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hat the housis belonged to thee% in right of their so earls about the world, that I %now of ao parisla to regal
mother, who had been heiress to them. I Inching in particular.
The Curd Macor—The citizens of loathes have beta
Mr. Parry proved having receivedshe rent of the inure kind to you than yam are, I fray, aware of. You stile
hooves for Mr. Sturt, since August. loth. four ['oh' seals, and
Mill pan werelnd ponicelileil. YOU
'l'he 'Defendants had.no Couniel employed. h.ive hero treated with treat goisilneee and lenity in Itinilnis.
William Mobbs, in his defence, spoke a great Prisoner (looking archly at the ftencli)-1 have, my 1.0e.1,
suhstance afters:told it out Ice ungratehol uf melt, leave thead—cLoisd
deal, but in a very indistinct voice; the
o'f it apperell to be, that his father had accsoired a a".1%."1.0.)
a sii misry,ir_y„„,. Iwo is bid, she wont
eight to eiglot houses, comprising the loi ~,,, the one way—l nooal Iry to put II in the right place. I will remount
In which he resided, and thole on which the notices I you far the present.
had been serveol, in'the year i 757, by rn irrying a
Lady, the heiress of them ; that the title descended
to his issue, but the title deeds had been placed
the hands of a Mr. Yardell, who withheld and
eoppressed them ; that they were its possession of
copies «1 them ; that he utter had himself been
required to pay resit for the tenement he occupied
in Whitmore-row ; another tenossit, in tloe occupa-
tion of house near eight rum, never had paid
any ; another five, another two. The estate had
o short' time since been pill op to sal!, sod knocked
down to SI Genderttan at Cirraway's coffee-house,
. but Ilse aoctioneer could produce no title steeds,
and die deposit money was returned.
Tor?, affirmed. he became implicated in the
'ranee( only irccidentaily, not having been pre-
rwsit at the original transaction. Ile dented having
said that [IMMO was a coward for not going nu,
or that Mishirs'a mother had beets an Ile
had been prevailed upon to serve the notices on the
tenants through the management of Browne.
Mary Seckenoon was then irrodoineil, and spored,
aloe led beau brought op with Mable's mother
thou 10 years old, and heard her .00y, hundreds of
times. that the property belonged to the family,
tool came from one Benjamin Drayton.
Mr. Groutrd, a boot 91111 shoemaker, meted, that
Wm. NI. bbs served his time to him ; he since heard
a cniernation between Mobbs and * Mr. Millen,
sis clerk to l'ardell, in which the latter °tiered the
Comer 1,500/. if he would make over to I his
title to ine estate.
Mr. Parry afterwards said, that Yarded was dead,
'hut Millet? living.
Mr. ANDREWS observed to the Chairman, that
Mr. Stunt was nut desirous of pressing the charge
rigaiiist 'furry.
The CASIMIR'S expressed his satisfaction, and
directed the. Jury to *aril 1 James Motile
sad pleaded guilty. If they ad Id find that the re-
tina aaa aa g defendant, William. had proceeded under
full conviction that he hod a title to the estate,
it was their duty to acquit him—because, however
repteheiosibte his conduct might have been, lie
sees not, under these circumstance', guilty of a
'conspiracy ; if they thought otherwise, they would
'Cod hint guilty.
'The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation,
found Torry and Wm. Mobbs Not Guilty.

GUILDHALL.

