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POLICE.

Mawstow House.—A man named Daniels was brolsikt Wen
Alderman Titompsort, alto sat for the Lord Mayor, chaired *Ma
having, in conjunction with other persons, robbed a poor old 11011;11a
of four sovereigns and eight shillings.
The old woman, who resides in Spita!fields, having with a left
deal of industry and economy collected five pounds, with eat .
which she was to pay her rent, which was just due, west is
ding-lane, for the purpose of buying some cocoa nuts to mea at
approaching fair; she carried her money in an old handkerchief,
having tied up the gold in one corner of it, and the silver in
another. There were in the shop to which she went, three or lour
other persons, one of whom was the prisoner, who appeared to be
making purchases. She put down eight shillings on the counter,
to pay for what she asked for, but the silver was scarcely out of her
hands, when it was conjured away, and neither she nor the ahopman,
to whom she supposed she had given it, knew by what means it dis-
appeared. The prisoner and his companions differed in opinion
upon the subject, some of them saying the shopman had taken up
the money and others saying he had not. The old woman was
all in confusion. She a second time untied her handkerchief to
take Out more silver, but finding that she opened the corner whtne
the gold was, she hastily knotted her sovereigns and opened 01,1
othir eni. When, however, she wit* preparing to go away wat
her purchase, she found that the conjuror had been again at work,
for although the knot was firm, and the handkerchief was whole.
her four sovereigns were gone.
The poor old woman, in describing her feelings at finding that
she was robbed of all she hag on earth, cried bitterly I 'Ma so-
' (minty declared, that had not the thieves been terrified she must to
a short time have been without a rag to cover her.
The manceuvres of the gang were, it seemed, observed by a per-
ion on the opposite side of the lane, and an officer was sent for.
As soon as the thieves, who had a good deal of money about them,
and were purchasing to supply their stalls in Bartholomew Fair,
saw that the matter was not likely to drop, one of them, the sister
of the prisoner, put the four sovereigns into the hands of the nisi
woman.

Alderman THOMPSON hoped that the evidence of the person
who saw the transaction would enable him to commit the primer
for so foul a robbery.—llaniels was then remanded.

CAUTION.—MUTTON FOR THE LONDON MARKET.
GUILDHALL, Aura ttsr 21.—A curious eapose came out at this
Office this day, before Mr. Alderman C. SMITH. to theparticulars
of which it may be proper to direct the public attention. A
gentleman, whose name did not transpire, applied for the Magis-
trate's advice in what manner to proceed, in order to punish what
he considered ta be the brutal conduct of a drover towards two
sheep In Smithfield market. The gentleman stated that he saw the
sheep on Monday afternoon, lying under the window of the Pitt's
Head public-house, one of them already dead, and the other
evidently dying. In these circumstances, finding there was no-
body there either to attempt to relieve them or take any caret),
them, he had them both put into a hackney-coach, and taken bt
the Green-yard, where the surviving one, after a little care and at-
tention, recovered wonderfully, and according to his judgment was
now not only alive, but well. The drover applied to have them
restored upan paying the Green-yard fees, but the question upou
which he now wished the Magistrate's opinion was, whether the
fellow was not amenable to the law, sod liable to be fined for his
inhumanity, in letting the sheep remain in the market throughout
the whole of Sunday night without any support or refreshment,
and attempting, in their exhausted state, to drive them through the
streets.

The owner of the sheep, who was in attendance to obtain art
onler far their restoration upon paying the tireen-yard fees, in
reply to this statement said, the sheep had been treated in the same
manner as all others that were brought to Smithfield market
but they were in a most deplorable condition from the rot. They
were two of a lot of four that he had purchased for four shillings
each, merely for dogs-meat; a large drove of them, al) equally
diseased, had been sent up front Kent, and three hundred more, as
he understood, were to be brought to market on Friday next.
all similarly diseased with the rot. There were, he said, several
thousands in the country that had been slightly affected during the
last autumn and winter, and had been just kept on their legs by
the late long-continued dry weather; but as it was found impossi-
ble to fatten them, and the rainy season was approaching, they
would now be sent to the London market as fast as they could be
got rid of. With 'regard to the two in question, they had been left
as the gentleman described till a truck could be procured to convey
them away, but on his return with it they were gone.
To corroborate this statement, that the animals were suffering
from disease and not ill-treatment, another drover, who had sold
them to the former man, now stepped forward, and stated the con-
dition in which the Animals were. He had killed 20 from the
same drove the day before, every one of which turned out to be
dreadfully diseased in the liver from the rot. It would hare been
of no use to attempt to fatten them in that condition, as all the
food they took turned to water upon the stomach.
Singularly enough, just at this period Mr. Martin, of Galway.'
as if sympathetically, entered the office, and learning the nature
of the business before the Magistrate, took up the Inquiry with all
that zeal that usually characterises him in such cases ; but as in
answer to all his interrogatories it did not appear that the drover
had struck either of the sheep, or in any way ill-used them, the
Hon. (lentleman was obliged to confess, although somewhat un-
willingly, that his Act would not reach the case, as It could not be
said that the drover had " wantonly and cruelly beat, abused, or
ill-treated" them.

