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EAST INDIA SMITING.

TbF Cionsitin, Douthivaite, hu arrived in the Downs ; she
NUM bum Bengal the 27th February; from Madras the 22d
Siestdr. atuitrOto-St. Helena the 20th July.
Pautoosa. PEE CIRCA/1111AX.-31r. William Barnfield ;
Mrs Bonifield, died M Madras; Mr. Juhn Hay, died at Madras ;
Hey% landed at Atm ; Lieutenant Sheer; Lieutenant
times; Miss Christie; Master F. Hay; Mr. Tate Hay; beam-
Data Hammond, landed at St. Helena.
Assn aLs AT ST. HELENA—The Florentia. Wimble, from
Bombay and Tellicherry, tholith July. „having lost her bowsprit
on the Sd June In a tremendous gale of wind, when off the Cape ;
the Mentor, Huey, from China, the 12th July—left Macao the
25th ApriL
San-alum Flom St. Hitawa—The Java, Blackler, for
the 10th July r the Bordelais, °allele, for Bordeaux,
nn
the 119th n; the Mentor. Huzy, for Boaton, the 15th July.
Ashram,. AT MADE AlL—The Sophia, Barclay, and the Port-
sea, Ihepharl, from Logsdon ; the Bombay :Merchant, Hill, from
0110/th March ; the Favourite. Goldie, from Padang ;
P.241106,1ne11, from Van Diemen's Land, the 12th March.
Foos MA DR/al.—The 31ary Ann Sophia, Cornfoot,
toe grupsattun and Batavia, the 12th March ; the Bombay Mer.
sake 4 dl, for Rangoon. the 14th March ; the Sophia, Barclay,
fur Bengal, the 17th March.
• Saws ammo wrxre.:—The Emily, (whaler) from London to
the South Seas, on the 23d August, in lat. 43. long. 13, • the Bro.
there, Motley, from London to New South Wales, on the 2d Au.
gut idiot. 2 N.. 10.4122 W.
:FAILAEGS Flow MADETRAo--The Cann. Watt, for Madras
and BaW, the 41st July ; the Orpheus, Findlay, for the Mauri-
tius, thei d July • the Victory, Farquharson, for Madras and
Betio', the 29d Jul ; the Alacrity, Findlay, for the Cape and
Bombay, the 26th uly ; and the New England, Hunt, for Ben-
gal, the August.
Sots REMAINING AT CANTON, Pia int Mawroa.—The
Partisan, Patine., Franklin, Castlereagh, and John Memo, coun-
try ships
REMAINING AT LINTIN.—The Milo brig, Levant; and the
Cadet ting7-spoke the latter off the Cape the 16th June.
The Mentor saw a large ship off the Cape the 22i1 of June,
atuding East, in lat. 34, 52. S., long. 23, 19 E.. also on the 28th
Jane, saw a schooner standing E.. in let. 36, 42, S., long 17, 41. E.
The Mentor lost part of her bulwarks and stem boat in a heavy
gale of the Cape—her crew were in a state of mutiny.
The Circassian had experienced a very severs gale of wind at
W. N. W. off Algoa Bay, which did some trifling damage to her
quarter, and carried away her jib-boom and bulwarks.
The steam packet, Enterprise, Captain J. H. Jonetorie, from
London to India, was spoke with by a Danish thip.st 10 a. In. on
Sunday, the 21st August off Lisbon, bearing 25 miles S.E. and
going ten knots an hour. The passenger,' and crew were all well.
She had made this progress in four and -a
-half days, having had a
heavy head sea on all the time, and had experiened a gale the whole
of Friday.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
CCSTO3I -HOUSE, SEPT. 10.
SNITS ETTTEILED INWARDS.—The Sampson, Harris; Lady-
day, Lloyd; and Ardent, Jenkens, from Limerick ; Nellon Packet,
Coates and EMT, Honeywell, from Cork ; Economy, Jones, and
Quebec, Julian. from Ye aterford i Concord, Smith. from Dublin ;
Valiant, Michael,from Killala; Herefordshire, Lowday, and Anne,
Chapman, from Youghall ; Pomona, Ireland, and Augusts Fre-
derica, Zasge, from St. Petersburgh ; Aurora, Trite, and Zwey
Gebrceder, meinorth, from Muncie; Ocean, Smardon, from Man-
gey; Carnation. Ronnnldson, from Cronstadt ; Jane Frau Anna,
Truman, from Kid; Wilhelm. Klock, from Pillau ; Posthumous,
Hope, from Sierra Leone; Trusty, Henderson, from Buenos
Ayres; Ann, Spence, from Pillau and Konigsberg; Briton,
Richards, from Waterford ; Dyson, Verey, from Seville ; Britan.
,ids, Wessell, from Lisboa ; Mary, Watson, from Luba; Sir
Charles Price, Duncan, from the South Seas • Lady Juliana,
Smith, from Quebec; Rosamond. Minikin, from'Memel ; Victory,
Cubist, and Violet, Charrosin, from Harlingen; Ealing Grove,
Falconer, front St. Petersburgh ; Chieftain, Pattison, -from St.
Vincent's ; Darius, Clark, from Alexandria and Malta; Rockers,
Soper. and Governor Harcourt, Allen, from St. Petersburgh ;
Shakspeare, (:oldie, from Quebec; Jorge Camelia, Oonjes, from
Bayonne; London. Purvis, from Madeira and Demerara; Chinks
Brooke, Bell, from Bristol; Sir Edward Hamilum, Newbolt, from
Jamaica; Mary., Wizhelo, from St. Vincent's; Desire, Bailey,
from Bilboa ; Canning, Baylis, from Canton and St. Helena;
ithoda. Bully, from Buenos Ayres ; Nordatern, Niemann„ from
`flamer; Charlotte, M•Cannon, from Liverpool ; Scone, NV lie,
front Almeria, Roquetas, and Adra ; Levant Packet, Cundy, from
Tarragona and Gibraltar; Elizabeth and Mary, Dean, from Sierra
L•ene; Cane Grove, Thompson, from St. Vincent's; Hottentot,
Sinclair. from Haver:malt ; Rotterdam, Laming, from Rotterdam ;
Scourfield, Sinclair. from Jamaica; Ridley, Blair, from the Cape
of Good Hope; Apollo, Blythe, from Berbice; Helme, Astrope,
from Oporto; Regent, Gibson, from Jamaica; Phyllerea, Hill,
from Cadiz; George and Ann, Cane, from Bilboe; Orestes,
Nicholson, from Barbados; Phoebe, Richardson, from Demerara;
Amason, Haldn, from Madeira and Jamaica; Luna, Knox, from
- the Cape of Good Hope.
ENTEIED OUTWARDS.—The Betsey Clark, Eason. for Pa-
lermo and itfiesiela; Symmetry. More, for Leghorn ' • Frederick,
Curtis, for Sierra Leone; iiirene. Faillant, for Calais ; Rising Sun,
Drake, for Cape Coast Castle; Fox, Fox, jun., for Ostend; Edin-
h.egh Packet, Williams, for Rotterdam; Lad', Keith, White, for
Malta.
CLEARED OrTWARES TTWALLT AT GRAVE/MED.—The
Hoffuung, Fischer, for Altona ; lairlie, Short, for Teneriffe,
Madras, and Lldeutta ; Eliza, Witty, for Pillau. Konigsberg, and
Elbing; Thalia, Shand, for Halifax; Hector, Foantell, for Elsi-
nore; Haynes, for Berbice ; Apperancen' Steflansoo, for
Stockholm ; Desire, Valembrouck, for Havre and Rouen.
CLEANING OITTWAILDS.—The Earl Bathurst, Pound, for Rot-
terdam; Two Brothers, Robson, for - Hamburgh ; Barbados
Packet, Lowes, for Smyrna; Vatek, De Valck, for Antwerp;
Wesley', Tindall, for Elsinore and St. Petenburgh ; Commerce,
Golder, for ' Rotterdam ; Fox, Fox, jun: for Ostend; Barrnesa,
Hutchinson, for Tenerife Madras, anttCaleatta ; Johannes and
Wilhelmina Moyenkind,' for Rotterdam; Essex, Butrill, for La
Guerra and 'Carthagena ; Eliza. Negrit, for Havre and Rouen; I
Mangles, Cogill, for Tenerife and New South Wales; Nimble,
Wrightson, for Madraa,Valencia. and Barcelona; Samuel and Ann,
Bowes, for Tenerife ; Brutus, Steve,, for New York ; Andromo.
ere, Todd, for St. Petersburgh.
FROM LL —.IOIM LIST.

