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BOW-STIDIET.
THE LATE MR$. BOND.
Yesterday an investigate's of the history sod wealth of
the lite Mrs Bond, who died some 111•1111111 Sine* in the
Hieehtiev.roart is great ebetetrity, sad very wealthy. cameos
/wrote Mr. Newhall, the misfile* Magistrate, either estrum..
diem., and peculiar eiresesateeees„ as follows t—
'l he deceased sot hay's' say relative, sue may person
osrticulerly attached to her, SOO sot having kept a stream,
the endertaker employed to conduct the freers, sugared
\l4ly Wadsworth, the wife of a tie-plate worker, to lay out
tne corpse. It was supposed that Ilea Bond wee possessed of
c %vowels/able sons of mosey at the time of her deeestw, which
.he had received a sheet lime before. None being found tee
s premises, it was suspected that Mary Wadsworth
h..l get it with bee clothe. which bad been rives her; sad
I 1.. eta. I y respected lleat she had gut • MIL sole, • 201.
mute, an 4 three Mooted it being keow• that the &teased
h.it receiver, notes to that amount previous to her death.
The swipe inn arose against Nosy Wadsworth, frum two Si
the hi sates being traced which had been paid to the de.
cea.eil, and traced into the poweresioe of Mary Wade meetly
k" (rankle acknowledged IW pomessiom and uttering aliens,
*nil admitted bat she foetid them sewed op in the desert '
petticoat of the deceased, but denied lading oily of the largo
This set being believed J J Smith, one of the priori.
pal °Meer., was seat to her yesterday, mud brought her to the
eefiie 'Site persisted is the same stammered as In slot know.
ing eine thing of the large owes; she also admitted Reding
throe hi. ewes, although two had only been traced to her.
One of the sows she had passed to • grocer in Bishopagate.
street, and two to • beaker le Whiteebspel; these Notts
she cuesidered lee property, from the clothes is which the
deceased expired 111811/111911 bees gives so her, and the party who
gave them told her that they wished she might find a good
warn of ODIPIPP7 is three. T.. maroon this sesitesteut the
party she alluded to were sees fur, end the ieveeligaithe was
resumed is the (mesas,. Smith. the °Meer, alto brought
Nuthaisiel Wadsworth (the Isuebeed of Mary Wadsworth)
/ruin Ithiehoisse, who was interrogated separmsely Crum his
vele., but nothiag particular was elicited, he strictly corro-
borating his wife's statement.
Mr. Ashley, the landlord of Die deceased and Mrs. Mary
Ynoug, • respectable @eights...tar, the parties alluded to by
Mary Wadsworth, is the ouritiug. encoded Mr. Ashley
suited that the deceased was possessed of 116,0001. is the
foods, read had $001..• year from the Bank Moodie., and
lie did not moppet* that she reemerged loll!. per asinstes, her
habits were ettrenaely mitred, she kept no bervaut, nor did
abe employ say perms to do soy thing (or her till 'alibi.' four
or Ave days of bee death, when she permitted his serveet as •
favour to go into her bedroom to make her bed, he.—
She was supposed to have been dead for twelve or fourteen
hones before it was dioceirered. He did not knew that she
was illegitimate. Is austere to a question put to him by
the Magietrete, he said he had heard her say the had PO re.
Whist, and that the Lista or the Gevereiseent should have
nil her property. He positively denied having told Mary
Wadsworth that be wished she might had misery in the
clothes, mud that if she did, it belonged to her.
Mrs. Mary Testae raid she tweeted in laying out the
twine ; she fooled three &Mein' is is. pocket, sad 21. ht.
to silver I. the ether; she admitted that she gave •ll the
othihes of the diseessed to 11111•ry Wadsworth for her trouble,
don. d ring that to he customs. y no such ocessinies; she de.
reed tellies( her that she wished she might And mosey is
tie in, ant thus if she did she was entitled to it.
Mary Wadsworth was then North, ie and fated both
them witnesses, sod persisted in her former statement,
which they agate deviled.
the Magistrate told Mary Wadsworth he should not de-
tain her, suit requested her to go home and senreh the stays
and the rest of the clothes, and if she Letud them see bring
them to the oigre.

JallieS Plumley sad Joseph Astir', the managers of •
Thsioatebank stage, were brought ill this odice. charged with
collecting a great crowd of person■ on Raw 11-aireet,
Covent-garden, where two girl., the children of Manley, were
tumbling and twisting themselves in all manner of altnadrar
assisted by the father, who stated himself to be an American.
They were accompanied by a great drum and other lostrw-
Menlo. The Prisoner, Ashley, drove the hor.e and colt/toed
money. They were detained till the evening, wbc■ they
Mere discharged nu promoting to leave London.
A CHILD OF MISFORTUNE.

