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144 INTELLIGENtg,
•totnef OF RING'S BENCH, Dammam 11:
11111ffiggs es"Weetutilester after Nkhoselaas Tern.
• " WOOD N. VEAL, GENT;
• This was an action of trespass, to try wheal*
Lit•le A his.gdon-strietts_Westaduster, is a public
thoroughfare.
The case of the PlaNiiff (W‘hieli was conducted by
111 r. aRaYATT and Mr. CHITTY) waii. dist Little
Abingdon-street, being in the nature of a tad de so('
no where but to the wharves of private
distils on the River side. it could not be considered
is. a public thoroughfare, without an origiusl de&
catiun by the ground limdlord for that purpose.
Mr. GURNEY and Mr. Gammas replied spots
the fact, that Little Abingdon-street. for a period
of near 70 years, had Aways bred used by the pub.
• lie oho had occasion to go there; and that, since
the rear 1771, it bad been paved sad lighted by
the Cointinstionero appointed by Act ef •
ment at that ardor..
'the Ci tair JusTftt said, that ?n point of haw,
a street or pussage, which led nu where at die end,
wart not necessarily to be coosidered a. HO INSUIC
thoroughfare ; but it . mast 41EIEHNS "livpsir- the
r in whipb tt. *as used wfirlier it an.
. swered that descaptiort. Ifitilitiatheil of the HMI
•• • builds houses upon a pie** 41601, and &riots a
street which is stopt at owe end,iatal dedicates it to
the public, aul it is used by the public rs•such, it
a ill be a public Meister ; but a mere lessee for
any number of years, could nor, by law, effect this
dedication so ss to bind the landlord. to ibis
• case die Plaintiff was the ground landlord, but hid
mily been so for twenty years, and therefore he
could not be said to have originally dedicated the
place to the public. The jury :hoof to determine
whether the locus its quo had ever brim dedicated
to the public, and whether the public had used it
H. a thoroughfare.
The Jury found their verdict for the Plaintiff, dm.
rimers. Is. costs, 405., subject to the uparioa of
the Court upon • point re,crved.

OLD BAILEY, SATURBEY, DECEMBER B.

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korntkolon, of

t 0 years one, was iodiebefire 10•11184161.ilf P0rP4,11,6‘ to
b.AM of Timms. Rehierma.
Mr. 1311100tRICII, 91141•41 she 'harp iw the istiieterat. and
Mo. ADOLPIIIVI staled the hen of the gam to thr-lery,. as
, he war mitreeted be should be able to mute them iw evi-
dence. lu 1815 there lived at Holt- • young Gentleame
tamed Thomas Rubinson, • bachelor, poeiresved of property
SO the unmet of lb or 213,0061. He lived with hes mother-
his tether's widow. In 1816 be bemuse ill of as
ague, which terminated his life is armee dam This was io
the month of Fehr wary. Them tres search made foe • will,
but time foood,,eueept a piece of paper etatieg Mal he *eh- '
ad all his moor" ill—(Here mere letters were lure off)--aildm I
home in Albion-street, to kill lillatber.i•-law. This woe •1111111
to Duchies' Commits; bet the Court held that velem, on ee
before the lilt of September, mem mom explicit testa-
mentary document were prodeeedy jedgwitot Mould p is
favour of dm seat of hie. This would. have takes the
whole of the property from the motherrie-lastr; bet so law
as the 3d of September Mr. Sazilby produced • paper writ-
ten by himself, but purporting web, ripest by Thelma Ito.
b111e14141, lesvlat all its properly to his methite.imbiee.
Tkii, Mr. Smithy said, imibiedepuaitime at Disetase Coo.
moue, was drawn op by bias at Mr. ilesbiareat's .Mire,
riming his lasi illness, oat • Swab* aftersassea. OWN be
catleJ on him, a. is as him usual engem es Seedawk. Th •
will was establimwd re Doctors Comma% mil no uppo-
-sine* ma made by the mitt of kit, they lain is poor nod
bumble eireneetatict a. The will produced by Smithy meta-
tiened the hail imadoet of Mr. Rublesets'e suck, who had
been seta to New South Walrs,3o years ego, by the semester
of come Court. He came over ire the death of hie
eel iortituted this inquiry.
S. Luke. (rum she Prerogative Office, Doctor.' Comma*,
produced the proceedings to the cause Kisbamou e Rubinson.
Mr. Drykr, Proctor ill the suit, proved that it comment eat
in Hilary Term, 1816. He produced the Prisoster'i dew-
a lion lu support of the allegation. Messrs. Gotland and
%vitroa were rho attoessies at Hull ill this cause, is. she part
el Mrs Itobimou; 31r. Garden was the pructus for the urat
of
Viler esitsesees prayed the depositivae 10 be signed by the j

