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on the same parts of the 6'84 where the Mother hid
received the blows. There were some circumstances
in mitigation, and the Defendant having already
undergone a long imprisonment, was sentenced to
be imprisoned for three months.
Frederick Cannon, a lad only 15 years of age,
was tried noon an indictment for having stolen
nineteen hundred weight of Spanish tare, the pro-
perty of Mr. John Griffith., of Fell-street, Wood-
street. Tare is a species of sacking i" which
Spanish wool is brought to this c,,untry.
The Prisoner received a good character as an
hottest and clever lad. His father, a respectable
tradesman, appeated in his behalf.
The Jury immediately found the Prisoner Guilty,
and the Court said i% was to prevent the father
from sieving his son expire on the gallows that they
did not listen to his interesssion. The sentenped
the Prisoner to be transported for seven years.
William timer, a veteran, who has a pension of
70/. per annum, was convicted of having rubbed
his ready-furiiirlied lodgings of sheets, &c. He
was sei!tenerd to three mouths imprisonment.
John Mins, Ilk-wise a veteran en the army, was
tried for >t like offeiree. It was clearly proved that
he had stolen the property,
The Jury found hem Guilty, tiled sentenced him
to Ise imprisoned for three months.

PHLIC

CHI I I.DH A LL..
VAGRANCY.
John Lindsey, a sturdy vagrant well known nbant towq
as a hero', with a crippled hoer, and walkieg with a crotch
and a stick, was brought up on a charge of begging iu the
streets.
Mr. John Marsh, stUistner. of Ludgate-march, stated, that;
oba-reine the
..Prisoner begging opposite his sirup-door, y.eis.
terd.y, soil the inhabitants of the parish being extremely des.
siruus that all inch preemie should be removed, as they camas
obstructions iu the street, soil Aequientiy create upporthoi.
ties for the pickpockets, he desired him to go away, but thee
Prisoner refosed; Mr. Myrsh then told him the street-keeper
would' soon pass that way, and would probably take him two
the Compeer ; the Prisoner replied, that was where he 'frisbee'
to go, but the beadle would not take him—he had already
asked bins to du so, but he had rainier!. Snow,' the street.
keeper, then coming up, Mr. Marsheelated the story tu him,
and he denied having been spoken to by the Prisoner. M,:
Marsh theta gave hirminto custody. •
The Prisoner said he was obliged' either to beg cr starve..
He was a native of Ireland, bat •li•d been mapy years in this
country; he was brought op as is weaver, and used to woik' •
in that hissiness at Barosley, in Yorkshire, until he hurt me.
knee. He had now no means of getting employment. 4.!
The worthy Alderman, Scholey, ordered him to he rons
milted, ander the Act poised in the last Session of Parlia-
ment, to Bridewell, to hard labour fur three months.
William Palmer, a powerful athletic man about six feet
high, was charged with a violent assault on Joseph Sullivan,
and Sarah, his wife.•
The Complainant, a fruiterer and green-grocer in New.
gate-marbet, stated, that ott Saturday morning lasrhe bought
two•flatemf ahlerherries, of Mr. Ferner, a salesman is Fleet-
market, by whom he was desired to take particular care of
Ore Oats, and not to deliver them to any person but himself.
About Mite o'clock the same morning a young man called at
him bulk or stall, in the market, mid' demanded one of the
Hats, which being refused by the Complainant, unless he pro:
duced a proper authority floe receiving it, he went away, rey.
iug lie would fetch a iserson that should make him give it up.
About twelve o'clock that perms) 'monied with the Prisourr,
who demanded the Bat, which the Complainant refused to
deliver to him, unless he sheered his authority. N. order or
authority,- however, would he 'mother, ilthongh often urged
by the Complainant so to do. In order to rrevent his entering
the hulk to lake away the flat, the Complainant placed him,. if
in the doorway, and the Prisoner knoeked him duo') into the
bulk. 'rho Complainant rope and endeavoured with all his
might to prevent the Prisoner from 11.1111UVIlig the flit, not
by striking hien, but by holding his arms. The Prisoner,
however, overpowered him, and knocking his bat down so an
to cover his eyes, by striking him on the crows,- then gave
his several very molest blows in the body, which injered
him so seriously as to oblige him to have recourse to medical
assistance. During the snuggle, the Prisoner called to the
other man to assist him, who accordingly aimed a blow at
the Complainant's head, which he parried, and then drew
away the flat fruits under him. On getting up, and removiug
the hat frum berme his eye., lie saw his wife, who is in a
state of pregnaory,lyine ua !whack on the ground, hi such
a posture that she could not attempt to rise without assist-
ance; and enraged at the sight, be thee, but not uutil then,
struck the Pi mutter.
Mrs. Sullivan corroborated the statement of her husband,
only adding, that she endeavopred to explain to the Pri-ottee
the manner in which the flats came into her husband's, pus.
sessj.m, soil the rearm tit his refusal to deliver them to any
person without being satisfied of his authority to collect
them, but be would hear nothing, and threw her from him
'with Brest Mulener, which occasioned bur to fall is the maa.
tier which her husband had described.
Mr. Joseph Gazzan, a neighbour of the Complainant's,
who witnessed the whole tramsac lion, corroburatsd Isis state-
ment in every particular.
Au Attorney who attended for the Prisoner attempted to
show iu his defence that the Prisoner was well knuwu as an
authorised collector of flats in the market ; but the Com.
phallism and his wife denied that they bad ally knowledge of
him whatever. The Attorney then said lie was afraid be
mold not overturn the facie of the ease as far as regarded
the assault, bat he produced a wanasat of attorney from a
person in the eutortry who is in the habit of sending butter
to the market in fl.te, anthorising the Prisoner to collect
his flats. He also stated that the flats, when emptied; ere
frequently piled in the market, and the people wise attend
the markets frequently take them sad use them for the pur-
pose of removing iu Ile market such article* as they deal
in, and often
rised to eulleet those Hate for a peraoo in the country, keeps
a horse and earl with which be sues emend to the several
market, and all round the turn, and take, all the flits ke
sere bearing the mark of him employer, wherever be may
find them.

