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London, England, 1825-09-09 00:00:00

A RCHERY.

The Society of Derbyshire Archers held their last meeting at
Kedleston oc Friday last. The day was fine, and the company
both %feet and nomeroue. Shooting cosnmenced at one, and con-
*cad until fire, when the party sat down to dinner; after which
oalng was resorted to, and concluded the day's amusement- The
rues wows adjudged as follows :
a:ttedi-
Maria Bent
clown

1i.:11-un-ay-(Sbipley) .

- Gold medal
- Silver ditto
. Gold ditto
- Siker ditto

CRICKET MATCH.
SigVhsanilli in a disp between ijute. 7he tasangle and
te of game was wasted mas Wnams-
under •
Derby, let Innings -4?,
fid Ditto 111-7
Langley, let Innings . 43
2d Ditto . 111-74
jtbe diverse which put an end to the play originated welshing
in wirfollowing manner ;
frig 'Langley men had four runs to make to win, and two wickets
atigi tlikwn, shim the bowler delivered a ball which touched the
inyWiela bat and proceeded thence to watt his wicket downs the
Loogiey umpire, who was at the bowler's wicket, instead of galling
'• indl," wbea the bail was delivered, which be is required to
do by the laws, did not do so, ail it touched the striker's bat;
*opacity umpire then mitered the man out, but he refused sego,
two in the general opinion the Langley men thereby forfeited the
sakes seording to a rule of the game. Oa his refusal=
oat, the Derby men doerwined to play no loogsr, and the
&a
ete rena subject in difT,•;ence is referred to the decision of the Mary.
la.L.ome Club. it appears they will have two question, to ceo.
r4dis'; fist, whether the Langley umpire was justified in calling
noboll " at the time he did ; and secondly, whether the Langley
wee did not leech the stakes by their refusal to put another man
is whoa the striker WAS o:dered out by the umpire.
fag Derby men fully justified the expectatioas we had formed
01 span, an we bare no doubt will shortly shine in the cricket
westil.--.Drray Memory.

Pat rsrntraw Fxrc—Mr. Abernethy, rho undertook
to Walk flora Colterawortb, Lineolnsbire, to Moffat in Soot-
jend, and back again, a distance of US miles, in seven
baps aiid twelve hens, accomplished his task at twelve
tesioek en Tonicity night, within about eleven minutes of
tbrrline. - . - -

°ass lirrawro.--fiinee the apprehension of the no-
svioss Bartholomew Johnstone, and his companion
Ifsaberiagion, discovcriea have been made of horse-steal-
ing to an astonishing extent. It would, however, be pre-
mature to state the facts that Are known more particularly.
Sevens Of Johnstone': party are in custody.
'lle disorder in a itur..e whith constitutes a roarer, is
cooled by a membranous projection in a part of the wind-
pipe, and is a eoneeqtretice of that part having been in-
flamed from a cold, and injudiciously treated. A roarer is
sybt therefore i diseased horse, for his lungs and every other
part silty be perfectly sound ; hut when a horse is in strong
action. his bretthing beeomea proportionally quickened;
and the air, in pawing rapidly through the windpipe, is in
some degree interrupted in its course, and thus the raking
noise is produced.

