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POLICE.

JUSTICES-ROOM, GUII Dli EL. ACC. 17.
Daniel gatoril to the Nut hug hunt coach,
which 1106 It from the Angel Inn, in Angel-
Wert, iii,rged Militias Bantus with stealing a
pawel from the coach yesterday. The guard hav-
ing iiiiesed the pared, immediately suspected the
Prisoacr, whom tie had observed near the spot ; he
followed him to the Castle publie-lionse, which is
oppcsite the Angel Iota; add, with the assistance
of x volist.iLle, took him into custody. On search-
ing him, :he parcel was l'autad concealed in his
pitrt•tl sus opened by the
the iiurpose or leirt.iog rims whom
at r.aita... tit at the owner might tot appriecd or the
circotristname ; it coulained a piecie.of worked am-
lin, anti a, letter ; the letter arts examined by the
Magistrate (Alderman I.I.:CRING), arid ap-
peared to have been 'Platten by Murtha Wallace. of
Islinipoa, to a frscad iu Not-
The Prisoner acknowledged hula guilt, but
pleaded ulster.. sa nn extenuation of las crime.—
Ile was fully committed.
George Vaughan, clerk to a Mr. Christian,
charged JuArph Hurst mud Wilburn SLiareer sills
having made an attempt to rob him, thus writhing,
between one situ two oVock.

Mr.' Vaughan stated, that as he was going home,
at the above hour, in company with • friend
with whom he had passed the evening, he was ac-
costed, at the corner of Bo►tverie-s'reet. Fleet-
street. by a wom ill of the town; he told her she
anus certainly mistaken, as he was totally unac-
quainted with her ; she went away, and three per-
son•, who a few minutes before had passed him,
soddenly turned round—one of them took hold of
his watch-rihhon, and another seized his right-
hind pocket ; he collared the fellow who attempted
to take his watch, boat instantly received a blow
from behind, which occasioned him to let go the
ruffian ; at this mninetit his friend, who had parted
with him a minute heinre, under an idea that he
wished to converse with the woman, came up, and
the villains ran away : with the assistance of the
watchman, how• etr. he succeeded iii apprehend-
ing Skinner, alio had laid hold of his pocket ; he
gave charge of Hurst, merely on suspicion, as
he had come up at the time the robbery was at-
tempted. lle had not lost his watch, nor was any
thiag taken from his pocket.
Skinner, who is well known to the officers, was
fully committed—ins Moil, ■ respectable )oung
Mau. whose idle curiosity appeared to have con-
ducted bast to the spot, was of course dis-
charged.

hairs, who was yester.lae charged with stealing
the watch of a Mr. Bentley. wry again brought
lop, anti the optima given 111111 of serving in the ar-
my or iitvy, or iieloG committed for trial ; as lie ap-
peared at a 11,4 S whirl) of these good things to ac-
cept, lie wag remanded till to-morrow, that he may
snake his election with din, deliberation.
The hudemil of O'Mara:se Rooke, who was
yesterday cliareil with dropping her child 011 Hol-
boro-hill, attended awl claimed the infaut. Hr ex-
prrormil his readnte•s to support the child—hut
complained that the mother had several times
taken it away from hint, and tined it with much
cruelty.

Aldernian PKRRIN infortned the unnatural
parent, tli4t if she again ill-treated the child, or
took it away from the father, she would be most
•Iv dealt with.

The infant was then delivered to its father, who
observed that the child was his, and it knew him
again ; to this obsery oi..n the another trollied, with
mach novonrern, " I ti) )(at think so, Mr. Hooke?
i:'s K Nbr t. 1.,1d that knows tts own father!"