Pt odiner.
Mr. Silk took the depositioar but had no remembrance of
the Prt...aer.
Mr Deike was again called, and said there was 'murder
by C.e Pi erogative Court dm the first will otiowld be plot-
al:snored agaisarl, unless some other will were found. It INFO
11/1114..111d whits Prisoner produced the but paper, which be
was charged with having forged.
J. H. Pirksrd knows the Prisms', well: the depositions
were signed with the Imud-writing of the Fillmore, who was
many years in hie employment..
Cross-enamined.-1 be Prison. r had been employed by
him confidentially as the mtuager of the white lead weeks,
rif which witness is the proprietor. He left him in 1818.
Pt owner might hue defrauded hint of thousands without de.
teetion. and be verily believed he never defrauded him of a
single rhillasse. When he left him, in August 1816, lie pro.
f. reed hienrelf an agent for the sale of white lead. Hr bail
1801. a year. honer-sent, taxes, and coals, whilst with him.
When he left witness there was so improaement in his mode
6( lit tog. U. had been forthcoming at all times sitee these
proceedings were instituted, with the exception of being
iihroad for two or Hoer months.
Mr. Site was re.e.slled.-t-Said there was mark on the dig.
poled will to enable him to swear that it is the same which
the Prisoner deputed to as bring the last vitt of Thomas
liohiiiram. 1 here was a paper attached to it, which sheered
'tint it had been in the Prerogative Office. tVituess re.
'Valved the paper shewn to the Prisoner from the office, and
"retu"returned it there. Is certain that he returned the paper
rned
lie received.
Me. thryhe had no doutt that the disputed paper was
that which was peopomisted as the last will of the dr-
awled in Dorton' Cl/1111%1011.1. He received it from Gul-
let:a and Wilson, his agents at Hull. He had no doubt that
the paper now shewu to him is tire same. and that it was
tree same paper which was referred lie in the Prisuntr's de-
posit sous.
Mr. Luke said he hroeght the paper from the Record
Office Doctors' commons.
Mr. Pickard bed Du amidst hut all the disputed wilt, ex-
cept the SigIIRIUW, was in the hand-writing of the Prisoner.
The piper was then resit as follows:-0 The whole of my
property I olioh to give to my mother-is. law, if she survive..
me. My uncle's bad conduct is sew, boot I hope she will
be good to him when she shall see occasion.
THOMAS ROBINSON."
Mary Bailey was servant to the late Mrr. Robinson, at
Roll, for five year., to 1819. Remembeied Mr. T. Robits.
row, bee who lived with her. They were Ina
on affectionate term.. She Ismer Mr. Sexilloy perfectly
well, aft. r Mr. Rulaismon'r death. She wee their uuly se.-
Pi Milli, and slid all they minted. Mr. Robinson died six or
"erre months alter she went to live there. She saw Mr.
Seedily once in that lime in their !muse, hot could not tell
wheth. rlt was on a Sunday or nut. Sometimes she went
nut after tea on a Sunday. It was not usual for Mr. Sax-
ithr to e.bnte arid sse ale. Rulouron every Suede,. Mr.
Itohieron was taken Mon alt lay. Oa the day before he
Hi

