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greater waft the obligation of Mr. WIHu to make hint comfortable
on that head.
Mr. Wins said that FO long as such modes of attack were re-
sorted to, as had recently been direend against him in various ways,
he was determined not to do any thing more than he was absolutely
bound to do. No concession should be made from hint. Every
attempt hart been made to di stroy his public character.
'f be LORD .31 AVG n sail such attempts might be diiregattled.
They sere nmer found to do any ultimate injury to the man
whcse ac's were just and fair. Ile (die Lord Mayne) should dis-
regard them—he thought air. Wilke bound to bet Mr. N'crbt.ke ut
rest as to the partnership debts.
Mr. Vcrbeke said he was !cart,/ to refer them to Mr.Chitty for
his decision.

Mr. CHITTY eeclined having any thing to do pith them in the
character proposed.
Me. Wilk' said he was determined to make no compromise until
a declaration which Mr. Verbeke had made, that he would ruin
him (Mr. Was!, was retracted.
Mr. Verbeke denied that he had made use of such a threat, nor
done more than declare that he would resort to all the means in his
power for his own protection.
After some further discussion, when neither party seemel
dis-
posed to come to any terms, aid Mr. Wilks pressed his applica-
tarn, the Lord Mayor thought it just to Mr. Verbeke to adjourn it,
to give him time for consideration, and the case was adjourned ac-
cordingly until next week.
Haerote-fla aDE IC—Yesterday. Prone!: EM:O7I, a powerful
mid most ill-looking fellow, tees brought up from St, Pancras
watch-house, charged with the fallowing daring highway rob-
bery
Teesdale, the watch-house-keeper, stated, that there was anothet
and a prior charge agaii.st the prisoner, who was apprehended by
the patrol on Sunday night. as en idle and disorderly character,
having been recognised us the namciate of those gangs of thieves that
Infest all the outlets. After having been confined in the watch-
house for the right, he was sent off in the custody of Ducey, one
of the watchmen, on his way to this office. but when they got into
laystall-street, tiray'a Inn-lane, the prisoner watched an un.
guarded opportunity, knocked down Ducey, wise is rather en in.
firm man, and effected his escape; and on the tnllowing evening
(Tuesday), Itappeared that he had gem:nit:el the robbery with
hich he now wood charged.
Anne Sounder., a decent ilftntit woman, then stated the ftdlowing
particulars:—titre was hotteemard in the service of James Patten,
E.q. a gentleman residing at Kentish Town. On Tuesday last
she obtained leave to conic into town, for the purpose of nicking
come little purchases, and had that morning received a sovereign
on account of her wages. Being delayed rather later than she ex.
peeved,: be stage had gone, and she was obliged to walk home
alone. Ate clutter or half past ten o'clock she was going along
the back road, Camden Town, when a man started out from a re-
cess close to Counsellor Agnes wall, sod, with horrid threats and
imprecations, demanded her money. She exclaimed, " Oh, my
(101 l ! let me gb, I have no money. lam only a poor servant. Do
pray let me go home." The prisoner (for she hail no doubt as to
his identity) swore that he would have either her life or her money.
She ngain protested that she had none that would be worth his
taking, alai conjured him to let her pass on, but he became only
the more desperate, and told her he knew very well she had money,
and that she should Bartender it without further delay, or he would
murder her. Witness looked up and down the road, in the hope
of seeing some one coming up who might protect her, but there
was no appearance of succour. The night was uncommonly dark,
anti it rained hard the prisoner, at this time, had fast hold of her
with one hand, and with the other he forced from her a small par.
cel. containing the articles which she had purchased in town, being
eight yard* of lace, sod two of thread net : he then seized her
hand, in which she had three shillings in silver, all that remained
out of the pound. Witness said to him, " Now you have got all,
let me go; what more do you want ?" The prisoner, however.
was Ilaertnincd to have more, and endotroured to drag the shawl
which she wore from off her shoulders- This she resisted with all
lice streng:li, and called loudly for help, when the prisoner let go
her arm, tuurgrasping the shawl with one hand, he thrust the other
into his bosom, front whe..Ce he drew forth a large knife, similar to
those used by butchers, which lie presented at her breast. and swore
tl a: he would stop Iter squalling if she did not he quiet. Fearing,
from his determined manlier, that he would ;tut Isis threats into exe-
cution. she abandoned the shawl, which fell on the road ; he was
about to attack her aguin, but on the sound of approaching footsteps
lie immediately tan of in the direction of London. Witness
then went home, sold acquainted her fellow.servants with what had
occurred. One of die footmen went out on the road, and stated the
clieumstance to the night patrol, witness giving an exact deecrip-
lion of the person of the robber; there might be soma alight change
in the dress worn on that night, but she could swear positively to
the hat, which was a flat crowned sail cloth, such as sailers usually
sear.. The remainder of his dress masa a correspondent character
to that worn by the prisoner. with the exception of thgg
frock. She thought, as well as she could discern in dWobsetue
light, that the man who stopped her had on a short jadket.
• Mr. Patten stated that the witness had told precisely the same
story when she came home, though excessively agitated. bite was
a very steady and well-behaved servant.
Teesdale. the watch.house keeper, stated that the prisoner had
been brooght In by one of the watchmen, not on accowntef the
robbery, but In conacquente of his assault on Ducey, the patrol, as
before stated ; and whilst in confinement, the road patrol mentioned
the robbery, and described the person of the man who bad cam-
tatted it. Teasdale irritnitlistely perceived the similarity of the
Own then in the watch.house to the one described, and, mention-
ing hill suspicions to the }low:street patrol, the meet-m. 4 was
brought t the watch-house the next morning (Ttuirsday), when
she pointed out the prisoner, amongst six others, as the man who
had robbed hers
Ducey, the pastsd. described the prisoner having knocked h lin
dews on Monday morning, when conveying him to the police-
office. lie was a most desperate character.
The prosectitrix was then recalled, anti
Mr. Sergeant SELLON asked her if she thought there was any
other man in die prisoner's company at the time of the robbery ?
The prosecutrix said that she Saw only the one, and felt con.
sliced that there was no more. _

