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two Whole candles. The officers present declared they had never
witnessed so complete a tel of instruments for burglary Wore.
The prisoners declined saying any siding in their defence.
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Alr. LarNo thin stated that they no doubt going nn B°Tn°
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expedition, the consequences of had they not been stopped
in their career, could not possibly fo►yreseen. It was his ditty to
rvecent them from being turned loose on the public, at least for a
tittle, and he should exercise that ditty to the utmost extent the law
allowed him.

They were then ordered to be committed. pro lempore, to the
House of Correction, as reputed thieves,
and orders were given
that the strictest inquiries sit-uld be made to ascertain if they could
be identified with any of the late numerous attempts at burglary
in that neighbourhood.
Ottoizs MIS/IEII AV 101' R OF A WATCIII3IAN • etOmP.
ton and Afar?, Brollirpton were brought up in charge of a watch-
man of the parish of St. James, tlerkenwell, who stated to the
filagistrate that < rompton had come to him while on his beat, be-
tween one and two that morning., and told hint that a drunken man
bad been robbed by a woman in a court in Rae-street. He hastened
to the spot, accoupanied by the man, and found the female pri-
soner, Brotherton, who nut being able to give any account of her-
self, he took to the watchhouse.
Mr. LAlNo—What did the male prisoner do ?
Watchman—l kept him to come before your worship.
Mr. Lattro—What, then, do you make a point of detaining all
Persons who come to give you information of offences committed?
fhis conduct, Sir, shall not pass unnoticed.
To the male prisoner—You are discharged.
Crompton then said, that he war really at a Into to understand all
this. He gave the watch no infirmation, nor had he been lacked
up in the vratchhouae. fie came into that room of hie own accord,
and was surprised to find himself considef,!d prisoner.
Mr. Lars:a—How is all this ? Watchmirf, on your oath, is that
the man ? Watchman.—lt is your worship.
Crompton again positively denied it, and declared that the man
who had been kept in custody, was his younger brother, who was
now sitting in the outer room where he had been left by the faithful
guardian of the night, who brought in a charge without knowing
whether lie had his wiener with him. He had come to asiast his
brother if' required, who he said did not at all resemble him in fea-
tures, so as to justify the mistake of the watchman. This was
corroborated by the appearance of the young man himself, their
being no likeness between the brothers.
The Magistrate then severely censured the conduct of the watch-
man through the whole of this transaction, and said. that as he per-
ceived he was totally unfit for his situation. he might depend his
gross misconduct should be reported in the proper quarter. The
parths were then discharged.

RI,BOROUG STREET.O
A lamentable case of seduction was yesterday developed before
Mr. Co WANT, on the hearing of an assault warrant, obtained by
the seducer against Robert and Isabella Perry, the parents of the
unfortunate girl.
Mr. John Catnie, a genteel-dressed man, stated that last Sun-
day evening he was walking in the Park, with a frittitl, when the
defendant and his wife ran atter him, and, after abusing him, struck
him for doing which he had applied at the Office, and obtained a
warrant.

Mr. Cole/ivy inquired of Cantle, if there had subsisted any pre-
vious acquaintance to occasion the assault.
Mr. Carnie said they had formerly been on terraa_ of intimacy ;
but he had done nothing last Sunday to provoke the outrage.
Mr. Perry admitted the fact of having struck the complainant ;
but pleaded in extenuation the cause of irritation. Mr. Carrie had
induct with hint some months since, and, by artful persuasions,
bad seduced his daughter, a gia, seventeen, years of age, whom,
after taking her to a house of ill-fame, he had left. rkt that time
she was in a situation, a hick produced 12a. per week, which he had
been the cause of her losing, and they had now had her to support.
Last Sunday evenipg, about nise o'clock, he eau waiting with
Mrs. Perry, in the Mall, in the Patk, when he observed the com-
plainant, walking with a young woman, who. seeing them approaelt
him, walked away into the trerae-road. With feelings of a father,
naturally excited by the conduct of the complainant, he went to
him, not with the intention of assaulting him, but to expose him to
the young woman in his company, to prevent her, if not too late,
front falling a sacrifice to the 'arts of Mr. Carnie. They certainly
had words, and the complainant struck him, on which he attacked
him to the best of his strength, in a mutual fight.
Mr. Cotratcr censured the complainant in strong terms for Re-
ducing the defendant's daughter, and said it was not to be wondered
at that lie should lay hands on the man who had caused such ir-
reparable injury ; and asked Carnie if he was a married man ?
Mr. Conic replied he was single. As to seducing the defen.
dant's daughter, he assured the Magistrate he had not done so ;
for the girl herself had acknowledged to him that she had passed a
Sunday afternoon in the same room, with a young man who had pros,
viously lodged in the house.
Mrs. Perry, who had been in tears daring the examination, do..
nied that such an occurrence had taken place.
Mr. CoNawr said the complainant's story was too improbable
to believe. If the girl hail done as be asserted, it was not likely
she would acknowledge it. It was a very disgraceful transaction.
He should discharge the warrant.