A TURTLE DINNER.
Ye*terolavMoat Bailey, a drreut.ltoukinß man, streased
sltnltlog genteel, was charged with swioollioig the Proprietor..
of the Loudon Coffer-house, Lin out of a turtle
dinner, with appendages.
Mr. Thomas Dal tttttt re, one of the proprietors of the
eoffee-lair', stated, that the Primmer came into Ow coffe
nouns between five and six o'clock last evening, wool calico!
for turtle, with something to follow, which was served him,
after which he haul punch to drink, it not being fmottioaable I
to take wine on turtle. lie remained in the box he Reel
occupied until nine u'elowk, when he called the waiter and
repro-anal hi, wish to haven bed. The waiter complicit with I
his requeet, and was shewitoz him up to a bed.rotim, when
be ohstrverl big shirt was inure dirty than his neckerchief I
was, ell which he informed him that it was usual fur
strangers to discharge their hills over night. un which he I
said he would retool, to the colfer-room. After /alibis there t
some time, he attempted to escape thorough the back oluot, ;
but the cote leading into the street wag fasitened, on wlnch
he again returned to the coffee-room. The witness then I
Rohl loos waiters nut to watch him, but sent a person into I
the street to look after him, the moment he attetripteol
to
escape. Shortly afterwards, he mute a start out of the Gout
doors and ran as fast! as he 1.011111, and waa taken intro
custody by the person who was watching for him. The Pri.
stoner then said he was will t motley; that he hail join
I come to town from Rockingham ; and that he was known in
Nicholas-lone, at a respectable commercial house there. The
witness had inquired into the truth of the soiserti ttttt and
I foonol it false. It was not his wish to Ike ...vi re with the
Prisoner, lint he considered it was due to other 111.1111111.1 in
the same 'nosiness as himself to expose the Primmer, parti-
cularly as he haul found its Ili. pocket n hill, unsettled, to
the amount of ,1. due to another coffee-house, which prow.
col that be NA, a regular trailer to illllllllle on the trade. His
I demand was not more than las. and every person who knew
I him, would believe that he would not take the trouble of
proarenting the Prisoner for the sake of las.
The Prisoner being called on for his defence. in an turn.
hereut manner said that Mr. Timlorel, of the house of Tim.
heel. Donaldson, and Co. wo re his trostees. Ile hail been
tour days down at Fellhatn, in Middlesex, to take posses-
sion of his estate; he haul another estate iu Buckingham-
shire, and lie warn only waitiug for Isis trustee to come
In
town tat take possession of it. When he went to the London
Coffee-hoarse lie thought he hail two 11. motes in his pocket,
boot afterwards loon.' oust he hail lost them. If he was
allowed a few hours, he would be enabled to discharge the
bill he was oletaiutil fur.
In answer to a question from Sir John Earner, the sitting
Alderman, he said, be was native of Jamaica, that he hail
belonged to the army, mod was in the 39th regiment of foot
until he obtained the age of 20.
The worthy Alderman observed, that his conduct had been
highly improper, and he could not think of discharging
hint without he paid the amount of the bill fur his dinner.
If he thought he would he able to do so by to-morrow he
would remand him till thin.
The Prisoner—" There is no doubt but the money will be
forthcoming; I am under a cloud now, but the sun will
again shine on me."--Remanded until to-morrow.
6ansttel Bryant, who was remautleol on Monday for pass.
toonuterfeit shillings, was committed for trial for want
of bail.

POLICE.