The pri.oncr, in the most unequivocal terms, denied having any
knowledge of the robbery. if he was permitted he could prove that
he was in another place on the night in question.
Sergeant SEL Lost remarked, that the setting up an alibi would
prove either the worst or the best defence that could he made.
However, as the charge was one of so serious a nature—indeed of e
that would probably affect his life—it was but fair to grant him rea.
towable time to meet it.

He was remoulded until Wednesday, all the wi:nesses being
bound one toprosecute.
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.

OLtItI.IIOItOUGH-STISt ET.— Yeatertlay, George Spelling, •
hanger-on about the Mardialses Court, was brought up for detraud-
ing Levi Morrell, a corn-chandler. in Great Earl-street, Seven
Dials, of 101. under the pretence of obtaining his liberation aftersen-
tence of three tuoidlis had been parsed upon hint. Our readers may
recollect that Morrell was prosecuted by the parish of St. Ann. for
a series of assaults on respectable females one afternoon, in Hol.
horn, and nt ilte Sessions before last wax set tenced to three months'
impriamment in the House of Correction. The prisoner afterwards
went to Morrell's wife, and obtained 1111. of her, on the promise
th it he should sleep at ome that night. Morrell has suffered the
corm of his imprisonment, anti arrested Spelling for the IN. Spell-
ing wait to Morrell's. offering to return the 101.. minus certain
'lychees and charges for remuneration; this Alone') rejected, and
bas been thrown Mtn the Itlantlialeea. His wife yesterday gave
the following deposition :
Sarah Morrell lives at 11, Great Earl-atreet--On the 24th of June
her husband was convicted of an assault, and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment in the House of Correction; in the afternoon
of the same dr.y, the prisener, whom she had previously known,
came into her shop, told her he had spoken to the penal (Accra,
and could get her hutiband ofF if she Rive him 101., and that lie
should sleep at [ionic that night. Believing his representation to be
true, she gave hint a clerk on Whitmore and Co., Lombard.
street, for U. Os., two sovereigns, two half-sovereigns, and the
rest in silver, to the amount of ten pounds. A man named
Newman was in the shop, waiting while she paid the money
to the prisoner; her mother was also present. Alter getting the
money he went away, saying 110 was going to the Sessione.house,
to her husband. Two hears after he met her in King-street, and
told bat that her hueband meld rut be Ilbereted till the Tharsaay
following. Said he hail got • petition drawn up for the ithabitenes
to sign in her husband's behalf, and made her sign "Levi Mer-
rell,' for her husband. Her husband was not discharged till the
expiration of his sentence. Last Friday week the prisoner pre-
sented a bill to her husband for the trouble and expenses incurred,
and offered him a balance of the 101., which lie refused. Last
Satunlay her husband was arrested and put in the Meralialsea.
Lec, who arrested her husband, and bailed Spelling, was on the
opousite side of the way.
The prisoner was apprehended last Thursday, when Morrell gave
evidence agaiim him, but which 1,11 not taken down by the
clerk. The prisoner then asserted that lie hail obtained the (VII.
sent of Mr. Earl, the vcstry.clerk of rt. Ann's. to the prosecutor's
liberation ; and to give an opportunity for Mr. Earl to atter& the
ease was adjourned to yesterday ; but, in Me interval, Morrell lies
been arrested, and hie evidence is necessary to the conviction of the
prisoner.
Mr. Earl said he had not given any caneent to Spelling, fur .Mor-
rell's discharge ; a man culled at lIIs trtSee one dr, went sway,
anti never called again. One thing and another had retired 111 or.
roil ; and though the other side had had a different motive, they
had really done the man a service, for he had no means of getting
out of prison but by taking the beneat of the Insolvent Act.
' Mr. CIIITTV attended for Spelling. lie contended that this
was not a case of fraud. To prove that the piscine' obtained
money under a false pretence, they must show that he had that
ntoncy for something that was not worth the considewniiitiicohn paid fix
mit,oanseyfrat.,•.woor,rityhil.elrt:paincrdeelon, orn ipnrotliiicisneaameset aicrie.o? ler. Now this
he bad performed by tirawing up a petitiomand getting it signed by
a great many ichetWants. lie had also the consent of the hus-
band to get the immey of the wife, and had actually given the hus.
band s portion of the eioncy while lie was in prison.
A witness, ranted Newman, belonging to the illarshalsea Court,
admitted hearieg the couversation of Spelling with Mrs. Alorrell
when she gave him the money. Ile went with Spelling to Mor-
rell, who said to Spelling, " Do what you can ; if my wife has not
got money enough go to my solicitor."
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Sir G. FannA:4-17 told Mr. Chitty the husband was a material
witness for both Om The wife were to giving the prima the
money to obtain her husband's discharge, which he hail not pro-
cured. fle thought it equally Dereinary. for the prisoner's :10,66-
cation, that Morrell should be produced. They plight bring bin