1:NION-111l1.1, APO. 17.
l.f' ATI(

A lemon, callin:; !.,in•••If Captain Stager Swan,
es, ch.r,gr I loy Coding. L.l. one of the
Slurry May. tr 0,)1111f,i4 to ht. lin o•P, and
.o :11r. C.tein,;

thee& that of Thorsdriv evening last, about nine
o'clucki th- Pri:rmer cull. d st his house, and sent
ton me•sege by the ,ervasit. saying. Copt.in Swett
to tiie 11110. On going out to him. he 'wised
nlir.Corling by the limtd, which he a very
friendly manner, and exclaientlf, •• My dear Curl-
ing. how do you do.i l wit very I,oppy to see you.'
M. Curling, having nit know leilge or him, inform.
rd hiin ; ohm' Le sll,l he 11.41 known hint f.osu
Inn, aml, being a brother Magistrete, had toilril
is pay him his rewects; that he rm. s ith.p.broker.
mid Bermonds!y-street. end wished to
emwstit I nit some ageoey business. Mr. Curl.
mg, not being satisfied with the Prisoner's conduct
and leOing convinced he WUI not the person he re.
presented himself to be, sent Air a Constable, and
had him taken into custody. lie had sines learned
that he had practised similar impositions ou 'Heise
persons, sod obtained different sums of money% by
representing hitnself to various characters.

The Pr,soner, who had snitch the appearance
and niumwrs of a gentleman, said. he called on Mr.
Curling to request his aseistauce in some ageury
bu.iness; that he wits employed by Mr. Jones and
Mr. Kirby as agent, and lived at No. 30, Joining.-
place.

The Magistrates were about to order Mite find
security for Isis future good conduct. himself ws
tool. etir4 two sttretiee in 501. each; when; ferttu.
stately for the Pri%oner, Mr. Rowley. • serge:tit of
sespectnbility. came by chance into the Office. who
immAtately recognized him as being an unfo►ts.+
error gentlemn.i, whu•e antelleEts were deranged by
prcustialy ehi:•h lie hes:l met with. M►.
I, Ito had fropsetttlt• culled oss him. and
other eretlett:tqs, to glom he was wholly ueknown.
and 1'1411111.4 $llll3llll/1/lee in the same finisher wise
ner 11,scr:1):11 by Mr. Curti erg.
U.s this matentent, the Magistrate. after
admonishing Mr. Swan, who, whil.lt in the Office.
appeared perfectly collected and radioed, o►ders.,
him to be disehargtil.

IiU.ME

ESSEX ASSIZES.

calse.mfiroaD. AVOUrft 16.
.1 EIMER.