The worthy Alderman considered the conduct of the Pri.
miner as sous' striju.dlfilhly violent, sod ordered him to ftud
bail to answer ai the Sessions for the &smolt

William Tliorepood, a tall, stunt, and sturdy young man,
a pauper, ws• pIOCCI./ at the fair on the charge of Mr. John
Over, the-Overseer of the poor of the parish of St Septet.
cbre, who stated that the Prismier applied to him on Fii.
day last for a shirt and pair of shires, and was taken by him
to the wurkhouse,for the noisome of being mipplied with
them. On the represeistation, however, of the noisier or the
workhouse, us to the deplorable condition of the Prisoner,
be ordered Inns to be taken into the house, where it was
found necessary to it' ip him entirely linked and clean him,
and be was then clothed from head to foot. Ou Sunday last,
being refused permission to go out, be became exceedingly
outrageous, and cooducteil himself with vest violence,
threatening to kopek duwu every body that approached him ;
and un Monday lie alo.cooded, taking with him the clothes,
not a single article of which hr now had on, but h►d made
■way with than, and was afterwards found iis a wretched,
dirty, half naked plight, and being questioned as to the
clothes he took from the workhouse, he said he had sent
them to be dyed. He bad offended in a similar way before,
and had been punished according to law. He was a botcher
by trade, au.l some of the.hutchers iss Newgate market end
Fleet market had employed him in order to preveut him
from burdening tho pirish, but he was so dishonest and j
lazy, that they toubl use longer trust him with any jobs.
The Prisoner now said iu his detente, that lie li ft the
workhouse to get work, but findiug that no one would em-
ploy him in the clothes which the parish had gives bum, a
grew beige coal and trousers, he disposed of them and got
the rags lie now had on instead.
The Worthy Alderman inked bim to be committed to

kri.iesell. to bard labour for three months, under the Act of
the 55th George 111.
BOW-STREET.
PRETENDED SALE OF PLACES UNIDkR
GOY ERN Al ENT.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, 'Jr. Benjamin Momefielti was
again brought up for examination, oa the charge uf &Gaud-
in Mr. Shirley of 2001. under fake pretences, in promising
to get him a situation under Government.
Mr. Harmer, Solicitor for Mr. Shirk.), stated that lie was
Ada, if his client proceeded in his charge, be should not
be able to psosecute the Delendmit to conviction, ns be
could not swear that lie parted with his money on the fake
pretence, of the Defendant, but had door so on receiving the
lk.ed for its repayment, executed by the Dasudaut sod Mr.
Dunbar.
Mr. Minshull, thV Magistrate—Do yon mean to say, that
by his acceptance of the bond hr nude it a debt?
Mr. Harmers—That is inrupiniun, as the legal advber of
my client.

Sir Rickard ilirotie—That it the point which Mr. Adid.
phus and Mr. Milner have been trying to e ... tore me of;
but I cooks* it
_does nut appear clear to me. You, Mr.
Minsbull, irritated the warrant in this coot, and I am glad
you are here to take the evidence. Let the evidence be lead
which has been already taken.
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Mr. Minsholl—Did nut the Prosecutor 'weep' of the bond,
for the money hr had parted with, under false pretences that
were mode to him by the Defendant
Mr. Harmer—No; be says he would not have ISrirterl with
his money except for the consideration of the hood. It his
been ruled that ■ conviction caning take place withont the
money has bees obtained by, false pretences, and my client
says he did not part with It WI that account slim!. II aware
you it is not the wish of icy client to shrink from the duty
lie owe, the public whet, he declines the prosecution.

