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tained ten 'bawls, cloth,• ice. and au invoice, Mating the prices to
amount to about 171.
James bee. also an officer. corroborated Forster's statement. Ile
stepped Wheeler, who wished to go out of the house.
Mr. Jardin stated, that he W4ll the person for whatn the goods
were intended ; he expected to receive them ; and the package ex-
actly corresponded with what he had ordered.
Ihe bale was then produced, sod had on it the address of Mr.
JAMUL

The prisoners were found Gaikv.
The RECORDER, in passing judgment on the prisoners, said, it
was quite clear they were part of a gyn., who infest the streets and
rob carts, coaches, and passengers, of whatever is possible to be re-
moved ; it was therefore ne.Tuary to make an example of thuu by
transporting them for seven years.
C'aiher hie Entannel, a very handsome Jewess, of about twenty,
was charged with stealing a gold watch, and two gold seals, the
property of Jacob Fletcher.
Mr. CARRINOTOU conducted the prosecution. and it appeared
that Mr. Fletcher, who was an eminent manufacturer at Man.
cheater, had been dining with some of his friend", and had met the
prisoner, whom he accompanied to Shire-lane, when he missed his
watch. lliv charged the prisoner with stealing it ; shs denied her
guilt, and said another girl had got it. The pri.oner then begged
of her to get him his watch again, and in about four hours she
brought him the duplicate.
Verdiet—Net
PERJURY.

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Jolts Afullry, the younger, was indicted for obtaining by &false
oath, a licence for the purpose of marrying Catherine Cooper.
Mr. BRODERICK and Mr. AnoLrut:s opened and stated the
case for the prosecution.
John Matthews, clerk in the Viear-Oeneral's Office, at Doctors'
Commons, in which office the rtarrisge licences are wanted,
stated, that the defendant came to the office on the 16th of Au-
gust to obtain a licence ; the usual affidavit was sworn to by the
defendant.

The affidavit was read, it stated, that he helievol Catherine
Cooper to have been above 21 years of age ; that no impediment
lay in the way of their marriage, and that both he and Catherine
Cooper had resided in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn.
The witness was cross-examined at twine length.
The marriage licence was then read by the Clerk.
Mr. G. A 1 ussey produced the will from Doctors' Commons, of
John Cooper, the deceased.
Farah Cooper. the mother, deposed, that she resides in the county
of Suffolk ; is a widow • when her husband died, he left her ten
children, eight of whott are daughters; Catherine Cooper, now
Mulley, her daughter, wan born on the 21st December, 1007; up to
August last, she lived with her, and it was with the wish of the
guardians that she should remain under her care; witness never
saw the defendant until he brought her daughter home from
Loudon, nor had she given any consent whatever to her marriage.
On her daughter coming of age, she will be entitled to WOI. and
considerable property after her (witneses)dcath, should she survive
her.

Johannah Ilenew, one of the married daughters, sister to Cathe-
rine .Mulley, formerly Cooper, saw the defendant on the 12th July
last, at Stow market fair; she was with her sister. There was then
no acquaintance between them, nor did she ever see him at her
mother's house. On Sunday. the nth August, as she and her sister
were coming out of church, they saw defendant in the church-yard ;
he came after them, and in consequence of a heavy r.in, and being
but lightly attired, they went into the cottage of Mrs. Gardes.
Money came in also; they remained there until seven o'clock, and
in the interim had sent home for dry clothes. ;Malley had gone
out about six o'clock, and, when he returned, he called her
sister out, but witness did not know what for. After they had
walked a little way front the cottage her sister saw a post-chaise;
her sister cried before she got into the chaise, and she was
helped into it by the defendant and the post-boy, each taking
hold of her arm. Witness did not think she was willing to go.
hVitness also got into the chaise. There were then four inside.
They proceeded to &'towmarket. Her sister wanted to stop there,
when the defendant told the postboy D drit.e on faster, and they
went to Ipswich. :Bulky had a pistol with hint, and said if any
one came to stop the chaise, he would shoot him. They remained
at a tavern for some time, when a coach to London came up, on
which witness and her sister were scald on the outside, as was also
the defeudant and another person.We had no other clothes with
us than what we wore, nor had we any intention of coming to Lon-
don. On our arrival in town we went to the White Horse, Fetter.
lane, and afterwards to the Bell and Crown, Holborn, where we
remained until next day, when my sister was married to 3lulley.
A conversation about ages took place.
At this moment the proceedings of the Court were interrupted by
the fainting of a young men, who it appeared was the husband of
the young woman under examination; he was taken out of the
Court. The witness also burst into a flood of tears; she was con-
veyed front the box, and although repeatedly called to resume her
examination, she was unable to attend.
Mr. ADOLPH': s--Then, my Lord, this is my cue.
Mr. ALLEY said that be certainly should not cross-examine her.
Mr. A LLtY took several objections, which the Court over-ruled.
Ile then addr,ssed the Jury on the behalf of the defendant, and
called three witnesses to his character. . .