4 'they all continued together after dinner, and look tea
about six, &Kim *hock lisle • Me:- Rubinson arr., kit
the mammy. Slr.thy did itifeinse iutu the buses it
all during that little. Ruttier°s did sot cosoptain is
• pas titular that day sit Maim, hot of the coldness of the
day. Mr. Marais called the weak, alley ; he is se ettosewey,
and brought his etargt ad*. Misr 'Flory were skews by
. bib. Mr. kealoissios. Olt Mosby,. shops' Imilfloest
=wmbit aga.= becattao pit. dersegrak sad Med •es the
lal Doris* sit that time low was racially
Agitaahaeileal. Sower mum works after Mr. &why she
east lay.Alatulby two three lianas ai week nt her soktrers's
hems. She sere lasend kers Mr. Sexily sheet a mart re. ,
&prelim' a wall, sue errs Matti hiss talk with Mrs. Robinson,
we *ay other, shorts will.: Me. Gsdkird, the At horsey, used
freivies‘ly to orasel.• the West ..0* took uses a sote feum
Mos. !Gamines Ow Mv. flesillipe shitSsa Pot kard's office; and
it was after that NM iced& umfainotoolli: tee gave it to
.16to keret If. 0..1 no,:t I r. 7.• '

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_Crooso flortowasoloiolero of
Kohiormove Oro oho singe *rod: • 1111,1mooni- gobi o-
-410 ooIIOOMI illorlosiebp'• MOM rap woos omit, Illrik.'s

general health bed isest•-hatixfde esealientsitia below he died.
He weal for as *Meg it peworehaint sei the Saturday before
,hiskiet Wawa ienrather.ialaw assompinied Wee On the
,11gbelay befits a11e...11 was Mime Risks dakiest see Mealfosses,
pos,sorgiva. at his bassory and if Mt leek hates.dir. meet hove
Mu bin. OW IrSHOSIS*•••• .an *wryest arf that ratty. Si..
did nes go ant re that day between. ties ate* ehiree teeloek,
see wee she let in 'sails •by Mrs. Phithpbea. Thom wade°
celery dressed, fee Mr. R. shill day. Nu iste.emiM tote -nolo
Mr._R.'l.,rrinas wittiest her *Meg him, el lisailitabes was et
the cud of the passage, and the doer uf.it wee perm all dal.
There aria en leer hetet eft Mr. It Mid bib
She lived with Mrs. R till 1518. Mr.. It.'. death *al ii•year
and • half after that of her sontalaw. Had knuwa Mr.
Hashemite, au attorney at Hall, hbeell Imo fears. Ms did
oat It'll his. aril ur.these things. She did act know when
be examined he. 011 lilt. subject, hut it assist be belts thaw
a year ago. lie applied la her about it. She sweet said a
word abuts this till she had left Mrs. IL's. Sise had bate be-
hare the London Greed July is Septeinbee, and in this month,
ao this indictment. She believed shoe warsitsuoed skittish'
haste of this subject to Mr. Lockwood. ;
Re.examined.—She did oos leave 'sin. R. from owl VW-
eel or She never told Mr. LOCkWOOIi, or any Mats,
about this basilicas, except when they inquired of her.
Thomas Lockwood, a general COOlUkerCill agent at Hull,
was aciiumnied with the Wahiawa's remembered T. au-
bieson'a death. lie visited hies frequently. He count Not
tell of the week on which Mr. R. died; lie had bees with
him on a Sunday before be died, sod saw him on the Tues-
day perieetly Week with death; be was with Mr. K.
about hairpin,* lets on the Sunday morning, and staid. till
Web. or a "sorter after ; lie went again About tact, and
staid till fire or half past; there acre Miss Yliillipsou and
Mies Hematite in the room; be did not tee Saxilby there that
day to the hest of his recollection; he had seen bier there
once after 11.'s death, but did not recollect to hart seen bum
there before it. Mr. and Mrs. R. veeened generally almost
trierreltug. He bad seen Mr. R. write once or *wise, and
speak to his writing; the signature at lite bottom of
.%e disputed well he did nut believe to be his hand-onion;
less that tin the will abludoiled he believed was his hassil.writ.
*lg. He did sot visit Mrs. R. after Mr. R.'. death.
Cross-examined —A general commercial suet means •
broker. He bad wee Mr. Ruhiusises write tied, once or twice,
sail if he had nut seen another writing yeah slag he should
have tinniest the sigoarere to the disported will was Mr.
flabiesoe's hand-writing; and if he had beer exesisteed Iwo
or three days back he should have Pail so, Ile told the
Grand Jury that be could rot swear N was not Itobiesou's
hand.wi it nig. He had been before the Gibed Jury at limit ;.
as a bill for perjory against S.xilby, respecting ibis will.
He believed he swore al York. that the signature of the will
was nut Ruhinaeletaliami-aviihsg. Witness was before three
Grand James an this baseness, and he gave the lame din. 1
teed account a• them that he boa done that day. He had
nut been paid his expenses at Tusk and here yet, our had
he been vomited to be paid oust of the money when it was
reeoveved. Two letters and some receipt, were here sheen
to the witness, which he swore to be T. Robilisou'a bawd..
writing. The letters were, but the reeeipts were not.
(Mr. Baron frerruw here desired Rushwurth, the dttaroey
ft' the prosecolloa to sit dawn, as he observed the salons%
eye invariably twined to catch his, before he answered
question j
11'itite.s told Rushwurh that obeli he saw the signature-10
the disputed will be ilinnebt it was, on the first Meath of
it, the head.writieg of T. Robinson, but that it was differ-
eat from his venal, verifier. He Stet saw the papers from
ansisir he compared with the band-writing of Robiesseo
when he was before the Grand isrp at Yorke; but wiles
pressed in cruse exansteation by 111r.Serkant Halluekele
admitted that they were first sheen to him by Raabsorth.
He bad •Iways told that attorney that he could not swear
Is Its not being itobissnses hied-eviller, and yet he per-
sisted in enaltiug bins his eiietess before ',pealed Grand
Juries. Rushworth's son paid his expeatrei to Iw.udow.
Being Aron K's signatures vu the traits, he was contii toed
ie his opinion that the signature Ull the will tras in the
hand-wi 'ding of Thomas Robinson, and he wu now con-
vinced. that he was wrong in his list opinion that it was
slot T. Robinson's hand writing. Yesterday teeming Ms.
Martin, s retired attorney, al.evred him a paper which lead
changed his mind, and made him think that the signature to
the disputed will was sot Thomas Robinson's.