FALWOUTS, SEPT. 10.—Arrived the Marchioness of Salisbury
packet from Corfu--sailed 23‘1 July, Malta 2d ult.. Gibraltar 17th,
and Cadiz ed Inst. ; the Margaret packet from Lisbon—sailed 211th
alt. spoke the Stanmer packet going In ; the Goldfinch packet from
the Leeward Islands—sailed from St. Thomas's 4th August ; and
the Lord Melville packet from America—sailed from New York
10th August. and from Halifax 23d ditto. Sailed the Sandwich
packet for Lisbon.
PLYKOIITII, SEPT. 19.—Arrived the Tobago, Elder, and the
George. Daman, for Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH. SEPT. 11.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Icarus,
ham Jamaica. Sailed the Amelia, Bully, for Cadiz.
Duet., SEPT. IL—Arrived yesterday and sailed for the river,
the C.harles, from the West Indies ; the Cordele, Bully,
from Palermo; and the Essex, Scalendie, from Villa Nova:--also
to-day, the Circassian. Borthwaite, from Bengal ; the Mary Ana,
from St. John's, New Btunswiek ; the Integrity, White,
from Trinidad ; the Llandovery, Pasent, from Jamaica; and the
Britannia ,—, from St. Kitts. Arrived from the rivet and re-
train, the Nautilus, Tripe, for the Cape of Good Hope; the Us.
win, Milne, for the Caustic.; the Promiee. Gibbs, for Bombay
tne Miriam and Jane, Henley, and the Mansfield, Jamison, for
Quebec ; the Eagle, Baynes, tor Berbice ; the Surrey, Goble, for
St. John's, New Brunswick; the Timor, Ford, for the South
hens; and the Fiddle, Sher:, for India—the latter lying-to for
passergers.
DorEa, SEPT. 11.—OF the port the Bar Sara. —, from
P-10 Janeiro—sailed the sth July, and reports the snivel of the
teaneport, after beating off a pirate in sight off Fogo.
Gaavgsxxn, SEPT. 11.—Arrived the Scorfield, Sinclair, from
Jamaica; Trusty, Henderson, from Buenos Ayes; Watson,
Watson, and Hopeful, Wetherson, from Lisbon; Martin, Durock,
from Cadiz; Albion, Burrell. front Leghorn ; Barbara, Callicot,
from Re: Claremont, Row, from Napier; Tyne, Creasman, from
Pinta:: Charles, Milne, from Toisago ; Elizabeth, Morrison, from
Quebec ; Trashy, Day, front Charleston; Ceetwillis, Eliot, front
Prince Edward's Island ; Integrity, White, from Trinidad ; Hope,
Brown, from Sierra Leone; Ann, Nash, from Cube; Levant
packet. Candy, from Gibraltar ; Lady Juliana, Smith, from Que.
bee ; Acorn, Campbell, from Cadiz; Sir C. Price, Duncan, fiom
the Sonth Sees; Mulgrave Castle, Jefferson, and Antius, Pearson,
hem Antigua. Sailed the Sincerity, Smith, for Cadiz ; Claudine, '
Christie, for Calcutta ; Planet, Barclay, for Ls Guayra ; High.
leader, Mitchell, far New Providence.
Rio JAWII/10, JULY Vibelia, Corbett, of' London,'
which arrived here 30th ulh was chased on the 29th May, off the
i stand of Bravo, Cape de Verde bearing E.S.E. 29 leagues, by a
very suspicious brig much disguised, which fired into her, and after
xchaninng a few shots made off. She appeared to be about 160
tuos, filled with men and principallyhlacks.
TORTOLA, Avo. I.—On the 46th Jul*, a gale commenced,
during whit+ time, the schooner Mary and sloop Catherine, belong.
ing to this port, came on shore, but have not suffered much. The
Rosehill, MsColl, from Wasgov, struck every thing and rode it
out. ,At St. Thomas's, two brigs, seventent schooners and sloops,
also all the small craft, were driven on shore. At St. Croixoix or
seven Danish ships, with their cargoes. nearly ready for sea, were
arse driven on shoes, and most of the other vessels; several of them
110; expected to be got off.

