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pm Mate by Mary Smith, tie wretch who Mood amt her at
I e her.
The Mrgiatrate committed Smith for • month. He firm
rddiesred %lorry Flatter, sod touched, in a &clime manove,
re bet G.:Nation ; he entreated her to abandon her present
%kiwis course of life—a evolve of life as pri,fligate as it
was enaatural fir a child of ber years. He ordered her to
be rensanded—hoping that, in the mesa time, abe would be
induced to ',twin him of bet real address, and for the pur.
pore of taking some steps to mese btr, if possible, from
rr prearat situation.
...00mph George and Wm. Wells, two boys, the oldest of
• ..OTII 1114 g not thirteen years of age, were brought up,
. w,th rubbery.
Vr Woods, • inrner and wire-worker, 'dated, that the
rr.s.iiirr, William Wells, vas in his employment, that •
.;o:intity of plate hid bees stoles from the altars", and par-
t.eularly tin Sunday moreiog a silver table-spoon was
r 'Witness 'impeded Wells. lie was taken into
I 41111,)dy that morning, and be confessed that he took the
91.000. He said be:wits urged to commit the robbery by the
l'rironer, Gorge, and two girls, who pawned the spools.
‘V•10/1" said the girls acknowledged they bad Pumped the
viuunior the Y.-isomer, and that be represetled to them that
hAutiged to his mother. •
'Jr. Roper, a copper-smith, of Snow-hilt, staled, that
urge aaa in his employareut ; lie was induced to put
q iretiona to George, when his comrade, Wells, was taken
oii the suspicion of robbing Mr. Woods. George, on
I. itic qierstiourd by witoess, confessed that be had been rob-
1. g loni since lie had come into his employment; sod be
i.ifurny'd witstes• that he baJ sold his copper oa many ore*.
....it, mod brought witness to houses where he sold it. Wit-
. • m einicluilrd by saying, " I crmaot have • doubt but
'eurr is • very improper, di•hunest boy; and I trope the
Fisch • ill send him out of the country."
afi'dern,m2 Smith—" The Magistrates here have no such
.err. Ile eau ouly b: transported by the verdict of a

opt, —" I think a boy of his hied should sot be
e!oisi rot to prowl about the streets of this City; I think it
be sell fur society and fur himself if be were trsus-
ported."'
/Vile' man Smith—" Do you think that the persons who
r..eeiveil your property from the bands of the Primmer,
lies/rice, so received it knowing it to have been stolen
M,. 'toper—. That is my opinion "
Smith—" Theo I consider these persons much
more cu:leitile than the Prisoner, and steps should be taken
to bring them to justice."
The Prisoners were then remanded, and in the moan
time the offices were ordeveJ to mike every exertion to pro.
care farther evidence, sad to bring forward the other parties.
Two young vrin.,u, (mesa the same of Callas, the other
of t4e trinie rf Harter, wee thew brought up, charged
Oh having received Mr. Wood's spouts (rum the Prisoner,
The Prisoner, Collins,said, that Wells gyve her the spoon,
retraining at the same time that she world pledge it for biro,
vs it was the property of his mother, and he *soled to buy
shies. She accordingly took the spoon, ml gave it lo Mrs.
Harvey (not *Aging to go herself) to pledge it ; she did out
ouw at the t that Wells had stulru the spoon, or that it
sta• the properly of his master.
Tbs. Magistrate said be by so means considered this de-
fence sati•factury, and ordered that the Prisoners should be
k-ruaudect

SOW-/TREK.

CHARGE OF RAPE.
('aptaia Mills, uf Chelsea, was charged with committing
a rap.- 0.. Ilann:h Whiteborn, a girl of only fifteen years of
age. at th. time she lived as a versant in his hisser.
"I hr chaste was brought forward by the girl's purest.. It
v as staled the girl was Nut aisle to altruist, in comtequeuce uf
the ill-treatment she bail received.
This was confirmed by Mr. Campbell, a medical 'rudest,
and Mr. Fiucham, a medical gentleman, of Spring.g warns,
nilo had reantined the girl, and who also stated that the girl
tofu/m.4 Mr. Campbell that the Prisoner first made his
:math *puts her by force and afterwards gave her soyean,
Are. toll hr succeeded.
The Captain denied the charge most positively, and cc.
Imaged that Mr. Astir, Cooper might be allowed to examine
llw girl ou his ',art. He stated himself to he • Magistrate,
• Luso keeper, and offered bail iu any ansuant, and Mr.
usermood. his banker, would be his bail. Ile complain.
1.1 of tlw treatment of • man who bad him is custody
'ter the warrant was issued, while in • public.hosse,
I oft the suaa's answer was completely satisfactory to
h., Di stbasiel Commit, that the Captain pot on his hat and
• :wed to ii. out of the room, and he misted bias.
lie was committed for farther examination.
Mirsirs. Bustle, of Phowstead, Kest ; Catty, of Hendon ;
SS site, ef Vl-11.41011; sad French, of Falgeware, were convicted
of Istehieg their horses and carts in the Haymarket lugger
than afters minutes, the lime allowed by the Act of Parlia-

Yuen'
Ten 'none men were convicted of bathing in the Reireat's
fc,s.,•, on S,Bll.lty morning, after seven o'clock, the hour
til'overil by the Company.

ROBBERY.
Yed relay a long investigation took place at the shove
race. b (.re S.r Nathaniel Conant and --- Were-
Eaq from which it appeared, that Henry Higgins, E-q.
s.r 13.somuat-street, Mary-le.hone, bad occasion to
as
lute
CliV no Saturday 'nursling, on some basinssa which
• rigagid lr.si attention doriug the whole of the day, after
wli:els he dins il at the Bedford Coffee-horse, in Covent.
c. yd.°, and having promised to meet some friends at the
iu the farming, he directed his servant to meet
I. as at his f. 'send% huuse,nhich was Dear the theatre, to change
Lis dries. About Lilt an hour after be had bees there he
missed his poeket•hu..ik, containing a draft fur 451. ow Cox
wail Green* oud, the army agent., and a letter of credit ow
• hanker, %Lich be had received from Ireland, besides papers
• consi.ler.drle 'Calle to himself. At au early boor yes-
terday .401 ~,,, g be stopped this acceptance of the letter of
e'edii at tio banker's, and was himself at Cox and Green-
wood's, a ant migrate', Craig's-court, Charing.croas, when the
airlift fur 41. was presented for payment. The man who pre-
seati.4l it arid L.s name was Thomas Egan, and that he was a
I okra porter, aitcudiug at the Inner Temple gate. On his
inforaird that the draft he presented fur payload had
la en doh u, lie said he received it from a maw iu the dress
of a bricklayer, with a stick in his hand, and that his shoes
s are vrry duly, as if they had been in mortar, and
I :at lie ass to take the motes he was to receive for
tae ti.aft to a public-house in Bell.yaril, Temple-bar.
I e Plummier suggested that it was probable the person who
Rase him lbr habit to present for payment would be in wait-
to receive the money. No saapicioa appeared to Cilia
*runs% the Prisoner at this time. but being cautiously
seg. cheW slut uu fuels prison **the Primmer had described
tp.:d be found. lie was consequently detained, and brought
J ene above uffice.
Sur N. Conant considered this case should be left to a Jury
to deride We to the guilty knowledge the Prisoner had in the
r ansactiou, but at the same time stated his williognem to
take lout for has appearance to the charge.

Minn/ James ono fully committed fur trial, fur rubbing
F. ti.iodluseud, of 71. whilst sleepiug in We Pork, uu Suu-
•aJ

TOWX•NALL.