Mr. Alderman Salmi agreed in this opinion, and said that be
had reason to know, of his own knowledge, that the defendant's
statement was very true, that the diseased sheep were now gradu.
ally being sent up to London to be disposed of for what they
would fetch, at all prices, from 15s. downwards. It would be
hard to prevent the unfortunate farmer from making the beet he
could of his ill luck; indeed, as a Magistrate, he was not aware
that he had an authority to interfere to prevent the animals front
being sent to market. With regard to the drover, it dal not appear
he could have done better than he had done, by placing the sheep
out of the way of harm while he went for some conveyance to take
them home as fast as possible.
In answer to a question from the Alderman, the drover, who,, as
already stated, had slaughtered '2O of these diseased sheep, said he
purchased his lot of a Mr. Munn, a salesman, in Smithfield
3larket ; but from what part of Kent the sheep came, or wh♦
was the grazier that sent them to the London market, did not cone
out.

BOW-STREET, Auo. 24.—Edward Taylor, the young man
who was remanded on Saturday last, for a theft committed In the
Sablonniere Hotel, Leicester-fields, was brought up this day tot
further examination.

Pedro de Ayascimo, the gentleman from Mexico, whose pro.
petty was stolen, attended, and repeated his former testimony.
Mr. MIN SH t 7 LL, addressing hint, observed that he understo&
he had expressed his dissatisfaction because his property had no;
been returned to him without any further trouble on his part. He
wished to inform him that, by the laws of England, which were
framed so as best to secure the punishment of oftenders,the Magis-
trate was not empowered to take any such course.
Several hotel-keerers attended upon this occasion, in order to see
if they could identify the prisoner as concerned in the robberies
committed upon their premises. Handbills were brought to the
Mice, which hare been for some weeks past in circulation, detailin
particulars of robberies made under circumstances or a precisely
similar nature.

The difficulty which occurred in Cl these cases was that of ides-
tifying the prisoner, as the thief had, by entering late at night.
and departing early in the morning, afforded but link opportunity
of observing him. The prisoner removed this difficulty himself.
The landlord of the Bath Hotel stated that a young man had
taken a bed at his house on the night of the 27th July. He
departed in the morning, and a gentleman missed out of h:s
bed-room his gold watch and seals, eight sovereigns, and a valuable
shirt pin.
The porter was asked if he tbonght he could recollect the stranger
who slept there on the night in question ? He said he had seen hir
but a short time. In the morning he got up at a quarter pas:
five, and came down stairs. In the passage he called out for the
waiter, and when the witness went to hint asked the price of h.s
bed P Witness told hint half-a-crown.
Prisoner—You said 3s. fah.; you know you did.
Witness--Then that shows you are the man.
The prisoner looked a good deal confused at having inadvertent:7
furnished this link in the chain of evidence against him.
The Magistrate told him he had better hold his tongue.
Two young women who have visited him in prison were brought
to the office. One of them passed in the prison foe his wife; sir
stated herself in the office to be his sister. Upon being ettemion"
as to her mode of life, and where she lived, she hesitated for acme
time, and would give no satisfactory answer. Iler companion laid
that she lived at No. 23, Walnut Tree-walk, Lambeth, where they
had the ground floor. An officer was immediately despatched with
one of the young women to this house.
In the mean time the prisoner was remanded.
in
had been rellow-apprentiees, but
The prosecutor and prisoner
m each other.
their fortunes in after-lire were widely differlt:irt
theThol'usieckoefaMwraa. Pitt,char charged
iiewenit-doper,
but the
Mr. Pits established himself in
alY7egnetasth::rtnidoLrerali'atehdt poineeprte;
ylitoon,tohren.amount of OIL Et
only 111 days, wbsa
and misery, jam Iris service, where lie remained
d Mr. Pits missed his essh.box, containing the
he absconded, an . •
sum mentioned.
The prisoner was apprehended on Friday after.
noon last, at the Sun and Apple Tree, in White-hart-yard, hy
cpermiTererlasbect, asmler.aPilreut'onelekililmid, when
Cousens, whom he implored not to take him to Mr. Pite, "foe"
said he, '• if you do, I am a dead man." When he got to ]fr.
Pite's, he fell upon his knees, and begged his furgivenees. He said,
he lost the money soon after he took it.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
'HATTON-GARDEN, Auciust 24.—Cleprkr Sterling was maim
brought up, charged with 'tenting, oa the 14th of July last,* guy