In answer to a question from Mr. Justice BAYLIN, he
now adgnitted that he bad besi paid fur hos espeuses at
York, 37. or thereabouts. Rubinson, he thought,. might
have about 15.0001. its personal property. Mr. Itushworth
bore his expenses at York and in IL.nntkon, in October 1820
and ISM When Is ease hack to Hull in °ember last he
told Rostov/o,lh that he did not know whose handwriting
it was. Yesterday he did tell him that he firmly believed it
was Robiesou'i baud-writing. This was before Marion
!Sewed hint the paper. A witness in this cause, named
Gooding, bailed his from a en a debt of ISJ. just the
day brio(' Ise CUM to lien, and he bad conspoeustrol with
his creditors about seven years ago.
The witness had the modesty le 'halm hands with Mr.
Saeilhy as he palmed the dock.
G. Clack, • schoolmaster in Lineolnsidee, was **leek for-
merly in site kink at Hell, where T. Robinson kept his cash.
Being sheet, the will, lie did nut think the signature was that
of T. Rubins's.
Cross examined.—He was discharged from the bank„ but
not because he was perpetually drunk.
By thu Court.—The isignatuse to the disputed will bore
•u resembrincv in any of the letters to Subinsco% hand.
writing. The first wall he almost thought was Rubinson's
writing.
Morner, Esq. • merchant at Hull, knew T. Robinson,
hat hat intimately. He was meatier awl keine, nailer his
father's • ill. Hail seen Inns write • t,w times; bethought
the signatuoe and the body of the will were wilier with def.
ferret colour►d irk, and at separate times; he did nut think
it T. Robinson's band-writing. lilushwortti paid lion sates
towards his expenses at York, end in London. (Rein( chews,
moue signatures which
.he thought were T. Rohiessou's, he
thought that the signature to the will might have beim writ-
ten by the person wbe wrote the oth►rs.
S. Mattin was •a attorney. He called on Robinson to get
him to execute • conveyance. in HIM, Mos. R. spoke to
witness /shout • will fur her 1,041-iII.IIIM. He did net will
know Rubinson 's writing, though he had seen him write six
or seven times. He did not believe the kignattsie to the will
to he Robinson'. turiNug. His uncle, lt. Robinson, was
transported 30 years age; hot be did not know whither he
was now alive or net.

