roam *he found it stri
of every article which it had aottodsed. - like mode latinitiwe.
learned that .a man was taken so. hlariberongliatrew Oat, far
a supposed burglary t she West went te Congeal, sad friend the
articles stolen to belong to her.
A watchman deposed, that an Thursday wetting he observed
the prisoner near Woburn-plate, having two hosier. Suspecting
from his appearance and the hour that he had been commuting a
mbhery, he was indur,d to mot, him, when on searching the
baskets he found they contained several blanket., sheets, !ice. and
in a bag underneath, a great voriety of housebreaking implements,
mote of which were of quite a new construction.

This nidence was eor'roborated by two other witnesses.
1 he prisoner in his defence said that as ht was going along
the road to Ito on board a ship, a gentleman came tip and offered
hint 2a. fitl. he would carry the two baskets to London-bridge,
which he agreed to do ; but he knew no more about the robbery
than he did about the dead.
This defence being very unsatisfactory, he was committed.
WORSIIIP.STREET.
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Yesterday Mr. firns:-Smith,mereliant, of Broad-street, City,
was brought before Air. Twvronn, the sitting Magistrate, by
Audeld and Hanley, two officers of this etrahlishment, charged
with a desperate assault nn a pawn named John Slayer, a labour-
ing man, residing at Clanton.
The warrant far the defendant's apprehension was issued on
Friday last, an the application of a respectable parishioner of St.
John's. Hackney, who deposed that Slayer was then confined to
his bed in conacquesee of the sssaulr, anti that his medical at-
tenslant considered his life in danger.
it warrant was then issued, and executed about ten o'clock on
Saturday night, at the defendant's residence, Yount-pleasant,
Upper Clanton, by the two pikers Rhine-mentioned. The house
was at that time surrounded by a crowd of between two and three
hundred persons. whose chief anxiety appeared to be the securing
of the defendant's person. Mr. Smith was then conveyed by the
officers to the Hunhill.row watch.honae, and brought before the
Magistrate about one o'clock yesterday. A great number of the
must respectable persons (ruin the neighbourhood of Hackney
were present. and appeared to take great interest in the proceedings.
The Vestry Clerk, on the part of the parish, attended to conduct
the prosecution, and Mr. Humphreys appeared for the defendant.
The parties being then prepared to enter on the case, the de-
fendant was brought forwatd.
Eliza Ilunttr. a respectable-looking female, stated that she re.
sides at Upper Clanton, within a few doors of Mr. Smith's house,
Soon after eight o'clock, on Tuesday evening, she was alarmed by
screams proceeding from Mr. Smith's. and Mrs. ACies, a neigh-
bour, told her that Mr. Smith was murdering his children, who
were then at home during the vac Lieu. Witness was then ereatly
alarmed and ran into her house; bat she afterwanis saw Meyer,
who lived neat door, go towards Mr. Smith's house, having been
attracted by the cries proceeding from thence, and shortly after-
wards she saw hint lying on the ground, arid Mr. Smith on him
beating him in a cruel manner.
The certificate of a medical gentleman was produced, and de-
scribed the dangerous nature of his patient's situation.
31r. if M PICKEYS said, that as the sturgeon's certificate left him
no Ration to hope that, hi the present stage nt the proceedings, his
client would be admitted to hail, the only question for mud-
&ration was as to the place of his confinement. He would prefer
bring recominitted to the watchhouse for a few days, rather than to
a ttottimon prison. There could be no apprehension of his ese riling
from the watchhouse, anti the accommodation would be preftrabie
to that obtained in a gaol.
Several of the officers spoke in favour of the superior accommo-
dation afforded at the watchhouae.

Air. Tw vont) thought the prisoner might be very well accom-
modated at Clerkenwell. The we was ono of a very serious cha-
racter and he should not wish to deviate from the regular course of
proceeding. There could be no doubt of the man's dangerous
situatim, and the evidence was clear as to the individual who had
caused it.