111ARYLERONE OFFICE.
Yesterday Mary Evans and L 0141,0 Broil, very young girls,
were charged with stealing& quantity of cotton bed-furniture.
On Saturday morning, about five o'clock, as Robert Blarney, a
watchman, was leaving his beat in Grove End.road, St. John's
Wood, the prisoners came up, and inquired what it was o'clock ?
Seeing them in possession of a la-rge bundle, and in a great hurry.
he inquired into the pmticulers of their morning's adventure?
They told him they had slept the preceding night in Portland.
town, at a house kept by Mrs. Dux bridge, under whose directions
they were carrying the parcel to Bermondsey, for the purpose of
being washed. The watchman doubted the truth of their state-
ment, because hr found the furniture already wet, and he took
them into custody. The girls, when taken to Portland-town, were
unable to point not their professed lodging, and Mrs. Duxbridge
could not be found.
Helen Kennedy identified the furniture, as the property of her
master ( Mr. Carew, of Kilburn); it was left upon the grass plot in
the back garden on Friday night.
Mr. Carew said, the girls must have scaled a well six or seven
feet high to obtain possession of the property ; but as they appeared
ito young, and perhaps it was their first offence. he requested Mr.
Hotiltios " not to push the law with severity."
They Were remanded.
UNION HALL.
Yesterday morning, as soon as the sittint, Magistrate, Mr.
CHAMBERS, had entered the office, the following extraordinary
circumstances we* communicated to him by Jones, one of the
constables of Vauxhall ; who stated, that between the hours of four
and five o'clock that morning, Mr. Kiernan, a gentleman residing
in South Lambeth, sent one of his servants to the watch-house, re-
questing that some persons might be sent from thence to his house,
in order to prevent a man of respectable appearance from annoying
the family, by violently knocking at his door and ringing tile bells.
Two watchmen were immediately despatched in consequence, who
on reaching the house observed a person, whom they described as
quite the gentleman, knocking at Mr. Kiernan's door with great
violence. They remonstrated with him in vain to quit the place
and go on about his business ; but the more they urged him to de-
sist the more he persevered hi hanging away at the door, to the
rely great discomfiture of the whole family. The watchmen were
at length under the necessity of taking away by forte an indivi-
dual, who had caused considerable agitation in the whole
neighbourhood, by the violence of his conduct before Mr.
Kiernan's house, as well as the resistanee he made before
he woald allow himself to be carried to the watch-house.
li'hen he got to the watch-house, Jones, the constable,
instead of placing him in the usual lock-up cell, permitted him
to remain in the outside room, in which were at the time several
watchmen off duty, all of whom were sitting around diming. The
person whom they brought in became very tranquil after a little
time ; but all on a sudden, while every one else was napping, he
jumped up off his seat, ran to the fire-place, and taking up a heavy
fire-slinvel, struck one of the watchmen, who happened to be next
him fast asleep, a desperate blow wn the top of the b. ad that laid
hint prostrate on the ground. The offender was about to serve
another man in the same manner, bat was prevented, the shovel
having been taken away from. him. He was then, in consequence of
the attack, placed in the cell, and had not been long three, when he
(informant) on looking through the grating that divides the outside
roora from the cell, saw the tutteetnnate man with his throat cut in
a shocking manner. Jones added that he Inst no time in procuring
medical aid; and although the wound that he had inflicted on him. ,
self was of a dreadful nature, yet there. wens still some hopes of
saving his liM: In reply to the Magistrate, Jones added, that he
could not ascertain who the unfortunate man wail, he having refused
to give his name or &Ideas when first brought to the watch-house;
but he had the appearance of a gentleman, and was dressed in black.
The wounded man was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. where
he now remains in a doubtful situation, without the knowledge of
any of his friends or relatives. Jones said that. on looking into the
wounded man's hat, he saw written in it " G. Black," but no
address.
The Magistrate recommended that an advertisement, stating that
each a person was now in the above hospital, would be the beat
method of informing his relatives of his situation.

