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tire country being lost, all the ties of society are broken, that there
sno awiworty, nothing to be regarded, that you must deprive
the messy of the immense resources of which he is about to take
possession. For all which his Excellency hu received sufficient
aorLority from the Congress, which he transfers to you.
Mar Uod. Rec.
To the Omens] from Jose de Espinsr.
Is in a copy—llEnneno.
No. XXIV.
Lima, Feb. 12, 11121.
Mr. Minister—l have just. received the official letter of his Ex-
tortionv the Elberrador, a copy of which 1 transmit to your Excel-
lency, in the order that, }Having the contents of it betbre his
lac.lleney the Prmident, he may be pleased immediately to send
we a reply, that I may in consceuenee guide myself by what the
raid most excellent gentleutan shall determine.
II ENRIQUEZ MARTINEZ.
To the Minister of War and Marine.
No. XXV.

General SecretarT; office of the Constitutional
t'ongress of Pew, Lima. Feb. 12. I' 4.
Mt. 31inister—The Sovereign Congress being acq u ain ted, through
the Mitniter, with the notes of the Cth and 9th of the present mouth,
illrectsithy the Libertador to General 3lartinex, hats resolved, the
a Committee should,be named from their body, who, with due in.
structions, shall proceed to his Excellency the Libertador, to make
inane nematory representations to him, in order :hat proper measures
may be adopted for the salvation of the country ; and that the effect
oleic said notes shall be suspended, as far as regards the security
of the capital, tills reply .hall be received from the Libcrtadur, the
Fa-et:mica( still motioning to remove the munitions of war; and
in one the enemy should advance epon the capital, everything
vrbials arudd main than to the prejudice of the cause and the army
ti c.c country.
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•
fly 'niers of the Congress, we communicate this to yntr Excel.
lency, in order that, havir the fondness to lay it before the Pre.
sident of the Republic, he may cause the same to be fulfilled.—
Nay Gel.
F.om Joaquin dc Arrese, I)eputy Secretary Partolome
S irate, Deputy Secretary, Ali:niter of State iti the Department of
t`te Government. _ _ _

Lima, February 12. 1824.—Let the rwreious order of the Sove.
reign Congress be observed and fulfilled. Leta certified eepy he
n.r.de of it, and let it he transmitted to the Minister of War fur
its fulfilefent in the part which appertains to him.
T.IGLE.

HIPOLITO 17VANUE.
It is a copy —l:ya\vz.

No. XXVI.

DeTra.- iVer and Marine, Lima,
Feb. 13, 1t N.
H. S. Minister,—At the request of his Excellency the President
of the Republic, I have the honour of transmitting, for your in. '
formation and sionseiluent effects, the order which, under this date,
the Deputy Secretaries of the Congress have directed to me. The
Sovereign Congress being informed of the note of the Secretary of
la; Excellency the Liberman', dated the 11th of the present month,
and directed to General Don Agustin Gainana, in which be con.
Ises noon him the powers which he had before given to General
Don ifentiques flartir.es. Should the latter nut have fuitilled
rlsem, which note was presented by the Minister of 11"ar, the
Congress have resolved, that carrying into due effect what was be-
fore sanctioned, in consequence of the commission conferred upon
Crene-ol Martmer, the result of the Committee despatched from
that ;may to the Libritarlor shall be received, before any innovation
14 ado.' tted.
Ps order of the same we communicate this to your Excellency,
that, by your transmitting it to the President of the Republic, it
may have its due cflixt.
May Cod preserve. &e. &c.
JOAQU IN DE A R RESEolleyety Secretary.
JOSE BA RIX/14031E SA HATE, Deputy secretary.
I off x to yortr Excellency the sentiments of my highest consider.
ation and esteem to 11. S. Juan de Berindosgo, Minister of State
fu to Department of the Government.
It is a copy --I.7x•NCE.

No. XXVII.