The Com MON -Sr.RG VAX T summed up the evidence, when the
Jury retired, and on their return at 11 o'clock, they pronounced
the defendant Guilty.
It is not a little remarkable, that a person named //cuts, who
war the fourth in the chaise with Miss Cooper, Mrs. lienew (then
also a Miss Cooper), and the defendant, Al ulley, is to be tried to-
morrow morning at nine, on a similar indictment charging him
with perjury in an affidavit to obtain a licence for him to marry
one of the witnesses in this prosecution, on which occasion it is
expected that Mrs. 31ulley will be celled as a witness fur the pro-
secution.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS,

MONDAY, Nov. I.

S. Bellamy was indicted fur picking the pocket of Mr. Finlay-
son, in St. Alartin's-court, of a silk handkerchief. The Jury found
him Guilly. The Court deterred posing sentence.
It'. .11We was convicted of a similar offence, and sentenced to
six weeks' imprisonment in the House of Correction, and to be
whipped.

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

ATTEMPTED 31u1iiia:-.:Ven reka-IZmnd Davit, a man
of sh.tbby appearance, about thirty years of age, was brought
before the LOILD 111sToa, charged with shooting Sarah lie.
vall, his wife, with a pistol loaded with ball, on Saturday night
last.

George Limbs, a watchman of %ralbrook Ward, staled, that
about a quarter before nine o'clock, on Saturday night last, he
heard the report of a pistol, which was succeeded by the shrieks of
a female ; he ran to the end of Bucklarsbury, and saw the prisoner
striking a woman with great violence, with a pistol, about the head.
Witness went up to hint and seized him, and he uid, " the wo-
man was his wife, and she had proved treacherous to him, and he
had had his revenge." The prisoner offered no resistance what-
ever. Witness heard the female exclaim, after she was shot, " I
am a dead woman !" The prisoner 'aid, " I ant satisfied with
what I have done:" and witness gave him into the custody of
Smith, a street-keeper.
James Cecil, another watchman, corroborated the above state-
ment, and added, that he heard the prisoner say, " I ant sa-
tisfied."

Mr. John Elliot, of No. 47, Cheapside, stated, that he came
up at the time the female was lying on the ground, bleeding
at the head, and he assisted in carrying her tu Ilooper and l'o.'s,
surgeons, in Queen-street, and from thence to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital.
Charles Madan, who resides at 40, Bueklersbury, produced •
pistol, which he found dorm the area of his house, just after the wo-
man had been shot.

Smith, a constable, produced a knife and a quantity of pow-
der and shot, which he found in a snuff-box, on the person of the
prisoner. . . . . . .