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The trotting-match, for Mr. Pearson's Alderman to
trot 74 nAles in half an hour, took place yesterday morning, on the
Staines rued, for 200 sovereigns, was a but. The horse performed
fir,t miles in 3 minutes 41 seconds each, but the owner desired
him to be pulled up in the tith mile, the weather having evidently
effected the performance.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Crown-oltee, June 26. INC
DAYS AND PLACES APPOINTED FUR HOLDING THE SUMMER

ASSIZES, 1826.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.

Sir C ......
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AISBOTT, Ant. Lord Chief Justice—Sir WILLIAM ALli•
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A!: haft, Kat: Lord Chief Aaron.
Northaruptonshlro--Monday, July 3, at Northampton.
Itutiand.hire—Yriday, July 7, at °W arm.
Lineoletshire—Maturday, July 8, at the Castle of Unman
City of Lincoln—The same day, at the City of Lincoln.
Nottingbamshire—'Thursday, July 13, at Nottingham.
Town of Nottingham—The m e day, at the Town of Nottingham.
11,,r1,4hire—Mai,,iday, July 15, at Derby.
Leicestershire—Wednesday, J city ilk at the Castle of Leicester.
Borough of Leicester—The ',rime dry, at the Itoromrh of Leicester.
City of Coventwy--Saturday, July V, at the City of Coventry.
Warwickshire—The ..ame day, at Warwick.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.

. ...
Sir WILLIAM DRAPER BRAT. Kot. Lord Met Jostler-11r. Justice

.13)11f LiV.
Buckingham.hlre—Monday, July 3, at Buckingham.
hedford.hlre—Thursday, July 6. at Bedfurd.
Iluntined fr,..litre--Saturday, July 1, at Huntingdon.
CarnbridgeAire—Slonday, July 10 at Cambridge.
Suffolk—Thursday, July 13, at Bury St. Edmund's.
Norfolk-110nday, July 17, et the Ca•tie of Norwich.
City of Nu:with—The lame day, at the Guildhall of the said City.

HOME CIRCUIT.
Mr. Baron G .—Mr. Justice
Hertfordshire—Wednesday, July 5, at Hertford.
Essex—Monday, July 10, at Chelmsford.
Surrey—Monday, July 17, at Guildford.
Sussex—Wednesday, July 20, at Lewes.
Kent—Tuesday, August 1, at Maidstone.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.
Bff. JOWICR GURIROVOR.—Mr. ASTOR GA RROW.
Berkshire—Monday, July 3, at Abingdon.
Oxfordshire—Wednesday, July 5, at Oxford.
Worcestershire—`Saturday, July 8, at Worry .ter.
City of Worcester—The same day, at the City of Worcester.
Staffordshire--Tharsday, July Is, at Stafford.
Shropshire—Tuesday, July 18, at Shrewsbury.
Herefordshire—Wednesday, July 26, at Hereford.
Monmouthshire—Monday, July 31, at Monmouth.
Glouce.,tershire—Thursday, August 3, at Gloucester.
City of Gloucester—The name day, at the City of Gloirearter.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
Mr. Justice Paas.—Mr. Baron ITUL LOCI.
YOliethite—Saturday, July 8, at the Castle of York.
City of York—Ths same day, at the Guildhall of the said City.
Durhaos—Satarday, July 22, at Derham.
Northumberland—Wednesday, July 26, at the Castle of Newcastle-
upsn-Tyne.
Newcastle-upon•Tyne—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said
town.
Corsherland—Monday, July SI, at Carlisle.
Westmorland—Saturday, August to, at Appleby.
Lancashire—Tuesday, August 8, at the Castle of Lancaster.

WESTETRN CIRCUIT.
Mr. Justice LITTLNIOALE—Mr. Justice G
Southampton—Monday, July 8, at tko Castle of Wincluster.
Wiltshire—Saturday, July 5, et New Sarum.
Gorsetshire—Thursdav, July 1", at Dorchester.
Devonshire—Wednesay, July 111, of the Ca tie of Exeter.
City and County of Exeter—The same day, at the Guildhall of the City
of Exeter.
Cornwall—Monday, July 31, at Bodmin.
Somersetshire—Saturday, August 3, at the City of Wells.

City and County of BrisiUl—Saturday, August 12, at the Guildhall of
the city of Bristol.

CHESTER CIRCI'IT.

The Honourable Cane CIS; IV; -C-11 iefjusti ee7The Honourable

TBIOXAS Jsayn, hls Majesty's other Jugice.
Montgomeryshire—Monday, July 24, at I'o3l.
l'enlOglishhe—Saturday, July 29, at Ruthlu.
Fitnt.hire—Frithy, August 4, at Mold.
Che.hire—Tharaday, August 11.1, at Chester.