A genteel looking youth. apparently about eighteen years
atf Age, applied on Ti, May to the sitting Magistrates, S,r R.
ibraie and Mr. Halls, fur some relief, and related went.-
•taiites uf his own history which excited a strung feeling of
commiseration. He said be was the natural sun of a 'ragt-
ime*, Whose name be begged leave, from a motive of deli-
cacy, to be excelled front stating publicly, bat who was new
Items in considerable splendour. When ha was an intaut,
au Irish gentleman of honour, sassed Callan), married his
mut h er, adopted !aim as his ewe child, and ',raid him with
eke greatest p..seible jtowdetesa. He placed bins, when at
a proper age, under the talon'', of a clergyman, and after-
wards 11 she Cniiersity of Dublin, suit uatfunntly explemied
kis intent ioo to make suck a prostates for him as world enable
khn to support the rank of • Grailleinan. Unfuelissiately,
however, hr died suddenly, without making • will, and there
being no child.en by the matriage, the whole uf his pro-
rely revelled back to his own relation*. His (applicant's)
mother did nut long survive her lou•hand, and he was
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ihrtivin deatiinte upon the *odd. His father, wiessiwltili,
had cure to In is ; and hiving no other resource, he came
to London and opplird to his father's brother, who was
ahem a very 'mitten. professional Dian at the vow tad of
the town, and who upon bearing his story, treated hint
with much kindness, gave him snow y, sod prom and to

iproesie him a commons,- es is this army. To keep bins its
employment until the necessity arramtemests could be
made, he placed him at Mr. J imp's, the batter, In Bontlmtreet,
where he remained for some time with the happiest pros.
Peels boron- hiss. Tait was the state of shines when d. alb
mitJeoly deprived loaa of bis second benefactor, who, while
om hinting, was thrown frosts bit home, mid killed alssmit
o• the spot. This was about • year and a half ago, and
more (bat period his father had smarmed from lades ; and
althmeh se I ail himself amassed • large foresee, sod tube-
riled the propeily of his deceased brother...he positively re-
-fused so trotter him any amtpasee. He turned • deaf tar to
all his entreaties, and aliboagh the present Lord blayor ssf
,Litadoo and Sir Hobert Baker, to whose he had made known
in case, Lad strosgly iutcreAcd Memorise* in his behalf,
the result was mill the smse--bis (miser *meld do nothing
for him. Hr use now completely destitute, sod with every
milltuattess to earls • lilehbood be was usable t• procure
"employment. . _

At the riiise of his narrative, which was frequently inter-
rupted by 911,11 f emotion, the unf.irtunaie youtit handed ise
es paper, contsini int the names of sclera! person, of respecta-
bility, to shorn be said he would refer the Slngistrates fur
inyairy as to the corr. twee.' of his oven conduct and the
tenth of LIS story. 'I he persous referred to were—the Rev,
Goody rag, of 'rehabs-If Viearsge, Derbyshire, with whom
be ;recited a ports in of his etiecaliou; Mr. Burke, of
10, King.sireet, Coveut-garden; Mr. Japp, of liond-street ;
and Miss Eieglish, of Beebread-place, East-lane, New Kent.
road.
Sir Reehard Biinie, after ailing the youth several goes-
diem, earmarked upon the singular want Oft alio; tailored by
Isis 'mite.' ; soil expressed his willimpiess to do someibuig fur
air if it rhutiiii be is his poser.
Mr. Halls, elm appeared to hare some previous 'bane.
iedite of the circumstances, also expressed his asiuoiiinarat
at the rooduct of lb' father, and less ova wish to du some-
thing foe the yowls.
Bernietier R. humanely gave bin a sovereign, sad fishes
the two worfliv Magistrates lead consulted for some time to•
/ether, 'bey desist h o to eat scam io a day or two, and
Emend bins shacks /be isitsevoisthey would not be kik its his
behalf.
The youth before he left the °Mee evatasuoiestrd the
p.sse aloe (esker privately to the Magistrates, but beyond
tl al it did sot transpire.
A NEW CLAIMANT 10 THF: CHOWN.