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up on a larkastr pus next Thursday, or any other convenient day,
by letting the clerk know the day before.
Mr. titivvr said he would undertake to bring Mirrell up oil
Thursday on a hubtah torpor.
JOHNSON THE. INFORMER.
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Johnson summoned six publicans for keeping late hours, and suf-
fering gambling.
\Viten the first case was called, Mr. Vtttoo, a solicitor, took an
objection that the wording of the information was defective. It
stated that a certain number of persons were tippling In the holm
at a late hour. but did nut asy not`beinic wayfaring travellers."
This was allowed by the Magiatrates to be fatal.
Mr. VII4OO made the same objection to the second ; besides
which the sign of the house was the •• Roebuck," and the informa-
tion called it the " Stag's Head."
Ths first information was dismissed with expenses, and Johnson
begged to withdraw the other five.
Each istminona costs 4s. Gd. ; and should he lay fresh informa-
tions against the same parties, each of the witnesses that attended
yesterday must be paid by him 31. for attendance.
STItEET ROBBERY.

James Graver, a man dressed like a coachman, was brought op
for stealing the great coat of Mr. Smith, of Red Lion-squarc, yes-
terday morning.
Thomas Fisher, stableman in Southampton Mews, took the
chaiseof Mr. Smith, who puts up there, that morning, between
twelve and one: he took the coat out of the chaise, and put it in the
coach.bouse • shortly after a woman asked him if he bad Kota
coat In his ;liaise. for she had seen a man go into Southampton.
court with onc. IFitacss pursued the prisoner, and atcroped Into in
the court with the coat on hi. back.

The prisoner was fully committed for trial at the Middlesex
Sessions.

TOM REEDY AT THE SCRATCH.

Peter Dorie;; boxer, for
being drunk in Coventry-street, and laying a'.out him right amt
left on the landlord of a public...house, woo refused him a quart of
" heavy wet."
Tom said he was very sorry ; he was so mush " Intossicat" he
did ant know what ha did,
Sir Otoaow FAnnewT allowed him to go oitt and make it'up.
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.

