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would nut be g'a'd as arainot rreditors, and he claimed the my •r-
-ty on the part of the wits of the deceased, to iv id* debt* and the
funeral expenses.
In the sequel it was ed that the woman should give up the
two duplicates and n additional sovereign, it her story
of the duplicates be' up merely for inspeciion should be
corroborated by her n r. Turner, and if nut, that she should
give than up wuhout fu er payment.

11(114'.STIf E F.T.
Late on Thursday evening, when the business was nearly
.lnisliesl, is tall thin young man, of respectable exterier and rather
superior
°thieves, was brought in by Ifavis and another of the day
do', charged by one of the porters sttending the stage coaches
Charing-emote, with stabbing him with a bayonet.
Tlx parties were followed by a crowd of persons of all sorts. and
the Officers at the door had much difficulty in preventing them
from filling the office.
The name of the accused party did not appear, nor was that of
the accuser asked.
The complainant stated, that about half-past eleven o'clock that
morning the defendant came up to him in ( baring-eons yard, and
requested to know what time any roach would start, by which he
could go to Northampton. The complainant answered that the
Liverpool, which would start at half past twelve, went through
Northampton, and he might, of course, go by trial. The defend-
ant said he would consider of it, and was loitering about the yard,
when a hackney coach drove up, from which alighted a very beau.
tiful girl, dressed fashionably, who, upon seeing the defendant,
burst into tears, and throwing her arms about his neck exclaimed,
" And are you really going, my deer ?"—" Even so," replied he,
very con's," and was turning from her 4—when she said, " ifill
you not take me with you ?" "No ("aid the defendant sternly);
I will pay your coach fare back to the place you came from (point-
ing to s hackney coach), but with me you shall never go." The
young woman hung about his shoulders, and with tender re.
monstrance' endeavoured to secure him to her purpose, but lie
was inflexible; mid she, imagining that he intended to proceed
forthwith to the country, engaged a place for herself by a North-
ampton coach, which auto start in the evening. She had brought
ionic luggage, consisting of three trunk& with bee in the hackney
coach, which were deposited in the coach-office; and this was no
sooner done, than the defendant laid claim to them, and deeded
that they might not, on anaccount, be given up. or suffered to
be taken away by any one but himself, as they were his.
Havis and his brother patrol were called in to relieve the parties
from this dilemma, but 'hey said the matter was entirely nut 01
their way, and they could not interfere. Meanwhile, the day
waned apace, and several interviews took place between the de-
fendant and the young lady, bp t they were productive of no better
result than the first ; and finally she set of by the Northampton
catch, without for luggage. and, as complainant believed, with
very little money in her pocket. The defendant then got drinking
in a public-house by the Hews-gate, and in the course of the
evening complainant ventured to upbraid him for his conduct to
the young lady; upon which he jumped up, snatchtsl a bayonet
from the side of a corporal of the Foot Guards who was sitting
in a neighbouring box, and made a lunge at him (complainant),
evidently with deadly intent. Fortunately however, he caught
the point of the weapon in the palm of his land, and the defendant
was secured before he could du further mischief.
The young man (who was atessul4 by his sister), when called
upon to answer the charge, described. Itlbself (as wellies his state of
half intoxication 'mild permit hiai Mu be the son of highly respec-
table persons at Northampton ; adding, that a fortnight ago he
married the youg woman of whom so touch had been said, at that
place, believing her, at that time, to be strictly virtuous in every
sense of the word. They came to London, where, in a very short
time, he was undeceived completely as to the character of his wife,
he having discovered (lie did not say how) that she was everything
that was infamous. lle deterniined, therefore, to part from her,
and was willing to send her back to her friends at l'eterbitrough,
hut she refused to go anywhere but with him. With respect to the
charge of stabbing, he begged to deny any intention of inflicting
harm. The complainant and his fellows got about len, teazed hint,
called him all manner of opprobious names, and threatened to beat
him, upon which lie certainly drew the corporal's bayonet, but it
was merely to defend himself.
Another corporal, who was in the hone, said, that the young
man was certainly much abused anti irritated.
The 31agistrate said, that with the dispute between the defend-
ant and the person said to be his wife, he cnuld have nothing at all
to do ; and as to the assault complained of, he thought the eon.
plainant had brought it upon himaell by his own insolent interfe-
rence in matters which did not concern hint. He should therefore
dismiss the complaint, but he would advise the young man to use
less dengeroun weepets in future.
The defendant seemed in high glee at the result of the investiga.
Lion, and left the ullice laughing and chatting gaily with his
sister.