The Swotlldw' of London, was driven on shore at Montserrat
st abs a vielentiale on the th of July, and it was feared would
be lost.
The Valiant. Martin, and the Trial, Harvey, were driven on
alters at Dominica.
Th. Sir IV illiam Congreve, bound to London, is totally lost at
Porto Rico.
The Si. Vincent's Planter, Paisley, put into St. Croix :2 July,
iv: mist distrait. _•

e Saturday morning an orphan boy named Dominic
rast.trdlag, apprenticed to a 11k weaver, in Mill-row, Hingsland-
road, having taken umbrage at some proceeding of his master,
wem to the (Hobe Fields and threw himself into the canal. Another
I:man, a weaver also, who hy his fellow.workmen has always
011 6rer
considered as a half idiot, instantly jumped into the water,
, • and toting the Irat by the legs., after some time succeeded in drag.
ging bim ashore. The lad was conveyed to the Angel and Crown
poblic-hou.e A medical gentleman attended him, and he was
afterwards removed to his master's.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, MownAr, SePT. le.
The Middlesex Sessions commenced this day; the calendar is
unusually heavy. Within the lent two months. there have been
committed to the New Prison, Clerkenwell, 1,219 prisoners for
valour: offences, many of which are capital. Nearly 220 out of the
above number will take their trial this Session. The number of
prisoners in this gaol at the present time exceeds that of any former
period. It has been sugue,ted that a Session held between the
months of June and September would be a remedy for this great
'accumulation of public business, but during the absence of the
Judges on the Circuits, it would be difficult, if not improper (con-
sistently with the strict principlesof justice) to establish such a
practice. '1 here are, in the House of Correction, Coldhath-fields, '
at the present time, upwards of 450 prisoners, nearly all of whom
are under senttnce of past Sessions.
The Grand Jury having been sworn in, the Chairman, Fnatects
CON ST, Esq. briefly addressed them on the names of the duty they
bad to perform. The Petit Jury was then sworn.
The CuarßldaN took occasion to call the attention of the Bar
to some important regulations which It had been found necessary
to make in the practice of the Court. Fur yeats it had been
usual to take the traverse cases on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wed-
nesdays ; on Thursday the appeals, which were continued on
Friday ; and Saturday, and following days, the larcenies. A
practice, however, kad long prevailed, by which much incon-
venience had arisen, namely, motions were made to put off trials,
to respite recognizances, tivetay proceedings relative to venues, and
notices of trial, and so forth, at all hours of the day ; and Counsel
having stated that the application was made on affidavit, the
Court usually took it for granted that the application was correct,
and granted the motion. This course, however, was at length
found to be f.aught whit the utmost mischief. and in many cases
to have, by means of chicane, put the other party, if not out
of Court, to very considerable expense. The Court, therefore,
had resolved to hear no motions after the first day of the Sessions,
as affidavits could as well be made on the Thursday before, as after
the Sessions had commenced.
The CHAIII MAX also noticed the fact of frequent complaints of
the sum allowed as costs of the day. Re was of opinion that the
sum now allowed was too small ; and therefore, if the bar would
consult on what stun they would consider sufficient, tlt.tCourt would
make an order that that only should be paid, and thus many angry
observations would be avoided.
Messrs. ANDREWS and Anot ',firs suggested that notices
might be printed, stating the above regulations, and posted in tht.
offices.
proper
Cottnr intimated that this should be done.
The names of the officers summoned to attend to keep order
t under the new regulation, by which any one failing is liable toe
fine of 101. were then called. The effect was apparent, as there
wu not one absentee.
Won. iliriostaeley was indicted for an assault on lie. Patrick, on
the Wth April, at Orub.street.
Mr. ALLEY, for the prosecution, observed that this ways case
of a most aggravated nature. The prosecutor having been out be-
tween twelve and one o'clock on the night in qnestion, had omit.
Sion to stop in the street, when the prisoner, who was on the same
side, cried out to him, " 11—n you, what are you about !" The
prosecutor took no notice of this exelsreation.but by making a very
natural reply as he walked on, " What's that to you It" The
prisoner then took upon himself the office of a constable, which he
was not, and said, " I'll let you know who I am. lam a con-
stable, and here is m 7 charge-book," taking out a book, which he
thrust into the others face, and with so touch violence, that he
cut the prosecutor's lip. The watch was called, and the parties
charged each other. On their arrival at the watch-house the con-
stable of the night, knowing Winitanley, there told Me-. as he
knew him, he would take his charge in preference to the prosecu-
tot's. The following morning, to the great surprise of the prose-
cutor, when be attended before the !ilagistrate, the charge of assault
was changed to Qge of felony, that the prosecutor had actually
committed a robbery on him. Upon this charge, the prosecutor
sou subsequently tried at the Old Bailey, and acquitted.
Several witnesses proved this statement of the transaction to be
correct.

