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ALA RN NY; 'FIRE.
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About seven o'clock la.t evening a fire broke nut
in Ridet's-court, Leiceitef-fields, at the naitto of Mr.
Thompson. a Tobacconist. and communicated to
Nit. Morelia:at* rorkshop, on lne side, and Mr.
Lucas's; Pawnbroker, on the other. A considerable
time elapse-! 'white a proper supply of water could
he obtained, although the pavement was dug up in
all direclions to procure it. The greatest terror and
alarm pervaded the neigbbourhood, from the close-
ness of the sitaation. 'l'he Westminster fire-engines
played in all dire pons with great success, particu-
larly the one that played through Mi. Robinson's
Wine-vaults, and prevented the flames from spread-
ing to a Carpenter's yard in the vicinity. At ten
o'clock the fine was totally extinguished. The front
of the house received littk injury. The back and
the adjacent houses were much damaged. That
Parish ha, been without water since Monday till
last night. The Westminster Volunteer corps at-
tended, and gave every assistance possible. The St.
Clement Danes, with their usual promptitude, beat
to arms.

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' OF CIANCERY, Lifecnies Ins, APRIL V.
SEYMOUR O. El/STOM.

The arguments on the part of the respondents in
this cause, for removing the youngest daughter of
the late Lord Hugh Seymour prom the guardian-
ship of Mrs. Fitiherbert, were concluded this day
by Messrs. Ai.exsensit and Hsu. ; after which
Mr. E ItSIS tis it made a most able reply.
The Loin CHANCELLOR said, he should feel no
difficulty whatever in deciding the question at that
moment ; but he wished the grounds of his opinion
should be known on so important a subject ; and fov
such purpose, and, in order to gin the parties an
opportunity of laying such further evidence as they
might from letters, &c. procure, he wished to defer
k for a Few days; his Lordship then gave notice,
that on Thursday next he would pronounce his anal
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OLD BAILEr.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27.
Held before Lord ELLENIIOaOWIti, Mr. joshes
Roots. sod Mr. Baron 'llskopor•os.
John aims was indicted for burglar iouly breaking
and entering the dwelling-house of Messrs. Rolls
and Cliterum, and stealing thereout a quantity of
doe skins. leather-breeches, and gloves, to the
amount of :50L
The chart was fully proved, but an aliii was
proved in the most satisfadory manner, and the
Jury, without giving the Learned Judge the trouble
of summing up the evidence, acynit,ed the prisoner.
Geor.•e• Freak and jaw* Butters were found guilty
of stopping William Jagger. in Orford-street, on
the sith of April, and taking from his person 6s. 6d.
—Death.

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SHOCKING A CC: ID E .

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. As Mr. Farrand, of No. 26, Norfolk-street,
Strand, attended by his groom. was riding yester-
day in St. James's Park, about half past four o'clock,
his horse took fright near the Queen's house and
ran ray.. A catch happened at tbe tinsel° be
driving down a little below the Stable Yard, St.
James's, and was met by the horse, who, to avoid
it, made a short and sudden spring to the side of
t:ie toad, and threw Mr. Farrand, who had previ-
ously lost his seat, with great violence against a tree.
A crowd immediately assembled to the spot, and Mr.
F. was taken up apparently lifeless. It was his head
that went against the tree; his rig. t temple wasdread-
fully bruised, and the blood Rowed in abundance
from his nose. The carriage that was passing at
the time, was Count Stahremberig's, with three la-
dies
and a gentleman ia it. They instantly alight-
ed, and entreated that Mr. Farrand might be put
into it it and conveyed t a surgeon. Mr. Ring, of
the Viilualling Office, and his brother, who saw the
accident, with great humanity took charge of the
unfortunate gentleman. They put him into the
coach, and drove off with him to a surgeon's in St.
James's-street. Not finding him at home, ti ey then
demi- to a surgeon's in Clifford-street, where they
had mo better success. Front thence they drove to
Sir Walter F trquhar's in Conduit-street. He also
was net ..t horn*. They nest went to Mr. Chilvers's
is New tluzlington-street, where Mr. Farrand was
at: of the carriage and blooded. During the
operation, Sir Walter Farquhar and Dr. Pearson
arrived, and by their advice he was conveyed home
to Lis house in Norfolk-street. While in the car-
riage, or at At. C!,ilvers's, he was either in convul-
sions, lay apparently dead.—At a late hoar last
night no hopes were entertained of his recovery.
Mr. Farrand is a stout man, between 30 and 40 years
of age, and is, we believe, a native of Yorkshire.

