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POLICE.

MOW-IT R etT•
Yesterday a ease lora very esiraordinary natuiv Caine tuba
heard before Mr. NA It Es _ _

Sep7,ti ;Mirk klueitie was brought from St. Clement's
watch-house.
Lea is James, of Great Shire-lane, Temple-bar, a staterooms
belonging to the stand of coaches at Temple-bar, and De-
puty grave-digger of the parish of St. Dunstan's Wild, that
uu Sat mday night he met the Prisoner, and she offered to
treat him with a glass of gin, which he aerepted, and ha
went with her mid a woman of the inane isfJave Grabam, to
the Pouch-bowl public house, near Temple-bar, where
they had a gloss of gin curb ; afterwards they went to
the Still public-house, Clement's• lent, where they had ano-
ther glass of gin each ; the Prisoner appeared quite sober ;
their conversation turned upon a child bring found moue
tinic since in a jar, in the Temple, where the Pri,oner's hus-
band is • watchman ; the Prisoner said, that she was the
person that pat the child into 'tie jar, and that she would
do for Barton, who is a watchman is the Temple, if she
ranzlit him out of the Temple. Barton is the man who
found the jar, a ith the child iu it, with the prisoner's Bus-
band.

Thomai Dulgin, an undertaker of Crown-court, Picket.
street, said, that he was in the Sun public-house, in Cie-
ne, on Saturday night, and saw the Prisoner, the last
witness, mid Jane Graham, in company together, and drink-
ing ; the last witness called him tram the box, in the tap-
room wirers Ire was sitting, and :eked hint to came and sit in
the how where he mad the Prisoner were satin, which be did,
alien the last witness addressed the Prisoner, end said,
" Now, what do you know about it ?" she emu es eil, " It
was I that put it into the jar, and what eau you ma►e of
that !" thins were too or three other persons 111 the bus at
the time, one of whom be has frequently seen before ; the
other two uric complete stranger, to him.
Jam Graham cold, that the Prisoner, as well as hermit,
wort at the ant. clothing: that sbc went with her on Sa-
turday siight to the Temple, to get some matey from her
hush:old, who I. a watchman in the Temple, they not living
together ; utter she had got stone money from him, she went
with her sad the witllCAli. James, to a public-house, where
she treated them bath w .th some gin ; she e present with
them all the time, mid is eeitain the Pi isomer never said she
put it in the jar, to any wusJs to that effect; she arksow-
ledgedstliere was a rinivelsation shout end child bring found
iu the way above tilied, and the Prisoner, upon that,
said, " What aci uel width she must be, (meaning the mu-
thee of Ilm child,) to du such a thing
Jelin Hitching, the chief porter of the Temple, said, that
on or about the loth of September last, the body of a new-
born male child was found by Jammer Bodkin, one of the
watchmen belonging to the Temple, on a stair-rase, in Fig-
tree.cuni t. The bode appeared to have been forced into the
jar, kraal-foremost. An lumpsisision was In Id upon the body,
before the Curower, and the Jury !uptight in a verdict of wil-
ful murder, against sumo parson or persons unknown.
Mr. Owen, a surgeon, of t: beam ry.lane, who examined the
child, sank he thought it had beta is the jar eight or tube
day., whim it w 11. found.
The Prisoner deities' having made use of the words that she
put the child into the jar, and declared 'writ solemnly, that
she had never heard or knew of any child being funnel in the
Temple-, in a jar, till the witness James mentioned it to her.
--,Sibe was committed fur Anther esamonatiou.
If Wham t sale was charged on suspicion of having stolen a
gold repeating watch, the property amuse Innsou or persons
unksum

George MINIM, of Chandos-street, • pawn's oker, said,
that uu Xlemday morning, the Primmer came to his shop, and
°tiered a gold repeating watch to pledge, fur :it; he- asked
the Prisoner if he knew of what description the watch was.
The P uer replied yea, it was a gold one, Sad that a gen-
tleman had given it goblin to pledge fer his rent. He asked
the Prisoner where the (nonunion lived; but he refused S.
tells obaerving be thought it a vert impertinent quistiuti to
ask, and desired to ►ave the watch again ; which nut being
complied with, hr said, will you give me the watch or not.
Mr. W. desired him to wait a kw minutes, Mr. W having ill.
meted one of young men to go fur an oiliter; and the Pri-
soner perceiving him go out, set utV and ran away with all
possible speed; he was uvertaken and secured.
The Primmer, in his defence, ssid,he had hen • watchman
in St. James', pudith, amen years, and had picked np the
*catch, in Dukevstrect, St. James's, at the end td Ryder.
street, shunt nine days sine., at huh past three o'clock in the
morning, and bail since looked daily at the newspapers In
see if it was advertised, and not seeing it, he took it to pledge
to pay his reat.—He was committed for further exatuivat ion.