Mr. A DOL PEI us addressed the Joey for the prisoner.
The Jury found him Getty, and the CHAIRMAN sentenced him
to pay a tine of 10i. to the King, and to enter into recognizances to
keep the peace.
John Enderby; a person at one time In respectable circumstances,
and who has lately attracted a degree of notoriety from his connee-'
Lion with Turpin, the noted burglar, was indicted for having re-
ceived the sum of 334 front the wife of Turpin, on a promise of his
suppressing the evidence he could give on her husband's trial.
Mr. Asr Da ews stated the case on the part of the prosecution.
On the 13th of March last, the house of Mrs. Wisdom, In Ryder-
street, St. James's, was broken into by three persons ; Enderby at
the time lodged in the house; being disturbed by the noise he got
up and watched, and saw Turpin, the other two persons escaped,
but Turpin was apprehended. On learning that he was in custody
he went to his wife's house, :Ind, not finding her at home, left a
message appointing a place roe her to meet him. She attended to
the appointment. when he informed her that for 100.7. he would
suppress his evidence. This sum it was out of her power to give,
but finally she gave him 3:11., on the express stipulation of not
giving evidence, or at least qualifying it so as not to endanger the
life or person of her husband.
Turpin was tried at the Old Bailey, and on the evidence of En-
deibv be was found guilty and transported.
Ali. Moser having suggested that a-regular proof of 'Purple's
conviction should be produced, the necessary document was sent
for, but it not having arrived before the adjournment of the Court
the trial was postponed.
Thomas, George, James, and Jane Wilton, all members of the
same family, were indicted tire riotously assembling, In the parish
of St. Pancras, and assaulting Jane, the wife of John Mason, a
cabinet-maker.
John Mason stated, that he was not alone a cabinet-maker, but
the first corn.doetor in the kingdom. His residence is in Leicesto -
place. On the 14th of June, about eleven o'clock, there was a fire
made in the front of his houee, which excited his alarm ; he went
to the window to ascertain its cause, when, said the Doctor, I saw
thc prisoners burning me, and one of them called out, " Burn the
old rogue."
By the Cot' aT—Were they burning any thing particular ?
Ves, exclaimed the Doctor, and, suiting the action to the word,
he produced from an old handkerchief a bundle of hay, rags, &c.,
which at one time, he said, presented the external resemblance of
himself. The Doctor then resumed the thread of his narrative;
all the prieoners spat in his face, and IVilion, the father of the,
family, endeavoured to eject hint from his habitation. The le-1
males were also very active, and backed the boys on, and were all
loud in their exclamations of " Burn the old rogue."
The wife of the Doctor corroborated the evidence of her hus-
band.

The Jun• returned a verdict of Guilty against the elder Wilson,
and acquitted the othcn.

ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.

An inquisition was taken on Saturday evening before Thomas
Higgs, Esq. at the Triumphant Chariot, Pembroke-mews, on the
body of Jas. Walker, aged 60 years, late a patient in St. George's,
Hospital.
C. H. Walker, the wife of the deceased, stated, that her husband
had been in the employ of Mr. Wire, a builder, in Sloane. square,
Chelsea. On the morning of Wednesday week, be left her to at-
tend his labour, and the same evening information came to her that
he was lying in the above Hospital. Witness went there immedi-
ately, and found her unfortunate husband in a dying state: she,
visited him twice daily during his ninon ; he never complained of
any person having wounded him, but told her while he was jn the
act of jumping off his master's cart, at Kensington, his foot slip-
ped, and he instantly fell between the shafts; the horses were go-,
Mg at full gallop, and the wheel passed over his foot. The de-
ceased expressed himself to witness that he was perfectly satisfied
with the treatment, anti indeed the kindness which he had received
in the Hospital.
Mr. B. C. Brodie, of Saville.row, surgeon, deposed to examining
the deceased, and found that he had received a severe contusion of
the right knee, and a wound also in the joint of his thumb ; he was
regularly attended, and treated as the case required, but the unfor-
tunate man finally sunk under the injury, and died.
John Buckley, a shopmate with the deceased, deposal assisting
him to the Hospital; he told him, that while getting out of the
cart he fell between the shaft and the hones, when the wheel went
over his leg.
The Jur without hesitation returned a verdict of "Accidental
Death"— la.
At the conclusion of the above inquiry the constable told the
Coroner that the Vestry Clert of St. George's, Hawevev.agaars.
bad refused to allow the beadle to summon the witnesses as hereto.
fore.

Coroner—Arc you aware by whose authority he refuse,.
Constable—l understand it is by the direction of the Board..
Coroner—Then how were (be w itnelses obtained ?

Constable—To prevent the delay in justice, and that the body
might be removed, I procured the evidence.
The Coroner said, that perishes had no power to refuse the beadle
to summon the witnesses, and if that parish did not in future cause
the witnesses to be brought before the Jury, he would present them
at the Quarter Sessions, where they would be amerced under the
Act of the b2d Henry III; and he would wish the constable to
communicate his determinaion to the Vestry Clerk forthwith.