POLICE. •
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Manerox Fl otter, Styr. 8.--An elderly fenslla, in very
wretched apparel, and a dependant for subsistence upon Christ-
church parish, in the City of London, but possessing the manners
and cultivated mind of a gentlewoman, epplied to the Lord Mayor
for his advice on a 'abject of rather an extraordinary nature. The
circumstance to which she called his Lordship's attention, was not
the rid complaint against the noble person whose name it would be
necessary for her to introduce. She thought that if blame was at-
tributable to any body on the occasion upon which she applied, it
was to be ascribed to a gentleman who was prevented front doing
her justice by the timidity. or the servile nature of his disposition.
The Lonn )"Manors, who was rather surprised at such an open-
ing, and feared from the pauper's emaciation of her name with that
of a node family, that the poor woman was labouring under a me-
lancholy delusionanueetioned her upon the subject of her present
eircuttetancee *if received an :'count which placed the sound-
nese of her untlerataeding beyond all doubt. She begged to refer
his Lordship to the Churchwardens of, the parish of Christ-church,
front whom she had received great kindness. and who were aware
oilier claims to former respeetebility of character. The gentlemen
to whom she tattled had rendered her condition as comfortable as
ey possibly could do in consideration of the disappointment of
hopes, will* it would be admitted, were not indulged by her,
without reason Ind right for their authority.
The LOAD MATOD asked her whether her case was one upon
which he could set for her benefl: as a .Magistrate.
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She replied that she mere)" sought his Lordship's interposition'
in her behalf with the Duke 4 Northumberland, who, although a
communication from no humble a period as she was, might be pre-
vented-from reaching him, would doubtless he put in possession of
any statement of teas made by the Chief Magistrate, and be pro-
hsbly induced to enable her to save the parish the expense of main-
taining her.
She then stated, as far at we could collect, the following circum-
stance.' t—ller name is Lomas i her grandfather was a• man of
high respectability, of great acerimplishinenta, and moved in the
tirst circles in the kingdom. The Dowager Duchess of Somerset,
from whom the present Duke of Northumberland is descended,
married him, and had no cause to regret her election, as air. Lomas
i was distinguished by every virtue, and wan afterwards acknowledged
by the noble family into whic.li he had been exalted to merit the
distinction he had reached. The marriage was what was called a
Hest marriage and was, at the time it took place, to all intents
and purposes, legal. An Act, however, was passed in the en-
suing year (1732) maElng flit marriages null and void, but al.,
though this Act could not Ail supposed to have a retrospective
operation, the Dueheso of Solaerset was apprehensive that some
question might arise its the event of her death, as to the claims of ,
her husband upon her properly, and for the purpose of securing I
him against all possible bad consequences, made over to him the
sum of 60,0001. by A deed, which placed that sum wholly beyond
the reach of any of tlte family. Soon after the death of the Duchess,
ilr. Lomas geotle the most divided proof of his magnanimity,
by teitigning.the deed to the late Duke of Northumberland,
whore lie expatiated better entitled to the property of the Dowager
Duchess. An acknowledgement of this splendid sacrifice was
given to Mr. Lomas in writing by the noble person to whom it was
made. 'lt was tept at his death by the mother of the present un-
fortunate applicant, who in consequence of unexpected reverses of
fortune was compelled to remind the late Duke of the obligation,
and received an annual recompense without delay or hesitation.—
This letter, the applicant said, she had had in her possession until
late, and the world state of indigence to which she was reduced
compelled her to make known, to his Grace (the present Duke of
Northumberland), through ortj of his agents, that she was the
granddaughter of Mr. Lomas, and would have been entitled to the
reversion, had not that gentleman so disinterestedly given it up to
the Noble Duke's family. The gentleman whom she had requested to
make the representation to his Grace was a clergym tn. lie asked
her, after he had had an interview with his Grace, whether she
would consent to give up the letter of acknowledgment, upon hay-
nig the sum of WI. s-year settled upon her for life? To this she
immediately assented. She, however, did not authorise the cler-
gyman to resign the paper until the necessary form by which she
was to become entitled should be executed. What then was her
disappointment, when she found that the paper was given up with-
out any condition ? The only recompense she received was 251. ;
but she was confident that if those facto' reached the ear of the Duke
of Northumberland, a recollection of the past great service, the
advantages of which his Grace was now enjoying, would impel
him to bestow a charitable thought upon the grandchild of a man
to whom it would be ridiculous to say he warenot deeply indebted.
The LORD Marou said he gas convinced that it the claim of
Mrs. Lomas was of the nature described, the Duke of Northum-
berland *odd at once attend to it. •

Mrs. Loma, raid that if his Lordship would take the trouble to
communicate the nature of her claim to fin Grace no doubt it
would be anon found that it was not forgotten.
11 is Lonnsti P, although exceedingly reluctant to interfere in
matters which had no referenceto the duties of his situation, pro.
mined to make some inquiries, and immediately, we understand,
wrote a respectful communication to the Duke of Northumberland
at Alnwlck Castle.