General Secretary's Office of the Congress,
Lima, February 17, 1824.
The Congress having been duly summoned, and indy twenty.
s-ven Deputies having been assembled, which number is not Bal-
een... according to law_ to constitute a quorum, the said Gentlemen
ti-rentO themselves into a private Junta, when the reply of his Ex-
cellency the Libertador was laid before them, and the request of
General Necoclica ; and in consequence of the urgent necessity
which connects the state of the Castles of Callao, with the prot.sta
otire,ronsibility again repeated, have agreed, that the charge there-
on being accepted by his Excellency the Libertador, the Govern-
ment should be told that the moment has arrived in which the Dr.
we, of the 10th of the rire-.,ent month must be published; and if
by that nothority any Chief should appear, with sufficient ceeden.
tiol :, demanding the civil and military command, in virtue of
witieli h shall be given hid; the said Chief must he informed, that
toe emigres*, to prevent the abandonment of this city, has sent a
Committee to hi, Excellency the Libertador; and it is hoped dot
lie will prudently await the reply before carrying into effect this
UHIGHC. All which you, will have the goodness to communicate
to the President of the Republic, for his iiformation and conse.
q May God, Ac. ace.
J ().% QUIN DE A REESE, Deputy Secretary.
MAIN 13auligOidtfMk1-O.44tATE, Deputy Secretary.
T€ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMEIT OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
Lima, Feb. 17, 1821.
111/scree it, and fulfil it, and in consequence let the decree of the
Itith of the present flint: th, of the Sovereign Congress, be proclaimed;
and afterwards, let the civil and military command of the capital be
delivered up to Don Mariano Necochea, on whom it has been con-
/erred by his Excellency the Liberuulor, after having accepted die
Supreme l)ictaturship given by the Sovereign Congress.
(Signed) TAGLE.
ITIPot.Pro Uwast.:x.
It IS COpi—IiNANUE.
No. XXVIII.

l'atavilca, 49th January, 1824.
My dear President—This morning I received the note from the
iGoverement, enclosing me the proposals, or rather the °edit.; of
Gm. Le Fuente, that 'despatches should be sent to his companimis
in amts. The tone of La Fuentes with the Oorirnment has shocked
me, though previously I had reason to be surprised at nothing.
He says very plainly tit •• t the despatches must be sent; that is to
say, he orders it. This General, my dear l'resident, is mote ab-
SJit'l4 than the Congress, yourself, or me. Will you believe, that
wba:st be commanded at Truaillo, he retained those persons in the
sznice. whom the I iovernment had ordered to be shot? Col. Davide,
conontar.ded the day of the night of my arrival at Truxillo. and scot to
imi for eiders. Ile has furthermore set Silva Nova and 'lanc-Ito at li.
vent, who had robbed the state of mere than a hundred thousand
&Aug ; and this same La Fuente knows it by the declaration of
Roe eti4uero. 1 gAt e orders its these mini to be arrested; and I
added, in conversation, that I would set them at liberty, in order
!list they might leave the country whenever the money should ap-
pose. Silva offered to snake important disclosures, but nothing
was dut:c. all through the management of La Fuente. lie besides
i xeitis jealousies among the troops by his unjust preferences. His
pride is such, that he sent me the countersign by his aid, I being
rith my staff at Truxillo--aa if he were the Chief, and not myself.
At the dinner table, he placed himself at my right. He came no
father than the dour of the drawing room to receive me; he never
tame to my house to ehnsult toe about anything, as you have done
:4 often, the Minister of State, and others. I know this was owing
to your excessive goodness, but 1 also know the distance between
yourself and him is Multiuse. I will add, that these things made
an impression upon me till this moment; but the insubordination
of La Puente is so great, that we cannot denend upon his obeying
anythieg that is ordered. You must umlerstarM that I reproved
dim very much for his disobedience to the Government, respecting
the execution of the criminals, who were ordered to beehot, and I
exhorted him to submit to the laws and the authorities. He re.
plied, then he was commanded to commit an assassination, since
the ceder was for the secret execution of the men, without trial,
. and ovit:Jout 'imams I replied to him, that I did not doubt
that this all origiotted from Berinditaga ; and that you were
. too good, end too much of a gentlemen, and that occasionally i
• Beriodnega's advise was not the best, as in this ease; foe A
,secret execution wiilioet trial of persons of consuptenee, was
a shocking thing, and li=d always been disapproved of. Pet.
mit me, my dear Presid, at, to avail myself of this opportunity to
give you my opinion frankly on this affair. Finally, I have many
mows foe belierMg that General La Mar will experience much
disatost from VeDIIWII Feats • he told me so himself before
141tfifte that pinsewlM his regret that there was not an-
Am Prefect to els ' If General IA filer should be
itig=ii
affshonitt Preside of department, with the power of nonainat.
gegiAii*.th-Prefect, flo, lake charge of the Prefecture, he only re-
leasing the authority and title, I think the service would proceed
'rapidly, and the entbanusments would be diminished. If this
ages &rears good to yon, you can propose it to the Congress from
Mae. in Mr. La Fuente go to Chili, to relieve Mr. Saltiest', and
everything will be tight—(Reserved but certain)—General La lu •
' env M really opposed to Riva Agnero sod Herrera ; butt entirely
,:..n.oied to the other acetimplices of this conspiracy. lie loves Cie-
n. fel Santa Cruspassionately ; sit much so, that he wished me
meanly to stoop to him. The purport of all this is, that the Altar
has reutsined entire, and that the idol alone is wanting, which was
thrown down to make iroom for the successor, who is expected.
Tbis successor may be Santa Cruz, La Fuente, or any otter am-
bitioas person. Time Altar must be destroyed. Adieu, my dear
President, I am curdialiy yours.
ITOLIVA R.
Note—The originals of the papers wh:ch have been printed in
this manifesto, will remain in the Secretary's Mike of the City
Council till the 18th of the present month, in order that all who
doubt their authenticity may be convinced L% ocular dettionstration.
TO/IRE TAGLE.