James Suteemey,Richard Pierce. lEd•witf ftweldey.
Patrick timing, 11441 iecterenvick. end Ake Sat-
limos, were iudacted for, the wilful Intirderof Jahn
Bolding, at the parish of Windham, on the Yell
day of May lust.
Mr. Boca/44MT opened the indictment; sod
Mr. Poot.ev; us leading Counsel. steed the hem
to the Jury. in en able and well-changed speeclt.
The circumstances, he said, which he bad tie.ley
before them were of. nature the most etrocieirs lud
brutal that had for a loeg sleaze of time beeklhh
subject of inquiry in a Court of Justice ;bet_ be.
fore lie entered into a detail of the facts of the ciele.
under the correctiou of his Lord hip. be wound
presume to state what was the 111/ as applicable
to those facts. The evidence would nut go to
chew that the deceased came to his death by
the acted hand of any of the Minorite, et , fhb
bar. But the law was, that if any amebae'
of men aeseeiated Car • seesmes peepnie.. Mid
acted in union, the act of one was the act of the
whole of them. Thus, if the Jury should be of
opinion, that the Prisoners at the bar acted is ems.
cent with the person who actually killed the decem-
ed, they were as much guilty of the murder es
though they each of them had struck the heel
blow. Ile then proceeded to detail the treemee
tion es follow,. :—The deceased was landlord of the
Eagle and Child public-house at Forest-gate, in
the period. of Westhain ; sud on the timing of
Sunday the eoth cloy of May. a dispute took place
in the kitchen between a wan of the name of
Meri.ay, an Iriderien, and one Thomas. a carter.
There were present another Irishman of the Dame
of Soandling, and an officer's servant of the Cornish
Militia. There were challenges to fight, and after
some time Morsse wanted to go away ; the deceits.
ed u vecti lig he wanted to fetch some of his com-
panions, et first would not let ben go. hut after-
wards lie went; the landlord then ordered the door
to be fastened. lit about half en hour Morissy
returned, bet in the mean time the decease.' hail
sent the carter away. Morissy knocked to be set
in, but was refused ; Seaudling, however. opened
the door against tie landlord's will, and Morisse
came back in a greet petition, pelted off his clothes,
end swore lie would fight any body. In a short
time afterwards a large body of Irish labourers, above
thirty, came to the house, armed with blodeeeWils
potatoe hoes, Sec. There could be no doubt.
he observed, but that when Morin, left the
house, he went for the purpose of
.getting this
assistance ; cud there was as little doubt bet
that Scandliog was privy to the purpose for which
lie went out. Bolding, the deceased. however, hid
shut up his house, aod refused them admittance
but Scendling a second lime got to the deer. and
opened It, the same time exclaiming, to Now.
boys, go it They accordingly all rushed into the
house, the six prisouers among others, end in the
wog ttirmiltuoas manner demanded the carter.
who had given the supposed affront; they searched
the house ; but net findiug the object or their in-
tended rage, one of them, whom he should not be
able to identify. jumped over the bar, where
Bolding was sitting, and who had given them no
just cause of offence, and immediately with a
oludgeon attacked him. His skull Wes badly
wounded. his arms broken, his body tench bruised,
end after lauguishing about seven day., he died of
his wounds. He shauld prove that the six pillion.
era were among the !persons who thus rushed into
the house, and after they had this. maltreated the
deceased, !kindling deinauded gin. which he served
out to the ethers. It would also be in evidence,
that Sweeney, one of the prisoner,. looking Oiler the
bar, observed. e, the huatiug wits going on, that
.4 the old fellow was catching it now ; and another.
whom the witness believed to be Beckley, though
he we* not certain, exclaimed, 4, the English
was done at Ine." The Learned Counsel having
commented at some length on *:e . ,inient outrage.
said, he thought, if it were p.• et idmice, he
was well warranted in saying nue of the
-lint brutal transactions that Lad illeaced mo-
dern time..

Sarah Cumber. the 5-st witness. deposed* that
she lived housekeeper with Bolding. In Nay Inst.
about half-last nine in the evening' of Sunday the
:ugh, tiort *as a quarn.l in the kitchen. nue