Cross-examined.—He Lewd Luclnroad say, worn he *hew.
rd him the sigoatare aid documents last iughi, that the sig-
nature was a forgery. He haul heard him say the rime thing
before.

G Jeff+, a tailor in Hull, thought the sigoature to the will
wholly %white Mr. Ruboisitit's witting.
G. Gooding, • merchant to Hull, deposed to the same
effect. He bad advanced 1001. to carry on the suits in thus
ease; but had been repaid by Mr. Cider, of Hull, who may
have advanced 5001. fur the same purpose. R. Rubinson
promised to give bits somethiog of he was successful,. winch
he' .

riot revisionist, o• fregoral tieweenlie es instil uteil
axaiost :b stueelosted by.. relying oii•Gud that Re
would not soffit him be his old age to fella prey to 16e out-
lier of his disarpoioled 'smoke. . •
Mr. R. Guard wry • fellow clerk with. Mr, T. Robiason, •
sad knew has wrillute pelt. ~Hi believes that the Bret
sad ihe oignallirtliim:.be disputed oar, te be lie 1...4.
writing of T. Ite Bo hid sot beta hire !fist aloes
By the COMPIIii-Lasbleisa wrote • free Itarkwellifoinati

warred. . .
J. Neville, clerk of the Dock.ComponiSAPataielheliaaed;
the Aral will, and signature to the last, to NI *,Mpitiag of
Rubino)...
Mr. Boom °ARROW ordered three of the veltiames for the
prosecolio• iosi of Cone', few making elkervatious disappro-
balory of the eiri.leuce gives, by last tintless.
Mr. Young, surgeon in Hull, attended Ms. J. Robinson
for some years, and in his last Mack. He was twice at his
loose ots the Stoidoy, se he was taken ill °silk Monday.
N. dithisot recollect who let him to, beeauie he sometime.,
sod very often, let Weigel/ in at the street dude. He had in-
directly reenter:seeded to Mr. Robinson to settle his affairs,
and he said he would. The signature to the last will was
like Robittrun's writing.
Mrs. Plsillipoon was at Mr. Robittsoo'r when May
Raiky wed out on the Sunday, and withers let her in. She
did out see Mr. Small), there that day. Witness detested
some celery fur Rubinson. that day. Ar soon as she west hi
that day she heard of Mr. Saxilby having been them. On
the same d'ay Mr. Young come in. She was positive that
Lockwood was not at RobiationcOn she Sunday, though
,she Jnld reed him often there betide.
Miss Hannah Hewsone sworititosititely that she let Net
&trilby into Mr. Itolvomit's boom abort* tpo ii cluck means
Sunday in quattioup and. that she left Owes togtker
.
parlour. Lockwood was out there that day.
Several Miler Witnesses deposed to the same ellfert,
the Pastime Inseam received the highest character as di
la*
of honour and integrity, the Jury expresord themaelito
satirlied without • summing op of the evidence. and Mr.
Justicp 13,00^Y lapse aside use or two IllbieffhilisJille,-•
vu rdtel of Not Guilty was rut
The Prisoner was then arraigned span an indictment fur
perjury, dad seirifthsf. He war then discharged.
31r. Serjeata Hat.t.outi,•os behalf of the Prisoner, ap-
plied fur a copy.of themnbetniewt, with a view, It was un.
Jer.tuud, to some oltreior irroceediug, sad Slit Court ac-
tedid immediately to the request.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS,, DSCRRatilt
Mr. Robertson, clerk in the Navy Bill rod Accountant
Office, stood indicted lur defrauding the Ticino' er of the
.Navy Hoard of 30/. tb.. by means of a ectitious bill of ex-
change,.in the name of Peter Mitchell, a pilot. Mitchell,
it was proved, bad piloted the liderithan, Pose, and Wasp,
sea the Stnyrua swim' lathe yeses 1816.17, and had bees
bypaid for his service* a toll foe 57/. drawn by the Consul
at Sows..
Evidence was given by several clerks in the Ificepaofficeas
to the transaction-with which Ilse Prisoner whealiteeged.
One of the clerks stated, that the Prisoner loatibilal6
years in the uffice, sad bad • salary of VOL , . •
Mr. WAI.IIIORD addressed the Jury for the Primp% soil
"celled swat number of Gentlemen belonging to the dif-
ferent departments, among whom, were some of the Com-
pillifillUrte, Wi11...a1l pre the Primmer a. meat irreproachable
"character.
The Ctratareast impartially summed up, and the Jury
flood a verdict of Guilty, but reclinmettdrd the Primmer
W the sorrel of the Court.—Judgment deferred.
Lord Soitmoalls attended the Grand Jury, to give col-
demos ogaiust .61)11 MUM and offices for a conspiracy, in
attempting to obtain money under a pretence that they
amid sell patent places through the iefluence of his Lord.
ship.—A tine hill wee Awed.
The Gland Jury, having goat through their business,
were diachaiged about two o'clock.