GutxttataLL, SF??.:.—.Mr. Harvey, the revectable linen.
draper, oo Ludgate-hill, was summoned to show cause why he de-
tained a sheep.
From the statement of the drover, it appeared that a dog had
barked at the animal, and the consequence was that it took fright
and dashed forward against the folding doors of Mr. Harvey's
shop, which it burst open, and broke two large squares of plate
glass, value Si. Dir. Harvey directed the sheep to be detained until
the damage it had done had been made good, and upon the owner
of the sheep coming to demand k, he was told it was in Mr. Har-
vey's paddock, which turned out to be the cellar, where he found
it surrounded with balsa of Usen, with some hay spread upon the
ground.
A gentleman from 31r. Harvey's stated that Mr. Harvey had
only required the price of ordinary crown window glass, which
was 11. ds. and he wished to have the Magistrate's opinion whether
he was bound to deliver up the sheep upon its being demanded, the
owner refusing to pay the damage.
The complainant also asked whether Mr. Harvey could recover
a farthing, the windows being only a few inches from the ground,
which was contrary, he conceived, to ►he law.
The statute books were searched, but no law, limiting the dis-
tance above the pavement at which shop-windows should com-
mence, could be discovered, although the drover insisted that such
an Act was in existence.

Dlr. Alderman BRIDGre said the owner of the sheep could only
look fee it to the drover, and the drover was also liable to Mr. Har-
vey, for the damage it had done, and se Won was the owner. How.
ever, his private opinion of the law was, that Mr. Harvey was not
justified in detaining the sheep, and he would recommend hirn'to
receive a guinea, and deliver It up.
The owner of the sheep pressed for an order for the delivery of it
to him, without payment of the guinea, leaving Mr. Harvey to
recover that in any manner he could, but the Alderman declined
making any order, and the parties retired.

HATTON-GAUDIN, SErT. B.—Rickard Coennrorth, a very re-
spectably dressed young man, residing at 64, Onoleton-street,
Somers Town, and James Layne:, a "knight of the thimble," in
the same neighbourhood, were this morning brought before Mr.
Sergeant SCLLON, charged by Teesdale, the watchhousc.keeper,
with creating a disturbance last night at twelve o'clock.
Teesdale deposed, that about half-put twelve the defendants
were brought to him by the watchman, Cosgrove, for creating a
riot. He perceived they were both intoxicated, and desired them to
go home. The gentleman insisted that the tailor should be taken
to charge fur assaulting him ; but on the complainant's asking
when and how, he hiccuped out a few unintelligible expressions,
not being able to answer coherently. The complainant again ad.
vised them to go home, whereupon the gentleman shook his fist
in the race of Teesdale, and wished to know whether he was
"coining Sir Richard ilimie over him," and uttered abusive ex.
pressiont. The complainant then took them into custody.
In his defence. the "tailor by trade" merely said that he was not
in liquor ; and his companion, brandishing a roll of foolscap paper,
remained silent.
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31r. Sergeant Szt.t.ow observed, that he considered the conduct
of the defendants very silly, but not sufficient to warrant the watch-
house-keeper in detatninf them..—They were discharged.
M ART-LA-BON NZ, herr. B.—A young man of rather dashing
exterior was brought up under the following circumstances :
It appears that he, with two of his companions, had been court.
ing the god of wine till towards the hour of one o'clock, when, on
their return homewards, they the watchman, under whose
custody the prisoner was u whose beat occupies a part of,
Verwlnelsweeekted streets. The vinous god
had circulated throngh all and they could not pass the',
nocturnal Cerberus without him with a " Good night,
Charley," whereat he was iplaidy annoyed, which annoyance he
manifested by simply "say stoding." Presently they came up
to him again for the pu ft poirible, of making this surly
watch-dog give mouth. He =fttained his silence and " said
noting." So far the fun had Win 4 their own way ; but 'Winne
" flows like the Solway, ands like its tide." What the watch.
man was returning from hie mod, he observed two of those gen-
demen sitting en the railings of N 0.7, Homer-street, the third had
disappeared. Now, thinks Charley, Wanly turns bit. He crossed
the street, alarmed the landlord, or rather landlady, discovered that
the door was open, and in a trier, laid his paw on the third of our
party, whom be found trembling on the landing of the staircase.
This was enough to justify 'suspicion in a person lesson the alert
then our Charley, and the intruder was testordingly taken away
and ensconced for the night in the watch.heube.
The landlady was sworn, coed oxifirmod the het part of this
adventure.