The hominess 1.1. Ike trace csperiemand ate—potosv-- •-•
Weer-
Tuptlon in the course of the slanting by the appeoesoce d •
wild kinking and seemingly half stars.. mar, with tattared
summits, and slowly shaven crows, sea whereof a bar, Wm,
a.lranelag with lung strider taalte bench, desired to Isimhesed
Wide be wide as impotent derlaratioa.
Hw adtpraraaee and wanner readered any order from the

Nagistrale ft r tbe most profound attention fatally goatees-
eery, and the turmoil, visitor, in a foreleg accent, declared
himself to fsa the true and rightful king uf Great Britain!
The Magistrate (Mr. Halls) did riot meow impressed with
any extraordinary degree of awe at the pr. score of to august
a personage, and asked ►im quite fassiliarly to favour hint
"Pith his name.
" My name, Sir," tbeadered out the trii-dfrmat march,
" is Philip Crowivrell."
Mr. Halls-ss" Oh! I ouppeett, t►en, Toe are a descendant
of Oliver Cromwell!"
P►ilipl' Yes; he was my grandfather!"
Mr. Hall.—" And pray where are yea sow resifrafe"
Philie.—" At my hotel."
Mr. Hafig-4, Where le that!

11111)--4 Sorserset-boss. But leers@ sot here to &Sewer
quemions • west to mike my deelnesties is writing." lie
tl.es looked shoot foe writhe( santerials, bet nose lief, given
to hien._

Mr. Halle asked him if be had say family ?
Ittlilip—P Yes. The Queen sad the Priam**, are at Ken-
sington."
Mr. Halls asked blue whereabouts at Kensington ? bet he
did ant answer distinctly; and after • few observatioall, de•
livered ioculterently, •boat the " steps" be had lakes to
"'roarer his rights, be turned about sad strode oat of the
office, is spite of the efforts of Mr. Halls to detain him, by
asking gelation. with a view to ascertain who he really was.
He sal a uelddk•aged insp.

Ili A ILSOIRILIOU
Yesleirgisy Henry and Vito Tarp& were brought up iu
t►r custody of Layaway, the officer, e►arird by Stoorheur
Scott, Faq., of 25, Half-Woos-strret, Piccadilly, ou suspi-
cion of beim cosseerord io stealing five valuable paiutiugs
Gum ►i. ►auer.

It appeared by theevideuee of the footing., that on Saler-
day everlrg, shout eight o'clock, he saw the pietures hang.
tog is the parlour of his master's hors*. He bad otessior
to go out about that time, sad or hie return home he missed
the property, and ascertained that the house had been se.
tered by thieves. A search warrant was issued to search the
Prisoners bused, os doing which three pielurdy the pro-
perty of Mr. Scott, wire fowled sin the second flour, which
was Occupied by a James Brows, suspected of the robbery;
but he sot being there, the Prisoners were secured. Pales-
tine stated that he (wand other property is the room, which
so doubt bad been got os the email.
The Prisoners dewed all knorledge of the robbery, but
they were rewarded until Brows cats be brought forward.

BRISTOL ASSIZES.

On Ratorday last our worthy and Learned Recorder, Sir
R.Gillford, made his retry iutu the city, attended by the nasa
escort of carriages and brsedoes, and immediately pro.
eeedrd to the Guildhall, wide°, the admit preliminary forms
basing been gone through, he adjaerued the Court to M
ots-
day. On Senday he attended Divine Service, in company
with the Rudy Corporate, at St. Mark's Chapel, when an
excellent disediaride wasilrlivered by the Rev. Mr. Serie, the
Mayor's Chaplain. from the 17th chap. Acts, and Slit
eerie : " Because he bath appointed • day, is the which he
will judge the world in righteuusoese, by that ma• whom he
bath ordained; whereof he bath gives aseerasen sotto sll
men, la that he bath raised him frond t►e deed."
On Monday morning the hostile's commenced at the
Guildhall. Of the 66 Prisuoers in the calendar, the fellow.
lug were tried and received aeuteuce:—
He:ehleh grooming, fur bigamy. tlw the 7th January,
1821, the Prisoner was married to Elisabeth hisses; his lest
wife, Mary Bourne, whom ►e was married about la years
ago, being thin alive. Wham apprehended, the Prisoser said,
that his hest wife having left kills with four or five children,
be got the other woman to take care of the young oars, and
it was not until he felt certain that the former was quite gone,
that be married • second tome. The Priam ern first wife had
brought him into debt, and had been the MKe of his being
gent to gaol, and had frqueuily gone away (gum hint and
kept company with other men.
The Prisooer called Thomas Gough, who said he had
known tins. kish Browsing bons • boy, and that he had ever
esteemed him • sober, ateady, and itulustriuus man: be has
a hop family by b..th wives.
Verdict—Guilty, but strongly recommended to mercy.

