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le require oesipaphr.lmogios, tang offered In %). them, '
leg that he emald de; them cheap, as his employers would
favour him by letting Wm here the material. at the whole-
male trod* prier. Vadrretagdiag it to be a nimanima Practise
far working saes of ANN every trade so get goods in that
nisener from their own employers, he agreed in give the job
to Ling. se Wise a cosionier. lie lamented that by the
nirmsedioary cirereastainar of Ridow, who was grisly his ser-
vant, bring ischnied with him in the isdietiont, he wow
deprived of the beorlit of his testiosemsy, gad aloe of that of
his wife, who could have fully subwastigwill his isogonic*
011ie tames with which he was charged. lie ales waled
the papering of his rooms, end partieglarly of his Maness*
was as act of public notoriety in the neighbourhood, it WWI
'peel, dam I. the sighs of she eostousers pansies S. sod fro
is He hone; mad he urged epos the attention of the Jury
the extreme improbability of • penes in Ms ninalion
lug ihe open and public exhibition in his beam of property
Ogles from a tradesman in his immediate neighbourhood, if
be had known, or ever suspected it to have come ion she
pommies of the pingo in valet it try unfair noraiss.
. About thirty tradesmen, of the greatest reopeetaMlity, sp-
. peered as winnows to histhanwon, wid spoke of bias in the
strongest Seems as an hogest, upright, and kbenti man.
The Recommit seemed up the case at great knob, tied
she Jury retired, awl after being net shout half aa boor,
retarged a verdict or i2Niffir against all the Primmer*.
Mr. Away he said he had four other Wannest. of a
similar mature, but be should indigo premien *peg them.
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ITDDLESILT SESSIONS, DgNotarit 13.
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Jr•Opi Sharp was indicted for 'sealing four ounce, of
• hand, value one penny, sad four ounces of beef, valise ore
peoug, the goods of the Vicar of Twickesibani:.
' Amason Waled the enterer the prosecution, in ihe
mom of Mr. Holland, who was Cousin in the tares. The
Learned Gentlemas said, the Prosecutor was Vicar of Twiek.
exhale, and she Prisoner was his gardeoer. Th. Prosecutor
having incasing to make same search in a tool-house is the
.garden, was struck at audio; • she of beef sad of bread, in
ine of the drawers in which weds were kept. II happened
very remarkably, said Mr. Arabia, that at this lime the Pro-
moter had a mead of beef dressed is his house, sod Da
Clewing the slice in the drawer, he thought it very mach re-
issenbled the rowed in the larder; but for greater crrtaisiy,
took it with him for dawn examinatiois • sad oa comparing
it with :be round, be found they maid so exactly that he
amid almost swear it was his owe !
The risibility of the auditory, which had scarcely been
kept in check dean the former part of the stainers., here
ale off all restraint, and the voice of the orator was drowsed
peals of fanglike.
As soon as silence was restored, Ibe Rewind Vicar was
sworn, Ind having stated his ladling the beef and bread in
she manner described by Mr. Arabia, mid he cooelndod from
the coneplarion of the beef that it was his owe ; bat to racer-
fain ihe fact beyeed doubt, he cut a similar slice from the
rased, and, is comparison, be found they coincided in all
particulars!—(Rusin 11 linipider.)—He then sheered it to
the Prisoner, who said it had bees gives him by his aunt,
; who lived at Camberwell, with whom he bad dined the day
'.l.ollare, which was Sunday. The Pruerealgir said it was his;
; re Prisoner replied, you eaa't swear lo a bit of beef: Prose.
• ester said, I have compered it with Nis slice, and i think
ea. swear they were bulk cot from therialln nand.
The laughter which the authority of she Court had wish
dillegliy repressed while she Rey Prosecutor was giving his
evidence, at this erlisclosio• become irresistible.
Mr. ALUM' cressersoined the Prosecutor, who admitted,

that on lading the beef be showed it to the took, who said
it was sot his, being coarser in the grain.
A torrent of the prosecutor's corroborated his evidence in
some particulars: be said his master kept three or four car-
risers, cad lived Is splendour.
Mr. Au.aw, fee the Defendant, said bs bad the Prosecutor's
cook to prows, that the beef he found was sot his r and he
had the Prisoner's mist to prove, that she gave him a slice
of beef similar to the one taken fro. his.
The Jere all stood ■p and said, it was siasecessary to
eall nay witness, as there was Dodds; proved against the
Prisoner.