A correspnndent informs us, that the Rector of Poplar
New Church, sent the Trustees of the Old National
Sehool of that Parish a donation of 50F., and also pre-
sented the like sum to the Ladies' Charity School.
It is rumoured that the Government have it in contem-
plation to buy up all the old houses in the l'arliainctit-
square, sod extend the line of public buildings quite round
the south and east sides, upon a plan which will hanno-
nize with those parts already erected, and greatly increase
the arobitectural beauty of the square.—Caleilonia

LAW INTELLIGEIVCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, THURSDAY, OCT. 28.

Wallet V. WILLIAMS.
The I.OtD Curti Jusrtce, at the sitting of the Court, stated,
that the Court could see no reason why Barker I. Williams, which
was determined on a special case, should be argued again, and
therefore the judgment lutist be for the plaintiff, and which would
enable the defendant to bring his writ of error.

EAST INDIA COMPANY V. TSITTOX AND OTHERS.
111 r. TINDAL stated, that this cue came on to be argued on a
epeeist verdict found for the plaintiffs, on an action brought by
them against the house of Barclay, Tritton, and Co., for the re-
covery of a large sum of money upon three several bills of ex-
change, bearing the names of that house as endorsers. This was
for the payment of the money twice over, and the only question for
the Court's decision (Mr. 'f. conceived) was, whether the lion.
But India ('ompany had proceeded against the right panics. The
allegation in the counts was, that when the bills were presented to
Barclay, Tritton, and Co., for payment, they haul upon the back
of them, Barley, Trion'', and C 0.," and he was bound to say, that
when a bill is presented for payment to a party, with that party's
name upon it, it does import true genuineness as against that party ;
but then it was his duty to contend that it also imported a warranty
by that endorser of the genuineness of the prior endorser; and in
support of this doctrine he would cite Smith v. Chester, let Term
Rep. p. had. It appeared that a gentleman of the name of Carr had
a general power of attorney item .Mr. Hope, to collect monies. &c.
but which, according to a former decision of the Court, did not
authorise Mr. Carr to endorse bills of exchange; he, honorer, did
redone the hills now in question, hick were put into the hands of
Meese& Pareday, Tritton. and Co., who presented them to the Fest
India Company, and the Company acted upon them, under the no-
tien that Mr. Can had been properly authorised to endorse; but
that turning out not to have been so, this action was brought against
Meese.. Barclay, Tritton, and Co. for the purpose of compelling
them to reimburse the sum, amounting to oetween 20,00111. and
::o,olkll. PO paid by the Company. The Learned Counsel supposed
the objections to Le made on the other side would be, that the East
India Company knew the tenor of the power of attorney bchire they
paid the money, and at any rate the Statute ef Limitations would
bar the claim. As to the former, he could only contend, that the
endorsement of Messrs. It erclay, Tritton, and Co. was a warranty
of the legality cf the former endorsement; and with respect to the
Statute et ',imitations, he was ready to argue the cane upon that
point if the Court wished to hear hint. The East India Company
were only trustees fur a large body of creditors, and they did not
consider that they would have discharged their duty had they not
pudied the law against the defendants to the extent to which they
list! done, end now solicited the opinion of the Court upon the
question, whether the defendants ought nut to reimburse the
moray.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, there was no wish on the
pan of the Court to trouble the Learned Gentleman on the Statute
of Limitations, because they were perfectly settistied on the other
part of the case. that the plaintiffs could not maintain the present
action against the defendants. If we only look at the Clue (conti.
cued his Lordship) we clearly find that the plaintiffs, before they
paid those bills, took such means as they thought proper. to satisfy
thernaelves upon the authority of Cure to endorse; it appear' ,
that the very power of attorney was exhibited before them, but it
does not appear that ft was exhibited before the defendants, or that
they then had ever known any thing whatever about it ; therefore
the defendants must be taken to stand in the situation of having re-
ceived a sum of money from the plaintiffs after the plaintiffs had
taken such means as they thought they ought to have taken to
satisfy themselves that they were justihed its paeiag it. L turns'