CARNIARTHEN CIRCUIT.
lircar. HEYWOOD, E*q. Sergeant at Law, Chief Justice—loafs
HALOVY, Esq. Justice.
Carmarthen—Wednesday, August 9.
Ilaverrordwest—Tuesday, August 15.
Cardigan—Monday, Angus' 21.

SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.
The Honourable MICHAIL NOLAN, Chief Ju4tice—The Honourable

RONKRT NIATIMISW CASOUIaI).
Radnorshire—Monday, July 31.
Brecunsblre—Saturday, August b.
Olamorgansblre—Ssturday. August 12.

NORTH wAmcs cinerrT.

The Honourable Jo AAAAA N RAIN.. Chief Ju4ice—The Honourable

WILLIAM Kawalci, other Justice.
Itterlonethshlre--Thuradsy, Auriga& at polgelly.
Carnarvonshire—Wednesday, August 9, at Carnarrun.
Anglesey—Tuesday, August IS, Beaumaris.

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY,
Left at the Bankrupt Ofice, soder 6 Ge0..1, cap. 16, sec. 6.
Osoaos Ews Counts, Jeslo-street, AiderbBste-street, jeweller.
((Piled Jame 26.)

BANERCPTCY ENLARGED.

IY IIL WALIBANK, Kelghley, Yorkshire, wursted•spinoer, from
Jane 17 to July ta, at 11, at the Talbot lon, Bradford.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.

WILLIAM CIIIISILMAN, Portent, common brewer.
TMOMAA Bat): Pothook, common brewer.
BANKRUPTS.

RALPH Lows, Hatton-place, Homerton, merchant, to surrender July I,
8, at 11, and August 8, at 12, at the Bankrupts' Cont. Solicitors, Messrs.
Wilde, Rees, and Humphry, College-hill..
. .

PUTIIR Jou Naos, Runcorn, Cheshire, Innkeeper, July 10, 11, and Au
gust S, at I, at the Golden Lion lon, Liverpool. Solicitors, Mr. Chester,
staple Inn ; and Messrs. Tindall and Varey, Runcorn.
TutouAs Jostss, Leicester, hosier, Jllly 17, Id, and August 8, at It, at
the White Hart lon, Leicester. Solicitors, r. Taylor, John-street, Bed-
tord.row ; and Mr. Bankart, Leicester.

JOARPII CUMILERMORTII, Copley-We, Halifax, Yorkshire, merchant,
July 17, at the Castle of York, 26, at the Sun Inn, Bradford, and Angnrt
f, at the White Lion Inn, Halifax, at 11. Solicitors, Messrs. liVaUb and
Shearrrsan, Rattun-garden ; and Mr. Carr, Comersal, near Leedi.

J i_gg WILLIAM 0 N A R r, Yorkshire, woollen-yarn-spinner,
July 8, 15, and August 8, at 10, at the Bankrupte Court. Solicitors,
Meatus. Fisher and Spencer, Walbrook.buildings, Walbrook.
RICHARD LAGA rt, Banknewton, Yorkshire, cattle jobber, July 6, at 6,
7, and August 8, at 11. at the Black Horse Rotel, Bkipton, Yorkshire.
Solicitors, Mr. Henry Alcoa, Skipton ; and Mr. /Seventy, Gardeu-court,
Temple.
JOHMIIIR KING, Buroughbridoe, Yorkshire, flan-spinner, July 7,8, and
August 8, at 1, at the Vittoria Turerii, Kingston-upon-Hull. solicitor*,
Messrs Hicks and Dean, Gray's Inn-square; and Me-srrs. Prlckett and
Rnbiniion, Hull.

Joss clAßas,Nonvkli, shoemaker, July 17, at 10, 22, at 5, and August
8, at 1, al the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. Solicitors, Masora. liti,tavus
Mamas Taylor and Robert Taylor, Fcatheratoue•buildings, Holborn; and
news. Simpson and Raekham, Norwich.

ELIZARXTII LAX, :llancl,e,ter, publican, July 6, 10, and August 8, at
9, at the Star Inn, Atanehr.ter. Solicitors, Mewart. Adllngton, Gregory,
and Faulkner, Brand row y and, Messrs. Claye and Thotnpaon, Man.
t. better.