ge‘iing. the property of Mr. 3lartin, a livery-stable-keepar, then
restaling in Bidborough.street. It appeared now, from the evider.ce
ail )&r. Martin, jun. that the prisoner, on the morning above-men-
t.onal, called at bin father's stables, and hired the horse in question
to go to Poplar, for which he paid beforehand OR. 9.1. The home
was nesse Wes& back, nor was it ngain seen by Mr. Mesita till
it was predated at the police office, having been discovered in the
gosiensmn of Dlr. Thumwood, a coach proprietor at 'Windage, to
whom the pretence had confessed having sold it. It was elm proved
that the prisoner Jis.d written a letter to Mr. .Nlartin. mentioning
thin fact, and adding, that he would pay him (Mr. 31artin), for the
hum as soon as he possib could. .I%lr. Martin not being satisfied
with thii arrangement, had him apprehended.
The prisoner, who in a very genteel-looking, youth, apparently
underwent,. said nothing in iiis defence, and wan hilly committed
to Newjrate for trial, the parties being bound over to prosecute in
left each.
Clitrissa. Gudgeon was charged by a washerwoman, her fellow.
lodge, "rich throwing " wittrel" upon some linen, the proper:) of
L. r cuataincrs.
The primate, an far from denying the fact when charged with it,
gloved in the act of vengeance which she Lad taken for some un-
complimentary epithets bestowed upon her by the eomplairant, te.
Petting • he , as the clothes were destroyed, to Hatton-garden for
The husband of the prisoner coining forwri.d, the matter was at
let.gth settled by his paying down 2/. 10s. (half the t.iinsated , :slue
of the traktiLments), though very reluctantly on the part of the pro-
amorist.

AWLBOTtOt 611-3TRY.TT, A visual 24.—A young man named
ire,' was put to the bar, to answer the charge of Mr. Gould, the
Invititnd of the Bedford Head, Tottenham-court-gond.
Mr. Could mid that the prisoner tame into his house last night.
about nine o'clock, in a beastly stare of intoxication, and called for ,1
which being refused, he said he would not leave the house
emit he bed it, and continued to make a noise until lie was given
i . charge of the watchmen.
Snipe, a watchman of Betlfordatreet, Bedford.square. said that
Mr. Gould called him into his house, and ordered him to take the
prisoner to the watch-house. On their way there the prisoner made
considerable resistance, and a crowd of persons, who were collected '
round them, hissed, hooted, and pushed him and his brother watch-
men, in order to rescue the prisoner.
Mr. Deacon Campbell, an inhabitant of the pariah, here ad.
dreamed Mr. Dyer, the Magistrate, and said, that in consequence of
the resistance made by the prisoner and the crowd assembled around
him last night, he wished to press for a conviction under the sta-
tute for the protection of pollee-officers and others in the execs.
two of their duty." He did so more particularly as now it was the
constant practice of young met, on getting a little the worse for
liquor, to make the most determined resistance against the watch.
men, under the idea that they could only he fined ss. for being
drunk. The penalty under the Act of Parliament, however, for
the obstruction, was N.
Mr. Drs:n said that he should fine the prisoner is. for being
drunk, and prior to his hearing the second charge, another prisoner
named Fuller had better be brought into the office.
George Faller was accordingly put to the bar, and was charged
with attempting to rescue the prisoner from the watchmen.
James Cumming. another watchman, swore positively that the
Fuller pushed against him several times, and encouraged
eillsnob in hooting and hissing. The prisoner called out that the
watchmen wanted to make a property of the first prisoner, and that
they would get are gallons of beer for the job.
'the prisoner declared that the watchman swore falsely and was a
perjured man. He said lie merely followed the crowd nom curio-
sae, and dm: not take any part in the business.
The watchman persisted in his story, and said he was positive as ,
to die identity of' the prisoner.
The prisoner put several questions to the watchman, who said
tint he pushed against him in Bedford-street and at several other
places.
Al r. DEER, from the circumstance of the prisoner Wein being in
a state of intoxication, tined him only is. for this offence; and
PS the prisoner Fuller had behaved so well before, he would only
convict hits, in the mitigated penalty of 10s.
This being the day named for the further examination of Jo/or
Grown llf oirAnid, El. in custody upon a charge of • very
revolt tog nature, lotig before the hour appointed (one o'clock) the
office was crowded to excess, chiefly by persona attracted by
curiosity, to see a person who was stated to have so scandalously
degrade:l the station which rank, fortune, and education, had
amigaed to him in you society. There were none of Ale. Muir.
head's private friends who attended on the first day present on the
occasion; and Alt. Smith no longer appeared as Ms Solicitor, but
was succeeded by 'Mr. Harmer, as being, no doubt, better ac-
quainted wish criminal law.
A few minutes after one o'clock, four Magistrates, Sir George
P.attant, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Roe, and Mr. Conant, having taken their
ma's upon the Bench, the prisoner via brought into the public
vi ten, and placed at the bar where every other description of
offenders ate made to take their station. Ile seemed to have
;Aimed something in point of health since his former examination,
but was to all appearance perfectly at ease, and indifferent about
the proceedings.
Several *hurries were examined, but they proved no criminal
act against the prisoner, though it was placed beyond doubt by
their testimony that his infamous practices have been extensively
known fir the last 20 years.
Mr. HARMER objected to the amount of hetil.required for his
client. He requested that it might be reduced, as being quite
exorbitant and excessive, and tar above any bail ever before'
rsquired for a similar charge. Ile was also instructed to say,
that it was entirely out of proportion to the income of Mr.
hi uirlieavl.
Prisoner—lt is, Sir, quite out of proportion. I can prove by
by sent-roll. which I now hold in my hand, that my income,
mace the failure of my collieries on my estate, does not exceed
2001. per annum, and on that there are several incumbrances.
Besides, It is not likely I should run away ; my estate is an en-
tailed one, and if I were to disappear the next heir would take it,
and cat roe out altogether.
Mr. COYANT said, that he should wish to have some more
satisfactory evidence of the prisoner's property than his own bare
statement.