out, however, that the power of attorney was nut good, and that
the defendants were agents who received the money, and who'
afterwards paid it over to their principals, in doing of which,
certainly they were justified. If before they had paid it to their
priucipals, they had had notice not to pay it, because Messrs.
Davies and Cur had before drawn it out of their holds. or that
there had been a fraud practised, then Messrs. Barclay, Tritton,
and Co. might have been Justified in refusing to pay it over whin
called upon by their principals. but that wee nut so ; and, there-
fore, I am of opinion that the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover.
Mr. Justice Balms:a—My opinion in this case, that the plain-
titre are not intitled to recover, it not founded on the fact that the
defendants were merely agents of Messrs. Davies and ('an; be-
cause, in the course of the proceedings, they have never insisted
upon that, and therefore, it cannot be said they have deluded the
E'art India Company into the belief that they were principals,
though really only agents; but my opinion is founded on these
legal rules, namely, that in this case. at the utmost, the plaintiffs
can only contend that both parties are innocent ; and also, that in
this case there were means of knowledge on the part of the pieintiffs,
which means of knowledge do not appear to have conic within the
knowledge and reaeh of the defendants ; and, therefore, if% after pos.
sensing all the means of knowledge which have tranepired, they think '
fit to pay the money, and are entitled to get that money back
again, it would work great injustice. In this case the defendants
arc aot the parties who get the money front the plaintiffs; there are
intermediate parties, and the plaintiffs were to look at the power of
attorney to see that it would authorise the indoreemem. Now I I
am not at present prepared to accede to the principle contended for I
at the bar, that every endorsor to a bill of exchange warrants the
validity of the prior endorsement; it seems to rte, that to lay that
down as a general principle would work great mischief. It appears
here, that the plaintiffs, before they pay the bills, see the power of
attorney, and have it before them in their own basks, by
virtue of which the andoesement is made, and it is for them
to judge whether that power of attorney gave authority to
make the endorsement; m fact It did not give that autho-
rity, but they thought proper to assume that it did, and upon
thit assumption they made that payment to a party upon
whom no blame attaches, who were not bound to !talk at the
power of attorney, anti who had not the power of attorney to look
at : therefore it seems to me, the present plaintiffs are not entitled
to call imon the defendants after the lapse of fifteen years, to rein].
butte them with the money, no fault attaching to the defendants.
Put it, in this cue, that Barclay, Tritton, and Co. were net agents,
but principals: if, in 11109, when these bills became due, and were
presented to the East India templety for payment, they bad re.
fused to pay them, what would Barclay, Tritton. and Co. have
donee 'They would, of course, have called upon Davies and Carr
to pry them. 1 think on the whole, therefore, it would work very
eat injustice, and instead of being beneficial to the negociating of
bills of exchange, it would be very injurious; it would be against
conscience to say that the plaintiffs 'should be at liberty to recover
the money against tke defendants.
Mr. Justice IloanoYD—l am perfectly of the same opinion,
both upon the rules of law, and the facts which have now been
stated. The money was paid by the East India Company, not
upon a mistake of feet, hut upon a mistake of law, and which hu
been ernfinned by many subsequent acts. The East India Ce.n-
-' pany had the means of knowledge as to the authority of the en.
dersemett, upon which knowledge they acted ; the defendants re-
ceived the money upon a belief ilea the plaintiffs had a right
to pay it ; it turns wit, however, that they had no such authortte.
The defendants, being only agents, after receiving the money
paid it over to their principals, and they were not bound to have
refused paying it, unless an action had been brought against
them for the repayment of it to the East Joshua Company. Here
there is no express promise on the part of the defeualants to re-
pay it to the plaintiff., if the power of attorney should turn
out to be a bad one; and I think the law does not imply
such a promise ; I think it would be very unjust to consider that
the law did imply such a promise, and therefore it appears to
me the plaintiflit are not entitled to get back the money from the
defendants.