WI ILLIA at gat ITN. Bath, carver and gilder, July 7 ft, at 10, and August
8, at 7, at the Greyhound Inn, Bath. Solicitors, Mr. Thomas Gill, Lin-
coln'. Inn.tields ; and Mr. Audley Harvey, Bath.
LIS M HODOCI N SON, Doncaster, Yorkshire, grocer, July 4, 11, at
11, and August 8, at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Mews.
Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner. Bedf4nd.row.
SAMUEL JACKSON, Cungleton, Cheshire, allkman, Juiy 7, at 5,8, at 11,
and August 8, at 12, at the Roebuck Inn, Leek, Stalford,htre. Solicitors,
Mr. Matthew Gaunt, Leek; and Messrs. Hicks and Braikenridge, Bart.
lett'. buildings, Holborn. •

DIVIDENDS.
July I. John Wyberg Shaw and Adam Wallace Elmslie, Fenchurch-
building', merchants, at 12, at the Bankrupts' Court—July 4. Thoinit.
Piper and George Dewdney, Dorking, Surrey, bankers, at 12, at the Bank-
rupts' Court—Jaly22. John Knight Wooster, Middle-row, Holborn, straw
hat manufacturer, at I, at the Bankrupts' Court—July 2.".. William
Spooner, Chiswell-street, linen-draper, at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court
—July Itl. William Smith, King-street, Seven-dials, printer, at 10,
at the Bankrupts' Court—July I. Anthony Heaviside, Bucklersbury
linen-manufacturer, at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court—July 211. James
Booty, Newport, Isle of Wight, grocer, at RI. at the Bankrupts' Court—
July 18. John Dickenson, Church-passage, Guildhall, warebouteman, at
12, at the Bankrupts' Court—July IS. James Cranford ht'Leod, auntley
Hotel, Leicester-field., merchant, at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court—July
lii. John Green, Leicester-street, Leicester-square, printer, at 11, at the
Bankrupts' Court—July IS. William Coates, Kidderinister and Bewdley,
Worcestershire, draper, at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court—July IS. Thnsnac
Hallman, Old Bond-street, tailor, at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court—July IS.
Henry Wood,. James Wood, •1111 John Wood, Chandos-street, Covent.
garden, haberdashers, at 12, at the Bankrupts' Court—July.26, Marcus
Hyams, Regent.street, St. James's.street, lapidary and jeweller, at 10, at
the Bankrupts' Court—July 20. Robert Fowle, Blandford, Dorsetshin,
draper, at 11, at the Crown Inn, Blandford.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
ALNIANDia ()IRANIAN and Co. Glasgow and Newfoundland, mer-
chants, at the chambers of Mr. John Dunlop, Greenock. July 7, at 12.
Nato' and SMART, Dundee, merchants, at Merchant's Hotel. Dundee,
July I and 15, at 1.
Custatits Housnotn, Glasgow, cooper, at the Lyceum-rooms, Glas-
gow, June 211 and July IS, at I.
JAMS'S MiLVIN. Glasgow, dyer, at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Glas-
gow, June 211 and July 14, at 12.
ALKIA9 DIM PATItIthONT 'deceased), Thurso, merchant, at Mrs.
Stewart's Inn, Thurso, Jule 10, at 11.
TuottAs SLANLIN Edinburgh, jeweller, at the Royal Exchange
Coffee-home, Edldbtagh, June 28 and July 12, at I.
CRARIAIS Warr, Dundee, merchant, at the chambers of Mr. W.
Whyte, Forfar, July 24 and August 7, at 12.
Mama vinsa FINDLAY, Glasgow, spirit-dealer, at the chambers of
Meows. Litinscl,n and Shortridge Glasgon, July 22 and August:,, tit 12.
wiLLtem Ro xxxxx ow, Croaburn, Dumbrntonsbire, distiller, at the
chambers of Mr. Alexander Morrison, Glasgow, July 23 and August d,
I at 2.
AnculnaLo Attannton and Co. Edinburgh, prlnten, at the Royal
Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh, July 21 and August 4, at 12.
JAMIE,' Ws twos. Glasgow, con,mbeilon-agent, at the chambers of Mr.
John Sl'Donald, Glasgow, July $, at 2.
ALRIINDItit HALL Nl MANFIZR% Edinburgh, builder, at the
Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh, July 21 and August 4, at 12
}tomtit Saturn, Darnley, bleacher, at the chambers of Messrs. Andrew
Mitchell and Thomas Grahame, olmgow, July 24 and August 7, at I.

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CRWrIFICATEV.—Jut.r is.
Robert Chatterton, tiouthcoates, Yorkshire, merchant—James Wilkin-
son, Castle.atreet, Holborn, woriting-jeweller—Thoinas Janes, City-road,
titnher-merchant--William Ridley, Castle-street, Holborn, carpet-dealer
—Richard Merry, Charing-cross, victualler—Henry Owen, Liverpool,
'.dealer—Wm. I. Aylsbam, Norfolk, bnlhler—John 01lbert Smith,
cheesemonier—Tboulas 'I • Oloneatter.
Mr-'— Haw—