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NEW COURT.

G. Jap.ri3 was indicted for locating from the person of T. Woods,
two gold PeNls, a gold key, and ring, value 7/.
It temeared by the evidence of the prosecutor, and a witness
named Jones, that on the thy mentioned in the indictment the
prosecutor, prisoner, and the witness Jones were drinking together
at a public-house in Great Rupert-street. In the course of a short
time the prosecutor was overcome with liquor. and Jones his lri.'nd
proposed to Pea him to his lodgings, at the Yorkshire Grey. The
prissner,n total stranger to both,insistedupop seeing him home also.
In the way the prosecutor's seals were taken away, and Jones
accused the prisoner of having token them, and gave him into
custody.
Mr. A xpnEws, in the course of his cress-examination for the
prisoner, asked the two witinsises whether they had ever offered to
compromise the affair fur a sum of money ?—Both tha witnesses
strongly denied it.
3lr. ANDREWS then celled a men named Fletcher, and the
father of the prisoner, whoky their answers admitted having made
overtures to the prosecutor to drop the prosecution for a bribe.
Both these witnesses, however, prcvsricoted so much, first
making an assertion, and then immediately contracting it, iat no
reliance could be placed upon their testimony.
A number of witnesses came forward to give the prisoner stood
character.

Illr.Sergemt A RADIX summed up, and the Jury, aftcr a short
consultation, returned a verdict of .Yrt
S:irgeant Ananix then called up Pletcher, and told him
that if the verdict had been the other way he should have commit-
led him for a contempt of Court ; for a more prevaricating and dia.
graceful witness never had entered the box.
. .

Mr. ANDREWS begged to say, that there were two opinions
upon that point. He should recunmend his client to indict the
prosecutor nrd Jones upon the evidence of this individual and the
primincea father.
Mr. Sergeant ARAaIN Said he was at liberty to do what he
phased.
11r. ANDREWS intimated that the opinion of a Jury should
decide it.

(Before the Costmosr-Stativarr.l
Jeremiah Sail/iritn was indicted fur stealing a great coat, value
forty shillings, the property J. Butler.
It appeared that the prisoner sad two of his companions began
fighting near the prosecutor's gig, and on the prosecutor's servant
coming to part them, the prisoner went behind the gig, and ran
away with the coat, which was banking on the hack of 11.—Givilly.
The Grand Jury here entered, and as they had disposed of all
the bills brought before them, and as they came in very slowly,
they begged leave to adjourn over to Monday, it' it should be found
shat there were sufficient indictments to GeeeP, the Court to-
morrow.

The Couxobt SERGEANT maid that there were no more than
would in all likelihood be disposed of that night.
The Foreman of the Grand Jury said they were anxious to do
their duty, but they had been sitting for some time without soy
bilhi having been preferred.
The Cosmos SenaEast"' thought that a great deal of public
time was wasted gb the cautiousness midjaegligenee of prose-
cutors. It was ne.ty a check should be put to it. Proacentors
for the future, and he 'Medic to be as welt known as possible,
would not be allowed their expenses foe aissadmice. even if their
bill was afterwards 'found, unless it was preferred as early as pas.
sable.

The Grand Jury then withdrew.
No other cue of intact mauled.

11fIDDLESEX SESSIONS, FRIDAY, JAN. 13.
Several cases of petty larceny, and a few of assault, which were
of no public interest, occupied the Court until the hour appointed
to bear the cause of

HILMAN V. PRATT.