A Gentleman then staled that a friend of his, a Mr. Rolfe,
had a stronger charge against. lime Defendant than that of .Mr.
Shirley's, in whickvbe obtained 100/. trom Mr. Rolfe, under
the p 000000 'lee of getting him a sittimiuo matter: Ouverunient,
fur which he had given Ho {Mild. • ••
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Air Richard Then-we will en labs this mum."
:The.Gentlensan and Me. Rolfe retired fur a few minutes,
vend on their return the Gentleman stated the' his friend was
not then prepared to enter into his case, as be was without
legal advice.
Sir Richard Birnii—" Is he nut capable of relating a plain
story of farts ?"
Mr. Rolfe raid if the Prisoner was remanded for another
. examination he would be then prep-red to prefer his charge.
He had received a bond fur the DAL from the Di•feimani,
but lie WAS not joined in it by any other person; but the
money was received by the Defendant to obtain lion a place
under Goyeri.ment, which it never could Love batmi ill his
power In have obtained.
The Defendant stated that the Mood which lie hail given
Mr. Rolfe was nut yet payable, and wheat It was he had no
doubt but i.e would be able to IWO it.
The cave of Mr. Shirley was then resumed.
Mr. Harmer said the bond fur the 2001. was given by the
Defeudaid to his client ha condition that if he did out ob-
tain him the place under Government, sisal be was to renhit • '
him the 2001.; the piece nut being obtained, the bond *sir
forfeited, and Mr. Shirley could recover the penalty .by .au
Mr. Minelitill—Then Mr. Shirley, you contend, nit
deceived by it.. false 'pe'etences of the Defendant, as be
would oat part with his. Money without the bond.. Is there
soot soother (podium...would Mr. Shirley have eiceepiell of
the bond as a considerstion fur his money, if be was nut in
expectation of obtaining the place under Goyiriimmit ?
Sir Richard Banat—. That is the queetion. , Let Mr:
Shirley be examined to that point."
Mr. Shirley was then sworn and examined Ly
—He had no knowledge of the Defendani,•or Mr. Dunbar,
before (hie transaction; lie would not have. parted with JIM
motley oa the bond, if he was not in expectation Of the
place under Government. lie was told by the Defendant •
that Mr. Dunbar was a most respectable young man, a stn.
dent at law, under Mr. Chitty, the, Balmier; before he
parted with his money, he understood from the Defendant
that be was a relation of Sir Benjamin Blornefield, and that
Mr. Dauber was the on of Major Dunbar; on tawdry
since, he found the atmn mem of the Defeuilent to be cur.
rict ; he had had a letter from Major Dunbar, which lie.
knowledged Mr. Dunbar to be his son.
Sir Richard Blruie---Then you have been rorrespondini
with Major Dunbar, in hopes of having your money re.
turned ?
Mr. Shirley-1 have nut; I wrote Jo Major.Dunliar, to
know whether the reprementaiiuns of the Defendant were
correct; I received au mower from him, denying all know-
ledge of the Defeedaol, but acknowledging that Mr. Dun. I
bar is his sou; but at the same time there was no use in
my making ally application to bin.. fee the payment of the
amount of the bond.
Mr. Standstill said, he was of opinion that this was a ease
which ought to be iuvestigated by a Jury. If Mr. Shirley
was to prosecuic, he was aware that he would he debarred
of his remedy by at, action at law, for the Defeatism could
slot be punished both ways.
Mr. Harmer stated, that so far from his client foregoing
his claim, if the Defendant was *-discharged he bad a
Blieriff'e officer in waiting to arrest him for Ike debt.
Mr. Shirley staled, that be had taken great paius to Drew.
ligate into the conduct of the Defendant, and lee was con-
vinced that his name, his fiimily connexious, and his•bili-
lies, had caused him to be made the dupe of a set of
sharpers.
Sir Richard Birnie—You may have obtained this infor.
elation since you were last herr, and it may be correct ; but
the source from whence you obtained it is unknown to
and if we were in possession of it.ere have nothing to do with
it. We set here for the purposes of forwarding public jus-
tice, and us the evidence adduced before Pa we are to judge
whether it is or is not a case to go to a Jury and 1 cer-
tainly agree with my brother Alagistrate that this is a case
which ought to gu before • higher tribunal; at the same
time, jet is the wish of all the parties, we can have no ob-
jection to remand the Defeudant fur a further examination.
Mr.Sbirley observed, that he did nut Willi to shrink from
the duty he owed the public, but he was advised by his
Solicitor, if he did prosecute, which would put him to con-
siderable (ignore, it was not likely ie conviction would
low. He was willing also to admit, that lie f. It a vast deal
fur the Defewelani, uho was a young man of promising
of most respectable Connexion., and will., be be-
lieved, had been mole the tool of e set of atwitter.. His
feeliugs would out allow bon, if it did out interfere with the
duty he owed to the public, to crush such a young man to
the earth.
Sir Richard Itirnie rigid, there could be nit doubt hot be
(Mr. Shiley) was actuated by most proper motives, but they
were of that nature neither be nor his brother Magistrate
retold enter into. Their duty was pointed out to till en, they
were obliged to take a straight fin is ard conise, and nut to
turn to the right or the left. He conaii/ried it would be the
better course that the Defendant should lie remanded, and
brought up fur further examination ou Weilmaday next.
The further exawiration postpomid to Wednesday next.
MARl.nottolinii•STßEET.
ROBBING THE VAULTS OF ST. JAMES'S CHURCH
The case of Wyatt, the sexton, and /tore, the grave..
digger, was yesterday gemmed before G. B. Maiuwaring,
Esq. wheu the Cbuteltwardena, ate. attended.
Since the last elimination Gook, the (imitable, *cramps.
nird the parish officers to the church, mid ill the north and
south vaults they found that several coffins hail beeu forcibly
stripped of the inscription plates.

