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London, England, 1809-03-17 00:00:00

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Betjands Nuke sea; indicted fora burglary in the
house of 'the Rev. TSderns, at lielvedon, in this
untidy, op the 15th, Nov. 1807.
ity tjie evidence nil Sarah Ducey, housekeeper to
Me. Adam's, it appeared that she fastened up the
house on the .erelong of the day stated in the •
dictmernmand the next morning she found that
the scullery window lied berm broken open, arid
from the cupboanl in the kitchen were takes a sil-
ver candlestick, two ealt-spouns. and twotea-sperms,
The Prisoner at the bar had been in the hui.it of
coming to the house to assist them in brewing. I ),:
the dresser she found a paper, which she ow
to her master, which had been left there b.t the
thieves.
The paper was read as follows :
You are rich, wears pour,
Witco this is vas, welt cum for mere
Our 'sag is fall thirteen, .
los may catch us tryou can.
Noah Page, a pawnbroker, in Liquorpood-street,
Clerkenwell, stated, that a day or two after the rub-
bery, the prisolier came to him tol pawn the ca,t-
dlestick and tea-spoons. Suspecting he had not
olovined them honestiv, he it td the Prisoner ap-
prehended, and the griods advertised.
Mr. All4/n4 stated, that when the Prisoner war •
apprehended, he confessed the robbery trehim.
The Jury found the Prisoner guilty.
Juke Begot was indicted, noisier Lord Ellenbo-
rough's Act, for maliciously cutting and wounding
John Leyden, with intern to kill lino.
Cy the evidence of Leyden, it appeared, that he
was the Chtircirwarden of the panels of kelvedua
Hatch, and that the Prisoner was a pauper of thee,
parish.
On the of September. the Prisoner came t '
the Vestry, and cl.sitned relief, stating that hie wife ,
war dead, and that the parish must assist his fassely.
The Prosecutor did not immediately attend to hiorw•
upon which he grew very angry, and evert ninny. • ,
harsh expressions, and at last drew his garderier'li:
knife; with which he flew upon the Maretartor, ai •
wounded him in the arm. lie wits prevented fraini
doing any further inischirf try the interference •
the persons present, and immediately taken into
custody.
The Jury fbund the Prisoner gaileirs - '4- --'••••:-
CIVIL SIDE. - •
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This case occupin pouf?, the w •
was au action spinet I.lls4...hurclassardena of tit
pariah of West Ham, igi-chtch the lessors' of t
Pleiatilf -claimed certatyrempes in the church' ;
cord to be ii ekityhald bet lin their manor, mad the '
/ifikOdairt insisted they were freehold, and notheld
the manor.
the ancient records produced, it appeared
tha' the manor of West Ham wasanciently a Royal
Manor, iu the year Ifine it was lea..ed by King
James to Sir Nicholas Becton, io trust fee Prissier

Charles and Henrietta Maria his wife, and atter
their death for the use of Queen Catherine, affirm-
ed in 16!14: it was stain teased in 1694 tolisowos
Booth, ; and ultimately., in I ecrs, it was sold

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In 1636, it was clear that the premises us question
were copyhold, and given to the Churchwardens by
one John Newnan, the then tenant, and there viva
no earanchisersent appeared on the Rolls of the
Manor. The Defendants, howeier, relied on •
Par;•alneistary survey, made in the year 1646, is
‘%:1,c.. the spot in quOdion was described as a free-
hold, with a quit mist of sixpence, which always
from that period bad been received. But the
I.4pirtied Jude observed,. it being a Royal Mauer,
if it had been enfranchised. it 111,14 t he by recsual.
au& ne such record visa-produced ; the Plaintiff
therefore had a verdict. :1

TO THE EDI TISII PRESS.
Stn...l. your Paper the IStla instal,' it is itated, that
I have her. marred Miss the situations I held under kis
Royal Migbanis the Duke af Kest. As that statement is
altogether sainuteled, I mast request you to insert this
contradiction of au false sad injurious s paragraph. I slaw
mop solemnly declare, that I sewer dhl, direeth, sew hull-
rectly, apply to Mrs. Clerk( for the possession elegy paper
or document whatsoever.
I am, sir, your shadiest Servant,
Sloane-street, March tit, is* THOMAS DODD.

Lieut.-Colonel ts.rt IS LI SIG, who was presented to
His 3/ *JEST Y, on Wednesday, has distingeishcit
himself in almost every battle in which the British
troops have been engaged since Marquis COSS..
WA L LIS commanded in America.
A boat with two Foreigners arrived on IVed-
needay, at Dover, bringing over two British 01.
firers who had made their escape—one is Mr. M A s •
SE it., son to the Bishop of Baisvoi., who was taken
with Captain Ll'aintiv, in the Via:eggs. It 14
said, they bring en account of oar between Aust.l.l
and France being on the point of taking
which it is expected that 'turista. Prussia, and Tur-
key will join. They embarked at Middleburgh
in Holland, and had been at sea two nights and
two does, and in great danger col being lost.
A Prench logger privateer has been lurking
round the Eddystone these few days, and has aLmie
several captors's.
The Elisabeth, Woes, from Harwich, was cap.
tured the 7th inst. and carried into Rotterdam.
The sloop Plurals is captured and carried t.it..
Cherbourg.
The Nrify Ann, CLINE, from (;ihraltar, for lAA:-
don. is captured and carried into Boulogne.
The Vanguard, --, from Trinidad for London,
is captured by a French privateer, after an actio“
of an hone and a half, and carried into Dunkirk.—
The Voliguani had previously captured a French
privateer. sod heat off two others.
ne avow Packet, Foosvit,from Rift) J snei o,
*listfllalins mitt captured on the lot ;list. off the
lifootoo. Idlitik by a French privateer of 14 guns
The is capture(' in the Bay of Bengal.
The . SWAINS. from Hirligolaud„ for Lon-
don, is atiOlioro NW 'Slakes'''. and half fall of
'rater.
The Siena, --%bouod Is Calif., is pot back to
Liverpool, troth the legato( gure-top-inait, and •n
and cable.
idllets. Ps rigareekit flow the Bahamas, for
' is solopoord to bare bees taken in A kl•
POI legit 004 envied iota Cherbourg.

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