This was a case orappeal age certificate of district our.
veyors, relative to the ruinous state of sparty wall between the
residences of the parties, who reside at Hampstead.
Mr. Pot.socx was employed specially for the respondent, and
Mr. J. P.sitxx for the appellant.
Mr. PoLLocE stated that the premises in question were situated
on Highgate Hill, and originally consisted at three houses, which
were now converted into two, one of the original houses being
occupied by the respondent, and the other two, which were now
joined into one, were inhabited by the appellant, who being
anxious to beautify and embellish his house, repaired the party
wall between both premises, so that the wall consisted of old snit
new work. By these repairs there was an additional pressure
of two or three tons weight put upon the original well. As this
Was contrary to the provisions of die Building Act, Mr. Pratt, the
respondent, brought an action against the appellant in the Court of
King's Bench, but the plaintiff in that we was non.suited. An
award of reference was afterwards made by Mr. Alderson. but the
wall being afterwards extended far beyond what was thought would
have been necessary, a surveyor who examined it. considered the
party wall quite useless, and that a new one should be built. A
certificate of the district surveyor's was obtained, to that
effect, and against that Mr. Hilman appealed to this Court. The
only evidence, the Learned Counsel said, he would put in was, that
the plan now in Court was a correct repreeentatinn of the premises,
and of the injury sustained. lie would anticipate two objections,
which his Learned Friend would pmbably mike: the first would
be, the award of the arbitrator. In reply to that, the Learned
Counsel would say that the award could rot prevent Mr. Pratt
from obtaining a remedy for a subsequer.t injury ; and the next
objection would be 'the construction of the Building Act. The
Learned Counsel then argued to prove that the word • owner," in
14 Geo. I 11, was Lot to be taken in the strict legal sense; he said
that a tenant in fee simple, a tenant in tall, and x tenant for life,
were under the protection of the Building Act; and, he knew no
reason why a tenant for years should be excluded.
The Counsel on the opposite side having admitted the facts of
the case, as appeared in the statement of the respondent's Counsel,
tke only witness called was Mr. George Smith, the district Sur-
veyor, who examined the wall, and be proved the insufficiency and
iasecusity of the wall.
Mr. J. PARKE argued to show that the word " owner," in the
Act of Patliament could not be interpreted to app:y to a mere oc-
cupier at a rack rent.
Mr. Al AERTAT. the Chairman, asked the Learned Counsel if he
considered a perpetual interest within the legal meaning of the
word.

Mr. PARKE replied, that it was nereasary to be an owner of an
improved rent to come within the meaning. The Learned Counsel
conttneal to argue this Interpretation of the Act.
The CouitT overruled the objection.
Mr. PARKE then wished to have the opinion of the Court of
Kiait's Bench on the point by a writ of certiorari.
.Me..MARRYAT 421E1 he would he sled to afford Mr. Parke every
facility Air Out purpose, but the juriadi:tion of the Court was
thaaL

Mr. POLLOCK was proceeding to reply to the arguments of Mr.
Petite, when
M r. MARRYAT said it waa unnecessary.
The certificate was maimed- The (hand Jury having returned
the bills of indictment nrialnit the differeut priguncrii /base trials
are tired tor to-morrow, the Court adjourned about ten O'clock.

SUItIIFY SE.ESIONS, FRIDAY, JAN. 13.

EXPOITE JONEI, TAE SORMAL OF TIM 1.1140.9 Er men

r r.~eox.

31r. Trwasintta moved 11)itiaWorder elanll4l be rescioded,
wl.ich was palmed at the January Sersiens of 1824 and which In.
conveniently affected Mr. Jones, the Marthal. The 211 a .!isirares
being required by the Statute respecting the regulation of the
twig/tom in the cour.ty gnol, to dowdy and provide fur all persona
in custody. merle the order of which the !tiara's! cvfmnloinfid. In
the time of Lord Mansfield:U*4;mA of Kill's Bench, under the
s*,%etion of an Aet of Parliament croft ming the management of
the King'. Bench Prison, made a Role of Court, directing the
31arsbal, to commit ti the comity gaol of Surrey, for a period of
Bute not to exceed etoe ett.lectrwasbonth, those prisoners tells bad