fslore;Wen, said the worthy Magistrate (Mr. Griffith) what have
you to reply, young etas, to all this
Why, your Worabip, it it all fudge ; we had been revelling in
the joys of wine. Our beads were heavier, or perhaps lighter than
usual, and we were after a lark. I bare often been at this house,
and I was now calltog on a young woman I Ind been la the habit
of visiting.
It appeared, in point of fact, that though the house had appeared
to the watchman to be locked, there were ways and mesas of open.
ing it at all hours of the night by those who were Initiated. The
prisoner was one of these, and thus, without either face or fraud,
had obtained admittance to his inamorata.
The eharge against him was of course dismissed.
hit. Darer cm—Watchman, don't he annoyed in future at
being called Charley ; it is a thing unworthy of you ; every body
must haw/some name, this is the name by which your net upadon
is distinguished. Keep a sharp look-oat on that woman's house.
Richard Fraser, a stout deaf mad dumb man, was brought up
on • warrant, by Lee, charged with having assaulted his wife.
Lee said that the man could not speak one word, so that the wife
had it all her own way !
Mr. Sergeant Sti.Lost—l dare say she'll talk enough fbr both.
The wile (a link creamy, whey face- betrayed no objection to
gin) then said, my husband here came net exactly drunk. and
asked me tot bow money to go out again. Ho was born deaf and

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dumb, and. can't -speak a word, your Worship—so as 1 had no
money to give him he got into a passion, and without more ado
took bold of my pocket, and took out the money by force. Ile
then noceed me down, and gave me a blow over the face, and
here it is, your Worship. He then:stood over me, and swore he
would murkier me.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON-1 thought you said he could not speak ?
IVife—Oh, Sir ! but I knew what he meant; and I won't be
murdered by him nor nobody else.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—T hope not but as lie did not .ay he
would murder you. there is no harm. The man cannot speak.
IVife—Oh, Sir ! but he has double sense as one who can speak I
and I wish to confine him.
air. Sergeant SELLOW—Oh, but I won't confine him. The
officer says that he is a very sober and well-behaved man, and you
should be very thankful that he earns you so much money as a gui-
nea a week.
The officer here said, that this morning the man was perfectly
sober, working at his business, and was us gentle as a lamb. He
understood that the wife drank all his money.
The wife strongly denied this, and wished her husband to be con-
fined.
Mr. Sergeant Sr Lox-1 will not confine him. You must get
some mutual friend to make matters up.
The wife—Hill you make sections to him to be good ?
Mr. Sergeant SEI.I.OX (smiling)—l will make no motions to
him; I have done making motions.
The good wife was then ordered to move off, and her husband
*looked " unutterable things."
CAUTION. TO TRADESMEN.