H'illiart Pw.epre, a middle-aged man of decent appearance, was
brought up by Nieholl., charged under the statute with having by
false character attempted to lore himsalt into the service of Mr.
11'ilmot 11.rrtaa, the Under Secretary of State fur the Colonial De-
partment.
He had made similar attempts at imposition upon the Mika of
Somerset, ar.d other distinguished persons.
lie was sentenced to three nu.ntlis imprisonment in the House of
Correction.
JIATTON-OAFIDEN.

ArDs zw VIE GOLD Taanll.—Yesterday James Pram%
who wits remanduil from Wednesd_,az for aellurg, al genuine. one
her of spurious g to the Mews. erdhn, Jeweller.. of beadenhall-
street, WM brought up for rc.examination, at two o'clock.
Mr. (Sur Lau (Mr. Ilamier's clerk) appeared for the prisoner,
and stated, that he had been in waiting full two hours, but no pro-
secutors appeared; he therefore prayed the magistrates to discharge
his client. _ _

31r. Itoonts observed, that as there was no prosecution, the
pri.oner was entitled to his discharge.
The officer into whose custody he had been committed, (Reed,
jun.) was ordered to restore whatever property had been found on
his person, together with the spurious gold ; after receiving. which,
he left the (Alice in cowpony with an elderly lady who wanted ter
him in the outer room. _

In about five minutes afTerwatils, Mr. Collins, goldstnith, of
Wildernesi-row, and another gentleman, also connected with the
trade, came into the office, for the purpose of endiavouring to iden-
tify the prisoner, as having defrauded them in a similar manner.
111 r. Collins said, that front the description given of Duncan in
the police reports, this gentleman who now came forward, had not
the least doubt bat that he could establish a charge of fraud spina
him.

Mr. ROOERS regretted that they had not come forward sooner,
or at least made sonic intimation of their intention of so doing, and
be should then have been detained until they bud appeared.
Mr. Collins said, that he had bought a bar of gold, exactly of
the same quality, for which he paid 11/. Us. though it proved to be
not worth more than 211 s. If 1/untraa was the person, he should
certainly feel surprised, because he understood him to be engaged
in respectable business with a Mr. Rich, and it was not • little
extraordinary, that since Duncan's apprehension, Rich has dis-
appeared.
The klagistrates observed, that as Duncan was now personally
known to almost every officer of the establishment, lie might be
taken up again if Mr. Collins thought proper to authorize them to
do co, ur he (Mr. Collin,) might indict him at the Sessions.
Mr. Collins said he would COliSilleT what course war best to be
pursued ; hut it sus most desiralde, for the protection of the trade,
that so impudent as species of fraud should meet with exemplary
punishment.
It will be recollected that during Duncan's first examination, •
person l.:1111e into the office, and on heanng the probable issue of it,
Immediately made oft:

STREET ()llSTitt:CTlOlfil.--The drivers or the six following
hackney-coacher, Nos. 133, 93, risk;, 7.8, 632, and WI, were bUlll-
mooed before the 31agistrates of this office, charged with plying
for hire on the stand at bloawell-strett-ruad, contrary to the provi-
sions of the Street At.l.
. . _ . .

The prosecution woo instituted by the Commissioners ander the
Highgate and Ilsuipsasid Trust, nne of whom was in attendance,
together with their Solicitor, and Mr. Mortlake, Surveyor of roads.
It appszes that the Commissioners of particular Trusts, have a
privilege of naming certain streets and places in their jurisdiction,
toe Haektieyscoach stands, and acconling to the extent of those
streets, they limit the number a coaches in each. aid every coach
or chariot stopping for fare on such amid, over and above the num-
ber specified, ts liable tat a penalty of forty shillings..—the object
of this restriction bring to locum a free and safe passage at all times
to all other vehicles.

Two were committed in the mitigated penalties of 104. each, with
costs ; two did otit appear ; anti thc other two were discharged, it
being ;Ivied that one was nitmly watering horses, Juni the
second It :Ili getting a glass put ii.tu his C 041.11 wii.duw.