John Abrahams sod Charles Sail*, for haying burgled.
misty entered the dwelling house of Harriet Dowo, and steal-
ing therein seven promissory notes, value 71. her property.
Harriet Down lives in Kiug's-sqaare avenue. On the 16th
of December she lift home in she evening to go to a pl see of
worship, and went bids about eight o'clock. When she
west oat she had left the house securely fastened; but un
her return food that it bail beets bruleo iuto, and • box,
containing mosey, wienehed open; 31. in Bristol notes,
some silver and copper, were obtain out of it; in all about
ire pounds.
Elias Fisher, a servant of Mei. Taylor, the opposite neigh-
bour t.f Hiss Down, about a quart, r to six o'clock was com-
ing out of her mistress's Mose, adieu something fell • it at.
traded her notice, when she observed a light in Miss Down's
bed room. mod saw a man runic quickly forward to the win-
dow, and pull down the blind. She then crossed over sad
rung the bell; upon which a man opened the door and rushed
by her ; another followed, and spoke to her. She asked hint
f.• Miss Down, and lw summed, Miss Donn will be la in
a quarter of so h•,ur. This mon then shut the door, and
went away. Witness waited till the patrol came up, when
he accompanied her op stairs; in the bed room they fouled a
crow-bar, sod a boa that sppeatefl to have been jest broke*
open, sad in the shop a stalk lantern. Smith was the swan
who spoke to her; she knew him wheu she saw the prisoners
at th. Cosneil-house from his voice; there was • gas lamp
over Miss Down's dour, and she noticed that the man who
spoke to her had on top-bouts,cordaroy breeches, and a bias
coat, with a velvet collar. . _ _

M:m. Harding, • watchman, corroborated that part of tba
preerdiag witaess's tesiimun) in *bicb Air spoke of as
potful ; and tM erow•bar and labium were brought Into
Cosirt, and ideatilled by Mr. &lawn, the *Wit:constable..

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Charlotte Young knows the Priiinners ; they lived with her
in December last; they were as her house as Sunday, the
10th of that month, sod with them one Williams. Abraham
was thou called " White." They left her between See and
six o'clock I. the evening; Abraham bad previously asked
her to fetch something down from the boil-room which was
.lat a laaadkerebief; she fetched it, and gave it to Abraham;
it tans •a dart lantern; Abraham mud Smith monied about
ten o'clock. Abraham said they bad been very nearly
grabbed; they had entered a house, sod a servant had area
them brrakiag a boa open from the opposite 'killdeer; he
added, that he had rushed out, bat Smola had stopped to see
who it was; they bad left the jiviesee and the dark* bellied
them—(the jimmy* is a crow-bar, and the dqrkte a lantern);
—the latter she could swear to, but not the former.
Croat exandaed.—Witness had lived at Worcester ; it was
her home; knew a girl naturd Charlotte Mettle; who left
that place on being 'barged with atealsug a welds. She had
bees kept by a pens,. named Young, tad bad taken his
some; ,be was herself the girl name.' Charlotte Mask; she
had lived wide Mrs. Wright. to Maudlin-lane, and had bittee
gotten bee living as a girl of the too. Did nut kuuw mock
of William.. She was lakes ill es the Souday slight tiering
lbe Prlsorees came home, because slit thoucbt they bad bees
caught. Smith wore a black cost on the day in
but out state, dram the fear, as be said, of bete( detected
by it.
Mr.' uau Evans searched Young's house on the 14111 of
Jaguar", in company with Morgan, sod fouisd is the cellar
two bags essatainisg skeleton keys..
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Janes Jobe Scalia, a lkow.eireet officer, took the Priseeers
into comedy is Leadon--Abrahain, as he •as applyieg at
the rio.uffies fur • kitty from Bristol, directed to Joseph
White; sedlotith, at No. 9, Petty's-court, Haewarstreet.
He took both haute Sir R. Steele, when they cleated all
harroledge of each other. On Beerchiug Smith be Aloud, be..
sides eight sovereigns, a dapheate fur a coat and • watch, a
arcs-bar, sad two skeleton keys.
The ease for the prosecution being.concluded--
Abraluisa, is his defence, begged to ask Yours one gave-
lled, which, after a shoot coeseitation with hi. Cuestrel, was
pet by tree of the (.evened .Geetlesuesi. The muster pre-
dueed by it sea, that the (Parka,* Yours) dideeettbrabsin
as the Saturday, Saaday, nod Ilued.y, before she fight at
Haalystford, *bleb took place so dbe Tuest'aylor.delke

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