MIDDLESEX SEsSIO.O4:

"APRIL 27.

THE HACKNEY MONSTER.
Trillion, Cooper, commonly known by the appel-
'atm of The llockhey Monster, was indiCted for a
misdemeanonr,iti exposing his person in an indecent
manner in the streets, footpaths, fields, and high-
ways, in and about the neighbourhood of Haritiley„
at various times, to Sarah the wife of William Pkeze,
Rath Smith, Mary Testyck, Sarah Bright, S.t. ah
Turner, and several other females in that neighbour-
hood.
Mr. KI4• P P stated the case on the part of the
Prosecution, in the most delicate and feeling mans. r.
Several respeftable female inhabitants al rack-
trey were examined, some of whom were elderly-
married women, a Mis; Taylor, a genteel young
lady, and two girls about thirteen years ut age, be-
longmg to the Parish school of Hackney. From
their evidence it appeared that the Defendant had
generally secreted himi-elf near the ‘c,!ll in Hackney
church-yard, where females had frequent resort to
draw water, and, on their approach, he used to pre-
sent himself before them, in an attitude ant lieha-
viour of tire most indecent description. Sometimes
he would follow them, and having exci.eil c. nsider-
able terror, he would rue off. In one or two
instances he accosted the little parish grits, and en-
deavoured to gain their attention. At one time he
appeav ea with a black path or hie fees. alia ago.
i.l.er time w.s.iout it. Thesc practices were so of-
ten repeated, that be become the terror of every
female in the surro:mdino, neighbourhood. The
ge-.llemeo resident in H tck. ey at last formed a
comm.!tee, and offered a rep aid of 2001. for his ap-
preheiision. One ch.y, while Charles Earl, the
grave digger of Hackney,was at work in the church-
yard, he heard Mrs. Ph.izescreani out, and exclaim,
" The beast ! the Monster ! the Monster "He im-
diately turned -0., . and saw the prisoner walking
away at a very quick pace, and when he turned the
corner he began to run ab fast as he could ; he was
pursued and apprehended. The evidence of all the
witnesses was clear, Citrortstantial,.and positive.
Mr. Grover, for the Prisoner, described him to
be the son of a respeetable perion in the.city ; he
had t-esa in basins-- for himself, but was unfortu-
nate ; he was a neartied man, and the father of a
family. Lie admitte i the enormity of the crime,
bet meld not supose that any thing short of insa-
nity could induce an.; human being to the praStice
of so unnatural and abominable an offence ; he
thought, however, there was strong ground to sup-
pose the Prisoner was not the men who had com-
mitted the insults complained of, however strong
the evidence ; as it was not improbable the wit-
nesses (though honestly) might be mistaken.
A number of very respecgable persons, both male
and female, were called to his charader, and among
them his wile's sister; they all had known him for
many years, and united in describing him ever to
have been a tender and Affationate husband and fa-
ther, and a man of morality and decency.
The Jury, without hesitation, brought in a verdia
of Grotty.
In passing the sentence of the Court, the C.l A ot-
MAN observed, that the Prisoner had been guilty of
a high misdemeanour, which was usually punished
by whipping, pilloring, Ice. so alto render the per-
son infamous to society ; but, in consideration of
the charailer which he had received, he should not
infliEt that punishment. The Prisoner was, there-
fore, sentenced to two years confinement in the
House of Correttion.