Mr. 111:741.1111EYS said his clerk wax then gone with Sir Wm.
Blizard to examine die wounded man, and they were every moment
expected to return.
In the me-tritium George Wright, a lad of eighteen, sins ex-
amined. some dine since he had a dispute with Mr. Smith's two
WM. On li.i.slncsday last Mr. Smith went to the lady with whom
witness lived as servant, and offered her a pound If she would turn
him into the yard. Afterwards, as he passed Mr. Smith's house,
that gentleman would put his hand to his breast. saying " he had
somithing there that would do for hint." The lady has since dis.
missed witness from her service, " as she did not like Mr. Smith,"
who it was said in the neighbourhood intended to shoot witness.
Mr. Hesteti Evs cross-examined the lad as to the pmvocation
he had given to Mr. smith, and asked if he had not thrown stones
at his house ?
The witness admitted that he had.
Sir W. lilizard having now arrived, was ushered into the
office and sworn. He said he had seen the wounded man, who was
incapable of being removed, and could not be pronounced out of
danger. It was said that nearly a dozen of wounds had been in.
Meted on the patient's head.
The Magistrate said that under the circumstances of the case
he felt bound to commit ?dr. Smith to Coldbath-fields prison,
where, no doubt, every accommodation consistent with his safe
custody would be afforded.
The prisoner was then conveyed thither by Airfield.
.Mr. TwYroun afterwards informed Mr. Humphreys that he
might serve notice of bail, and if approved it would be accepted
upon the production of a certificate of the patient's being out of
danger.

Mr. II t• writ E I'S said he would avail himself of the 31agis-
trate); suggestion.
The parties then left the office.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday niornitig,;;;;;liafter the sitting Magstrates (Sir
DANIEL WILLIAMS and M. WYATT, Esq.) taking their seats
on the bench, a respectably dressed young woman presented her-
self at the justice-room door, and expressed great anxiety to the
officer in attendance to be allowed t.I consult their Worships, on a
subject, as she said, of great importance. She was accordingly
ushered in, and, alter dropping two or three low curtsies, proceeded
to state that, about seven years since, she was married to her pre-
sent husband, and with him lived very happily from tint period
until a short time since, when, unfortunately for her peace of
mind, she discovered that she bad never been baptised. She in
consequence immediately got that ceremony performed: notwith.
standing this. however, her husband, when she in any way in-
curred Ids displeasure, used to say that their marriage WWI not law-
ful or binding, owing to the above omission, and that he would
leave her when he thought proper, and get another. She therefore
wished to have their Worships' advice as to whether lie could
do so

The Magistrates desired her to make herself perfectly easy on
the subject; for that, notwithstanding those technical objections
cu her husband, their marriage was to all intents and purposes law-
ful and binding.
The applicant then withdrew, apparently much satisfied with
the result of the interview.
TOWN-HALL.

ST F.AL ING DTA?) ROD' E 3.— AI r. Turner, a respectable under-
taker in Snow-delos, made application to Mr. .1 Itierman J. J.
Smirri for assistance in recovering the body of his child, which had
been exhumated and carried away front the private burying ground
called Knigheis-ground, in White.street, it the rear of the Mar.
chaises prison, where it was interred about three weeks since. Mr.
Turner said he had arrived at the knowledge of the distressing fact
through the medium of Air. White, who conducted the principal
part, if not the whole of the burials there, who wasa few days back
inspecting the preparations for a funeral about to take place, when
Ile desired his lad to look at the lid of a coffin that was visible in
the newly.opened grave, and tell him the name on it ; the boy did
so, and said it was Turner ; his master then bid hun to if the lid
was fast ; he replied that it was not, anti it up, nothing but
the shroud was found; it has sinca been ihseovered that other
graves had been violated, and it was doubted whether there was a
single exception throughout the whole ground, the walla Immuntl.
inn; which were so high, that ingress or egress, save through the
Sexton's house, was uacrly impractimble. In the conviction that
his child's remain* had been taken for the purposes of dilotection, be
trusted the Alderman would grant a warrant to search the hospitals
and theatres of 'mamma/ in the district.
. .

