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The following answer to a Petition to the Right
Run. the Lords Commissioners of Isis M.i.bt.y.'d
Treasury has been received by a house iii Leith :
" T y Chambers. October 3,1829. No. 19,2124.
NG llEtit With reference lu pur Petition, dated
31st Aingost last, complaining of two heads bsiat required
before yus es• remove • small reran of ends not of ware-
house, for expo,lalitin to It. Petersliwitati, and of the rate of
Stamp July, 1 am commanded by the Lords Commissioners
of his Majesty's T y to acquaint you, that they bare
authorized the Commissiorsees of Custom. in Scotland to ills.
petite web the warehouse loud, provided all Ike COM is the
warehouse is to be exported, sad no pass of is to remain
therein ; and that when the Act 3 Geo. IV., cap ea, which
imposes a duly un corn, %ball come auto operation, the bond
may be taken tin a If. stamp.
I am, Gentlemen, year obedient servant,
"GEO. HARRISON"
[Tbe expose of hoed, here complained of antoented to
dime pounds seventeen shillings.]

A letter dated Caber, the 6th Instant, states, that
a poor widow, of the name or W.-Aft:ARA, and her
iu-
fent grmd-datsghter, were burned to death by an
act identul fire on the morning of that day at Bal.
Initially. near Clogheen.
On Friday evening, thel Ith inst. about twelve
o'clock, an alarming fire broke out on or nem the
back premiaca in the occupation of Mr. Bone, •
respectable coach-builder at Clapham, which raged
with some fury for a considerable time, but owing
to the prompt exertions of the workmen in the
management of the Fetish engine, in conjunction
with the retorts of the gentlemen hsing adjacent,
who, upon the alarm-being given waft tmmrdwttly
on the spot, the flames were subdued by four
O'clock. hawing consumed all the out-lon:ea u:.d
workshop..

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/V LICE.

BOW-STREIT.

•PR,CA'S AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.

A man of respectable appearance, who stated Isis same to
be Charles To!hall, residing at Iddiebouse, sod Who, we pa.
derettud, is Captain of as East linhansan, was brought up
do lisiorday, on a charge of a most Tusleat nod roprovoled
amok YU a tentlessan of the name of Kest, combated itt
the Haymarket theatre tae preceding eveuing.
Mr. Kent lasted, that be was in hog No. S. of the theatre,
in company with a party entirely consisting of young ladies.
The house was extremely fall, and his bbx was completely
occupied. In Cho tatidd!e of the drat act three *as consider.
lble dist arbariee maside of the box door, occasiosed by some
person altercating n Oh the Imadicepere, and such was the
noise that he and his party entail not hen a word of the per.
formanco. The noisome, continued some time, and he at
tength ifproeil the box and entreated that the Doti* might be
discuiti hided. This. however, was without effect, sad finding
lbw he Mrs not likely to obtain ?edress by fair wears, be
sowed the box, and went in search of the odic.► who is
flatally attending the house. He foiled him and brought
him to the spot, When sume further altercation took place
with the Prisoner Ly whom the cunfusino had been crested,
sod who seemed to be somewhat intoxicated. Mr. Keel
was their rethening to the box, when the Prisoner kicked
blend This be gouiloaturedly passed by without resentment,
but the noise was repeated al intervals. Towards the close
of the eiening's attertainiornt, mid Dearly three hours after
the first diets.baisce, Mr. Kent went to She saloon to get
some grapes for his party, and was tutting on a chair, him-
self tilting some refreshment, sad utterly msospicious of
attack, whew the Prisoner suddenly came up, and watch.
foe an opportunity, struck him two most violent blues in
his fire, which at once closed both his eyes, and lacerates/
his nose iu a ghosting manner. Mr. Kent was rendered
for the moment perfectly senseless, but on recove.ine,
found the Prisoner in the custody of an offieer, by whom
he was afterwards conveyed to the watchliouse. The op.
pearsuce of Mfr. K. on Saturday morning sufficiently evinced
the scientific precision nal. which his assailant avenged any
injury be might have sapposidibimself to have received.
John Rl`Doreald, the officer of the house, was then called,
and he confirmed the Glory of the Complains'''. He was sop.
pu. fed by the box-keepers, who ileclart d they had never lea-
nt-sail more robes °meg cooduct in the theatre. The
Prisoner had twice found his way into a private box, from
which it became necessary to remove him.
Mr. Hallstemaited, that it was the Interest as well as the
duty of the proprietor of a theatre, to take every perms.
tints to ;mimeo. 'ha re•pechible part of its visitors from be-
ing insulted or interrupted by disorderly characters of any
lort, and was glad to find that us the present occasion the
othe,r had been so prompt is affiording the Necessary as.
hisisoce. Theo, turning to the Prisoner, he asked bum
whither he had been p, riposting the character of Tow or
Jerry!
Mr. Talbott said, the worthy Magistrate was very much
mistaken/ If be tapposed him to be capable of sustaining
the pint of either Om .we or the other of the characters he
had iaeotiourd. The feet was, Hest he bad gone to the
theatre and paid his money for admission'. On going up
stairv, however, he found all the places occupied ; but at
length, on catching a 'Patients's% eye, he was admitted to
his box. Hr found that he had, in order to witness the
performance, to teeth over the party; sod as this was to-
convenieut, situ uliserviog a small gook seer in his which
was ouoecupied, sod which he did out know was a private
box, he stepped over the ilitrisioes sad gut into it. He Was
constrained to quit this, but afterwards roomed, on seeing
some gentlemen who had bees she's into it retire. He was
agate obliged to rolnitt, •••41 observing that the beekeepers
were watching him very Mirror 4, be did not choose to be
dins rendered its oftject of suspicion. sad he went obi and
remoostaited with OM* lie was thee meek abused, and
became a good deal incensed. This was the *substsace of
Mr. Tolima', story, bait he did slit tootle apse the violence
which be had committed OW Mr. Kent.