WASlsioN.nottss.
Yesterilr a man of the name of Felix livery Miller was
too._ht iii custody of Mann, au Officer, charged with having
yt.o.3e a watch out of a geutteman's pocket on Monday last
The Prosecutor stated that he went On Moulin last to see
Ilse triumphal entry of Mr. Hunt into London—there was an
erovvil—in the pressiire i e lost his watch. Here
hr went into a minute detail of the circumstances, and the
fact baying been sufficiently brought home against Ike Pri-
soner, hr was committed to Newgate to lake his trial.
SHOCKING INSTANCE OF EARLY DEPRAVITY.
A pour wont*s appeared before his Lordship with an infant
at hrr breast, and a girl standing by her side, •ppsrently
about lire years of age, of a tine prepossessing countenance.
'fhis poor woman stated that she hail Nor children, whom
:she contrived to support by washing and mangling; the
young culprit who stood beside her had nearly broken her
heart; young as she was, she had been already in ciistotly
'charged with varions acts of larceny, but acidicr tin cow( e-
titre she bad received, nor the fear of future punishment, nor
:advice, our kiniluecs, were found of any effect to restrain hrr
from her faiourite propensity of stealing. She was already
'known in bee neighbourhoini as a notorious thief, and the
people who newt washileg to the mother had become alarmed
end were withdrawing, from Ilre. A few days since she stole
a pair of ear-rings, aunt went to pledge them at a pawnbro-
bees ; the pawnbroker refused to take them ; she then gave
them to a girl double her age, who succeeded in pledging
them for her. Sitter that she picked the packet of an old
W1)1,131 of a small box and some silver.
poor mother, under evident feelings of grief and
slecne, earnestly implored the Lord Mayor to save the child
Sion: star and infamy; she was no longer able to reyiraiu
be,—lint if confiued and corrected by his Los dribip's order.,
Ilisr aid might happily be induced to alter her habits. She
ad (us sued an intimacy with a girl nearly fteen years of
age, and ontwitlistanding all that the mother could say or
vlo, she could sot be prevailed on to separate herself (ruin
Cos vicious companion.
The Lord Mayor said, that if be took her she would not
be al
t:o wed to see theom light for a year. He advise
ad the too-
t -iry o take her he once inure, and try what dvice awl
ju,lirious correction might do ; or if she could get her into
the 'House of Refuge, it might work an 31111011111131.
Gliria Still, a personage who of late distinguished her-
relf before the Magistrates by a display of eloqiience, of
centricity, and of crime, was put to the bar. Slw was
brought up about a fortnight since, sat Guildhall, charged
with having stolen four gold seals out of a jeweller's
siu-
doss She was not prollertlied on that occasion, the Renck
cuorelving that her intellect was deranged. Slit was found i
sleeping for Some nights back wear the Exchange, and on
being taken into custody by one of the o es, ffic sused ;
termeetiomentionthe name of her parish, or to give nuy account
of herself. He searched her person, and found acme fa-
len paprcs--secups 01 poetry—.. The light fugitive rapers-
shins of her noise, as she ealle4l them. We understood, too,
that name articles on the difficult roienee uf prilitrcal eco-
rattly mid Miaow, were among them., in which she endea-
vours to prove that the slattsoal debt is a great mat 31
Messing, a great incentive to industry, and a great somas: of
public happiness via prosperity.—[As we have col sera this
paper, we are not ai prlveso able to say whether stir bus sire.
crowfeet better it: est.thlisitiog this difficult and favourite
paint, than a grave and learned personage who lately con-
dearanded, from n 11101 place, to the public mind
upon this same subject:l—The officer tor also-c evaleuee we
sic not indebted tar the last piece of information) stated,
Neat amongst other papery tumid ts post the PrllkMer, woke va-
rious petitions, with different mimes signed to them, writ-
tea ',ideally for the 'impose of extracting money bona the
ht•oesuleat. Loder these citcouistanceS he brought her be-
. fore hums Lordship.
*file Lord Mayuc—What place Jo you belong to!
Prisoner—To London.
This Lord Mayor—W lilt parish do you belong to?
Prisoner—To no parish in particular. lam a citizen
Loudest—it is fur you to say whether I shall hr a cwitelt
within the wails or without; that is, whether I shall be Pot
lasiu prison or restored to libeety.
Tye Lord Mayoi—You belong, I understand, to ei parish
(we thought be said) in Wiltshire, where they gave you a
voyage, and treated gun with great kindlier ?
Prisoner—You understand so ; then, my Lord. you would
bollelr•walf thing. I will say nothing, but I ask fur proof.
The Lord Mayor—l eersainly must assail you to prison,
shed you will be transported if you do hot consent to go to
your parish.
Primmer-1V stand sty ground, tome what will. Iso a
eitisrs et London, sod will continue to be so. 1 hare been