Alt. Aldermen Dmitri told the agitated applicant he feared It was
two lam. hut every assivtance ho could afford him he would. and
inquired if the ground war consecrated, and the usual fees for burial
taken ?__

Mr. Turner believed the ground was consecrated ; the fees he
had paid, and again begged for a warrant.
Alderman:' TII told him it was out of his power to grant him
legal avOstance unless some party was accused ; he would, how-
ever, send an officer with him, who would no doubt gain him ad.
_ _

Kinser was then ordered to attend Mr. Turner, and a search
was made, which proving ineffectual. the half distracted man bet tiff
to other parts of the town with the determination to pursue his er.
rand lAxmlon through. w

GLASGOW GOTTO.N MAX[ JAN. 91.—Wc have had
a fair demand for Cotton this week, at the prices of last.
The sales amount to 632 bales, as follows:-11 Sea Islands,
Md. good fair, 20d. goal-15 do. Stained 11d. fair-10
11 ,weds 7,1)(1. ordinary, 6141. fair-100 New Orleans Sid.
middling, w,l. fair, to 101,1. good-96 Egyptians Wd.
middling 11d. fair—GO Demerara' Md. good fair to
111 d. good-117 Surati Old. middling, to Sid. good fair.
Imported from tit. Domingo, 482 boles.
It is a singular fact, that, though Parliament is on the
eye of re-assembling, there hu not, as far as we know,
been a single petition from any town or country in the
kingdom for the revision of the Corn Laws, though there,
bare been several in favour of the continuance of those
lays.—Leeds filerein v.
The seamen of Dundee, under the diagnise of a society
to ',ravine fur the consequences of shipwreck. hive formed
a combination for the purpose of dictating to their em-
ployers the rate of wages and, in the true style of mo-
nopoly, seeming to themselves the best situations in the
trap* of the port. Oaths are atlininistertd, and already
they have refused to sail with certain vessels, because there
acre pascals 00 hoard who did not belong to the combi-
(.l.rottic:e.

COMBINATION of COLLIERS ill SCOTLAND...

There is no stock Oasis on the hills that are ,till antler
the control of the combined colliers. lhe dissipation con-
sequent upon the new year was prolonged for a consider-
able time ; and the result is, that any small surplus of
coals that had accumulated is now completely swept away.
The usual scarcity of course prevails ; and private families
and public works must suffer for some time longer a conti-
nuance of the heavy loss they have already endured from
I the operations of the combination. The leaders of the
combination are making desperate efforts to repair the de-
falcation in their numbers and resources by the introduc-
tion of the free labourers. They set upon the expedient of
forming a grand system of alliance throughout the country.
Overtures have been made to the colliers in the east country
to juin them. The result is not yet known ; but the ap-
; plication to the Ayrshire colliers has signally failed. This
latter body wished the Lanarkshire colliers to allow their
combined members to work within their precincts without
exacting the five pounds of entry money; and they, on
their parts, would allow the Lanarkshire colliers to work
within their bounds without exacting their entry money of
four pounds. This was not acceded to by the Lanarkshire
colliers, as it would be cutting off a part of the funds for
carrying on the operations of the combination, and the ne-
gotiation was broken up. To give the community an idea
of the rise in price for digging coals, fur which they are
paying so exorbitantly to enable the combined to loiter
mote than half their time in idleness, it may be men-
tinned, that formerly the collier received 2s. 4d. for digging
32 cwt.; now, lie exacts ss. for digging 24 cwt.
It has frequently been remarked that the combinations
would soon bring a terrible re-action on themselves. This
appears on the point of being realised. The suffering la-
bourers, and other classes excluded by the combinations,
are at present concocting measures for surmounting the ob-
stacles opposed to their free entrance into the well-paid
trades. Preparitory meetings are about to be held for this
purpose, under the countenance of the most distinguished
proprietors. The mode in which the introduction of free
labourers was effected at Govan colliery is worthy of re-
mark. They were placed among the combined for the
purpose of drawing the coals to the mouth of the pit, and
received 2s. rd. a-day for this work. In a short time, from
observing the regular colliers at work, they picked up a
knowledge of the business, and naturally wished to become
colliers too, by which they would triple their wages. They
expressed this wish to the manager, who at once complied
with it. The old colliers were informed of what was in
contemplation, but they refused to work with new hands.
They were then sent to a pit by themselves, and fifty la-
bourers
commenced working in their place. They came
on so well that, the old colliers saw resistance was hopeless,
and they gradually asked to he allowed to work in their
old pit, and they are now all working together. As the
contracts of the old colliers are expiring, they are replaced
by lahourets, and such a complete overturn in one work of
about three hundred men, if generally itnitated, would soon
bring coals to a reasonable price.—Wasgow Chronicle.