Harmer said, that all Mr. Illuirhead wanted was, to reduce
1,1!t• amount of bad to his sureties, which at present stood at 20001.
an: let 11:x own recognizance remain as it did, or increase it, if the
Magistrates thought lit.
Aim !MAC conversation amongst the MagiNTAICS, Mr.CONANT
said. his present impression was, that the hail was not excessive :
bu: be would take a short time to consider, and Mr. Muirhead
should have an answer.

Mr. Aluirhead said, he felt Ter/ much obliged to Mr. Conant,
and took that opportunity of thanking him for his kindness, in hay.
log better accommodation provided for him in the prison.
11r. CONANT—You owe me no obligation, Sir, and I can assure
feel no disposition to do you any particular act of kindness;
but it having been represented to me that you were in • bad state
o(beilth, and that the place in which you were confined was damp,
1 directed thst you should be moved to another.
Par which I thank you," said the prisoner ; " I am in a very
bwl state of health ; I ant lingering under rheumatism and ague,
a..J am in my It'd year."
After the prisoner had left the office, an elderly respectable.
lacking man, who had been listening attentively to the whole pro.
credinz, came forward. end stated to the 111agistrates that he had
Lind as steward with Mr. Muirhead, about forty years ago, but he
was obliged to quit his service very soon, from practices he observed '
to, Mr. Muir/lead at that time of such a nature, that no man of
/Lasseter could live in his service.

tarty years ago (said Mr. EowaNtr) l why, then, when 1 said
tw silty years, I was considerably under the mark.
•• you were, Sir," said the steward.
Air. Ron asked the steaard what he considered Mr. liluirhead's
property to be ?
4c.replied that when he lived with him forty years ago, his rental
V 11F above 2,0011/. a year, and since then several coal-mines have
been discovered on the estate. The property is entirely situated
now Glasgow, is Scotland, and he never knew of his having any
ot.- or estate. He may, however, hare since made purchases, and
bo believed he had ; for he was a close man, and liner spent halt
or Cis income.
The prisoner has not as yet given any notice of bail.

nIART-LA-DOWNE thr, FICK. AUG. 24.—Messrs. Stocker and
baogley, Inspectors of the Poor for the parish of Mary-la-Bonne,
appeared before Messrs. RAW LI wsoir and Gaterivll, at the de-
are of the litter Magistrate, on a question peculiarly affecting the
pseednal method of relieving the distressed.
11r. (Inter IT n said that he had sent for them in consequence of
having observed considerable irregulatity in their established me-
thod of relieving the poor. lie had observed, upon the corn.
plaints of several persons, that in certain cases the parish officers
u. ly administered relief under certain restrictions. In order to'
calm the proper Inquiry, he had taken some of the statements made
upon oath, and he now would call their attention to one in particu-
lar, namely—that of a woman called Lleanor Staples. This poor
woman ha been left in great distress, with three infant children,
and was compelled to apply for parochial suisistance, and having
same friends to Worcestershire, she tit that the children Toukt
lie provided for amongst them, whilst she could earn her bread by
her hard-work. By diet of persevering application, she obtained as
mach money as took het to Wo•eeeter, but could only finds home
to h•w eldest child, and was obliged to return to London with the
other two, thus having succeeded in removing from the parish,
"A.:re herself and children were chargeable, the burden of the
enaratemince of one child. On again applying tOr relief, merely
requesting some trifle towards the support of her two children, she
was refused, are was informed th:t unless she went with her chit-
dose into the workhouse, she could not be assisted. lie, upon her
application at the °Pier, took her depositions upon oath, and could
not at all find that she asked for parochial relief for herself, haring
'Treaty done so Inc her two children, and, from his knowledge of
• tee law, being of opinion such refusal was Illegal, and knowing
wit any such exceptions were improper and groundless, he called
Llior. them for an explanation.
Stocker mid he only obeyed the orders of the Board. and
(mild riot revise them ; and lie thought, atter such a long-establiab-
ed usage, the general practice could not be departed from.
Mr. OR 'Frire—Then, Sir, I say they obeli be departed from,
anti I win compel thorn to adopt ■ different method. These chit-
ern must be relieved.
Mr. Smutty stud he had certain rules to go by, and could not de.
part ham them.
. liege err do not mean to argue the ante with you, hot
ttelose we act you had better communicate my opinion to the
Poore.