This day, Richard Boiler, (as he called himself) the
young man
of colour, whose examination, under several charges of swindling,
appeared in our paper of Wednesday last, was brought up for a
final !haring before Mr. Sergeant SE LLON.
In consequence of the publicity which the case obtained through
the medium of the Police Report, the office was thronged with re-
spectable tradesmen, hotel-keepers. and others, who had been
duped by the specious representations of this fellow.
Mr. Wingfield, the lindlord of the White Hart, Holborn, stated
that he had not been able to obtain any very material evidenre
against the prisoner, so far as related to his own individual com-
plaint, except that it would be distinctly proved by the testimony
of two gentlemen that the prisoner was going about the town under
various names, and passing himself °Was a man of fortune, for the
purpose of obtaining credit. So ter he conceived the prisoner came
very clearly within the meaning of the Act provided for the pro-
tection of trade against swindlers.
Mr. Wingfield then handed ha &letter, which be tedltived on
Wednesday morning front au unknown hand, which pirated that the
prisoner had taken lodgings at the lied Lion (Mr. Knapping),
corner of Red Lion-street, Whitechapcl, in the name of" Captain
Stewart, of the Elisabeth, from Demerara," and gave reference to
some person who was not at all acquainted with him ; he was then'
discovered to be a complete cheat and swindler, and was ordered to
go about his famines.. He came over from Demerara with Cap-
tain Lukis, of the Kingston, who lives at No. 5. Turner-street,
Whitechspel-road, as his servant-
dlr. Wingfield said Mr.lKnapping was now in attendance to,
identify the prisoner, if necessary.
Mr. Knapping said that lie knew the prisoner perfectly well ;
about five or six weeks back became to his (Mr. K.'s) house, and
represented himself as just stated; he said he wished to be supplied
with board and lodging for a month, rrhile his vessel was being I
repaired. His exterior and manners were in such good keeping
with his representation. that no doubt was entertained that he was
really the person he stated himself to be, and he was accordingly
furnished with every thing he required; but circumstances mule
him to be suspected, and it was finally discovered that he lived by
a regular system of plunder, upon which he was sent about his
business, Mr. K. merely detaining a bundle of old clothes as a very
inadequate security for the money due to him.
The prisoner was excessively indignant at what he termed this
" officious interference" on the part of 'Mr. Knapping, who had,
he said, much more than would satisfy all his demands.
Lloyd, die officer, handed in a letter which the prisoner's servant
had received in answer to the °he left at the house of a lady in
Sloane-street. This Inter was addressed to " Mr. F. Mayon,"
and is as follows :

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tostte-street, Wednesday, Five o'Clock.
"My mother being at present exceedingly ill, 1 have opened
your letter, and are extremely surprised at its contents. I have not
communlawed your present distress to her, as she is to ill too attend
to anything, and we are now anxiously expec.ing a physician to
see her. Do rot imagine that this is a feigned story. lam too
much distressed to write more. Dr. Stewart is aware of your being
in England, and has forbade Amelia to ace you. You must apply
to some other quarter for assistance, it being quite out of mamma's
power to afford you any. " SARAN HOY."
On looking at the direction, Sergeant Ser.r.oN observed, "this
is to a Mr. F. Mayon—is that your real name ?"
The prisoner hesitated for some time, and seemed not willing
to understand the question.
Sergeant SELL ax—You know very well what I mean—is
Mayon your Demerara name ?
Prisoner—Oh yes ; yes, Mayon is the name by which I was
known in the NVest Indies.

Sergeant Sm.Low—But that is not the name you would like to
be known by in England ?
Prisoner—No no ; I gave a wrong name, to be sure, but that
was because I did not like to bring any disgrace upon my friends,
who are all highly respectable persons. Dr. Steam, of the Al-
batty, In Piccadilly, will tell you who I am ; he knew me in Deme-
rara. Dr. Stewart is a kind of father-in-law of mine; he has had
children by my mother ; he would settle the whole of this business
in a minute if he was in town, but he is down at Plymouth.
Mr. Austin, a gentleman to whom the prisoner, on his first ex-
amination, very confidently referred, then came forward, and to the
utter dismay of the latter, he stated, that he knew nothing what-
ever about him, except that he had called at his (I,lr. Austin's)
house in the Commeretahroad, and represented himself as having
just landed in England, from Demerara, where he had large plan-
tations, and that his name was Rogers. As he (Mr. Austin) knew
that there were several gentlemen of large fortune in the Island,
he did not entertain a doubt as to the truth of the statement. The
prisoner had his pair of horses, a servant in livery attended him,
and he seemed in every respect that which he represented himself
to be. As a means of better introduction, he said he had got
letters to deliver to him from some friends in Demerara, which he I
would not give up unless Mr. Austin would consent to dine with I
him at his hotel, the White Hart, Holborn, where he certainly
exercised the rights of hospitality, in providingan excellent dinner,
with some capital Madeira wine, all, it now appeared, at the ex-
pense of Mr. Wingfield, the accommodating proprietor. After
dinner, he spoke on various topics, and amongst the rest, he said
that he was going to his banker's to cash a check for 1,0001. as
his money was nearly run out. On the following day, Mr. Austin
called for the letters, and was then quite surprised to hear from
Mr. Wingfield, that his Demerara fnend was that safely lodged at
another hotel—Coldbatb-fields prison.
Sergeant Swi.i.ow, after very minutely going over the whole of
the evidence, said that although no doubt could possibly be enter.
tained as to the prisoner's character, yet unfortunately for society,
and for the ends of public justice, he happened to be one of those
who calculated their distances with such nicety as to keep without
the pale of the Act. There were many offences comparatively
trifling, which come within the reach of the law, for which there
were specific modes of punishment. In those cases of gross frauds
upon tradesmen, upon which there can be no moral doubt, it was
to be regretted that at present the Act was not sufficiently explicit
and comprehensive in its provisions. However, as publicity had
been given, it was to be hoped that the public would be on their
guard, and that the prisoner would be stopped in his career.—
The only way of recovering their demands, was by a civil process.
The prisoner was then discharged. He made some alteration in
his dress this time, no doubt for the purpose of deceiving his
friends, but his countenance bears two fatal marks, by which he
may always be recognised. He has got a cut over the right eve,
and a wart on the point of his nose ; his complexion is a deep
olive ; his hair strong and curly.