1 he LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner, it he had anything to
say, when he replied, " nothing whatever."
The Loan 3i ATOM, then ordered the prisoner to be remanded
till ‘Vednesday nest, when the fate of the unfortur ate womann
will, in all probability, be determined.
A young man. rained Ileneyonan, who was charged some days
ago upon suspicion of having been one of the gang of thieves who
stole the parcel containing between 13,000/. and 14,00 W.. the pro-
perty of tha Nlaidstune Bank, was brought before the Lottn
Id AVOW for a final examination. This case forms another instance
in addition to those recently presented to the public of the uncer-
tainty of evidence as to personal identity.
It will be recollected that, on the first examination, the book-
keeper of the coach.office swore, " to the beat of his belief," that
the prisoner was the person who stood at the coach-office door at the
time the parcel was stolen ; that a second witness. a coach proprie-
tor, whose attention was particularly directed at the time to the
person who was standing at the coach-office door, swore positively
that the prisoner was the very man ; and that a third witness, a
chambermaid of the inn where the suspected robber slept, and was
seen frequently, swore still more positively that the prisoner was
that person, whom she knew, nut only by by his person, his fen-
tures, and the colour of his hair, but by his voice and manner.
To corroborate this apparently powerful evidence, the prisoner
was remanded, in order that a young woman, who came to town
by the aidz of the suspected person, on the coach, might be brought
frrwatil to give her evidence as to his identity. To put her power
of deciding the question to the test, Mr. Brown. the Marshal,
caused the prisoner to be placed in a room amongst several other
persona. She wax conducted to the room, and asked whether the
man who rode by her side was present i• At the first glance she',
fixed upon the prisoner, and said, " That is the man :" but, upon
a more close examination of the countenance, she said, she was
mistaken.
The witness, Anne Spurge,. a servant girl, residing at Brain.
tree, then stated, that on the morning the parcel was stolen she
was to London in the coach by which it was sent. The person
who was charged in the yard with the robbery, and who is now be-
lieved to be the thief, sat by her side during the whole of the
journey, and libe frequently ohserveil hid face during the four hours
they were feltow travellers. lie spoke to her several times as they
approached Loudon. l't c prisoner was extremely like hint in
fkure, feature, and complexion, but the other person was marked
with the spiall pox in a manner not perceptible at a distant glance.
The prisoner on the contrary was completely tree from any marks
of the kind. This was the only difference so far as witness was
able to calzulate, but is distinguis:uta the prisoner effectually in her
j Udire' tat.
The Loan Maros said, that ttis criderce would In decisive

with hint in favour of the prisoner. The cridcnce of the other
wittti..t.cs could rot fir a moment stand against that of the last
witness, who lied opportunities fur such king and close examina-
tion. It was clear that they had been mistaken, and that the pri-
soner had the nii.fortune to resemble closely some other individual.
He had derived this advantage iron. the postponement of the in-
quiry„ for if the inquiry had closed with the first examination,
tie prisoner, though innocent, must have been sent to the Old
Bailey, upon the uncontradietcd evidence against him.
The prisoner's Solicitor zeclared that he was prepared with com-
plete and irresistible evidence of an °AK
The prisoner was much affected, and said It was a dreadful thing
to be charged so positively with a tremendous robbery, with which
he had nothing in the world to do. People. he said, should be
more cautious, before they placed a poor fellow.ereature's life in
jeopardy.
The Lone MATOR—The witnesses who supposed die prisoner
to be a suspected person, had spoken to the best of their belief,
and were entirely mistaken. The accusation was a misfortune to
which innocent persons were often liable.
Mr. Itrown, the City Marshal, stated that he must say. in behalf
of the prisoner, that his strong resemblance to another person, who
was a had character, had, on a former occasion, caused him to be
placed in a situation similar to that from which he bad been just
released.
_ . . .

The LORD MAYOR esinetscd his regret to the prisoner for the
pain and inconvcnicnce to which he had been subjected, and dis-
charges, hint.
BOW-ST R E ET.