• Ur. Stocker —I certainly shall, Sir : but really, upon the whole,
J consider it would be very bad policy to act otherwise than we bare
Cana

nAWLINION observed that every cue stood upon its own
inento.

at', attn. ttn.....put bete is s most mischievous practice. I
bins thas Idsi*s amp the parish will relieve, Odd lo others not

at all, and this poor woman Cal), oaks 4s. a•Week for the rnainle-
mince of her two children, which is refused under exprots condi-
tions, which, in my opinion, I again say, are wrong, and contrary
to the law. I have observed that the hosed have done that which
is illegal several times, and must say, it is monstrous for them to
withhold relief unless the mother, who can earn her bread, goes
into the workhouse. Site by no means can be compelled to go in,
and they must relieve her if a proper object, which she undoubt-
edly is.
31r. Stocker was apprehensive that to pursue such a course would
lead to east confu•tion.
31r. GRIFFITH said he was determined to make them aft ac-
cording to the law, which had been three times decided as lie bad
described in the ('man of King's Bench. There was only oneihle
of law on that particular subject. •
Mr. 11AW1.11,150x said. if that were the rule of law, it was cal-
culated to be the revort of every depraved mother, who, when she
wished to get rid of her children, had only to put them in the work-
bottle.
Mr. GRIFFITH—No ; I will not attend to conse 'mixes, if such
are likely to exist ; but I em resolved to make act up to the
rule of law, which decidedly lays down that a , because she
demands a trifle for the maintenance of her children, cannot b
compelled to immure herself in a workhouse. Those practices, 1
say. have in this parish existed which are improper, and which
shell and must.be checked.
Mr. Stocker thought that upon this single case no difficulty
would arise.
Not at all," said Mr. GRIFFITH. " This is not a solitary
instance; I have many others. and taken upon oath too, which
shall, if necessary, be produced.
Mr. RaWLINsOw said, he would give no opinion upon this case
or the law of it. as he knew nothing of its merits: he was determined
to to be solely gutded by a specific case proved before hum.
Eleanor Staples, the woman, came forward and detailed there.
final she had met with, as described by the Magistrate, and said,
she hail not since her application received any relief, and was in
.a varying condition.
Mr. GRIFFITH called upon the inspectors to relieve her.
Mr. Stocker declined, on the ground that the parish were not
in any arrears to her, having advanced her eight weeks enoney to
go to Worcester.
%Ir. G Ire-ITU—But that was ten weeks since; however, that is
of no consequence.
Mr. Stocker thought it a very good ground (as the parish had
the option of either relieving by money or protecting in the work-
house) of refusing in this case, from the tender age of the children
when they require the mother's care.
Mr. tinITFITH said they had no ground for refusal at all. Ile
hail taken up this case. because it was their general practice, and
be would explain the law to the Numbers of the Board, and
appoint Saturday next, for their attendance for that purpose.
Mr. Stocker, after some conversation of a general kind, said, he
would inform the Board, who, of courie, would attend at the office
or rot, as they pleased.
111 r. Guirlitit—And 1 have the power of brit ging them here,
if 1 please.
3lr. Stocker bowed and retired.
Mr. GRIIFFITH gave the poor woman some money from his own
pocket to relieve her necessities, and directed her to bent attendance
on Saturday.

RIOT, COMBINATION, tic. AMONG SHOEMAKERS.
QCEEP-lOUARE, Akio. 24. Nathaniel Lane, Samuel Baker,
Henry Lucas, Almandrr Lucas, Jahn Birch anti Thomas Lucas,
all journeymen shoemakers, four of whom were in the employ of
Mr. Rnbioson, the wholesale shoe-warehousemats, in Tothill-street,
IVestininater, were brought up on a warrant, charged with com•
bination. riot, &c. &c.
Mr. Robinson stated, that he was in the habit of employing a
vast number of men at his factory, in Tothill.street, and Within
the last fortnight his bushiest, had been greatly impeded in conse-
quence of the defendants at the bar, with many others, having
entered into a combination, and struck for an advance of wages.
Witness refused to come to their terms, and they had left their
work, and he (witness) had engaged other workmen in their
vend, who were willing to take their seats at the usual wages.
This had given great offence to them, and they were in
the habit of watching the peaceable men from their work,
and with threats of vengeance, endeavoured to dissuade them
front working for him (Mr. Robinson). On Saturday last they
were lurking about his premises, from seven in the evening
till eleven at night, to maltreat his men, but he had taken the pre-
caution against their violence, and paid rite men at their own
houser. The subject he had most particularly to notice to the
Magistrate was, that on Monday evening last, about seven o'clock,
all the men at the bar assembled on the pavement in the front of
his shop, with their seats and benches, accompanied with their
lap-stones, hamir era, and all the paraphernalia of their business.
'They took their seats immediately tinder his window, and regaled
themselves with porter and pipes for a considerable time. Their
extraordinary behaviour caused n crowd• of persons to assemble
abort them, and the progress of the foot-passengers was for a time
interrupted. Witness expostulated with them on the Impropriety
of their conduct, and requested them to move oft' with their seats, at
the same time warned them of the unlawful manner in which they
were acting. They took no heed of him, anti persisted in remain-
ing there. till (they said) a coach came up to carry them away. He
was well assured that nu coach had been sent for by then., and he
was compelled to call in the aid cf Gilmour the officer, who hap-
pened to be passing at the time, to disperse them, and he would be
able to corroborate him in what he had stated.
Thomas Lucas, one of the defendants, here interposed, and said
that Mr. Robinson had positively swore that no coach had been
sent for to carry their scats; now, he could prove the contrary, as
the person who was sent for the coach was then present.
Mr. Gnzooarr. said, that allowing a coach had been sent for,
the public footpath wan not to be made the depository for their
boxes and coblera' seats till it arrived, to the interruption of the
passengers.
Birch, another of the defendants, said that he went for a coach
to fetch the seats away, but could not agree for the fare, therefore
the coach did not come.