Mr. Justice LITT croAt.r—lt seems to me also, that the plain_
tiffs arc not entitled to recover against the defendants. Mr. Tindal,
in one part of his argument, says, if a bill is endorsed by a posent,
that person gives a warranty that the former endorsement is genuine.
Now, here there is no capress warranty, and therefore the war.
Testy must only be that the law implies. lam not aware of any
case expressly in point: all I find mentioned above it is by itlr.
Justice Chamberlain, who says that it may imply a sort of warranty.
The special verdict finds, that the plaietilis paid the bills, not upon
any warranty, but upon the faith of the power of attorney, which
was exhibited to them befoie they paid them. When the plain-
tiffs paid the bills they were in possession of the means of know-
ledge, which the defendants were not, and the law will not imply a
warranty. If there had been a fraud, or the plaintiffs hail known
thst Carr het) so authority to endorse the bills, that might hare
altered the ease, but that not having beau so, the plaintifs cannot
recover.

to be repaid by the same quantity of stork, the transaction would
tower a higher rate of interest (not eltectling the amount of the
not be usurious, although the lender might receive from the bor-
dividend on the stock) than five percent.; but it's party sill out
stock, and lend the proceeds as money to another person, and re.
serve to himself an interest exceeding live per cent., but not exceed-
ing the dividends which the lender would be entitle to iflte Lad not
sold his stock, the transaction would be usurious. The trinsactimfon
which the Court. pronounced its decision n tw, would he usurious,
if the borrower, instead of the feeder. lied the option of replacing
the stock. or of paying the money produced by the sale of the stock
sold by the testator.
nonsuit was diteeted to be entered.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Turrap.iy, Ocr. 28.

This morning these Sessirns commenced before the Right Hon
the Lon° It!aeon, the SHERI, FS or Lownox and 3ill)si.t•
SEX, the 14coapias, 3lr. sergeant A 11.111114, Sir J. SuAw,
ote. ece.

The presiding Judges are, Mr. Baron Ganaow and Mr. Justice
PARK.

The calendar, although numerically light, contains a great many
capital indictments.
ir. Oliver was indicted for assaulting W. Hepburn on the high.
way, on the 21st of August, and taking from him a watch and ap.
pendages, and a snufl-box, his property.
Mr. CARRINGTON conducted the defence.
The prosecutor stated, that he resided In Parliamentatreet,
Westminster. On the 21st of August last, near eleven o'clock in
the evening, he was on his way home through Duke-street. West-
minster, and was perfectly sober; some person gave him a back.
handed blow, which knozked him down, and rendered him sense.
less. lie slid not perceive who it was that inflicted the blow. Be.
tine it was struck, he heard a woman's voice close behind him, in
conversation with a man. Witness felt the watch drawn from his
fob. lie lost also a French tortoiseshell snuff:boa. Had seen his
watch since at a pawnbroker's.
J. Harris, a pawnbroker, in Tothill.street, Irestminsttv, pro-
duced the watch In question, which was pledged with him by the
prisoner for fifteen shillings, on time 224 August, in tho name of
John Junes ; it was no uncommon thing to pawn In a fictitious
name.

J. Cooper, a poliee-uffieer, apprehended the prisoner on the
24th September, when he found, among other duplicates, one in
the name of Jones fur a watch. APitnesa went to the pawnbroker's
with the prosecutor, after be had questioned the prisoner as to
whether he had pleJged the things for himself. The prisoner said
that 0. Turner pledged the things fur him.
Mr. Justice PARK-117M you always said so ? because this is a
very material point; and I find the ilagistrates here stated quite
the reverse in the deposition.
The witness was quite sure that his statement waa correctly made
at the li:dice office, and corresponded with that marls to.day.
(i. Futile' another officer, stated that the prisoner told him that
he had purchased the watch three months before, of a man in the
Abbey church-yard, but that he was ignorant of his name or
address.

The watch was produced, anti was sworn to by the prosecutor, as
it had been his companion thirty years.
The prisoner (the son of the boxer), in his defence, said, that
there was a watch-box on the spot where the robbery was said to
have taken place; henes it was impossible a man should lie
stunned so long without being discovered.
lty the CuueT—The watch-box might be there, but no watch-
man in it.