On Saturday evening, Westmorland-street, Sackville-
street, Summer-hill, Gardiner-street, and some of the prin-
cipal streets of Dublin, were lighted with gas for the first
time. Within a fortnight the arrangements for lighting the
whole city will be 'completed.

MELANCHOLY CIRCUNST•NCE.—Last week a party of
ladies and gentlemen had crossed the bridge at Kilinar-
nock, when they heard something rustling in the middle of
a bush of brambles. One of the company stept forward,
and struck at the bush with his walking cane, when to
their surprise, and to the fear of the ladies, a large fox
sprung out of the bush and scampered off across the coun-
try. Curiosity led them to make a search in the bush,
when, horrible to relate! the mangled corpse of a male in-
fant was discovered (apparently betwixt two and three
years of age) in the middle of the bush. The party con-
veyed it into Kilmarnock, where it lay to Friday, when it
wu decently interred. As yet no trace of the parents have
been discovered, although messengers have been despatch-
ed all over the country fur three miles round. It is con-
jectured that the child has either been murdered and left
there, or the fox must have aeieed it when out of sight of
Its parents, and earriedit a long way during the night.---1
Edinburgh Courant.

POLleil.
FALSE WEIGHTS.
WEIGHTS.
ltfAarttOw floras, SEPT. 12.—A man, Inakked Jolty Roper,
was brought behave the Lord Mayor, on a 'charge of having made
use of false weights.
A gentleman residing in Cloak-lane stated, that on Saturday he
bought a pound and a half of filberts from the prisoner. lie
thought the weight very light ; and, 00 going Into a shop, he found
that he had little more than a pound. He went back and took the
prisoner's weights, and ascertained that the pound weight weighed
little more than twelve ounces, and the half-pound weight propel', 1
tionably light.
The prisoner declared that it was the universal practice amongst
the dealers in the streets to sell by these weights, and that he could
not atToreligieell by any others. Besides, it was the practice of
gentiamki to come by their baskets and take up bunches of nuts
by way of tasting, and not buy. It was of no use speaking to
such men, for they would call a poor man a rogue or rascal if he
ventured to speak to them. Now he wished to know whether he
had nut a right to allow himself something in the weight. for these
losses.—(Much laughter.)
An officer sated, that it was generally understood by this class
of persona, that they, like the apothecaries, were to have weights
with which none but their own body should be familiar. Those
at/ti at them who were tender conacienced, cried out ~fool
w t.," in such a manner as to be mistaken for •` full weight." at
Lonii Mayon said, that no gentleman would take away
fruit in the manna the prisoner stated. If it were so, he must
indemnify himself by raising his price. It was, he believed, in this
way that the hawkers in the streets undersold shopkeepers.
As it was requisite for two magistrates to convict, the prisoner
was let off on his promise to use true weights in future.
GUILDHALL, SEPT. 12.—Tile sitting Alderman wee occupied
for a considerable time on Ostardity, and again to day. in investi-
gating a case of home-stealing, in which, although the value of the
base stolen was but small, still the case was very important, inas-
much as it proved the facility with which stolen horses were got
rid of, and invoked several respectable tradesmen, through whose
hands the horse had passed. The last person to whose possession
the horse was traced, was to-day e•contitted until he should produce
the person from whom he had alleged that he had received it.
At present we forbear giving any names or further particulars,
as by so doing the ends of justice might be frustrated, and the
characters of some of the pandas concerned, althbagh innocent,
materially injured.
Darid Rettzazatt, a Turk, and an Itinerant vendor of rhubarb
and coral neckleed, aro dialled with creating a riot in • public-
house in Smithfield. It appeared that he was a licensed hawker,
and he considered that his license authorised him to enter any pub-
lic-house be liked in ordee to vend his
Mr. Alderman Thoutr had much difficulty in convincing him
to the couttary, and at length discharged him, cautioning him not
to offend' agaim
A man in the employ of Mr. Walker. ironmonger, of Harp-,
alley, was committed to Newgate for trial, for stealing seven
shillings. the monies of his master. The prisoner had been sent
by 11r. Walker's foreman to purchase some articles to be used in
the trade, when he was furnished with twelve shillings to pay for
them ; he returned with the articles, and produced a bill Tor them,
to the amount of twelve ehillitigs, but it was subsequently dis-
covered that he had only paid five shillings for them, thus putting
seven shillings into his own pocket. The man has been five years
in 3lr. W'alker's employ.

FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.
HATTON-GARDEN, SEPT. 12.—.. Wm. Maur/tad, a tall of IR,
was placed at the bar, having voluntarily surrendered himself.leat
r right, at half-past nine o'clock to Robert Appleton, the watchman,
of Red Lion-street, Holborn, declaring himself to be the person who
,robbed Mr. John Pass, of Islewortli,; bookbinder, while en-
gaged in painting his house, of a pair of top-boots, a garnet ring,
and six shillings in money.
Appleton, the vatchman, informed his Worship, that last night
the prisoner came up to him on his beat, and requested him to take
him into custody, as he had committed a robbery in Mr. Pass's
house, and was now starving; therefore he wished to surrender to
Justice.
Henry Hoare, Mr. Pass's apprentice. deposed, that during his
master's absence from home the house was getting a thorough
painting : and that the prisoner, who was engaged as one of the
painters, and had worked there three days, suddenly decamped,
, hen a pair of boots, a ring with three garnet stones, and six
shillings, which the female servant (Anne Goodwin) bad in a
Pocketbook in her box, were missing.
Owing to the absence of Mr. Pass, and the illness of Mrs. Pass,
the prisoner was remanded till Wednesday next.
Eiimkettr Johnson, one of the frail sisterhood, was brought up,
charged by a watchman with loitering about West-street, Holborn,
at two o'clock in the morning, and refusing to move on,
though repeatedl^ told so to do by him. She nut only continued
to loiter, but was also very abusive sod disputed the authority of
complainant to confine her for standing still, in so loud a tone that
a concourse of people was collected; and owing to the whole tenor
of her conduct, be was obliged to lock her up.
The lady, with much sangfroid' declared her innocence, and
stated that she was merely waiting for her brother ; but being well
known to the officers of this establishment, she was locked up, for
want of bail.