01'moor. the officer, was next examined, and spoke in corrobo-
ration of Mr. Robinson's statement, adding, that when he went up
to the men there were upwards of a hundred people assembled. One
of them told him a coach was gone for, but he made them disperse
before it arrived.

_ .....
Air. Robinson beliered these men (one or two of wl.om had been
in his service for four or five years) would not have been dissatisfied
with their pay had it not been for the society into which they had
been sedutied. lie had no vindictive feeling towards either of them,
but his peace and his business must he protected.
Mr. GardostiE expostulated with the men upon the dangerous
consequences of those societies, that men were led to commit offences
by them, under an Act of Parliament which made it imperative on
the Magistrate to Incarcerate the offenders, and therefore he would
advise them. fm-their own sakes, as well as those of their wives and
families, to have nothing to do with societies.
Mr. Robinson said he would wave the charge of combination
against the defendacts, and merely proceed against them for riot-
ously assembling round his house.
Mr. GICOONIE complimented Mr. Robinson on his forbear-
ance, and asked the defendants what they had to say in extenuation
of t' sir conduct ?
They said they were creating no disturbance, that they were re-
moving their seats to another place of work, and had halted with
them under Mr. Robinson's window till they could obtain a coach
to carry them away.
Mr. Robinson declared that the story of the coach was fictitious.
If it be true, what occasion had they to sit drinking and smoking,
as they did, for an hour, under his shop-window ?
Mr. ONEGORIE said it was quite clear the defendants had acted
against the Act of Parliament by riotously assembling about Air.
Robinson's house, therefore he should order them to enter into
recognizancvs to answer the charge at the ensuing Westminster
Sessions.

Frederick 11, Wen and James Jones.tleo r,otcd pick-pockets, were
brought in by Alderson, a Dow-street patrol, charged with pick.
ing the pocket of Mr. Oceans. of the Colonial Department, in
Downing-street, of a ?ilk pocket handkerchief, en the parade iu St.
James's Park.

Alderson stated that he was passing through the Park that morn.
ing. at the time the Coldstream Guards were being mounted on the
parade. There were vast crowds present. and he noticed the two
prisoners very cautiously eying the pockets of several gentlemen.
He watched their manoeuvres some time, and at length he saw
Britten go close behind a gentleman, and his companion Jones
flanked in upon him, to prevent the operations of the other being
seen. The next moment he saw Britten take the handkerchief
from the gentleman's, pocket and conceal it in his breeches. Ile
directly k.eizad the two prisoners, and made the gentleman se.
(painted with the robbery. The handkerchief he found on the
prisoner Britten.
Mr. Greases, on the handkerchief being produced. identified it
as his property, and declared so ingenious were the thieves in ex-
tracting it, that had the ofhicer gr.. seen it, lie should not have per-
ceived he had been robbed.

The prisoners said nothing, ar.,l they were fully committed.
COMBINATION AND CONVICTION UNDER THE
NEW ACT.

TifassEa-Orrfcs, Aut:. 24.—Two men, of the names of Jas.
Smith and John Hindle, were brought up on a warrant before
Mr. BALANTYIIF, the Magistrate, charged by Mr. Parkes, a
master builder, with haring lett hi% (Mr. P.'s) work in an unfi-
nistied.state, and threatening their tellow.workmen that if they did
not act in a similar manner they would do them some bodily injury.
There was also another chargesgainst them at the instance nfJames
Davis, who complained of their having assaulted him in conse-
quence of his not obeying their mandated, and leaving Mr. Parkes's
work.

Mr. Parkes stated that he had contracted with the British Gas
Company to build a tank for their use, which was to hare been
completed by a certain day. The prisoners were in his employment
together with two other men named Smith and Fitzgoald. Darla
appeared quits sundial until Saturday night, when he came to him,
and told him that he. was going down the river. and he did not'
think that he would be able to return on the foliowing Monday.
HT (Mr. P.) then paid him his wages. and he departed. The;
other men were at work after breakfast on Tuesday, when he again I
returned sad told them that he himself did not intend to work un-
less he got higher wages, and that if they attempted to do so he j
would smash their shills sill) a brick.
The Ciitience agowat the other was thus:—lie came to Mr. P.
on Tuesday, about nine o'clock in the mooing, and risked him to
give himself and ench'of his firliory-worknion a pot of beer per day.
To this P., being anxious eager the job out of hands, con-
sented. He then rose in his deuntrids, and refined to go on with
his work unless he gat fkl. a day in addition to his former wanes.
This he decliord seceding to, and the prisoner left his job in.
complete.
James Darin stated, that he was employed by the last witness;
Jon Tonality last. the prisoners came to where he was it work, and
asked himlf he had got a rise of wages • he replied not, but that
they had gos an allowance fur beer; they said that would not d;