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escaped ant erre retaken, or who had attempted to crape. The
order of classification made by the Meglatrines, in January, 187.4,
did not inchide the above deaerip!lon of misonera In ha psseiatomi.
Mr. Thessiger then read the opinion of so einineht Counsel, vdtich
113.1 been taken an the subject by the Marshal, sod according to
which the proceeding* of the Magistrate% in the January Sessions,
though in contradiction to the Aet of Parliament. yet nullified
the authority reposed in the Marshal, by the ride of the Court of
King's ilenc‘h.r It was further tetommended, that en amilication
to rescind' or idr.r the order of thig January Sessions ithetrid • be
piefcrred to the Magistrate,. In constinence of this adrift Mr.
Theasiger .had been instructed to apply in the manner he had
adopted.
l'he ens/Relax said that the order passed in the January
Sessions had been the result of serious cunsideratitra by a nu-
merous bench of Magistrates, and that it would he incorrect in the
present state of the Court, consisting of only three Jcstices, to
reconsider the matter. If the application in question had been
made on the first clay of the present Sessions, when the Court was
numerously attended by the Magistrate', they would probably
have complied with the regent. But though the order might
hare been reviewed, it was questionable whether it would hare
annulled or altered.

3lr. *l'llEsml:a said that the present application was merely
preliminary to proceeding in the Court of King's Bench.
The motion was rejected.
The Court was engaged during the principal part of the day in
the consideration of appeals. No case of public interest occurred.
In one instance :he zeal of Counsel produced a ludicrous effect. Mr.
I:renewall referred the Chairman to a volume of Iteports, and was
proceeding to illustrate his arguments by a quotation from another,
when having rend " H. S. was disabled by the loss of his let!," the
hearted fieutleman looked towards the french, and instantly add-
td, '• Ido not know whether you have it Mere." The Chairman
seeming to be of opinion that the relative pronoun was more strictly
hound by the rule of grammar than of courtesy to the Learned
Counsel, instead of lonkirg at the volume of Iteports, smiled and
peened under his desk for the additional leg. A genet:ll3llTh suc-
ceeded, and 'dr. Barnewall cheerfully participated in the merriment
which he had contributed to excite. _ _

At a late hour the appeals terminated, and a few trials of a
trifbn: description followed.
%Ten the prisoners were arraigned at the bar, and, according to
usage. were respectively questioned as to the pleading of " Guilty,"
or " Not Guilty," i wretched, and apparently sestiring man, of
the name of James filnyth, who stands indicted for stealing some
aricles belonging to a feud in the river, being interrogated in his
turn, answered " Guilty." The officer in attendance having
prompted him to plead Not Guilty," the prisoner added, 6` lam
guilty, fur I was forced by distress to steal the things, and I cannot
hold up my face before. God, and say I am not guilty."
I'he CHATTIMAN advised the prienner to consider well before he
pleaded `• Guilty," as if he was iminced to do so under the tm.,
prosion th,u stonie Indulgence would be granted in consequence of
the candour of his confession, he was mistaken.

The prisoner after a whisper, apparently of remonstrance. from
the officer, acceded to the suggestion, and retracted hie original
plea, instead of which, " Not Guilty" was recorded. • Ilia case
was not tried during the day.

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.

Eliza Malilila Morris, the fortune-teller. and Sarah flachatran,
the housekeeper to Alesars. Wiltshire and Massey, warehousemen,
Ch-apsitle, were brought up for re-examination yesterday, on sus-
picion abaving robbed those gentlemen of a quantity of cotton
prints, and other article', and Mr. Alderman Birch devoted three
hours to the inSestigation: . _ .

Mr. Paraw-, th; ►atrister, • who attended for the prosecutors,
opened his case by calling witnesses., with a view to corroborate the
prisoner Morris's admissimw to her landlady, Mrs. Johnson.
Win. Burridge, of Crorobies-row, Commercial-road, said he
was employed by Musses. Wiltshire for some months prior to Sep-
tember last ; and ahout the beginning of 1825 pone women called
on Mrs. Buchanan, and he left the kitchen that they might be
alone together. lie thought the prisoner Norris was the woman,
but he mild not venture waviest it.
Scannard said he had been in Messrs. Wiltshire's service
about tour months, and remembered that some female resembling
the prisoner Morrishati called on Mrs. Buchanan three times.