ercrow-trat.t..—Nestetday a powerful-lookiqg fellow. named
Fitsrqtrick, was brought before the sitting Alagitkrate, J. C. Cald-
well, Esq. charged with having committed a violent Rtlia,lll. upon
Mrs. Radcliffe, the wife of the landlord of the Griffin publi7.-
house, in Church-street, Southwark.
The complainant wax unable to attend, in consequence of the
dangerous nature o!' the injuries inflicted on her by the defendant.
Her husband and a person of the name of Alexander came forward
and made a statement of the facts. From their evidence it appeared
that about 12 o'clock that day the defendant entered the tap.rcom
of die Griffin, apparently rather In liquor. lie calithi fur spirits,
when Ira. Radcliffe, wholtappened to be in the room at the time,
and perceiving that he had had a snffitient quantum, refused to
draw him any. He became exceedingly insolent, and demanded
in an authoritative tone, that he should be served with whatever he
pleased if he paid for it. The landlady still refused to comply,
particularly as the defendant had conducted himself in a waist
scandalous manner the day before in the house; an much so, that
it was ibund necessary to give him into the custody of a constable,
and he was brought to this office and fined for being drunk ; he was
unable to pay the penalty, and would have been committed to gaol
had not itlr. Radcliffe interfered flr him, and paid the fine to the
King. On the present occasion airs. Radcliffe, seeing that he was
inclined to be as tioublesoine as on the day before, insisted on his
leaving the house, and peremptorily refused to let hip'. have any
thing while he remained there. This determination an her part no
enraged the defendant, that he in a most brutal and cowardly
manlier struck 3lrs. Radcliffe. who is now pregnant, a violent
blow in thestomach. Ile repeated the blow, and she would have
fallen to the ground had it on been fora person named Alexander.
who caught her in his arms. As aeon as this person had placed
her in a chair, a'te being insensible at tire time, he turned his at.
tendon to the defendant, and having upbraided him for striking a
female, particularly in the situation Ain. Radcliffe then oak he
(Alexander) proceeded to give him in charge, when he suddenly
attacked him, and would have aliniately overpowered hint, had
not Mr. Radcliffe just come home at !list period, and assisted in
securing the defendant, wl o was described as having conducted
himself in the moat outrageous manner during his Duty in the
house.

-The Magistrate (to Mr. Raleliffe)—Can you swear that your
vrile i‘ unable to attend, in consequence of the ill-treatment she
received at the hand of the defendant ?

Mr. Radcliffe replied that his wife was apparently in a most
dangerous way ever aii,e.• she had' been assaulted by the defendant,
so much an that she had nut spoken since.
The tlefendant, who then appeared to be rather inebriated, had
hie face marked, as if he had been a good deal punished /Moot the
countenance during the outrage, called the Magistrate's attention
to his bruises, and said that the conduct attributed to him was
gr,,asly exaggerated. He had been inaulted in the house by
Alexander, and, in aiming a blow at that person, missed him, and
struck Mrs. Radcliffe.

This assertion,he;erer. was denied; and the Illagistrate having
dispatched one of the officers for a medical certiffeate, emscribing
the injuries she had sustained, on its befr.g uroduced, it prormunred
that Mrs. Radcliffe was In a dangerous state, owing to robeat in-
juries.
Mr. CALDWELL having expressed the utmost iodignstm at the
conduct of the &iced:on in so grossly attacking a female, portion.
holy one in the delicate situation tu which Mrs. Radcliffe hal petard
to be at the time of the outrage, "under all the eircumsta,,ces of
the case," said the worthy Mapleton', "I shall now remand the
defendant until Mrs. Radcliffe shall be nrooeuneed out of danger;
and in the event of a fatal termination, I shall not heiltate to COM-
mit hint for trial."
A FEMALE BACCHANALIAN.

An 'high apple-woman was brought up, charged w tit bring
riotous ant: disorderly on the previous night, in front 'Ol the Coburg
Theatre. • _ _ _

A constable haling sworn that the defendant was drunk, and
that she was a continual pest about the Theatre.
The lUagibtrate was about to inflict the usual fine to the King,
when the defendant implorzd forgiveness promising never to offend
again.
Mr. CALDWF.LL-1 am told you arc constantly In a state of io.
toxication : you must pay the tine now, and 1 hope it will nut)te an
impression upon yeu in future.
Defendant—God bleat yoar Ilor.onr, don't go to send me,to
gaol ; the King, I'm sure. don't watt my money God help me,
all the harm I Jo is to myself, and that is, 1 drink all my bard
earnings.
It was stated that she was a most incorrigible drunkard, being in
that state morning. noon, and night.
Mr. CALDWELL—You must pay .51. ; and then you will be
discharged, and not till then.
Defendant sho..k her head, and clasping her hands together, ex-
claimed, " I wish to Jesus there was not a drop of liquor in the
world, and then poor Poll Kennedy would nor be in this scrape."
Poll Kennedy, however, paid the fine in the course of the day,
and was allowed to depart.