RAGNIOS—Mary Clerk attended yesterday to prefer a charge
against a gentleman, of breaking two windows In her house, in
/lart-street, Covent Garden.
The complainant stated, that the gentleman came to her house
with two females of a certain description, and after going up stairs,
and remaining there some time, the watch was called and the gen-
tleman came running (lawn with a poker in his hand, demolishing
every thing that came in his way ; the consequence was, that she
luelgetl him in the watch-house, in default of payment.—The de.
Pendant, who was in a state of the greatest agitation, informed the
Magistrate, that he had unfortunately taken a little too much wir.
on Saturdly, ar.d in that condition he yielded to the entreaty of
two women to accompany them to the complainant's house. They
went up two pair of stairs, and the females locking the door. de-
manded all Its money ; they forcibly took from him thirty shillings,
and endeavoured to get a quantity of gold out of his waistcoat
rocket ; as it was, they took a valuable gold seal ; finding himself
ing robbed in this manner, he called for the watch, and acknow-
ledged that he had taken every means to escape.
The woman, Clerk, encoAvoured to shield the two females, (who
have kept out of the way.)
Sir R. MINIX discharged him, but with strict injunctions that
he proceeded to the overseers of St. Martin's pariah, in order that
thu house might be indicted.
The gentleman bowed, and said he certainly would.
HATTON-GA RDEN.
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REWARDS To FlREMEN.—Yesterday, Robin:nye, Esq. of
Harper-street, Red Lion-square, appeared to a summons for not
paying the due sums of money to the different firemen connected
with the offices, u adjudged by the Magistrate.
' lle stated) in defence, that he did not wish to resist any fair claim
that might be made, and that no one felt more than he did the pro.
priety of encouraging firemen to give the most prompt assistance
when required. There was, however, a system now adopted which
he thought should be suppressed, and on that ground only he re-
sisted the payment of the paltry sum claimed. Ile stated, that on
the 13th instant he had invited Rollie friends to dinner, and atter the
culinary duties were faithfully discharged by the cook, she went to
make some experiments on the " dripping," which having over_
boiled, there was an apprehension of fire for a few minutes. Mr.
Robinson inspected the kitchen, and was so well assured of the
saute of his premises, that he returned to his company, and an-
pounced to them that all was safe. In a few minutes, how.
ever, the parish engine arrived, speedily succeeded by three or four
more. 'l'he gentlemen who were dining with him felt rather cha-
grined at their being disturbed by those officious persons, but
still the engines were determined to do their duty. Mr. Robinson
did not appeal upon the paltry grounds of the sum adjudged to the
parties, but merely to expose the system.
The Magistrate fully concurred in Mr. Robinson's view of the
case, and accordingly reduced the bounties to one-half of the OTi-
gwal demand, and to the tunicock, who elaimed ten shilling*, only
lialf-a-c-own was awarded, ss it was proved that several engines
were waiting before he came, and of course, if their services bad
been necessary, they could not have acted.
A respectable looking lad, named Leggett, was brought up in the
custody of Lloyd, charged with embezzlement, under :be following
circumstances:—

Mr. Lamb, s shoemaker, at No. 33, henry-street, Pentonville,
deposed, that the prisoner had introduced himself into his family,
and represented himself as a person connected with the press ; that
he was employed as a compositor in a house at Chelsea. but he was
engaged with Messrs. Bentley and Co. in Saltsbury-square
Mr. Lamb stated that the prisoner was entrusted by hint to de-
liver different nrticles, which he afterwards found that the prkoner
converted to his own advantage, as also the receipts of numerous
bills.