Benjamin Helmsley, warehouseman to the prosecutors, remem-
bered that one day to July he and Mr. Massey counted all the
pierce of cotton goods in 'the warehouse, and discovered a deli.
aenty of 21 pieces. On the following morning they counted the
pieces again, anti four pieces more had disappeared. With re-
gard to Mrs. Morris, so many females were in the habit of
calling on the housekeeper, that he could not speak as to he in
particulay.
Mrs. Johnson, the landlady, stated that Morris had spoken seve.
ral times of the great extent of the property. in ]lain. Wiltshire's
warehouses. and had admitted having been to them repeatedly. She
had an indistinct recollection of her saying she was in the ware.
house after every body was gone, and something about keys.
Helmsley being recalled, said all the young men went out from
eight o'clock In the evening till stereo, with the knowledge of their
employers. But the warehouse was locked up, and the house-
keepa could not hare had access without false keys.
Mrs. Johnson continued.--Once, when !limas called. Mrs. Bu-
chanan gave her a hint that she suspected some one was on the
watch planted ands the stairs, and as they went up cite, changed
the conversation to the subject of needlewottr `e
Morris—Oh you forsworn wan= 1 Are you not afraid you
will drop down d?
Mr. Alderman Batcrt asked how Morrill came to reveal all her
somata the witness, and whether It was to one or several conifer-
rations. if

Mrs. Johnson said what sho hoti related was picked op hspere.
rill conversations which Morris h,atl introduced herself. One day
witness was observing that the eldest of her seven children, a boy,
was in want of some loose frills, and Mrs. Morris said" do not
buy any ca)nbric, I have plenty in pledge," and stated that she
pledged it in lengths of about a yard, tin Os. or 75., and used to tell
Mrs. Buchanan she had obtained only 3s. About three weeks ago
Mrs. Morris seemed to be In great confusion, borrowed her shawl,
and went out, saying she must go to liattomgarden to swear about
articles in pledge; on her return she said it had, cost her a deal of
mosey, but she had made all tight for another year. She sup-
posed she introduced the subject of the goods taken from Messrs.
Wiltshire with a view of sometimes borrowing money of her, and
showing how able she would be to repay her, and how greatly she
ought assist her.
Mr. Wiltshire was next sworn—He deposed that he accompanied
Harrison the officer to apprehend Morris, and when Harrison
found the duplicates, and observed that there were a great many
of them, Mrs. Morns, mistaking witness for a police officer also,
said if any of them-led to Mr. Wiltshire's property she world
eat her head. At this time the accusation or the accuses had
not been named to her by the officer. 'lie (the witness) immedi.
ately asked her who Mr. Wiltshire was. She replied " Mrs.
Buchanan's employer."
The prisoner Morris denied that she was aware of the object of
their visit till they asked her if she knew Mrs. Buchanan. After
that she guessed their business, and might have used the expres.
sion that had been repeated.
Hannah Spencer, a oung woman lodging at Mrs. Johnson's.
woke- to•lika.'lSllieria'as former landlady, a Mrs. lindswell, of
Lloyd's-row, having !Mill that banging was ton good for the
prisoner, bemuse she had admitted to her that she brought
away goods from a house which the officers were standing opposite
to watch.

Harrison. the officer, said that Burhanan was so much in the
confidence of her employers that her boxes were not looked into
when the general search was made through the house, and she
most probably did know of the officers being on the W3lch, as her
masters believed she would keep as good a look-out within as they
ditwithout the house.