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ey,, 471 Ws, a. poor woman. who gave Ism same Thesethela
IPailwer, war beonght b. fore the sitting Magistrates,
*Num of If vratermate who had prevented her frueseglelle
kung leek-Wee
The nceuniit which was given of her by the waterline wee,
that *be Idols his bust from Maple -stairs en Friday after.
moue, and gave him a shilliug to take her SO Loadon.bridge.
Ou gettitte into the boat •she sat on eae side of it, and lea
lad great difficulty in inducing her to sit. in. the middle of
the seat. They got is the centre of the river, near Blade.
friars-bridge, when- she alarmed him. by other extravagant,
of conduct. She took out from a bundle which sicked
with her, a mans large white eight-cap, which the Tema*
liberately put on and drew over her eyes and fare, Walt
off as if to contemplate it, and then purl it us again. Shy:
•t last drew it tight ewer her face and tied it *oiler beeibitet
when she ruse up and made an. attempt to throw
overboard. The waterman darted. forward. to prevent*"
when she resisted violently hie endeavours, and iqajtrio
struggles the boat had nearly upon. He wilinsalely NOM
her, and held her down, when on his riling Unita bamboo,
from the shore to his assistance, and towed them its.
No intelligible eccouist of herself could be drawn from
the misfortunate woman-. She called herself the Quern of the
Church Publisarious, and said she came hum Barnet. Star
was sent metier Campter, to be lakes to Barnet, until iu-
quiries can be wade respecting her.
BOW-STREET:
On galorday Mr. Borne, a chememonger, was again .1.
mined, charged with having in his p01164,11Pi..11 three bills of
exchange, the property of a Mr. Cliffe, of which the latter
bad hero rubbed MI the 13th of ()ember last.
Mr.. Borne accounted for the bills being in Iwo hand, by
stating that he heel got them from a Mr. Lee, au Attorney's
clerk, for the purpose of getting Ikons discounted. Me.
Lee said that be had no interest whatever its the bills, bet
merely to accommodate Mr. Al.krson, another attorney's
clerk who bad the bills, sort wanted to raise money upon
them, introduced Alderson to Borne fur that purpose, and
it appeared that. Borne advanced 101. to Alderson on the
bills, and obeu the bills would have 'arrived at maturity, and
been humored. Alderson was to take the remaindered the
amount in goods.
Mr. Minsball bete called upon Alderson to account for
his twits/ is possession of the hills, and he said that hie
mother picked them up in a court in Fleeesteret. The
worthy Magistrate issued his warrunt for the apprehension
of Mrs. Alderson, and desired. Aelderstue to be taken into cus-
tody, and slot to have IteeMl to his mother on her arrorsl at
the office, Dotal Oft should be fist examined by him. Mr.
Mieshull censured strongly the conduct of Alderson as a
young limper, in obtaining money by serif memos, instead of
trying to find out the real owner of the hills, which be might
fealty hive done, front the addresses of the acceptors being
oe each of them.
Mr. Cooke, the barrister, who attended fur Mr. Rome, sp.
p!ied for the discharge of his client, which site Magistrate
consented to, upon his gi..ing good bail.
Alderson remained in enstenly.
Roach was brought up by Donaldson-, the officer,
and committed foe trial at the ensuing Sessions, fur fraudu-
lently übteunitrg money for false and forged milers of ad-
o:lesion into Covent...garden Theatre.
Juhn Turtle, a shopin•is to a library in New Compton-
street, stated, tbst he had known the Pcisoner for some
lime past, haying Iraqi in the habit of pureliming playa of
him. A short time mice he called use hum, told lens he bad
got an order for the boxes to Coveni-gerdcii Theatre; being
iii distressed eireuniatatters he could not make that appear.
ance in his dress fit to go into the boxes, and if he could get
a trifle for it lie should he very thaukful. He did nut wish
for the order, but Recommended hint to call on his aunt,
Mrs. Charlotte Woofe, who attended and staled, that the
Prisoner did call upon her, sod she gave him two shillings
Air so order to adroit two to the boxes of Covent-garden
Theatre, signed J. R. Rattail'. (is her presenting it at the