Mr. Hallo, in reply, said, that by him owe *hewing, Mr.
Totbuti bad acted most inaproprly,snd he they'd tbraforr,
millions further comment, regime hint to find bail fo sinner
for hi. conduct ci the Serious.

Th. Priounerrhen retired, but shortly ofterirards ret mimed,
and nub his bail *owed info lb* necessary rreogisisaareo.
THE ADOPTED CHILD.

An elderly lady of respectable appearance, dressed in deep
mourning, and accompanied by an internalise looking little
girt, shin In moot-nine, applied to Mr. Bath fur his advice,
ender the follosidog eireurastawerel:—She sated, that about
Diet years *ark her attention had hese attracied,hy the
ptomaine and ardent appeersure of tht little girl, whom she
now presented to his Worship. She was the daughter of as
Irisbuonian of the meanest pant, and observing, from the
society in whlCh she was destined to Istieire, that her habits
sod moaners were likely to be•depraved, she fell ea Intereit
is her fate; pad, barter as 'Aileen of her ore,. proposed
to adopt her, arid 1p afEwd her adesslages of m-
oues' conduit and education rims which .he must he debartvd
'if site were to continue with her parrot. The 'nether gladly
consented, and the child was retrieved to ha new home,
where it received every kindness mid attention which could
hare herr derived from the dirtiest parent. The applicant
fin thee staled, that she had taken every piss to haul-
case upon the mind of the child the strictest sense of her
mural sod religious duties, sad bad aloe rpared no ex-
pense in giviug her an excellent educative. She was sow
between 13 and 14 Years of age. She Mt foe her the
funded ataachorrat, and she believed the feeling war re-
ciprocal; bat she was threatreed to be deprived at the so-
lace which the derived flout her Poem,e amidst other
heavy allictions, by the mintier, who wow, after an abseirre
of several years, during which she lied altogether Neglected
her duty, clime, and, she believed from interested motives,
donators' the repweressiwn of her daughter. Is this state
of things, aid aoprebrasive if the gill were: restored from
her protection, that the might Ipse all the advantages she
bad gained, stud be exposed tot lupin and privations cal-
culated to produce the worst euusequeneea, she was .:nxion•
for advice. She added, that ate limed is the parish of St.
Grorgi's in the East. dO
Mr. Halls reirsommended that she should apply to the Ma-
gistiatea of Lambeth-,trees, and gave a suggestion fur their
guidance, which, of adopted, might tend to assist her bear-
voletit view, the Lady and her little charge then quitted
the orifice in least.