Morris allowed that she had been to Messrs. Wiltshire's house,
buttenied that she had -entered any other room than dm kitchen.
She had told Mrs. Johnston that she was going to Mrs. Buchanan,
and that it elm did not let her have money, she would give her
other things, but she meant apparel, not cotton prints, &c. As for
the rest of Mrs. Jbeinson's story it was a fabrication, from malice,
on account of an unfounded suspicion she entertained, that she
(Morris) had informed 31ra. Johnson's landlord of certain disor-
derly practices carried on by her in her house.
Mr. PAYNE new urged that Morris, by her own admission, had
carried away goods from Wiltshire's house, and might be cool-
miued as a principal, or at till events she might be charged with
receiving the good* knowing them to be stolen, as a misdemeanor
only. With regard to Buchanan, the admissions of Mavis to Met.
Johnsen would not ifnct her ; but he contended that if Mrs. Iln-
chanan could not be committed for steniing the moons and table-
Clothes which had been brought to bee at the Comptcr, c.pon the
Principle that the intention with which she sent them out of her
master's house was a question only fur the Jury, at all events she
might be charged with stealing a pair of sheets, the pair she lied
returned not being Mrs. W.'s property. If Mrs. Johnson was
considered a credible witness, Monies confessions to her were
alone conclusive, and sufficient evidence agtinit her in the eye of
the law.

Mr. Alderman Bract' thought Mrs. Buchanan was disposed to
give evidence against Morris.
Mr. Humphreys's Clerk said if she was sworn she would
answer any questions 'but she could not be examined as a witness
until discharged as a prisoner.
Mr. PAYNE objected to her being discharged ie that way ; and it
was suggested, that if she w:ta disposed to crintimit: her fellow_
prisoner, she might do that from the bar where she stood, before
she was dischargtd. •
Mr. Humphreys's CM* would not listen to that proposal,
and insisted that it was not a felony in a servant to merely
lend her nuoiter's property ; and that, as Mrs. Buchanan hail ren-
dered an account of All the property intrusted to her when called
upon, she ought not to be committed for stealing it.
Mr. PAYNE replied that if she could bring forward the per-
sons to whom she bait the spoons, table•rloths, and sheets, he
would admit she had negatived the imputation of hariog removed
theni with a felonious intent.

Eventually Mr. Aldermen Brno( committed Morris to 7,sletvgate
for a misdemeanor, in receiving a @lngle piece of printed calico,
and remanded Buchanan for further examination.
13011"..STREET.
Efixagret4 thicrs was again placed at the btr yesterday, charged
with tittering a forged demi, with intent of feloniously defrauding
tioverLyet and Company of the pink of Engint.d. On entering
the Imr,itio.Apppared very much effected. The indictment bar.
ing been rett( through, and site not wishing to Nay any thing.
fi'he sitaing•Magn.irate (Mr. lllei.t.s) humanely recommended
Fordo the isolq, I) remove her from the gals of thettiert while

the evidence of a witness named Ileac Jeffery, clerk to the prose-
'suitor, wait gene into.
Odra OF imam Maltby was again placed at the bar, and the
es4denee of the proaecutor, Majorli'lrettthy, read Over to him, and
a witness wee called to the fact of his inrrusting his horses into the
ewe of the prisoner.
.111 r. Rogers stated that he accidentally called on the Major at the
tlrtte hi was about to 'dace fits horses in the care of Maltby, and
heard him particularly mention that though he wished to dispose of
them. still the priatnwr was not to sell them until 'inch time as he
received further ordent from him, to which Mr. Maltby agreed.
However, this witneas said, that knowing that the prisoner had
twice before duped the Maim, he blamed him very much for trust.
log his horses under arch circumstances in Maltby's care.
31r. IinMPIIIHIES appeared on the belislf of the defendant, and
argued that to este of felony could be proved against his client,
the horses tritiag been placed in his charge to get in order for sale,
and was purcettliNg, when he was interrupted by the prosecutor,
who stated that he considered his horse'', when under the are of
Maltby, to be just the Faille as with nny livery stable-keeper. He
was willing, he added, to ware thethorge of felony, and the See.
sums being now holden, he would go down forthwith, and indict
him for the fraud.