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The prisoner made no defence, and was remanded to give oppor-
tunity of discovering his numerous frauds.
FIRE-WORES.--in consequence of repeated complaints made on
the subject of lire-works being let of r by inexperienced persons, in
the neighbourhood of Somers Town, Pentonville, lalington, Mount
Pleasant, and in some instances even in the heart a the me-
tropolis, the Magistrates of this Office have deemed it advisable
to issue printed notices, cautioning all persons to desist from such
practices, under the several penalties allowed by Act of Parliament
to be adjudged against them on conviction before any Justice of
Peace; and all police officers, bailiffs, constables, &c. are strict'y
commanded to apprehend, without distinction, all persons found
sa offending.
The law, as regards tire-works, is more severe against the vendor
than the actual exploder, the penalty against the former being 51.
and the latter only 20s.
M A RY-I,A -BON N E.
RIOT IN EARL-STREET, LISSON Uttoez.—.on Sunday
morning, &half-past 11 o'clock, a number of Irishmen gathered
in Earl-street, and cotunienced a desperate affray. Staphs, an
officer of this establishment, was near, and endeavoured to persuatta
them to depart, but ineffectually, for an Irish gentleman threw
his hat into the air, biddirg defiance to any officers, as he was de-
terinined on having a light. Staples finding el at fair means were
of no use, secured Afettaft, and safely lodged him in custody.
There were at least 200 persons parent.
Mr. llawtorloat, the presiding Magistrate, ordered that war-
rants should be issued for the other rriacipalnoters, as be was de-
termined that the Sabbath should not be so continually a scene of
rib: and disorder.
Moffatt was ordered to give 24 hours notice of bail.
Cu•uoi: Or FE LON T.—Mary Ann Grimsby was charged by
T. Turnagain, with having robbed hint of seventeen sovereigns,
four half sovereigns, and three duplicates, der three watches, and
eight silver spoons.
.
Mr. Tumagam stated, that he went to the Braun Head, Lisaon-
street, where lie had been with his wife; three young men wished
to go to his house and finish the evening, which was done ; a few
minutes afterwards the prisoner came and asked for one of the
party, and sat by the bed. The prisoner wasclose to the pillow of
the bed, and under the pillow the purse was laid with the property
missing; die (the prisoner) must have seen the red purse, as it was
rot three spars between them. The prisoner was the only person that
had an opportunity of taking the purse, as site accompanied the
witness to go to bed, as she felt ill by drinking half-and-hilf ; every
one else had left the room. A young man, earned SoUy, was seen the
next day with sovereigns in his pocket, hut as he had been without
shoes for same time, and the ;molter was her intimate friend, he
was suspected of being the receiver of part of the propsrty.
Mr. Haw at meow said that really it seemed that Mr. Turnagain
had lost his money, and as he could scarcely be understood, and
that sonic further elucidations might take place. he would have the
prisoner Grimsby brought up for another exatuinatian, and would
detain Sony.
QUEEN.SQUARE.
Ilridget Rickey was brought up ' yesterday charged with steal-
ing some money front a till, the property of yesterday,
ltaddon, land-
lord of the Three Elms, St, Anne's-street, NVestminster.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor's son, that his
mother gave him six sixpences on Sunday morning, whiat he put
into the till, between 7 and 8 o'clock ; the prisoner was in the bar
cleaning it, and told witness to stir the fire; while doing so, he
heard a noise at the till, and on looking saw the. prisoner draw lux
hand from thence, he said, Biddy, what are you doing there ?"
She replied, I ant doing nothing." Its went and examined the
till, and discovered that four sixpences had been taken away. He
then called his mother, and told her what she had done, in the
presence of the prisoner. She strongly di hied it : and atter eta.
mining her, they found cone of the money on her person. Witness
sent fur an officer, and on his appearance. she confessed baying
taken the money, and pointed out the shelf where site had placed
it ; and he found the four sixpences behind a phial on the shelf.
The prisoner, who was in tears during the whole of the examine-
tiOn, said, that her mistress had been :Away, very kind to her, ar d
she could not account for acting with such ingratitude towards her,
and expressed great contrition.
Mrs. Haddon did not wish to press the case. The prisoner was
remanded for a week.
UNION HALL.
Yesterday a man of decent appearance, ranted That. Ward, was
brought before R. J. CHAMBERS, Ewa. in custody, on a warrant,
chat ging him with having been concerned in illicit distillation, at •
house in Church-street, near the Coburg Theatre.
The defendant's wife stepped forward. and with tears in her eyes
begged that the Magistrate would not take away the life of her
hu•banel ; " For (added she), your Worship, he was not the prin.
cipal—he was only the workman ; die real owner of the stiil being
in the publ;c line, and keeping a gin-shop."
The Magistrate, in consideration of this fact, then told the de.
fondant, that he would convict hint in the penalty of 20:. and in
default of payment, imprison hint at the tread-mill fur the space of
six months. The Magistrate, howcvei, consented to let the case
stand over until to-morrow (this day;, in order that the amount of
the penalty might be paid.
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At Clonnwl Sasions on Wednesday last, a man named
Byrnes w•as put to the bar, but not arraigned. The man's
offence consisted la his having in his possession some rustic
specimens of pottry ; a " Lamentation for the death of
the unfortunate men executed at Galmoy for the murder of
Mr. Marvin, and " their lest speed and dying clic-Lira:ton.-
The Magistrates, having conferred a short time, Mr.
Blacker ordered the prisoner to be discharged.—Cork &ith-
e:7z Rep:r. ter.