Item peewit,* the-house John Farmer, J. Baker,
Mm. 'Belair, Mr. Siintistui, Mary 41,Leary the. ate.
vast, Willtem Tippet' and George Gay, two sol-
diers quartered in the house, one Thomas. a carter,
Thomas Semi/Bing, and Cornelia. flay; another
Irishman, of the name of Moriesy, was also present.
la the dispute. Seandling wanted to Gght the carter,
and Moriov offered to fight soy body. At that titre:
an officer'e.servant came in, and he accepted to
tight Motility. She begged them to desist, its it was
Sunday night. Morley theu wauted to go away,
but the eleciereed at first would not let him depart.
Ile, hemmer. Swot away. and Bolding ordered the
door* to be shot and fateened. Suuu *Berea:dr
Morisey returned, but waarefieted admittance. Soon
after. a %mem of the 'mine of Daniel Malmsey, not
in custody, came, and Stwailling, against the direc-
tions of the deceased. opened the door, and let him
iu. %%Theo he came into the house,be etemsed and
swore, and flourished a stick over but head. Shortly
&afterwards a gang of 30 of them came cud deinaud-
ee admittance; which being refused, they broke
Cie windows and window-Amebae. and Seseciling
:mein got to the door red let theiti in; when they
rushed iutu the house, the carter nod the officer's
servant made their esciine by the hack-dour. Ma-
honey asked what was the affront ? Some one ex-
claimed, the English had insulted on Irishman. He
Slid, " that is sufficient," soil they all made a greet
clamour. Just then some one, whom she believed
to be Mehonev, jumped into the Mar, and keecked
the deceased down, and continued iJeatiug him for
some time. The +rinses' cot(' oiet : the man made
a blow st her, and swore he woulA knock her down.
She meaped into the parlonr, ..pa het herself leader
the table. Soon afterwards she returned. and
Bolding was sitting in his chair, bleeding very feet;
Scamitiag was standing et the deer, cud demand.
leg gin, which she was obliged ta give hunt. She
saw alit the Pnsonrrs and others them ; they were
flourishing their sticks, and apnereody rejoicing at
what had happetied. Patrick Fleming, one of the
Prisener., stood lonrishieg a large. ate k over her
bead, and grinding his teeth. Tityg exclaimed,
" who will .torrent an IC ielimistr?" After a time
they all departed.
Joi., Baker, John Termer. and Mary Farmer,
Bare testimony to the same purport with tie last
witness; with the additional tereuinstauce, that they
swore they would tnarder some este before they lett
the house: mud by the mistime* of Gay
.and Tau.
the two soldiers quartered at the honer, it appeared
that the leiittleiril, the mentrait the Prisoitersememe.
ee. sent them to b.,,1 to Ise out of harm's way i bet
that the ruffians IVA' 4 Awl! the whole house to 114
the carter who had offended the t..; and Pearce ewors
if they could not find him they wouldssurder some
OW else in the house.
An old man of the name of Quensil, who was in
the house wheat they maim attempted to mu away i
bat some of teem followed him, knocked him doete
bast oat three teeth, and by kicking him dislocated
Lie hip.
The sir
e2b t in the house repeated the circum-
illssees yin the sassuer of the lira witoreos.
Tee P ,tero being called neon, left their de.
&gm tot
r Coss' el, and eel le 1 zi,veral wittlesees,
ifleestteMpted to prove they were not mimmt ; bet
Oil gets such evident proof,: of falsity preva-
sfieetiese that the Juiy seemed to pay se dieution
to their testinsoity.
The Leareed Judge Ile it summed use the Psi-
armee o:th great miuuterseert, and' stated the Law,
from Lord Hale, that when a stagy associated for
au uelewful purpose, either of beating a tune or
committing any trespass. Ma a utur:ler ass caul-
atiued io furtherance of .the iuttit debian, that all
whit were preseut (ill Law) were guilty of that
merrier. He then remarked upon the evidence,
SI latlrliell, to each. gaud observqii, that sits er
words of violence were proved' upon all the Pri-
teasers, except Sullivan; awl, eith respect to him,
it was proved that he was present, aimed with a
bludgeon.
The Jury bond them all Guilty, but mem-
mended Sullies., to mercy; which the Loaned
Judge Grid he would attend to.
His Lordship immediately sentenced their all to
be executed on Saturrley morning.

SY .!1,1.1EU ASSIZt S.

HOMI. IRCUII.

DUBLIN. 1101111 ST 14.

Thus Cirrvit commenced of Curlew, sad the
Misitrs proved maiden. On the Civil tide there
litre wait• two rec,Kt;s, sad their eon tininteresing
and trifling or+ me. Lord Niiiilliray inesided in
the Crown (hurt; end Sir SIMI! iLIL D4rou
of the Ey...beeper:, et Mid Pries.

John Swirczing was iittlie!ed,
,is the usual form,
for the reorder of Anne Suffering, his wife, by wil-
fully, and of malice proem.. drowsing her in the
river Sidney, in the county of Carlow.
An Apothecary proved that be attended the Co-
roner', Inquests—viewed the body—that one hind
was bruised, and that there were borrrui contusions
on the left side of the head. lolls opialion, drown-
ing was the cause of her death.
Another witness provi•J thut he found the body
in the river near the shore, end several stone.
lying iniar it. lie also described the cuntnsions,
and said be saw the l'risoner going to where the
body lay.
Nancy Saint Leger, it girl of 19, said she saw
Mrs. Anne Suffering at vine o'clock of the night
she was drowned. The witness wanted to go to a
wake; her undress would have permitted her to go,
but the Prisoner would not. Two bouts before
dayathe Prisoner called to bee, and said, " Ninny
is gone," taming hat mistress, "mid the child has
awoke me by crying." There was u euild of is
month old in the cnulle; he wss lying on the bed,
and had his waistcoat, breeches, and stockings 01.
Tim river was 40 perches from the house; he did
'sot get ',still full der-light, nor did he desire her
to 'seek for Nanny. The witness weed of her own
accord to seek for her mistress when it wia day-
light, and on going out she found the flour loolt.-.1
inside!, and unbolted it; she went to the wake to
seek her taittreas; she was nut there; she after-
ward+ heard of her being drowned. The Prosutwr,
site mil. twat her mistress the Monday Isriare the
Saturday on which she was found drowned: lie
broke* stick en her. palled her hair. anti said he