Tins the Bench concurred in recommending him to do, and the
parties left the office.

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday. an elderly gentleman, who gave his name and ad.
dress " Nathaniel lieu:lf, llooper.squarc, White':hand," anplied
to the Illogistate for advice under the following distressing circum.
stances.

The applicant stated that he had bcenrequested to attend at the
office by it Mrs. Hirken, the proprietoressi of a ladies boarding_
school at Bethnal-green, to ask the advice of the Magistrate under
circumstances peculiarly painful. It appeared that a few months
ago Stanley De Coureey Ireland, who is now in the House of Car-
rectinn, placed his daughter at Mrs. Waken's-echo 1, where she
had beer. under her sole protection ever since the apprehension and
coviction of she faiher. An application was mule a short time
ago for an order to see the prisoner, that he might be consulted
with alto the disposal of Mies Ireland, but having ken able to
gain an interview, Mrs. Ilicken had repeatedly written to the
father, but no answers were received, and both her and the
I daughter were kept in the greatest suspense. The girl was only
17 years of age, and 11re. H taken could not, from motives of hu.
I manity, send her away from the house, although several of the
yougli:dies had been taken away from the school by tacit parents
in consequence of private reasons of their own.
In answer to a question from Mr. Ifoarates, the applicant said
that he had two daughe7s of his own at Mrs. Ilickeits a school,
and on hearing the circumetanes of the unfortuoate girl's case
explained to him he accented to the request of Mrs. Ili, svo en.
treated of him to call at the Office toasts advice as to what mode she
should pursue to get paid her money or to dinose of the girl.
Mr. llosxxxs said, it was a most nand:dims affair to leave the
poor girl in such a situation ; but he did nut see how a Magistrate
could interfere in the case.

lUr. Routh-1 should esteem it ss a most particular favour if
your Worship could grant me an order for the purpose of visiting
the father in the House of Correction, so that I might put the ques-
tion to him, as to what is to be dcne with his daughter.
Air. ilossiss said he would feel very happy to do any thing le
relieve them, but as he was not the 51ttgistrate who committed the
prisoner, the should advise him to call when %Ir. Rawlinson was
there, or it might be sent to his house.,
4r. liouth thanked his 11'onthip, and said that Miss Ireland had
acompanied him to the office, but on her arrival the found it im.
powAhlc to enter, she was so excessively affected.
On hearing this she became an object of curiosity, and several
persons ran out of the office to view her.

She is a beautiful little girl about the age/ above stated ;
appeared rather dejected, and on Mr. Routh coming out of the
office, she seemed to be particularly anxious in her enquiries as to
the result of his application.
UNION-HALL
Some days ago warrants were obtained by Messrs. Price and Co.
hop-factors, Maittstone.buildings, Southwark, against six indi-
viduals, who were suspected to have purchased hops at different
periods, in the course of the last spring, from a man of the name
of Foy, knowing them to have been stolen by him from Mears.
Price and Co. in whose service be Wits 113 head warehouseman.
Subsequently to these alleged sales, Foy was indicted, with another
individual, by the present prosecutor., for theft, and after a long
trial, was acquitted. Yesterday the parties above alluded to were
brought before M. SWAIIEY, Ersq.
The first charge gone into was against Weeks, a hop.
porter in the employ of Messrs. Slade and Co. Stoney-street, South.
wark. The office was crowded to excess with hop-factors and wit.
news, and the investigation excited considerable interest. IS'eun.
derstood that several hop-factors in the Borough have stiffcred con.
siderably from depredations, which hithetto remain in obscurity.
James Foy, the man who took his trial last Sessions on a charge
of having stolen several pockets of hops belonging to the prone.
cutots, was now sworn, and deposed as follower—l was in Messrs.
Price and Co.'s employ in March last, which fact the defendant
Weeks knew. He and I had dealings together. He told me that
he would purchase soy thing which I might have to dispose of.
He bought from me two pockets of hops. marked " T. Levert,
Cranbrook, Kent, 1824." They were removed by a person named
Jones, from Red Cross-street old warehouse, in which they were
then standing, to the defendant's. at Messrs. Sladeand Mills. I
have often met him at the Talbot and Red Lion inns. I believe
he paid me for them at the Tontine Inn. He gave me 71. lea. per
Mkef- . -