FURIOUSLY DRIVING.
QUEEN-SQUARE• SEPT. 8.--Janice Giles, the driver of the
stage-coach, N 0.5,373, which rune from London to Eltham, ap-
peared on an information preferred by a person named Reynolds,
for furiously driving his horses on Monday last, near the Secretary
of State's Office.
Thompson, the street-keeper, appeared as witness:or the infor-
mation.

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Mr. Mutin, 51. P. was on the bench with the !%iagistrate, Mr.
E. Alarkland.

On the defendant being called on to plead,
Mr. Boaosse, a solicitor, who attended en his behalf, after
pemsing the information, took an objection to it, inasmuch that it
had not been proved according to the Act of Parliament, stipulated
by the legislature, and passed in the sUth year of his late Majesty
George the Third's reign.
This objection proved to be fatal, and the information was conse-
quently quashed.
Mr. 3laitin said another information might be preferred, If the
parties thought proper.
Mr. BUHnESS—That may be considered hereafter.
Mr. Martin—The Coachman appears a very decent man, and
from what I have learned of his character, he bears a good one.
Mr. Bunogss—This is the first-time he was ever before a court
of j ustice.
Mr. Martain said he had taken great pains and trouble to put
down this furious driving, more particularly among the Green-
wich coachmen, and as it seemed in a great measure abated, he
should be sorry t, press any tbing against the defendant, but he
begged to say that it was solely done to protect his Majesty's
subjects, and prevent cruelty to animals.—The parties retired.

A RUBENS DISCOVERED.
MAILSOILOUGH•STREET. SEPT. B.—A case, which has been
for some days in abeyance at this office, came on yesterday tor final
adjustment. The particulars are these t—Some months ago a 51r.
Smith, a wholesale ironmonger, residing in Circus-street, New
Road, by some chance or other, came in contact, at some broker's
sale, with a piece of old dirty canvass, rolled and twisted up like •
clout, that had barely the appearance of having had, once upon a
time, some paint of some colour or other daubed upon it, so as to
give some sort of an outline of human figures, and this piece of
canvass, Mr Smith, because nobody else would think of buying it,
solely out of respect for its venerable appearance, took it into his
head to purchase, for rather more than nothing, and carried it
home with him. A frisod of Mr. Smith's, who either was, or
imagined be was, a judge of dirty canvass, and could see things in
the dark better than most of his kind, gave a hint to Smith
that there might, sometimes, he found many a fine form beneath a
tattered and filthy garment, and that perhaps this neglected piece of
canvass might, by poesibility, be a painting worthy of the National I
Gallery, fetax.. kir. Smith seized upon the hint of his friend, and a
consultation was held as to who should be selected to bring its beau-
des, if it had any, to light. The choice fell noon Mr. Barris, of Brook_
street, Hanover-square, a cleaner and dealer in the picture world.'
Mr. Smith accordingly transferred rite roll of canvas to Mr. Ilierris,
.ho promised that if there was anything bidden in it it should soon