The Caesuras said, the Primmer hod hese hardly dealt
with • he should ositber have been laaprimmed nor pr
tildes such evidence. The Leveed fleattomaa also re-
gretted it had come before the Court, cm the Prosecutes's
account, whom it bad subjected to as examietatioa that
could not be Ovum...

POLICE.
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MASSION 110131111.
Yesterday a ma, eased Jobs White, eras brought before
the Lord Mayor, epos a charge of barium obtained goods
ender false pedestal", to the amount of ISOLi, the property
of J. Haldred.
Mr. Alley otoodocted the prosecutioa. A Solicitor at-
tended es behatf of the Primmer.

Mr. Jeans Medieed. ills Prosecutor, stated that he re
sides in Love-lase, Aldermmaltery, mid is agent to Messrs.
J. and E. Torras, of Hawkins, is Lancashire, damsel sod
woollen-hom-nmenfacturers. is the latter et (disse lasi
Ile Prisoner, White, came to the warehouse of the Plummier,
and stated himself to be the "Colonial Purveyor" to his
Majesty's Depot at Chatham. He showed a printed card,
with his Name and office described as above elated, and said
he eaderstook that the Prosecutor's firm were manufacturers
of flannels, blankets, and if they tereislied him well be
would become • good customer. He had, he said, obtained
the appointeheot as Colonial Purveyor through the interest
of the Duke of York, sad &hewed, in conirmatioe of his
statement, a primed document, beaded w Kiug's Duck.
yard, Chatham. It was filled up in writhe', with direc-
tions to the Prisoner to send • supply of blankets, sod a va-
riety of other articles, which were enumerated. It was abetted
" Harris," and haul the Chatham post-mark oe it. It was
directed so John White, COlOlllOl Pimento; sod the sheds
had such as official appearance that few would have hislilmlod
for • nioemet to give credit to the statement. He ahem M.
ed the grows. an invoice of some born g wideblet
be had purchased in hisofficial capacity, from rwba Otosiu
sod Townsamd, of Cheaprole, and said that if bre pease std
pi/ of the Prosecutor's goody he should refer le Val or-
apretaltio /rut' of whom ha was about to sake 'Ovoid
larger purchases. The Prosecutor went accordingly so Emma.
&own and Toeresend, from whom he merely learned that they
believed the statements he had made follies*, sod haul given
Wm credit for a quantity of goods. le cuesequtere of all
this, the Prosecutor was isclitied to give credit to the PM-
miner, bet had still some slight doubts, and asked him as to
his property. The Prisoner replied that property was of no
sort of consequence its this case. He said his accounts were
passed every three mouths, and be received his account
in • bill, which enabled him to folfil all hie engage-
meets. The order which the Prisoner gave was fur !he-
arts, rues, Sic. and the Prosecutor observed that goods of
that description were usually contracted fur by Governinert.
To which the Prisoner replied, that the orders for prods boot
the Colonies were usually is such small quantities as could
not well be contracted fur, and that it was his Wiriness to
procure them. All the doubts of the Prosecutor were thus
removed, and he gave the Prisoner credit fur goods to the
amount of 1501. to be paid for, as we understood him, in
two inotutlis; of course, bad he riot believed the Prisourr's
ouresmat of himself, he would nut have trusted him with a
sixpeoce. He could
Prisoner, until about the time that be was takeu into rustody.
Mr. Robert Yodel, of the Navy-office, deposed, that there
was no such office in reisteoce as that of Colonial Put.
veyor," and that she Prisoner had no employment or office
whatever is the Kiug'a Duck-yard at Chatham.
Mr. Alley said this was his case. He bad other evidence,
but be did trot think it necessary to trouble his Lordship
with it.

The Prisoner was Nile committed for trial, awl the psrtire
bourael over to primerair. The offence charged m a bailable
one. tad the Primmer wns ordered to God two bail of ISO!.
each. aid is give his sum sureties t.t.or 3001. to answer the
charge.

The Dwelt (alba! Volliardinx, &kippers, fro Cardiff
for Roues, has been drivea Iwo Ali Ward kaky, aad is dis-
charging lir repair.

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