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OLI) BAILEY,' JUICE 7.

James Porsyve4 latiscteillfoobigany. Ilia trial was
it oext Sessions, on account of the ab-
tu.t• of a material witaesb. The Priaouer Was ad-

mittrd to losilo
Ifirin;rsl Abrahams, wail in listed for stealing, on
lath of April boa, at silk uswirrella,ithe property
4.;alerrift, Esq. .
vilt • uopearanil Irons the evident* of Mr. Cale
M 44.4. khetzhoPrisouer went to the Prose-
ingackville-street with two
wiiieh, he said, he hack brought
iloo.,uta. aad deneaudiol *I. While the arr-
V. •:,r3 One down to the butler, with the music,
took the unibrellsotAf of • hook in the
aiol ran °Cwith it. He try pursued
The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty.
.inir Covey . was indicted fur stealing a. table-
arid a piece of pickled pork from the shop of
F„, clitesessimiger, in Quc'elt-street,
titcp-
racy. articles acre found on the Prisoner.
Geary.
Mary Evans was found pally of %telling several
articits, hn pioperty of Elizabeth liilsop, at her
house in Olri-.erect.
Peter Joao:, a carpenter, was indicted by Samuel
Picks, fur stealing two planes; the Prisoner was
found guilty, and sentenced tostand in the pillory,
ilea- the Adam and Ere, Tottenham Court-road.
Williams Lowe was indicted for stealing a port-
msntrau, the property of John Alacnainata, Esq.
Ooe of Mr. Nlacnaluara's servant* said, that he
packed up, on the izith of April, some wearing ap-
parel, the property of his master, in the portman-
teau, which was put in a chaise that wall btooding at
his master's ,lour, in Dorminstou-street, Paramus-
square; his inviter was going to Newmarket, and
had Nil the chaise to p.up Stairs to fetch his
great coat.

William Lim and lion Robinson, two Life
Guaeds-inca, stopped the Prisoner with the articles
mentioned in' the indictment, the Jury found the

Ehsabet .ilarloto was indicted for stealing a
coat and waistcoat, the property of Mr. Hope, at
his house in Grervillc-street, liutton-garden.
The principal IVitiles was a little girl, eleven
years await ilia old, who, ufter being told the na-
ture of an oath, said she saw the Prisoner enter the
house witnout any bundle, and saw her ge out with
one, when she gave the alarm, and the Prisoner
was pursues! and taken.
The Jury retuned a verdict of Geary, but re-
corn mended the. Prisoner to mercy, on account of
her lilting a young child at her breast.
Joseph Pips was indicted fur stealing some
horre-hair, the property of Thomas Holmes.
Pete,- Manor, an officer belonging to Worship-
street other, stated, that on the 2itil of May last,
he was passing Sl.oreditch, and observed the Pri-
soner, who was unloading a, waggon of horse-hair
and rage, at the door of-the Prosecutor. He saw
the Prisoner secrete some of it iii the tiltof the wag-
gon, and informed the Prosecutor.
The Prisoner was found guilty.
His master, in whose employ he bad been for a
twelve-montli, gave him an excellent character, and
said he would retake bum into his employ. Pri-
soner was thereto' e ti ned oat :tilling, and discharged.
Thomas SharlaA, a genteel yuang man, was
indicted for stealing two pair of women's shoes,
the property of Thomas Stevens. It appeared
that the Prisoner had six months ago paid Pro-
secutor 201. as a premium to perfect him in the
business, for which lie was to have his board and
Lodging for eighteen menthe. On the 10th of
April last, Mrs. Stevens perceived him going out
with some shoes tied in a handkerchief. Ile was
taken to a Magistrate, and his master offered to
forgive the Prisoner, if he would surrender his in-
dentures, a Inch sia. done.
The Prison,T had a number of creditable wit-
nesses to his character.--Nut Guilty.

The next boxing match is fixed for Saturday
next; Durherry, the unsuccessful opponent of
Yousg Belcher, on Epsom Downs, a few weeks since,
Luring hecii matched for sti guineas, to fight • mau
who recently catered the list of pugilists by the ap-
pcliation of the Seals Baker, on that day. The
!faker has had two snecessibl combats hitely.---
On tiaturduy evening last, the Glaigow Mail was
overturned between Barnet and Welwyn ; the
guard was lil,eil on the spot, and the coachman
severely hurt. There were two ladies and a gen-
tleman passengers: one of the former dislocated
her shoulder, the other escaped unhurt, aud the
gentleman experienced a trifling injury.
The following are the circumstances under
which the French obtained pa:e:worm hf Bam-
boo' :—On the kith February, about 10,000 of
their troops arrived in the vicinity of that city.
The Crainandiug Officer applied to the Gover-
nor of The place for passports for % aleutia, where,
it way pretended, lie meant to precool, but first
requested that the men aught atop a day or two
at ll:neaten' to refresh themselves The gates
were opened to the Free Omen; they received a
hearty welcome, all the 'housekeepers vying with
each Other in slievri theta hospitality. At the
end of three days. excrete WIN imatea, and
. the whole of tie, fenorh troops -,appemed iu
marching order qoAte parade. The
,popalatien of
the plaee Rimini,' to, talc their.lesee of their
friends..-but what was their astunisitinent when
they perceived thi Frenchmen divide, one half
taking their route to the Citadel, of which they took
posseesion; and the other to Fort Moujui, on the
summit of the Intl, v. hid' commando the town I
This place
.being garrisoned by limAi Spaniards, .
they were tiered to March out, to wake room fors
their friends f the Commandant replied, that him !
must first wait the iustructions of his Government,
but that,, in the meets time, the French troops
should be amply provided with every tiling. The
French Commander rejoined, thut his orders were
peremptory, and that he could not delay 4 mo-
ment in , putting them in execution. On this the
quern:4.'Bor the Sitaicards were peaceably rengutet
to Wew.

R.l/11.rIffy., J::Nt
Thi3 inorniug, about two o'cliiitigliAe broke I
out at NI Morrice's bake-house,- to' Ar.
Sargesv' library. It raged with sue
.kifi:vary, that
bt:lthoiss lad communicated to 461 uckett's
carp( nter's workshop, Aka. Stone's stables, and the
workshop of Mr. Hudson. a painter; all of which
are complorteigsfonsuuted Providentially no dwel-
ling-house io destroyed; orlives lost. For a length of
tune it threatened Mr. Bur7ess's workshop, ware-
houses, Ake. which he Ims lately erected ; but al-
though the firs was burning nearly all rwund them,
it was' prevented from commuilicatl by a sub-
ttantiul wall. flail his prenikes eau ht fire, the
devastation must have lwen dreadful, ire the quan-
tity of paper, etc. would have so increased the
fatty of the flames, that most probably the whole
imighbourhood would have fallen. indeed. when
wpvouaider that a tire could not have happened at
a worse part of the town for the 'Trending of fire,
it is almost miraculous that no greater damage sans
I done.

The inhabitants are greatly indebted to the 5341
Regiment for their exertions, A guard of them
wat, placed at each engine, to prevent the accuniti-
latiou of the crowd, whilst others formed a line to
supply the water, thus preventing that confusion
winch would otherwise have happened. Mr.
Duckett, the principal sufferer, is not insured.
All his shops, and most of his t naber, are con-
sumed. Mr. Hudson's loss consists of a workshop
adjni aa itt g Duckett's, in which was a large qumi-
tity of oil, turpentine, &c. Mrs. Stone's stables,
wit:i a grout stock of buy and straw, are entirely
destroy ed.