A person named Richardson stated, that he saw the prisoner
purchase the watch of J. Turpin, in Peter-street, for 18s.; this
was about the 9th or 10th of September last. Turpin is a dealer
in marine si,res in Duck-lane. Witness saw Turpin, and J. Ed-
monds (who was also present whets the Imolai.' was made), last
Saturday. They were not here to-day.
The wimesa was rigidly examined by the COURT, but he per-
sisted in the correctness of his statement.

Several persons who had kno;Tthvp;isoncr from a child, spoke
in favcurable ternis of his character.

Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence, and pointed out the
contrary statements made by the prisoner at various times. and the
counter-evidence of the witness Richardson, and remarked on the
absence of Turpin and Edmonds.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death.
Wirt. Moore was indicted for assaulting John Weaver on the
King's highway, on the 341 of October last, and taking front Lis
person an umbrella, value 75.. his property.
The prosecutor resides at Knightsbridge. He formerly lived as
under-butler with Lord Carnarvon, but was out of Aare on the
Scl of October lam. On that evening he had been to sup wish some
friends, and was returning home in a sober state. The prisoner
met witness, seised him by the throat, and exclaimed, with an oath,
" What money hare you gut ?" There was another person with
the prisoner. The latter took the umbrella, after he had struck
him several Violent blows on the throat. Witness called a watch-
man, who took the rrisoner, with the stolen property in hit pos-
session.

Benj. Balky, the watchman, took the prisoner with the um-
brella, which he carried 106 rails, when Ire threw it away, and
attackxl the prosecutor with "voids and blows.
The prisoner, who is a man with one kg, made no defence, net
called any witnesses to character.
Mr. Baron liastiow summed up the evidence, and the Jury,
without hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty—PeaM. Aged 25.
The L-srnedJ Inform primate (who )*d in tte first
instance attempted °traitor with unnatural mac-
tires), that he would w prepare fir the full execution of the'
law, end not hope few mercy on this side the grave.
The unhappy maw was carried front the bar by the turnkeys.
110BSte8TEALINCI.
IV. 7'hotelter, a respectsbre-lookirg young man, was indicted
for stealing, on the11:11 of October last, a gelding, value 3W., the
property of Mr. C. Eynon.
T. Page deposed, that he was a servant in husbandry ; on the
oth instant he saw the prisoner with a horse in his possession ; a
man overtook the prisoner just before witness. and asked the price
of the horse, when the prisoner demanded 111/.; 151. was bid and
refused, and at length the prisoner sold it for 16/. lOs.
Samuel Bye was in company with the last witness on the fhb
instant, when they met the prtsuner with a horse; lie finally bar-
gained for it at Ifil. Itts.
Samuel Francis llolylar.d, a police officer, at Reading—Saw the
horse pass through that town, but he did not know its whose cus-
tody it then was; he wateMployed by the prosecutor to trace it,
which he succeeded in doing, and found it at Kensington.
The witneas Bye was rairidled—lle stated that he had never seen
the horse iu qumnion since it was put into the stable, and whether
it was that which was the subject of the present inquiry he did not
know.

111 r. Jusice PAZIE herexopped the ease. Ms Lordship said
that the identity of the home was not proved.
The Juiy immediately ecjriu.•tj the prisoaer.
Ills Lordship said, he ougln to be ei..ceedingly thankful, for he
had been very fortunate. ;
EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN CORNWALL-TERRACE.

Henry Ferris, a young man of very genteel exterior, was put to
the bar on an Indictmenf,chargitig hint with burglarioully breaking
and entering the dwelling-he:lse of his late traNter, T. L. Lindsey,
Esq. of Corowall-terrace, near the Regent's Park. on the Bth of
lirptember, and stealing therefrom two bills of exchange for aam,
a quantity of &sovereigns, and other property, belonging to the said
Mr. Lindsey.
l'he prosecutor was examined as to the loss of the property, am!
the local situation of the premises, which were found to tally
with the indictment.