and unless he left the work they wonld split his b—y head with a
brick ; he however took no notice of their threats, but cootinued
his employment. At dinner time, as he was going home, he was
met by three persons, amongst whom were the two prisoners, who
dragged him into a public-house, where they assaulted him in a
most violent manner, because, as they said, he did not leave the
work as they had ordered.
Mr. BALANTYNE then addressed the prisoners, and said as the
law now stands it allows you to say individually we will not work
unleas for a stipulated sum of money, but it allows you to go no
further, for it you interfere with another person, and prevent by
threats or otherwise his making those exertions which may be ne-
cessary to enable him to support his wife and family, it then takes
cognizance of the act, and inflicts a punishment ; I therefore, under
the provisions of a late Act of Parliament, convict and sentence
you both respectively to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour.
EXECUTION.
The execution of John Mann, for highway robbery, was
appointed to take place yesterday se onight, at twelve
o clock, at Bury. About two o'clock on the morning of
that day, the following order was delivered to the gaoler,'
by a messenger who had left London on the preceding af-
ternoon:—

" Whitehall, 16th August BM.
" SlR,—i am to acquaint you that the accompanying respite
has been granted to John Mann, only with a view to give time
for Mr. Secretary Peel's consideration of his case, and that the
prisoner must not be led to expect a further suspension of the
law. "I sin, Sir,
" Your most obedient humble servant.
" H. HOBBS:In:SE.
" To the Keeper of the Gaol, Bury St. Edmund's."
This respite, it appears, was granted in consequence of
a petition having been transmitted from Hadleigh to the
Home Secretary, after the announcement of the unsuccess-
ful issue of the application to the Lord Chief Justice by
the Rev. J. C. Smith.
In conformity with the little hope held out by the above
letter, Mr. Orridgc, the gaoler, anxiously impressed upon
the prisoner's mind that there was scarcely a possibility of
'Mr. Peel advising his Majesty to grant a pardon, when
made acquainted with the merits of the case. The unfor-
tunate man's hopes were, in consequence, by no means san-
guine, and his attention to his religious duties continued as
strict as before. On the morning of Friday, however, he
watched anxiously from the window of his cell to discover
tif the coffin, according to custom, was that morning, car-
ried into the chapel. He saw that it was, and the faint
ember of hope died within him. On the Governor's coin-
'municating to him the last awful intelligence, which he
did soon after divine service, Mann received it with the
most heroic firmness, exclaiming only, " God's will be
done!" On Friday evening he wrote a letter to his wife,
of which the following is a copy :
" Bury Ganl, Aug. 19, 11125.
"My dear Wife,—l write to you for the last time to bid you an
eternal farewell. It is the Almighty's good pleasure that I
should suffer the punishment due to my crime. I have been
a great sinner, and .acknowledge the justness of my sentence,
brit I hope that I am sensible of my awful situation, and have
mode the beet use of the time that has been allowed me; and that
I shall die calm and composed, trusting for pardon and foegire-
ness from my God through the merits and mediation of my Re-
deemer, Jesus Christ ; and that 1 am leaving a world of care and
sorrow for mansions of eternal peace. 1 also trust that the Al-
mighty will protect you and my poor fatherless babes. I hope that
you will not grieve for me, but put your trust in God, and bring up
our children in a religious way, that they may avoid the bad snares
that brought their father to his untimely end. I hope my father
and toothier and all my friends will be kind to you ; and I also hope
that those who were my wicked companions, and ail those
who are now pursuing the same evil ways that I did, will take
warning by my fate. It is my wish to he buried in Kersey church-
yard, and that my father will let me have a grave-stone. The
Rev. Mr. Taylor, who has been very, very kind to tne, has pro-
mised to write my epitaph. Give my love to my poor father and
mother, also to my brothers and sisters: tell them not to grieve for
me, as I hope I shall be happy in heaven. Cut off a lock of my
hair and keep it in remembrance of me. Once more I say, take
care of my poor babes; and, believe me, my dying prayer will be
for you and them. I forgive my prosecutor and all my enemies,
and die in peace with all mankind. 1 hope that Thomas Grim.
sett* will never forget the dreadful situation he has been in, and
that wherever he may spend the remainder of his tleys, he may be
sensible of his late wickedness, and become a good man. I have
only to repeat my farewell, hoping that the Almighty God will,
bless you and our children, my parents, brothers, and sisters, and
all my friends ; and remain till death,
" Your affectionate Husband,
"JOHN MANN."