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Crow examined.—flops were then about GI. per cwt.
John Jones stated that he was a porter, and took two pockets of
hops some time last March from the prosecutor's warehouse in Red
Croxi.street, to Messrs, Slade al:d .fills, by direction of the last
witness. The hops were removed between seven and eight in the
morning. The witness was understood to say that the defendant
received them.
Mr. Thomas, one of the partners in the firm of Messrs. Price
and Co., deposed that ten pockets of hops, marked " 'l'. Levett,
Cranbrook, Kent, 1634," were stolen float their warehouse. A
pocket cons fined about a hundred weight and a half. Witness be-
lieved they were worth full 6/. per cwt. at the time; 7/. 10s. a
pocket was touch too low.
Joseph Herritage stated that M'eeks was a fellow servant of his.
Soon after Christouts,l324, they had sonic conversation together in
the warehouse of their employers about some hops. Foy. asked wit-
ness if he could sell him some hops, and was answered in the 11ffir-
'native. Witness told Weeks what Foy had proposed. Witness
understood that Weeks purchased some hops from boy at 5/. 10s.
and sold them again for 10s. profit.
Cross-examined—The transaction was not secretly done. Wit-
ness was not desired to keep the af'air nor the conversation secret.
Hall, the chief officer, stated that when the defendant was spine-
!tended he admitted having purchased the hops, and that after Foy
was accused of robbing his employers, lie told Alesers. Slade and
Mills of the circumstance.

Mr. SWABEY wss of opinion that. taking into consideration the
character of the principal witness (Foy), however culpable in a
moral point of view ‘Veeka's conduct might be, there was not a
case made out to call upon Weeks to put in bail.
The next charge was akplinst Joreph Nelson, a miller and dealer,
residing near St. Saviour a church, who was accused of purchasing
four pockets of hops, theproperty of the prorecuturs, knowing them
to be stolen.

James Foy examined—The prisoner was introduced to me by
Herritage as a person who would purchase hops. He knew that 1
was in the prosecutors' employ. I have met him at the Talbot
Inn. I told him that I was in want of money; and he said that
he would give me some if I would procure him some hops. I
agreed to let him have a pocket for 51. I aent them by Jones, from
my master's warehouse, to his residence. I furnished hint with a
sample. I think the defendant gave me 5!. almost immediately
after receiving the hops. A pocket of hops was then worth 10/.
After the first .the
I met hint at the Golden Lion, in com-
pany with Herritage. I told him that I wanted money, and he
proposal to give me a short-dated bill for some more hops of the
same quality as the first. In the course of a day or two afterwards
I sent him two more pockets ; they went on different days. Ile went
with me to a solicitor's in Union street, and gave me IW. These
pockets were marked the same as the first--" T. Levert, Cranbrook,
Kent, 1024." I met him frequently at different public-houses. I
sold him a fourth pocket marked " Fuggle and Co." It was of
fine growth, for which he paid me 5/. The defendant, and an.
other person whom I know not, fetched it away about seven o'clock
one morning. It was taken from my master's warehouse on a
truck.

Cross-examined—l here not given a different account of these
transactions. I hays no other uootive tnan doing Messrs. Price
end Co. some reparation for the iajury I have done them.
Jones, the witness examined in the preceding vibe, stated that
he delivered the first three pockets la Nelson's house, in a court
near tit. Saviour's church. Witness had often seen the prisoner
about the street.

