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to further outrage ; and to allay her fears, he held out two shillings,
which the defendant took Irons his band, and returned to bis own
caal.
In his defence, the guard said, that on the road he was requested
to, and did play several airs on the key-bugle, to amuse the passen-
gers, and he thought that for that and his other attentions he had
a right to expect remuneration. The nutshells which he threw
. were intended to hit the coachmen, as he wanted to speak to him,
and it was by mere accident that they struck the complainant. The
complainant had more luggage than the proprietors allowed to be
curried without being paid extra fur (the weight allowed was 141 b.),
and he (defendant) told him ao, and said lie would take the luggage
to the office and make him pay for it, as he was an near.
Sir R. IHRNIE asked him what he bad to way to the tomb, and
be made no answer. Sir Richard then observed, that it was an ex-
tremely gross and scandalous outrage, and ordered the defendant to
find bail to answer the charge at the Sessions.
BOW-STREET, SEt.T. 26.—Considerable interest was excite( at
this office this morning, in consequence of the apprehension of one
of a gang of robbers, who have, within she last month, been very
successful in their depredations on Sunday mornings, in the houses
of several gentleman in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith. One
gentkmati present this morning has [been robbed of nearly two
hundred pounds In cash, besides other property ; and several other
persons' houses have been stripped of plate and other valuables.
George Doris was die name which the prisoner gave on being
put to the bar, but it was generally reported in the office that this
was only a fictitious one. He was respectably dressed, and op-
prated to be about 33 years of age.
John Yeoman, who stated that he resided at Turnham-green,
said that yesterday morning he left his house, after carefully lock-
ing up every room and fastening the outer gate of the premises.
Witness went to town, and on bis return home about hall-past
seven in the evening, discovered that his house had been broken
open, seven locks having been picked; the locks were those be-
longing to a chest of drawers and a box, the property of Mrs.
Toms, a lady who occupies the first flour of witness's house; the
room on the first floor was strewed with wearing apparel anti other
property, taken from out of the chest of drawers, but witness does
not know to whoa it belonged, as ho seldom or never went into the
room.
Miss E. Ilurd, the next witness, stated that she was the conipa-
nion of Mrs. Trieves, and had been living in Mr. Yeoman's house
for the last four or five months, with the exception of the last three
weeks, when witness and afro. Triever went to reside at Richmond,
fur the benefit of Mrs. T.'s health. Last night, about half-past
eight o'clock, the last witness came to Richmond, and informed
Mrs. T. of the circumstance of the house having been broken open.
Tho gold neck.cdain now produced witness can swear to be the
property of Mrs. Trims ; the gold watch chain, the saver watch
chain, three gold seals, scent box, imitation pearl necklace, snuff.
box, and gold rings produced by the constable, are also he pro-
perty of the same lady.
Bliss Bolden lives at Tumharn-green, nearly opposite the house
of. Mr. Yeoman. I.bout one o'clock yesterday witness observed
two men enter Mr. Yeoman's house; they were loitering about
with two others for upwards of an hour before they entered; two
remained outside while the others went in ; after the men had been
in the bootie for about 20 minutes witness gave an . alarm, and
shortly afterwards saw the prisoners in custody of a man named
Davis.. Witness can swear positively that the prisoner was one of
the two who entered the house.
William Davis—ls in the employ of Mr. William., a butcher.
About half-past one o'clock witness saw two men jump over the
wall of Mr. Yeoman's garden. He secured the prisoner, but the
other man escaped.
Featherstone, the constable who searched the prisoner, deposed
to the finding upon him the orticles of jewellery now produced.
The prisoner amid, that us be was going along yesterday, he met
two into, who asked him to go with them.
Sir R. illftWlE asked him if lie knew their nomes ?
Prisoner said he did trot. He did not deny committing the rob-
bery ; but lie could prove that he never was at the House before, or
in arty way concerned in any other robbery.
He was fully committed for trial at the next Sessions.