Frances 11'eston was examined by Er. Law.—The witness
stated, that on the day named in the indictment she was sitting with
her fellow-servant in the kitchen. Between eight and nine o'clock
s!te beard a no:se in the parlour, which she mentioned to her
felow-servant, who went up stairs. In a short time otter the bell
rang, arid witness went up stairs to open the door ; but finding the
wind blow strongly, the placed the candle on the secretaire bethre
she opened the door. %nen she went to the door she could not see
any body, and again went down stairs. On her return to the par.
Ic or she found the* aecretalre had been injured ; but did not take
any further notice of it until her mater came home. The nest
morning the witness, (inflaming the area, found the top cf a but-
n, wiiels she gAVC to bee mistress.
Several witnes:es derheid to circumstances of suspicion against
the prisoner.
Jolla Staples, the officer, proved taking the prisoner into custody
at the house of the witness Brown. Ile compared the top of the
I. with the shank on the left hip of the prisoner's not, and
('and them to carre.pond exactly. The plumes seemid confused,
mid the witness took him to the hawse of Mr. Holland. The
ismals servants were in the kitchen, and one of them said, " Henry,
if you bad kissed yt.ur ntheres, this would not have happened."
The prism:a replied, ha had done nothing, and was wilting to go
any where. Subsequendy the witness asked the prisoner where WI I
had been Ql'.l the previol2l evening ? when he replied he had been at
Ere. arowa's from 1,!I to eight o'clock, and from eight to ten in
Cavendish-street. Witness then asked hint what he had done with
the top of the lint4an ? and witness said lie had lost it in a crowd
at the Theatre. Witness replied, " Why. I have found it-_1 got
it at the Regimes-park." "Del you ?" said the prisoner—'• it's devil-
W, 044 yea should find is such a long way off."
The Linton and shank were here compared by the Judges and
jury, and found to cortespond.
The case fin the preemption having elated, the prisoner was called
on for his defence, lint he declined saying any thing. A cumber of
persons gave him a ray good character.
Er. Justice l'sat summed up the evidence to the Jury, who
retired for three quarters of an hour, and on their return inland the
',risme!. Guilty—Z/170i.
The Jury strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy, on se-
eoant a his youth (16) and his previous good character.
3lr. Justice PAM( said tie would, with pleasure, transmit the re-
emumenealion, but the law looked with a jealous eye oa servants
who rubbed the:r masters.
The Lama was crowded to excess.

The town of Gravesend is about lobe lighted with gas.
DA14040 ltossaar.:—The premises of Mr. Green, of
No. 7, Ilegent-aireet, Vauxhall-road,. was entered about
seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, and a quantity of
linen stolen therefrom, conskting of shirts and various
oilier articles. Nameroui robberies of this description have
lately been committed in thr.reighbourbood. Three well
known llasruters were seen lurking about the spot at the
time.

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS,
TUUILSDAY, OCT. 2U.

Rderea Ilan was indicted for assaulting Maria Nash on the
711th August, in Prospect-place.
After the proseeutnx detailed the affair, she underwent a sharp
cross-examination by Mr. 'Mossier:a.
Is it true that you indulge a little in the bottle ?—That's not a
question.
Oh, hut it is.—lt is all false.
The Cu AI II WAN—You'd better ask if she had taken any liquor
on that day.
Prosecuti ix—l had not been out of doors all day.
Mr. oast t, 11-011, but there is more to be got in doers. Do
*nu keep any canary in a cupboard, or a snug little corner ?—I
don't understand you. (Laughter.)
l)o yon know Mr. Reid, the master mast-maker ?--I know
Re;(1. the bundle-of-wood chopper. (Great laughter.)
Von are fond of degrading your neighbours--did he see the as-
sault ?--Yes, he was near the spot.
'I.IIESSIGIIIt said hc had witnesses to prove that the prose.
eutrix was of a violent temper, and had been assaulting the bottle
on the day in question.
W. Reid, master mast-maker, saw prosecutrix on the 'with of
August a few yards from his house, having a duck in her hand,
and heard her say, with an oath, " Mrs. Hall owes me a shilling ;
if she does not pay it I'll drag her through the ditch !" After
a mutual souffle between the prosecutrix and the prisoner, in
which :Bra. Nash was the a7,l;ressor, first with her fist, then with
the duck, and, lastly, with a broom, the prosecutrix told the pri-
soner to go home and pawn her husband's bit:echos for six shillings.
(Loud Laughter. )--A .1 Gritty.
Alar:a Scull was indicted for an assault on Mrs. Symmonds, and
creating a riot at a water-cock in an alley near Bankside, whither
the pecple of the neighbourhood went for water.
A witness proved that the 'tumult was mutual : one threw three
pails of water over the other, and received two black eyes in return.
Another witness said that there was always a disturbance at the
water-cock when Mrs. Symmonds came there.—Nor Gritty.