The Rev. C. Taylor, the officiating Minister of Hail-
leigh, continued in prayer with the prisoner from eleven
o'clock on the Friday night till three next morning, at
which time Mann threw himself on his bed, and slept
soundly for some hours. At ten o'clock on the morning of
the execution (Saturday), Mr. Taylor preached a sermon
to Mann and the other prisoners. A little before twelve
o'clock, and previous to proceeding to the scaffold, the pri-
soner desired to be conducted to the separate departments
where the felons were confined, at each of which, his fel-
low•prisoners being assembled, he entreated them to take
warning from the awful state in which they now beheld him
—cautioned one and allof them, should they ever bereturned
to their former condition in life, to leave off raking, and plun-
dering, and breaking the Sabbath, which had brought him
to what he was. The demeanour of the criminal was
humble and devout, yet awfully firm, and solemn and
collected. All whom he addressed shed tears, yet he re- I
mained unagitated. He called Grimsey to him from among'
a group of others, took him by the band, and begged of
him, wherever he might be sent, to recollect the narrow
escape he had had from a shameful and untimely end, and
to promise him that he would lead a better life in future.
Grimsey. sobbing, promised to reform; and Mann most
earnestly requested him to pray night and day for God to
strengthen him in his resolution. Accompanied, then, by
the Under Sheriff' Clergymen, (Messrs. Stocking and
Taylor) the Governor of the gaol, &c., Manu walked firmly
towards the place of execution, and, unassisted, mounted
the steps of the fatal scaffold. In consequence of a declara•
tion made by Sarah Barnes (the woman banished for a
'share in the robbery for which this man suffered) to the
effect that Mann was a party in murdering Sergeant Stow,
who was found drowned, under suspicious circumstances,
near Topsail-bridge, Hadleigh, the Rev. Mr. Taylor re-
quested him to state whether he had any hand in murder-
ing that man, or knew any thing, yet concealed, respecting
the means whereby he was drotvoetl. The criminal de-'I
claret!, standing, as he was, on the brink of eternity, that
he did not, so help him God ! The Rev. Gentleman then
commenced reading a last prayer for the soul of the depart-,
ing sinner, and at the words, " 0 ! death, where is thy
sting! 0 grave, where is thy victory !" gave the signal,
and the unhappy man was in a moment beyond all earthly
suffering.
The following are the particulars of a confession which
Mann, some days previous to his execution, made of the
robbery of which he was convicted, awl which he attested
before J. Benjafield, Esq. a magistrate for the county. It
was in consequence of a discrepancy between this confession
and the evidence of the prosecutor on the trial, that the
petition to the Home Sectetary was grounded. Granting,
however, that the statement given by the deceased be
correct, it will be seen that it does not in the slightest
degree lessen the criminality of the act for which he suf-
, fered death

" On the 9th of March last he, with T. Grimsey anti others,
were drinking with the prosecutor, J. Raynham, at the King's
Head, in Hadleigh, front about five o'clock till the time of the rob-
bery ; be tossed with Raynham for beer, and observed that he had
got some money, and then said to Orimsey, old Raynham has got
some money, and I'll have it. When Raynham left the house he
followed him ; and on going out Grimsey said to him, • Tell my
lurcher (meaning Sarah Barnes) to get old Ilaynham's money.' Sa-
rah Barnes was standing outside the King's Head, and he told her
that Raynham had got some money, and Tom Orimaey had sent
him to tell her to get it. It was then agreed that Sal Barnes
should follow Raynham and try to get his money, and that he''
should be near in cave she met with any resistance. Raynham and
Sal Barnes walked together till they came near to Topsail-bridge,
then went into • stack-yard belonging to Hollbeck'a park.
After bring there a few minutes, Barnes called out, " You old
rogue, you hurt me so, I'll call my husband." Ile went up to
them, and called, ' Halloo what are you doing to my wile P'
They were struggling on the ground. He then struck Raynham
with his list, and Sal Barnes knocked him (the prosecutor) about
the head with her patten—both Sol and himself put their hands into
Raynhani's pocket, and lie took out the purse front the pocket, and
Sal and him returned into the street, and met Thomas Gritusey,
and he called out, • Conic along, Tom, we have got old Rsyn-
ham's money.' They all went np the street, and parted the money
by a light from the window of the Cock public-house : there was I
only one red note, eight half-crowns, three shillings and sixpence.
end some odd halfpence. They shared 14s. GI each, and Too
Grimsey put some atones into the purse, and sunk it in a pulk of
water near the Cock, after which thee went to the Idiot Tap, whera
where they remained for some time drinking."
Mann confessed having been engaged in upwards of 40
other rohberies.—liarn
• The felon sentenced along with Mann, but reprieved.

The Jury lists under the Jurors and Juries Bill have
been returned in most parishes, and the SheriN will be fur-
nished with a greater number of qualified ptrsor•.s than was
at first expected.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING•

Wind S. fair—High Water, 7 m. p. 7.
Arrived the Canadian packet, from Montreal. Sailed the Rover,
Cook, for Bahia; Cato, IVißisme, for Alirainichi: Loyal Sam,
Petrie, Newfoundland; Edward, Chace, for Providence; Marga-
ret, Porteus, for Quebec; Lady Gordon. Clementson. for Quebec;
Harmony, Hearn, for Richebucto; Dauntless, Tucker, for Arch-
angel; Hamilton. Williams, for Narvik; Caroline, Cousins, for
Newfoundland; Little Cherub, Sanders, for Philadelphia; Clifton,
liu.hby, for Quebec.
The Sarah and Caroline, for Charlston, passed Holyhead 22d inst.
at 1 p. ni.
The Triure, Dunbar, sailed from Holyhead for Archangel 22d
instant.

Our Corn Market watt well attended to-day, notwithstanding
which every thing was dull of sale. wh:ch may be attributed to the
fine weather. The prices may therefore be reduced 4d. on Wheat,
and 2d. on Oats; and even at this reduction no sales of consequence
could be effected. Other articles remain without any alteration.