PUGILISM.
Saturday three pitched battles were fought on
hepeetnn erramens, -.boat sworn ystercrevides from
ond‘ No:withstanding the distance from town,
an immense concourse of people were present, many
of whom were distinguished amateurs. The first
pair who entered the lists were the Game Cliches,
and Cart, a noted Birmingham man. The com-
batants fought for a purse of fifty guineas : the bat-
tle lasted thirty minutes, during which twenty-five
severe rounds were fought. The Chicken evinced
throughout the contest the most consummate skill
and science, and was declared the vigor, without
having experienced somuch as a scratched face.
Cart is a powerful and athletic man, but proved
himself a complete nteice :be art.-Tom Belcher
and Jack O'Donnel were the next that set to, fur
purse of twenty guineas. The former displayed
great dexterity and knowledge in the pugilistic art,
and gave many admirable proofs of his excellent bot-
tom ; the hatter likewise fought in a most gallant
manner for a few rounds ; but, towards the termina-
tion of the battle, which Lasted fifteen rounds, he,
according to the boxing phrase, 'hewed the white
feather and gate in, whets it was supposed lie had the
best of it. The business of the day concluded
about three o'clock, with a battle between Dutch
Sam and Brittain, a Bristol man, once an opponent
of Belcher. A more gallant battle than this is not
recorded in the annals of pugilism. The odds chang-
ed on each side alternately during the contest. Dutch
Sam, however, was declared conqueror, after fight-
ing thirty rounds, in such a style as had not been
equalled since the fighting days of Dan Mendoza.
The Ga7ette of Saturday announces the return of
Mr. GRATTAN, for Melton, and Mr. G•itROW for
Gat tan.
The MAYOR of Norwich, in obedience to a re-
quisition signed by a respeetable body of the Citi-
zens, has summoned a Common Hall on Thursday
next. " for the purpose of taking into consideration
the gross violation of the Law, and flagrant abuses
in the management and expenditure of the Public
Money, which have been lately deeded by the
Commissioners of Naval Enquirf."
Some singular circumvent-es attended the Ticket,
No. 20,952, drawn a 10,0001. in the last Lottery.
it was purchased at an early period by a Gentle-
110W-ITIZET. man, se.lo, after keeping it some time, was tempt-
A woman has been carrying on depredation% ed by a great advance of price, and parted with it to
particularly in ready furnished lodgings in the me- Swirl. and Co. in the Poultry,' by whom it was
tropoli% for upward. of two years past ; and, al- again sold, with five others, to a Gentleman in the
though the police officers have repeatedly heard of neighbourhood—he kept it till within a day or two
her robberies, yet their vigilance has not been able of its being drawn, when another advance having
to detect her till within these few days. The pawn- taken place, it was once again sold to SwitT and
brokers had received a very particular description Co. who immedimele divided it into Shares, and
of her person, and last Monday a woman offered finally sold it Use day before it was drawn.
severak articles to pledge at a pawnbroker's in Long A patriotic charader was heard lately thus to ad-
Acre ; the pawnbroker had strong suspicion, she dress an acquaintance, who was grumbling at one of
answered the dtscription, and sent to Bow-street the new taxes," Neighbour John! better swallow
office to have her identified. Dorrington, the of- fifty sech taxes, than to be swallowed up by our ini-
ficer, immediately went, and, on examining her placable enemies. A trilling retrenchment in your
hands, be had no doubt of her being the woman, expeaces or pleasures, will prevent you from feeling
she having harpy any nails ; he therefore took the tae, nay, a very small saving in either will enabk
her into custody, and, on her being taken to the you moreover to possess chances in the present leot-
office, she was committed for further examination. ter f, which is so uncommonly distinguished for co-
She was again examined on Saturday, and is to meal !Prizes, that even the very 61st drawn number
undergo another examination on Saturday Next, proem= 10,0001.—a Lottery, in short, that may
whets st is expeileal 4/4 incredible number of allriri soma *Nike joss as rich as a Lord--think of thee
will be made against her. • Reiglibsor lan I"

POLICE.