BURGLARIES is THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF
Bar NSWICK-SQUARE.
Mordecai Levi, an elderly man, was brought up in the custody
of Hutt, watchhouse-ksepee on the Foundling Estate, u also Geo.
Mayhew, a young man abut twenty-two years of age, upon the
following charges
Hatt stated, that the Insllgrles which have been committed in
the neighbourhood of Brunseikk.equare, within the last few weeks,
have how considerable. The house of Morris, Esq. of 24,
Brunswick-Nome, was burglariously entered a few nights ago,
and robbed of a large quantity of plate and wearing apparel. Sa-
tu:day night, a house in Guildford-street was also entered and
plundered, and the suspicion excited was, that it was effected by
servants out of place. The street-keeper' were consequently on the
alert, and the prisoner Levi was apprehended by Fagan, on Sunday
morning last, under the following suspicious circumstances t
Fagan deposed, that he met the prisaner on Sunday morning,
about nine o'clock, carrying a large bag ; he inquired of him as to
the nature of the contents, when the Jew replied, that there were
merely some trifling articles which he was removing for a mister,
living in Marylebone. His explanation not being !satisfactory.
he was taken into custody. The bag exhibited the usual " melange"
of • "wandering Jew,' knives, forks, coats, breeches, cloaca,
&c., but unfortunately for the prisoner, the knives and forks, as
also other articles, were identified to be the property of Platt,
EAR. of Brunswick-square.
the Jew said, that he had the articles from Mr. Platt's servant.
This servant was then produced; and under the circumstances,
they were both remanded, to undergo further examination.
George Afayhele was then brought up.
Brown, a watchman, stated, that at an unseasonable hour he ob.
served the prisoner lurking about a house in Brunswick-square.
He questioned him as to what business he had there, and he gave
a very evasive and unsatisfactory answer. He thought it his
duty, therefore, as there were so many burglaries committed in
the neighbourhood, to take the defendant to the watchhouse.
The prisoner, who was dressed In a groom's dress, gave a very
lame aczount of himself. He confessed that he (being out of place)
washarboured and supported by the servants of Hudson, Esq.
of Park-place, Portland-place. When taken into custody he said
that he was walking about the house (in Brunswick-square) until
he thought his fellow-servants (females) were awake.
He was ordered tdfied bail.

QUEEN-SQUARE, SIPTICUIER 12.—A shocking instance of
depravity was witnessed at this office in the examination of a young
and prepossessing female, apparently not more than 111 years of
age, named Jose Smith, and a child just turned of five years old,
named Mary Ann Banwiford, who were put to the bar, before
Edward Markland, Esq. the 31agisirate, charged with circulating
counterfeit coin in %Vestminster and the county of hurrey to a vast
extent.

111 r. Feat', the Inspector of his Majesty's Mint, and .fr. Powell,
jan. attended on behalf of the 'elicitor for the prosecution.
It appeared that the elder prisoner bad long been known to be al
common utterer of base coin, in which she dealt very largely, of
those individuals who are agents in London to the enanufacturers of
the spurious commodity at Birmingham. She has been once or
twice before charged with the offence, and therefore she became so
notorious that she was necessitated to leave off putting the bad
money away herself; but so determined was she to keep up the
traffic, that she was is the habit of employing children of tender
years to pass the counterfeit money • but it was not till Friday last
' (although $ strict look-one Ism been kept for bet) that this tufa.
mous woman could be 'detected in her nefaricy,y practices, when
two of the Bow-street patrol were perambulAng Westminster.
bridge-road, and accidentally cast their eye on her. She then had
with her the child Haanitord, who appeared unconscious of any
wrong. and was walking with her without any covering to her head.'
The officers kept a strict eye upon her movements, and saw her sc.
vend times pass something to the little girl ; and she, by the direc-
tion of her instructor, went into different shops, such as hosiers,
where she purchased balls of worsted, pastry-cooks, tobacconists,
and fruiterers, where she passed the bad money, and received the
value in goods and change. The patrol did not lase sight of them 1
till they got on the other side of the bridge, when they saw the pri-
soner Smith deliver something to the child, and pointed out the
shop of Mr. bases, a fruiterer, in Bridge-street, Westminster.
The child went in, and asked fora juicy lemon, and gave a counter-1
feit shilling in payment. Mrs. halms had no suspicion from the
tender age of the utterer, and its respectable appearance, that the 1
money was bad, and was about to give change, when one of the
officers entered and took the deluded child into custody, whilst his
companion secured the elder prisoner (Smith), and on searching her'
pockets be found twelve bad shillings, some parcels of unlit; several 1
balls of cotton and worsted, and other trilling articles, which the
child had purchased in the course of the day. 1
After the officers had secured them, they learned from the child
(who was dreadfully frightened, and called for her mammy) that
her parents lived in Cros.s.street, East-lane, Walworth, and that
Smith had taken her out for a walk. The patrol instantly coin.'
tnunicated the circumstance to the child's parents, who are hard-
working honest people,' and their feelings on hearing that their
infant had ben seduced into the commission of such a crime can
be more easily conceived than described ; they stated that the
woman Smith bad formerly lived in the same street, and was Ire.
quentlygieing halfpence and cakes to the child, who would, in
consequence, follow her any where. Some time since, she re-
moved away to'Locks-square, Locks-fields, and they (the parents)
had sot seen her for some time. On Friday the child was playing
in the street, and not finding her come home they became alarmed,
and went every where, broken-hearted, in guest of her, but they
could hear no tidings of her nil the sad news was brought them by
the officers. . . . .. _ ..