J. Herritage gave a different account of the conversation which
passed at the Golden Lion about the purchase and payment of
some of the hops to the witness Foy. The time, he said, was
about the beginning of February last. The ten pounds he stated
to be paid in sovereigns, at the Golden Lion, and nut at a so-

Mr. Thomas stated that they had a quantity of hops in their
warehouse, marked " Fuggle," and at present none were missing,
but he could not undertake to say that all the pockets were in the
stock, inasmuch as his attention had not been called to the subject
before the present moment.
Foy was again called to render some explanation ahmit the pay-
ment at the solicitor's. Re now reniarked, that possibly the ten
anvereigns might be given him at the Golden Lion, nevertheless
the money was again paid in the presence of the attorney.
The prisoner here remarked that he never purchased more
than three pockets from Foy in the whole of their transactions.
Mr. SW A fIE Y said that he would remand the prisoner for a future
examination, to give the prosecutors an epportuntty of producing,
if they could, the man who was represented to have assisted in re-
moving the pocket of hops marked " Fuggle " from the ware-
house in Redcross-street. _ _

A discussion now arose as to the custody of the prisoner, he
being a ruler, and a tipstaff from they Marsh/dee* way in attend-
ance to take him, in case he would have been disoltarewl. When
he was apprehended he was out of the rules. He was length given
into the tiostatrii custody, and taken to the King's Benet', it being
agreed upon that a writ of hoiteds corpus should he obtained, to
bring him up on Tuesday, the day appointed for the next exami-
nation.

The other partima charged with similar offences entered into
their own recognizance& in 100/. each, and two eurettee in 50/.
each, to appear at the same time, the I:our being too late w go loto
. their respective cases.

Best Dressing Hides -
Common ditto
Crop Hides, 35 to
Ditto 40 to 45Ihs.
Ditto 45 to .501135.
Calf Skins 35 to 401bs.
Ditto 4.5 to 5511b5.
Ditto 5.5 to 7Mbs.
swill Seal Ski**
Large o•

19d to 21d
141 d to 17d
163 to led
174 to 18d
. 111 d to MI
IRd to sua
• 244 to 110 d
. 2211 to 24d
. 201 m 2IA

ditto
Tanned Horsc Hides

led to 1741
l2d to led

gpanish ditto

I3d to tM

COAL MARKET, JAN. 13.
Skips at Markrt. Ships Sold.
iii NewcAstic . . JO}
51,Sunderland - 2

Price.
311 s Oft to 606 &I
37s Od to 600 ed

mwrns.

At Richmond, Surrey, on the 9th inst. the rife of W. A. Warre,
Esq. of a son.
On the 11th inst. in South Audley-street, Lady Frances Bankes,
of a son.

MARRIED.
On Monday last, at Christchurch, Woodhouse, the Rev. W. C.
Madden, M.A. of Manley, 'Worcestershire, to Mary, the eldett
daughter of the late John Whitacre, Esq. Lof Woodhouse, near
II odd enifitld.
On Thursday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, William Henry
Harlon!, E.q. son of the late John Scandrett Ilarford, Esq. pt
Maize Castle, Gloucestershire, to Emily, sixth daughter of John
King, Esq. of Grosvenor-place.
On the 11th into. at Hornsey l'N.rch, the Rev. Edward 1,410 F,
of Highgate. to Mrs. Mary Rowe,` tfUpper Holloway.
On the 12th instant, at St. John's Church, Hackney, W. E.
Northovcr, of London-terrace, Hackney-road. to Frances. youngest
daughter of the late Francis Salkeld, Esq. Cashier of the rank of
England.

DIED.

On Sunday, the Bth inst. at her scat. Debdenjlall, Essex, Lady
Mary Vincent, relict e Sir Francis Vine 1, Bart. only child of
the late Richard Muelman Clli. w ell, Esq. in the 69th year of her
age.
On the 1001 inst. at Chelsea, Eliza, the rife of Walling via-
chin, Eag. of the Inner Temple,.Lodon;aged 28.

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