PRICE OF LEATHER, per lb.
Butts, 50 to 56Ibs . . - 20.1 so EA
Ditto, 58 to 661bs - - . 231 to 2411
Dressing Hide& . - - -17 d to 18,1
Fine Coach Hides - 204 to 22d
Light Crop Hides, for Cutting. 3:i to 40Ibs • 160 to 1544'
Ditto, 43 to 501bs - - - -18 d to 21
Calf Skins, 36 to lHbs -16 d to 2'..
Ditto, 50 to 701bs - . - - 244 to :.
Ditto, 70 to Killbs . - - - 224 to 2',..:
Small Seals (Greenland) - - - 174 to V.“
Large Ditto - • - . 16d to 19'.
Tanned Horse Hides - - -13 d to 1.54
Spanish Horse Hides - - - 134 to 24:

COAL 31 AItKET, Nov. 1.
SHIPS •T M•REET. SHIPS SOLD. PRIM
1061 Newcastle - 81} . 33s Od to 421 rd
37 Sunderland - 34 - 34. Od to es t:
1 Cinders - - 1 . 23s
About 170 sail of colliers arrived for this day's marker.

A fire broke out vesterday morning, at three o'clock, r
the house of Mr. hely. in King-street, Golden-square.
which destroyed part of the building and stock of a fruitetri
and green-grocer.
DREADFUL 01:78•6E.—We have to relate anoth:r of
those disgraceful outrages, the frequency of whose cccur-
rence in this country has almost made us view theta
u matters of course :—On the night of Sunday last, the
house of a person named Wynne, in the parish of Dorn-
riney, in this County, was attacked by a banditti of ruffi-
ans, who, after turtling out his wife and children, ad
breaking every article of furniture, proceeded to pull
down the house, which having completely effected,
they titpartud. Fortunately for Wynne he was 016.1
from home, otherwise he would undoubtedly have sut•
fered. What considerably adds to the aggravation of' dui
ease is the fact that the family, who had thus bean
from their home, were obliged to lie all night in the lieldt
every one of their neighbours refusing to give them shelter,
alleging that if they did so they would be similarly pir
rashes:. The only supposable reason thet can be assigted
for the above outrage is that Wynne had bought a sac's 0-
oats, Ls desire of his master, Mr. Russell, which he (MI.
R.) had seized for rent.—Westmeath Journal.

BIRTH.
On the 19th ult. at Pakenham Hall, Ireland, the Comunt
Longford, of a ace, still-born.

MARRIED.
On the 30th ult. at Croydon. the Rev. Edward rzemcold rec.!.
only eon of the late Dean of Ely, to tleorgrans Clueneth area,'
daughter of tleorge Smith. Esq. M.P.

DIED.
At the Wand of New Providence, in the %Vest Indies,
W. R. Dawkins, Commander of his 3lsjesty's ship Helicon.
On the 243 d ult. at Queen's Lim, Bruniptuo, Lieutenant-001W'
Reginald James, late of tl:c :t7t!) regiment, aged 54.
October 2lith, at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, in his.
year, Lieuter.ant George Augusts* spearing.

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