•
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MONDAY, Dna 5.
Before Lord Nonsuar wed a Special Jury.
HARNEY V. PERCY died ROBT. SIMPSON.
The case was opened by Mr. Rot.i.t:Erus, who
stated it was an action for assault and battery, and
the Plaintiff laid his damages at 20001.
Mr. H. D. Gitany, in a most elegant, lively, and
interesting manner, entered into a detail of the facm,
which were as follow :—After drawing a compari-
son between the rank of the parties, Mr. Harney
being the son of an hotel-keeper, and Mr. Percy
Simpson, a man of family and ailiuence, the one
had distinguished hirnselt in the rebellion as a
brave soldier, cud, in the Meath Militia, acquitted
himself, when sent on a dangerous service, with un-
exampled intrepidity—the other, the " gallaut-
bearing Percy," is an Ensign in the 6th Garrison
Battalioni whose name was not in the annals of
glory. On the 16th of August last, Mr. Harney
went to a hall, given at Mrs. Dunbar's boarding-
house, in the Black Rock ; he was introduced by
a friend to a young lady, with whom he danced the
first set after supper; while swim; do ea the middle,
at the request of a gentleman, first supposed to be
Mr. Simpson, the music stopped. Mr. Harney
called out to it to go on again ; it did so. and the
set was finished. Mr. Simpson then said to the
music, in a very sarcastic manner, " now that the
honourable gentleman has danced down, you may
stop." Mr. Harney replied, " that he hoped he
was an honourable MAU. and, Mr. Redcoat, I have
worn His Majesty's cloth several years. and I
hope I have never disgraced it, Mr. Redcoat !"
Mr. Simpson, flirting a fair is his hand, an-
swered, " I do riot know you ; we fashioualdes don't
know you." • Mr. Harney replied, "Sir, you are
better adapted to flirt a fam than wield u sword."
After this Mr. Simpson retired amon!, the ladies,
and took no farther notice of what he then said.
About as hour after a stranger called Mr. Harney
aside, and told him, that, from his ;gentlemanlike
conduct, he thought it right to put him on his
guard against a plot, which was to•flog him. to a
short time the Ensign, with a number of his coinpa-
Atone, approached Mr. Harney, and thus addressed
him, " You have offended we, put down your
hands,fellms ; if you du not make we an apology,
I will dog you." In vain did Mr. Harney remon-
strate, the ga/least Ensign took off his sword, ob-
mMed a rattan from some one, which he first ap-
plied to the shoulders of Mr. Harney ; and, think-
ing that chastisement toe trifling, had recourse to
his fists, and beat him severely. Mr. Harney re-
sorted to no reparation, such as one gent eman
is entitled to demand for an insult from another—
he had recourse to a Court of Inquiry, where • pow
my honour party decided against him. To this
Tribunal, and to this Jury, he applies for an atone-
ment for the insult.

Mr. William Austin sworn and examined by Mr.
COULD—IIe farther strengthened the truth of the
facts alleged by Mr. Grady; saw Mr. Harney
dragged into the room by Mr. Simpson, by the
breast. and afterwards was assaulted by him. Mr.
Simpson is a large athletic man—Mr. Ilarney a
small man—he gave Mr. Simpson a sound blow 011
the cheek—the parties were then separated.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wurrssrox —llis tes-
tiinnny remained unshaken.
William Fitzgerald, examined by Mr. ROLLEII-
TON—SiIw Mr. Harney dragged into the room by
Mr. Simpson, in a ruffianly manner, and was
struck several times by him with a cane; he was
likewise struck by a second person, whom he could
not identify.
Jame. Stewart. examined by Mr. Itor.tirsrov—
Believes Robert Simpson struck fizretey—took hint
in his arms to prevent bun striking Ilarney behind
—knew him to be his brother, by his calling hint so.
Mr. IVIIIITZSTONL, for the Defendant, maintained
that the expression, in which Mr. Harney called
him kei/cuat, implied that he was a disgrace to his
profession ; and that, during the remainder of the
night, Mr. Harney insulted Alr. Simpson with op-
probrious language, who only put his hand to his
breast to prevent his going out of the room.
The Court of Inquiry acynitted him, and like.
wise the Sessions Grand Jury.
Mr. Dillon 111,Narnara, examined.
Cross.-examined by Mr. COULD—Declared that
Mr. Harney was such a character, that no Gentle-
man should associate with him. During this wit-
ness's examination, there was much laughter in
Court, excited by the Gentleman's extraordinary
principles of honour, as he thought them consist-
ent with the blond of the M.Namarit's„" notwith-
standing he could not define what tees, or what was
not gentlemanly conduct.
Mr. R. Cornet was examined--!tis deposition si-
milar to the last.

Mr. Harvey, Attorney, prayed an alibi in favour
of Robe►t Simpson.
Lord NORIIIVIRY then gave his charge to the
Jury, and desired them to find such damages re,
would compensate the one, and give a good le,.cosa
to the other ; that It. Simpson was not guilty, end
let hum have his coots.

The Jury retired, and, after considering 40 mi-
nutes, brought in a verdict of 1501. damages against
the Defendant, Percy lampoon, to the satisfaction
of a crowded Court, as it appeared a mo.t wanton
vet. 7.
The Chapel of Bray, which hu been for some
time in a state of decay, almoat verging to rum,
and also been inadequate to afford accommodation
to the congregation, particularly in the summer
season, in consequence of the great influx of 'ma-
ple from the metropolis, the principal ltommi Ca-
tholics of the parish hare lately commenced the
laudable tack of repairing and enlarging it by sub-
scription; but their congregation tieing chiefly com-
posed of labouring poor, they found their utmost
exertions inadequate to raise the necessary sum,
and, therefore, have been under the necersity of
extending their solicitations to their more opulent
Protestant neighbours. We are happy to bind !Ivy
hose not been uminceresful, as the Earl of Mem li,
Colonel Keating, and other respect side Prottstatit
families, bare promptly come forward with liberal
donations.
The noted George Charter was, last night, op- '
prehended by the Peace Officers of the Head Of-
fire of Police, charged with swindling James Mc.
honey, Esq. of a horse of great value. He is like-
wise charged with swindling Various other geutle-