Maria ging., who had been convicted yesterday of robbing a
gentleman of his watch, and sentenced to transportation for life, was
called up this morning, when the Chairman informed her that from
sone favourable circumstances which he had learnt this morning,
he was induced to commute her, sentence to eighteen months im-
prisonment in Bristisn House of Correction. It was an unusual
proceeding, but the Court had the power to act so, when occasions
arose for the exercise of such lenity. The prisoner wept bitterly,
and left the Court expressing her gratitude. The Jury were then
discharged till tie 6th of December, being the adjournment day.

POLICE.

GUILDHALL

A respectable-looking young man, named Edmund IVoods, was
brought up yesterday morning before Mr. Alderman CROWDZI,
on a warrant charging him with assaulting 111 r. W. Barrett, with
a drawn sword, and threatening to kill him.
From the evidence it appeared, that this was one of those inns-
tine jars which not unfrequently resulted from second marriages,
more especially where there it already a faintly. Edmund Woods,
the defendant, resided with his mother at No. 127. Chancery-lane.
Ills father died tome time ago intestate ; the widow and lice son
being on good terms together, no administration had been taken
out ; the yroperty had been considered as that of the mother, and
her son had assisted her in her business, collecting her debts, and
receiving the rents of two hours, which had belonged to the fa.
ther, ail which, it should seem, he bad satisfactorily accounted fur
to his mother. Unfortunately, however, for this amicable arrange.
meet, Mr. Wm. Barrett, the complainant, fell in love with the
widow Woods. She had no objection to be again a wife, and their
nuptials were accordingly celebrated a few days ago. By virtue of
this marriage Mr. Banett now considered himself entitled to be lord
el the domain at No. 127, Chancery-lane, and to all the rents and
profits heretofore held and enjoyed by his wife; and in endeavour-
ing to establish his authori in these particulars, the affair of which
he now complained occurred..
According to Mr. Ilarrett's statement, young Woods having re.
celled some rent;and also a sum of 141. debts due to his mother,
he (Mr. IL) went to his room to demand the money he had re-
ceived, and also to have the account honks delivered up to him.
This the defendant refused, put himself into a fighting attitude,
and actually seised a sword that was hanging up in the room, and
pointed it three times towards his breast ; and, said Mr. Barrett,
no doubt he would have killed me, but for the interference of his
his mother and two other persons.
The defendant said he had, since his father's death, received the
rents and the bills; and as his father did intestate, he thought he
had an undoubted claim to some share of the property.
Mr. Barrett was most anxious to explain to thc Magistrate his
tight to all the goods and chattels, claims and debts, of his new
wife, but..
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The Alderman said he bad already. heard quite enough, and
would not be troubled further with their family quarrels. There
seemed to be equally as much violence on the part of the com-
plaimot as of the defendant, and he should di►mias the matter
altogether.
BOW-STREET.
•

Yesterday Mr. George Berry not Perry, as stated
by mistake in a former report), appeared a second time to an-
swer to two informations exhibited against him by Mr. Bradfield,
" public spirited" coal-merchant (to burrow a phrase of his
own) the first one charging him Irish baying refttsal to measure a
sack of coals when called upon so to do; and the second, with neg-
lecting to cause a bushel measure to be carried in a conspicuous
part of his waggon. It will be recollected that Mr. Berry ap-
peered on Wednesday se'onight to two informations, charging him
with the same offences, but they were dismissed, in consequence of
Mr. King, the informer, refusing to proceed, for reasons then stated.
Mr. Ilaastk et, for the defendant, took objections to the infor-
mations.
This led to a long discussion, in tie course of which Mr. Brad-
field became somewhat violent in Ins addressm to the Magistrates.
Sir It. BientE thought the objection fatal, and dismissed the
information.
Been informations were dismissed, and all the pasties left the
office except Mr. Bradfield, who remained at the table, and in a
Ibkd tone dealt out accusations against various indisiduals. Ile was
at length desired to withdraw.
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A publican named Johri Keats, landlord of the Black Boy, in
St. Man:Ws-lane, was charged with an assault upon Upton, the
°nicer.
Upton stated, that he was proceeding up St. Martin'sJanc last
night when he wet the prisoner, who, without saving a word, up
with his fist and struck complainant a violent blow on the head.
Such an unusual mode of treatment caused his detention in the
watchhousc.
The prisoner, in his defence, pleaded intoxication ; but the Ma.
;risque, Sir H. Mitsui:, desired hint to fi.:d bail to answer the
(Marge at the Sessions,