The poor mother Wit 3 now In attendance, and her feelings were
ctreadifilly afretted, and excited the commiseration of all present.
I Mr. Feild, the inspector to the Mint, pronounced the shlltirg

Itoodottd to Stn. haat* mid the Whole of the WAN Candela
Smith, to be base and counterfeit.
The prisoner Smith made no defence, and held her head down
during the examination. The child stood by her, and took no
notice of the proceedings, and they were both fully committed for
trial.
The mother, on seeing her Infant consigned to prison, became
quite frantic, and wept hysterically, and had it not been for the
gaoler, she would have inflicted some violence upon the woman
Smith for seducing her infant.
There are many other cases of a similar description against the'
prisoners, but they being committed in Surrey, they will be de.'
' mined to answer the charges at the Anises.
EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.
MARYLVIONE OFFICE, SEPT. 12.—A young man, very
respectably dressed, and giving his name Edmund Edgar, was
placed at the bar, charged with • burglary and extensive robbery
lin the house of bliss Elizahrh Smith, a lady of fortune, residing
at No. 1 fi, Alpha Cottages,,Regent's Park.
Jane (Goodchild, servant to bliss Smith, stated, that her mis-
tress's house was broken into. on Sunday night or this morning, and
plundered of an immensity of valuable property, which was all
locked up safely in her mistress's bedchamber by herself on the Sun.
day, She was in sole charge of the house, bliss Smith having on
Sunday morning left town for Brighton.
George Cull, one of the beadles of Marylebone, stated, that
about a quarter-past six o'clock that morning he was passing the
Nightingale public-house, Alpha-road, when he was hailed by Mr.
Baldock the landlord, who pointing to the prisoner (who was sonic
distance forward, carrying two large bundles), said, " I should
not wonder but that young man was one of the burglars who broke
into Mr. 31iles's house in Church-street, yesterday morning, and
very likely that's the stolen property he is carrying with him."
The witness thought it probable, and ran after the prisoner. whom
he overtook in Lisson.grove, and touching him on the shoulder,
said, " What have you got here ?" pointing to the bundles. The
prisoner replied, " What's that to you ?" and turned quickly round
as if preparing for flight. The witness instantly grasped him by the
collar, and intimated to him that if he attempted the least resist-
ance, he would disable him. The prisoner then dropped from one
hand a small parcel, which witness picked up, and found it con.
tained a gold watch, chain, and seal, some rings, spoone, and
other articles. He took the prisoner to the Globe public-house,
and examined the large bundles, which contained a silver cruet.
stead and glasses, silver table, tea, and salt spoons, silk and cam.
brit dresses, handkerchiefs and shawls, opera.glase„ and a variety
of valuable gold and silver ornaments ; on searching his list he
,found eleven cambric handkerchiefs, some lace, ribands, combs,
and other articles ; in his pockets were some gold and silver lace
purses and gold rings, and some silver tea-spoons. The witness
asked bim to account fur the possession of those articles. He re-
, fused, and Said, " he would only tell his (witness's) betters." He
said no more. The witness found in his coat pocket a chisel and a
round sharp instrument, and a card, on which was penc.lled with a
crayon a man sitting at a table in fetters, the head leaning on the
hand, and the countenance expressive of the deepest mental anguish,
a book and lamp were drawn on a table, and from the position and
style of the drawing, it was considered by the persons in
the office as a sketch of a condemned prisoner praying in
his dungeon. On the back was written, " Edmund Bult,
30th August." This sketch, it was thought, had some
relation to his own probable fate. He was lodged in the watch.
house, and then Cull ascertained that Miss Smiths house had been
robbed; he went there, and discovered that the house had been
entered by one of the first floor windows being driven up ; all the
closets and cupboards were forced open, and a quantity of clothe,
were snewed about the place. A crowbar was found, which come.
sponded with the marks made on the door . • also • bunch of keys
of etery kind, among which were several skeletons.
Jane Goodchild identified ail the property produced, and said
she was not alarmed during the night. She never saw the prisoner
before in her life. The value of the property found OD the prisoner
is about 3001.

Mr. RAWL ticsox,to the prisonet—Well, Sir, you have heard the
evidence against you, and are at liberty to say any thing you wish.
Prisoner—Thank you, Sir ; I have only this to say, that I was
walking past the road ~,se name of which I do not know) in the
vicinity of where I was taken, and I found those things lying in a
ditch ; I picked them up, and the result you are in full posses.
sion of.