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Wyatt protested his innocence, and with Howe declared
him ignorance of the matioir in which they had toren porliou-
eil; lately they bad employed sereral act:tat:tea grave-dolmens
who might have ttoku tbyta•
Mr. Mainwaring said it behoved him, for the sake of his
reputation in the wrist', to ricer the matter up if he pbivi-
cotild; there scented to have been a system of pillaging
fur some time past its the parish.
Wyatt still strongly protested his innocenee, and wept.
Howe was confronted will, rudder, a inn.. to whom be sold
the lead; but Fodder denied ever having pittchpsed any of
him.
Mr. Mainwaring thought it his duly to remand Howe, sad
ordered Wyatt to put la bia own tecogniciute till Ttitsdaj
oral,

BIRTHS.

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On Trodiy Isal,in Mem Cumin rlatotirrrret. the.Loh d
am niacin Oyu. Lord GiII&MAW, of a YOU and heti., w AIN
Ibe .me d.y. .
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On thr 941. ',lsla:A, at the Palace, Closter, 1.34 elvitlotte
1.2., of a no,
At Wahori, on Monday last, tlx Lay of Rear-Admiral
C Of a dune iltl I .
00 Meant-Amy, Ike Ithlt iostast4 at Fountain. Dale, ova
Mansfield, the Lady of lleurral Nerd, of a

MARRIAGES.
Al Croydon Church, us Weill...soy las', Mr. %Vallee, of
SAritor, Ftsecer, daughter of
the late M r. Thomas Tamer, of Cr., doll.
On Saturday, the :fhb bostotit, at CU:Wes& 1,, Dertiy•
attire, by the Rev. Harvey Wilmot Sitwell. the Rev. Sumo. I
Rickards, F.llO. Of Oriel College, Oxford, to Lucy Maria,
tleht dauthier of Sir Robert Wihnot, of Ctirdilesiletr. Met,
At Si. NlClielatee Church, Cork, by the Rev. Rowland
O`Costisor Yelvertou, Foulk Gardner, tit Brook Lodge, in
the (moiety of Waterfotd, to liettrietio, third drughtsr of
the late Jeremiah Estimate, of Cork, Cs.i.
DEATHS:
Yesterday, the letis instant:, Mr. William Rhodes, aro.
aged 78. •
Ots Sunday morning last, Ia consecrence of a fall from his
horse ott the 3d inst. est •loisrelorit from Nllttiligh3.i.,
Charles et:loner, surgeon, of Brewton, iu Lato
After a short illness, 31 her brother's hour, at Breozhtun,
near Manchester, where she *al on a visit, NI/9. Loyd, wife
of Lewis Loyd, Esq. of buthbory, Ironton, banker
0.1 Saturday, the 6th instsiit, at Bath, sit the 39th year
her age, Mos Susanna Folksier Niale„ dattghito of Prothick
Barry, I'q (late Neale'), of Roelarecton Manor, in
county of Nottiogham. flier remains were interred at Wet-
cut, were Rath, co Twestfity, tits t6th instasit, and attetolcil
to the grove by her wily brother, reudork Batty Berry. F•ml.
as chief Mourns r.

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