the floor, ha.] ,v,t no them; and also that she un-
butted the door in the tabor kk kk

This witness Waycross-examined by Mr. MeN A I,
Mr. She stud the bolt of the door was sot high
front the ground—there were several children in
the house ; aud, at was frequent, some of them
might have gone out on a ntressary oceasiou—they
►eight have Won& the door open, and have bolted
it on their retort', not 'wowing their mother was
out—the Prisoner/ nu the seine occasion, might
have done the taine---she was not lswoke in the night
by IltIV noise, nor till her mater called her—she
heard nu struggle or noise either in the house or
outside of the house—she never onderstoad that
any noise was heard by any of the neighbours; yet
there were a a greet many persons out that eight,
going to and from the wake.
The Prisoner, in his defence, called on a brother
to his first wife, who gave strong teitiniony of his
good usage to her ; bet who, io some collateral cir-
cumstances, apprrently p jested.
Lord 'll4 ORBU MY thought there well evidence for a
Jury to decide on, and that the question for them
to consider would be—was there reasonable cause
for doubt ?—lf so, they could not convict.
The Jury, after retiring for as hour, brought in
a verdict of—Not Guilty.

NAVAL INTELL/GRNCE.

PORTSMOUTH. AUGUST 16.

Arrived the Dormegs4 74 VIM. Capt. Nl•leisias;
and Bet-cage, 74 guns, Hon.Crpt. Puget. from off
Cherbourg ; Vistriera sloop of war from the WeNt
Indies; and Aigeziras Spanish man of war. from
Plymouth.
The /Vernet is appointed convoy fur the Brazils.
—Wind Westerly.

PLYMOUTH, AIM. 13.

Paused by the ship hiornirtz Star, or London,
Leder, master, from btnegal, *latch place else left
10th July.
PLYMOUTH-DOCK, AUG. 1.5.
TM O►eitcs sloop of war atilt., di laddt flight (ruin
Falmouth. and sailed wzain thot afternoon.

. _
Put back the DeptfinTl !coder. with the boas of
bar bowsprit.
arrived the Phoosoot sloop of war from a croize.
Sailed the De_Some, 74, for Portsmouth.—Wind
N.W. equally.
DSAL. AUGUST 16.
Sailed His Majesty's ships Oserm Glendower mid
etwistereats; the former for Plymouth, the letter for
Pestaraort o is.
Arrived the Pionsar. Taylor, from Jamaica.—
The fetters by her bare not reached the Post-
mice ; it is supposed Neat the wind was too high
yesterday on the coast for a beat to land.
Pima o'clock.—Serseral Coasters are getting under
weigh. The convoy and roguing ships will Lit row
tempt to get tireir anchors to-night, without flu
wiud get N.E.—lt is sow N.W.

P:SmoCTIt. IS.
Anirrel the Betsey, Perriam ; Batt let, Fax; James and
Attu, Qu.rk; Lively, 'Birch ; and Ge.,rie Are, Hodder, from
Plytautrilio, with suadries; Ilnanab, Smith, front St. Au-
Area.: in North America, with timber ; and Friends, Web-
bee, iroas Bristol, lest trews bartissoetli, with sawdries
Saikd the Aar, Floye Err Loathes, with asatirses; Msry,
Mar, for Bristol, 111 ; and Naiad, Christie, far Sunder-
land, Is itla timber.

GREENOCK, AUG. 13.