Mr. Raw 'ANSON (holding up the chisel and other instruments)
—But what of these implements—they, you know, were in your
pockets ?
Prisoner—Yes, Sir, I will explain—l am by trade an engraver.
and that instrument is a " scraper," used in my business. 'rho
chisel was with the other things in the ditch.
Alt. RAW 1.1 N SON—That I believe, Sir, will avail you but little.
I do not wish you to be more explicit unless you please.
Prisoner I will not now say more.
The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate.
Mr. Raw trwsow asked if anybody knew him?
Two Gentlemen came forward and said, his real name is Edmund
Bult, and his family and connexions were most respectable. His
father, twenty years since, was one of the richest butchers in
Marylebone, but had failed in business; he had an uncle and
brother still in a Law way of business. The unfortunate young
man was always profligate, and nothing could reclaim him.
Luke Barre was brought up under a charge of felony.
Thomas Shellswell, a Bow-street patrol, being sworn, deposed
that about half.past ail o'clock this morning he was passing through
Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square, when he saw the prisoner drive a
spring cart into the livery.yaid opposite the end of Union-street.
Mr. Simpson, the plumber, keeps a large melting-house there, and
his premises open into the mews, or livery yard, into which witness
saw the prisoner enter. The witness afterwards saw the prisoner
hand in two pieces from the cart into the melting-house. Witness
then came up, and sprung over the spring cart into the melting_
house, and found three pieces of lead (similar to a large plate, rolled ,
up, and here produced) in the scale, and the prisoner was just hand.
ing in another. There wa, a young man of the name of Freeman
standing by the scale. Witness asked prisoner where he got the
lead, and he answered, from a marine store shop in Chenies-mews.
He then told him to back his cart out, and witness went along with
the cart, while the prisoner was escorted by John Taylor, another
Bow-street patrol.
John Taylor being sworn, said that the prisoner told him that
he kept a marine-store shop himself in Chenies.mews. That he
asked whether this matter could not be made up without going be.
Pore a Magistrate, as he had a wife and three children. Pri.
soner afterwards told witness that the lead did not belong to him at
all. That he lent the horse and cart this morning to a man, to
go into the Borough, to remove some furniture; that he brought
the lead back to prisoner's house, and told him to carry the lead to
Mr. Simpson's.
Mr. RAWLINSON now asked the prisoner what he had to say ?
and he merely repeated the story about his having lent the cart.
Mr. Icavntxsow—Ho you know who the person is ?
Prisoner—No, I do not.
Mr. Raw wrsost—lt is very odd that you should lend your
horse end cart to a perfect stranger. Have you never seen him
Prisoner—Yes, I may have seen hint, but do not know his
name.

Mr. RAWLINSOST here again addressed himself to the two,
witnesses, and inquired who they had seen in the melting shop.
Shellswell said, that besides the boy Freeman, he had seen a
respectable elderly-looking gentleman ; that he inquired of him
if he was the foreman; to which he answered in the negative.
Shellswell then desired him to go for Mr. Simpson, but Mr.
Simpson was in:bed. Shellswell said he had since seen Mr.
Simpson, who was a very respectable man ; and he had promised to
be here at the office by twelve, but he had not come.
Mr. Rew•Ltxsox—Mr. Simpson may be a very respectable
man, but he ought to be here. This prisoner may be merely the
dupe of others, who are in the back-ground. I wish to cast no slur
on the character of Mr. Simpson, but he must come forward; and
if he does not come he must be broqght by a warrant.
The officer was immediately despatched for Mr. Simpson, and
the prisoner was taken from the office.
A number of assault cases were brought before the Magistrate.
Two in particular, from York-court, were of a very atrocious
character.

Boyd, the sergeant of the night, said that one watchman was of
no use at all, or even two or three; the people that congregate in
this den often assemble to the cumber of a hundred or upwards,
and completely baffle the officers, as in one of these cases, in which
two men were rescued from the officers, and one of the officers as•
verely bruised.
Mr. RAWLIKsow said that this was a case for the interference
of the Board, and he had no doubt they would take it under their
consideration.

WORSIIIP-STEEET, SEPT. 12.—Mr. George Trehern, a man
of respectable appearance, was brought before the Magistrate, from
St: Luke's tratebhonse, having been detained there on baturday
night, charged by Mr. Cherry, • livery-stable-keeper in Little
Aloorfields, on suspicion of stealing from his person a valuable
brooch; but it appeared to-day, from the statement of Mr.
Cherry, that he afterwards found the brooch in his own bed-room.
Mr. Cherry stated that on Saturday night he met the prisoner
and several other persons in company with him, who alternately
shook him (Mr. Cherry) heartily by the hand; and he, missing
the brooch from his bosom, gave Mr. Trchern in custody, but
afterwards found the brooch in his bed-room.

Mr. TWYFORD said, as the brooch was not lost, the prisoner
must be discharged.
A genteelly-dressed man here presented himself, and with much
warmth contradicted. Mr. Cherry's statement altogether. lie was i
himself in company with Mr. Trehern, and was, at first, charged
by 111 r. Cherry with stealing the brooch, and he thought it an ex-
tremely oppressive ease, that his friend should have been appre-
hended in the street, avid locked up on such an unfounded charge.
Mr. Tir YFORD informed him that a remedy might be had else.
where.

The gentleman expressed a determination, in his friend's name,
to bring an action against Mr. Cherry.

ACCIDENT AT SHOREDITCH SlLOlnlay
evening Joseph Dane, the bteeple-keeper at Shoreditch Church,
met with a serious accident. The " Cumberland Youths" being
about to ring a peal on the bells of the Church, it was Dane's duty
to turn the clappers, but. while doing so his foot slipped off the'.
frame, and in his fall caught hold of one of the bells, the weight
of which in nearly 19 cwt., and which falling from the stay on the'
unfortunate man's leg, split the bone from the ancle to the knee,'
end in that situation he lay for nearly forty minutes, until found
by his son, who, having procured assistance, a rope was fastened to
the bell in order to raise it from the leg, but in doing so the rope
unfortunately broke, and the bell again fell with its whole weight
on the poor man's leg, which by this second concussion was liter.
ally crushed to pieces. He was taken to St. Bartholomew'. Hos-
pital in a very dreadful condition.

A crane is now alive on the .farm of Mr. Jeremiah
Jowett, near Bingley, which measures from the head to
the feet four feet eight inches, and between the extremities
of the wings five feet six inches.