LAMISTTII-111-R try.
STABBING WITH INTENT TO KILL.
Daniel Mendota, jan. was brought to this office rider.
slay, charged with stabbing and inflicting several severe
wounds with a penknife on Joseph Hoke, a young man,
soot to Mr. Thomas Iluke, who keeps nu eating-house in
Whitcchaparoad, and apprentice 10 Mr Jerson, a saddler,
residing at the above place, with intent to kill or do him
some bodily harm.
F.van Davis deposed, that he lives at PII, Erirk.lane, Spi-
!shields; yesterday Stiefllll4oll, as he wits standing in Step-
ney Church-yaid, resoling the inscription on a tomb stone,
he heard the voters of some persons, as if quarrelling, and
in a few moments after he saw the Prisoner and two other
men coming forward. Witness heard the Prisoner ask Hoke
if he wld tight him, sod Hoke said lie woulot, and
pushed ou
him away, saying he knew him to be soun it/ Men-
.hmt, the celebrated boxer. The Prisoner then rushed at
Hoke, with a penknife in his Wool, the Made of which was
open, sod stabbed him in the left side. The Prisoner Own
took Hoke by the breast, threw him on the gmuad,
jumped upon him, and insole several stabs with the knife
against his side; witness rail to Nuke's assistance, res-
cued him front the Prisoner, un whom he found the knife,
the top of which was broken off, he supposes, fruits the
first stab; if nut, it was witnesss opinion he would have
killed him, from Ow several attempts he had made. The
shirt and Whi.telsli which Hake wore at the time were here
produced, nail which were cut iii many places aisd clotted with
blood. The first and most dlillge11011!IWUnsal he received was
joist over the heart, and which sunlit have caused immediate
death, only that the blade of the penknife came against one
of his ribs, by which it is supposed to have been broken.
IThe wound is about three mates in length. Hoke was
taken to the Loudon Hospital, where hr now lies with faint
hopes of recovery. and was stoat& to attend at the exami-
t nation.—The Poisoner was rentusiolvd,

TOWN-HALL.

EXTRAORDESAV CASE.
An Irishman came to John Emsey, am active constable,
at the Town Hall, yesterday, au % made the following ie.

teresting disrlosiire :
About two years ago be kept a lodgiothonse at Deptford',
for Irish labourers chit tie, and men molting in the dock.
One Saturday night uHr of his lodgers returned home, with
his bind cut and shockingly ileitigurcd, ha Amber quite
wet, and having in other respects the appearance of tine
who hal been engaged in situ..' very desirerate struggle;
and noon heiug crimi I 44444 A as to the mariner he came so, he
merely said," Ut.! I hail a futile with a chap near Lewisham,
who r •ed too much tOr me, and 1 fell in the river." This
was thought probable, as the NMI was of rather a qoarrel-
some ditpusitiun : but having left his clothes in the kitches
lo dry, his (the applicant's) wife, was induced from motives
of curiosity to coalmine his pockets, in which, to her inex-
pressible astonishment, iihe found a quantity of gunpowder
and pistol bullets! An eminent gentleman, a Doctor, resill-
itu at Lewisham, had been, On the Saturday iw question, to
it3llAll'i business at Deptford, snit on his return home at
might, was stopped by a single footpad on the river side,
mar the mills between Deptford and Lewisham, who pre-
suiting a pistol, demanded his property. The Doctor,c
stout courageous man, so far from being
swered the rulfiau's demand with a well directed blow
of his nossbrella, which staggered him, and before he
rostild recover, so as to use his pistol, closed with him.
The robber, a strong fellow, tried all he could to get loose,
hot could not, and in the se 1e both fell into the river,
suit bOween them the pistol was lost. Here the Doctor's
umbrella proved of infinite use to him, for happening lo fall
hear the batik of the stream, where both were within their
depth, lie was enabled to use it so effectually about his
opponent's Mail as so mat him in several places, and finally
o brat him off. The affair soon got public, as the Doctor
left no means untried to bring the ruillan to punishment;
and the time and every other circumstance tending strs.ngly
to implicate his lodger, be took an opportunity of speaking
to bins On the subject, advisimg him to be on bus guard, and
not mention the inane he bad with the man near Lewisham
I. at it should be supposed be was the person who attacked the
Doctor, and so get himself into trouble. He seemed muds
disconcerted, and having bound him to eecreiry, acknowledged
that he was the presort who had attempted to rob the Gen-
tleman, and if taken would no doubt be hanged. He (appli-
cant) then advised him to get out of the nay, and assist-
ed trim iw his escape, till suspicion suet inquiry should erase.
—The police were unremitting en their exertions ; and at
length it was learned that a plasterer answering the descrip-
two had been seen near it place. Mottling!, Outing