come to light. Some months passed array, daring which 3it. it.
was not idle, and he succeeded in developing the subject of the
picture, which really turned out to be scriptural. When Mr. smith
called, Mr. Harris told him that the canvals was likely to show L
muchbetter face than he expected, but the labour and Gap"
0,
bringing forward the features would be ten guineas ; to th;,
Smith made no objection.
Some further time passed away, and a few days ago Mr. Solid,
called again,,and was then told that the charge for cleaning the pie_
ture would be twenty guineas. 31r. Smith said it was rather odd;
but, at all events, he could say nothing until he saw the picture.
That you cannot do, said Mr. Harris, until I am paid my tic
mend. That I cannot pay, said Mr. Smith, until I see the privet.
Then, said :Jr. Harris, the picture you cannot see, for, to tell yiAt
the truth, and mike your mind easy, I have sold the picture, hut
here are two beautiful pictures of my own, worth twenty guineas
each, which you may have instead. Oh ! no, Paid Mr. smith
you have sold it, have you, then I begin to smell a rat, and win,_
out further to do, off• Mr. Smith pranced to this office, and us.
tained a warrant against Mr Harris, for unlawfully disposing o;
property not his own. Reed, the officer, took Mr. Nam, th:o
custody, but he had no sooner done so than Mr. Harris til!d him
he had not sold the picture at all, and immediately delivered it t)
Reed, who brought both it and Mr. Harris to this °flee, who.
Mr. Harris offered to give it up to Mr. Smith, on being paid tne
sum he originally mentioned, ten guineas, for his labour, Not I,
indeed, said Mr. Smith, I will not pay you one farthing, you said
you sold my picture, which was an illegal act, for which I sin de.
termed to proceed against you, unless you give me up a picture.
Mr. Harris contended, that as lie had not sold the picture, be hid
therefore done nothing illegal, and certainly should not give it era,
unless he were paid for his labour. This was the knotty point
which remained to be settled yesterday. At the appointed hour, a
full array of solicitorri, counsel, and a host of friends of both /an,
ties, including a variety of picture dealers, was in attendance, but
the matter was compromised by Mr. Smith paying to Me. yank
M. in full of all demands, and the picture was handed over to hum
The picture, to which certainly Mr. Harris has done every jos
rice, and we think him very ill paid for his labour and judgment,
was exhibited in the Office, and is a very fine one of " Christ raj,.
ing Lazarus from the Dead, bound hands, &c." by Rubins _
There is a vast number of figures, all of which are strikingly as.
pressive ; and according to the opinion given by some picture far,.
eiers present, it is dead cheap at a hundred guineas; but. Los.
ever that may be, Mr. Smith has certainly bought a cheap bargsla
PA RENTAL DEPRAVITY.
A man named James Warner, a tailor, sad Elea:tor, his aik
were charged by Mary Negia NVarner, a girl about b years ed,
and daughter of the male prisoner, with having at various times
cruelly beaten her.

' It ippeared by the poor girl's statement, that ever since het
mother's death her unnatural father had sent her forth to plunder.
and that whenever she returned home without any booty, he and t
wife beat and pinched her, and kept her without thod. She men.
tioned the names of several tradesmen whom she had robbed, and
also of the pawnbrokers with whom she had pledged the fruits of
her miserable avocation.
The sister of the complainant's mother stated that she had fre.
quently cleaned and clothed the poor girl, but she no sooner went
home than she was stripped and sent out again to steal. At tentith
witness took the child from them altogether, and got her a situation
is children's maid in the family of a most respectable gentleman,
Mr. Dawkins, of Barnard Castle, neur Durham. With the family
the girl was as happy as could be, and as correct as possible; for
she had naturally a detestatiou of vice, but the father wrote a letter
to Mr. Dawkins, saying that hia daughter had beep clandestinely
taken from him, and that unless Alr. D. sent her home forthwith.
he (the father) would have him taken before a 31agistrate ; sad the
consequence was, that 3lr. Dawkins, not wishing to be annoyed in
such a manner, sent the girl borne again, and the father and his
wife, the moment she arrived, commenced their old practice of ill
treating her, and sending tier out to rob where she could.
The letter was producta, and, after a good deal of shuffling, the
fellow admitted it was written by him.
Both the prisoners were remanded, in order that the parties robbed
and the pawnbrokers might attend.

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