'rho Grrlada. nearer, from Grenada ; Atiroonab,
Numl, trout ditto; Eetrebeepe„ M.Atthur, from
St. V•neel:ts ; lierestka, Rogers. from ditto ; and
Afelotraixt.r, Pollock. from ditto; Mot of the I."'"
card Island Fleet have passed for Port-Ghtm4nw ;
the tour former eft Saturday. the lanes ye,terilny ;
they wailed from St. Thotnres'a eta the tiSth Jove;
udder convoy of the Abercrombie, Alfred, and Pom-
pom. (The ounitarr of the fleet, and time of wt.
potation, we hare not been able to learn).
The Marg. Reside, arrived here yesterday. from
Quebec; added the 16th ult. Left the Millar.
Campbell ; Uaalop. Stevenson ; anti Elizobelb.
Auatruther. hunting, and to stall neat after for the
Clyde.—The convoy for Britain soiled un the loth
of July.
The iViltians Pow. (A.) in 46 day, from Nor-
folk, Vireinta, with tobacco, passed yesterday for
Port Glasgow.
Th. brig Margaret. Pearson, arrived on Friday
night from Quelser. in :04 date. L.lt the Mary,
II sire ; and !/astir. Campbell, In rhoz fir this
purr, to aril toots after; also the ihslop. Stevenson,
to said in le dot 0. Spoke, nth of July. she brig
Clowist Snots. of Liverpool, *Alan, for Newhion4.
hied, let. 55. V. Hug. 14. 4s. I.t August *Rate
the George, Hague,* Hull, for Ner.Tedg. lat. 45.
ss. long. 12. 57.

The following vetwel. were tabus off the Nax., or
Noniron, the 191) tilt. wwl carried into Chr•o!..u.
send. by Rye 1,14111,4 h hnsw and toe eehoossol,
Nip' Na..tan Captains. Nape' Name. Npc.iii,
Hope .. Res Capersices .. Heldchrooda
Pally Greaves &realms
Joboanns 6 {tat
Eltzaktelli „... Campbell Heleos graft
Elisa. Dar id I liarlotta and / fhka
Ella&
J 4 Werra Jet 1‘..., at blarestema .. Realai.tu
Volesteer 1... Ault 134Itsaar .... Wickartla
Mary Roth N Fancy
Rebecca..... Meek Stine
1ri5.......... R Imo' (7ortjuttrtiam Weakliest z
Assume', .. .. Lhtal.loott Ceres
i.e.. .. ..... Liss Frederica Nahum
Illtsper l' .i.ll,lti I.oisisa Janet la
!lope
VVIr111011.
? a tabArdi
"Übe tine err {MP. muss. Sophia $
Maria
.4 $1;v4.1 ...

f ;cit. 'IV& mphlr I npris Anna ..
Sell.lt
Runty Lucas Ilsslke* 31argareita il
lieu. Sthes. z J..
e;
Als.irrouge " Tr". c Jammu
Ir•cticror.s
A aphiou .. .. Melacivettei J SISK
Cowin .. .

enthariu a au.l
For&Tito.. . Cl.toe .... J4..ser'
Jon Vrulot Maria awl Duo otlves, Glagoveyer.
Total 4*, from the &OM sod Uotononoexh.
CAUTI,IN TO THY. lIVIIIIC.-Yeornigy, at
Quren-writiare Polect.olfice, a young limo ems.,
tooitted lov Tothtlt6rldw itrootelvell, to tt•rer month.'
haul lohnur, rot damaging one of the young live.
in St. Innea.'s Park, under the Stowe. I Geo. If
tap. 48. 11 coy ut thrse urea bore bCt II lettiv In.
jaaretl, mad th.it proincateale, an healthy cud delight.
ful to the poolvlor, won't...ly elerivtal of its dole.
orool.tteut.—lt as to lie hoed that At shove fir-
riain..talhae 411 t as II • 411111)14 to I.bers agaivat
ternmi•tayg Lae lake olirw:e.

•.
wonid kill lier; it wit. he mule ti.e
bird the it A• paitice thit .111 S • which lay