IlaiTow•OannEw, SLPT. 26.—John Go,r/d, a " tailor by
trade," was this(mcnning brought up by Wainwright, one of the
officen of this estabfishment, charged by Jane Foulkes with hav-
ing ?Abed her cis " gay gold ring."
Jane Foulkes deposed, that last night, about nine o'clock, as
she was returning to her home In Monmouth-street, Seven-dials,
while going along Holborn she was seized with a faiutiag-fit, to
which calamity site is unfortunately subject, when she was assisted
by the prisoner, and some others, tnto a surgeon's shop, where she
had restoratives applied ; and when sufficiently recovered. the pri-
soner most condescendingly offered to see her a part of her way
home. She accepted his offer; blitarhile proceeding homewards,
the prisoner perceiving she was about to have a relapse, and had no
strength, forcibly took the ring (now produced) all the middle
finger of her left hand, and put it into his breeches pocket. She
had not strength aufficientto call for the watchman, but ejaculated
fatity, " Oh, my ring, my ring I" when a gentleman passing
seised the prisoner by the collar, and secured him till a watchman
cameup, Into whose custody he was given.
John Lyons deposed that, last night, as he was going through
Holborn, lie saw the complainant tall down in a At, near Red
Lion-street. A crowd of people immediately collected, when lie
assisted in carrying her into a neighbouring surgeon's. On her re-
covering, he followed her out, and, as she was about to relapse,
saw the prisoner take otithe ring, and pocket it. He Immediately
seized the prsoner by the collar, and called the watch, detaining
Geoid, who made not the slightest resistance, until the guardian
of the night came up, into whom custody he was given.
James Bobby, the watchman, stated that he searched the pri-
soner, and found a chased gold ring in his breeches pocket.
The prisoner, in a broad northern accent, said that he merely
took the ring to keep it safe ; but notwithstanding the proverbial
caution of the Caledonians, his Worship could not be persuaded
that his motive was of so praiseworthy a description, and he was
fully committed for trial.
Slx •• Operatives," two of whom were designated by the ill-
omened appellations of " Fury" and " Slaughter," were brought
up, charged with " kicking up a row" at the Two Brewers pub-
lic-house in Vine-street. The origin of the disturbance it was not
difficult to divine; they fiat got merry, then got drunk, and by a
not unnatural transition in such circumstances, at last got quarrel-
some. It is notorious how much the ". importance of a man to
himself" is increased by porter, and that his ideas of his own con.
&lam': %rabidly increase in a corresponding proportion with the
length and strength of his potations. These worthy members of
" the useful elan" continued in the Two Brewers err long that they
at length began teeput si literal interpretation on mine host's Mei-
tation to " make his house their own," anti, as the next step, pro.
ceeded to turn every body else out of it. The bar-maid was turned
screaming out of the bar, the landlord himseil, to use his own ert-
presi:on, " floored," while
" The pot-boys ran in, and the pat-boys ran our,
And could not conceive what the noise was about."
and, in short; the Two Ilrewerifibad never .been iin such a state
of cornbustion, since it tint held out promise of good entertain-
ment to man and horse: The lerfrference of the local police at
length restored some degree of order, the landlord was saved from
strangulation; his pots from perdition, and the intruders safely
lodged in the watchhouse.
As Messrs. Fury and Co. had nothing to allege in their de-
fence but that they had taken " a drop too much," they were all
ordered to And bail to answer for the riot at the next Sessions.

MAIILBOROUCIII.STEELT.—On the evening ~f Saturday last,
a young girl, named Marg Waller, wag brought before Mr.
Conant, for examination, on a charge allaying lobbed her mistreu,
in whose service she bad lived several years. While at the bar,
the unfortunate girl wan seized with great pain and sudden illness.
On forcing op-n one of her hands, it was found to contain the re-
mainder of a parcel of oxalic acid. With great difficulty, notwittt.
standing, all her resistance, •an emetic was administered to her,
and her life saved. A few minutes' delay would have closed her ex-
istence. The charge, which is of a slight nature; was not, in this
state of the unhappy creatbre's health, entirely gone into. The
prosecutrix and another ktly were present at the office during the
whole of the girl's sufferings. The charge is persevered in, and the
girl, as soon as able, is to brought up again for examination. On
being questioned, atter her relief, as to the cause of committing so
rash an act, particularly as the charge could not affect her seriously,
she replied, that knowing herself to be innocent, and having lived
with an unimpeached character fur four years in the service of her
mistress, she determinatel not to survive the disgrace of being charged
with rubbery.

DaEAnrrn. Aceintter.—On the afternoon or Satunlay
last, while Thomas Banks, employed at the work of Mr.
Dodd, tallow-chandler, in the High-street of Perth, was
attending to the melting of a large quantity of tallow, a
boy, about eight years of age, named Liddel, the son of
a cabinet-maker in the neighbourhood, had been, it is said,
giving him some little annoyance, and Banks, while stand-
ing on the brim of the boiler, seized the boy, and for the
purpose of intimidation, it is supposed, suspended him
over the vessel, threatening to plunge him in. At this
moment the poor man, losing his balance, fell in with the
boy in his arms. The latter was completely immersed,
and the former falling head foremost was covered from the
middle upwards. An apprentice lad, who was at work in
the premises, was the first to assist them, and bad his
hands and arms so severely scalded that it is doubtful
whether lie may ever recover the use of them. The boy
survived scarcely throe hours. The unfortunate author of
the accident lingered in excruciating .pain till Tuesday
morning, when he died, leasing a widow and five help-
less children.—Calerionion Mercury.
ELANCHOLY Accrnt sr.—As the Caledonian coach,
en its way from Inverness to Perth, on Friday week, was
ascending an aclivity of the road near Aviemore, Mr. Swan,
of tl:e Commercial Bank of Edinburgh, attempted to de-
scend from the top while the vehicle was in motion, and in
doing so, the skirts of his coat coming in contact with some
part of the coach, lie lost his balance and fell in before the
wheel, which passed over his body. He survived only
three hours.—lnvernest Courier.

FOMIRD COUNTRY NoWti.—A considerable number of
forged notes of the Blackburn bank have been circulated
within the last few clays. A man was apprehended on a
charge of this kind on IVednesilay last, but discharged
yesterday, there not being sufficient evidence to show that
he knew it to be a forgety.—Manche:ter Guardian.