that kir. tin° gave him ordets. He offered Mi gel her Oil re
when Irtimeo and Juliet was performed.
The Prisoner, in his defence, stated, that he wax a printer
by ten4e, het having hail the misfortune to puissed his right
heed, he cussiel taut work at his mule, sod was theterdeel by
his father. He admitted the charge preferred against him,
which be was drive• to by distress. He sale he 'revived the
ordeis be bad sold to the Prenteentrix from a young man
of the name of Jolter, with whom he hiteregrltanged them
for Some West London Theatre orders.
. Mr. Gateliffe statrd that on Friday eight be had a forged
order piesented to kiln, signed E. Jones.
Mr. Blandon nod Mr. Gatcliffe mated tbat the Mouther of
Aimed orders sold by the Prison,e smereditere of Ilk iliecrjr
non mime he very great, a• seldom a night passed without
several of them being presented by persona for adinimion.
Mr. Tetey, of flee Haymarket Theatre, had the Petsoner
Oaken to this Office two months age fur +needier roadie,. fin
that occasion it appeared that he sent ?W. worth a (urged
melees late the. Molise in one night. Mr Ts*7.l liVi•rakrit
butuanity pretreated the Prisoner being thee bruitybe to
justice.
Late on Friday eieniset .lokit Wiladow wag Droilght to the
office in the custody of Bond, the constable, who had apple-
ihrodeet him We the Borongli, in conseetteece of ioformatiott
and I warraul, traternitted by the Magistrates at Marlette
.against the Pristine', charging him with being cue of the
smuggling party who made a desperate resietaace lit the ofli-
Nee of the Preventive Service, at Marsh BAY, a shoit lime
since, whea . lof the officers were desperately womoded.
Bumf towhee vatirfactorily identified flte iltiststiet au list
man described, he was comentitted to Neesgate.
1 IiATTON-0 ARDEN.
or:7i* PT TO MURDER A WIFE.
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nSaturday John Crooks, shoemaker, was brought wp
elie. Haws of Correction, in the (tusked, ref Willi•ne
R, jun. for further examinatiou, charged with inflistiug
I stabs with a knife on tier body of Mary Amu Nelson,
otherwise Crooks, with 111:0111 to inneder leer.
The tare was •erowiled with persons elusions to hear so
extraordinary as examination:
Revd, Ofe racer, produced a certificate Mtn Hit house
'elegem. 'at Bartholomew Hospital, ceitifyteg, that Mary'
Crooks (the woman stabbed, is out of danger, bat mot in
a fit slate at present to fie removes! to give evidence,
Reed stated, that the woman, from the elfrcts of thaw
etroundh she received in the •biloMen, was not yet able to
leave her bed, and that the Meaner's daughter was aloe a
patient in the same ward,. and not able to. *Hind to give
evidence. owing to her hood being eat aeruss.by Bee Prisons,
in her attempting to tale the toile out of bin hand esti'',
stabbisig hie wife. The officer stated, that die Prison'r was;
charged with laving been married to, nsven wives, three of
*lsom are 10111 living, but that the Prisoner acknogr.
hedged to be married only to the following six :a..
Bridget C. , !sae Cops, Mary Phillips, Mary Vesiey, t
still living, Wary Connolly, not !nitwit what is become a I
her, and Mary Alin Nelsou, the woman stabbed, ant( now is
lb. Hospital. .!
The Magitleele toMmitted the Prisoner foe further existed- s
nation, and ordered the ufficer to get wurrasts and sans.
1110111.e4. for the with to attend, as some as the will -ant s
daughter are sufficiently recovered to come forward.

MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY.

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A man of the name of Taylor, upwards of 70'yetuneieregr,
war, last week. joined in holy matrimony to a woman he.
twern 80 and 90 years old! The kappa couple were married
at (Amide (near Lewes), their tiatimi place, and were attEuil.
ed to ehtietti by a male and female friend or aunit their own
age. The united •eer of the four amounted to upward...l3oo!
M. Elkus treated the party with their wedding dimmer.
They afterwards proceeded to Lord lisnapileteo. where they
were regaled wills his Lordshin'a best Mingo. To give zest
to the connubial joys of this blooming pair. the miller of the
pariah has prousised to present then, with *Nur soffit-kat for
141 c ckri.rieninyeake, should the amoeba necessary! !!

MIS ?EMUS APPA IR.

eYnr readers will doubtless remember an aecount•witb
which we presented theta some weeks dime, of the enrate of
a neighbouring village mid a yuirug Lady, to whom he we.
attached,. haring •bseoleikthenaselvas irony the vitiate mid
retired to a neighbouring wood, where, in consequence of
the opposition of relatives so their union, they mutually
;Ivrea to take poison, by which the young Lady died, but
the Gentleman having in his agitation spilled some part
of his portion, escaped that death which he after.
wards attempted to attain by Cutting his throat. The
inquest on the young Lady returned a verdict
of-4 Died in a lit of temporary iusassity,. caused by
taking poison."—Cuntinsted inquiry has disclosed rircum-
manors whirls resider the young Clergymnu's aerount sits.
peeled, aid Isiasulistscinviit elopensont has out tended to allay
suspicion. It has helm discovered that the young Lady
as it was affirmed, procure the poison from ber•fathet's Dis-
pensary. It is doubted if the lover took poison at all, and.the
appearances WI bi, neck shim that the wounds were such as
could not, at the time of their infliction, have endangered his
life. The pour girl, it has, since her death, been discuvermli,
was en familia. The retreat of Mr. T. situ withdrew with
his 'umber, has not been discovered. Ills sedation, are per.
suns of wealth and consideration. Thr young lady's lather,
who is distracted with grief, is a gentleman of professioual
talent and great respectability..—(Sfoinibref Ante►)
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Mrs. Howell (who our readers will remember was
sentence,' to death at the last Reading Attaizts, for
causing the bartta in her occupation, at Arbootidlel,
to ler set on tire, and whose sentence has since betsa
commuted to traosportution)„ was last week removed
from the county gaol, fur the put pose of being sews
to New South %Vales.
MENDICITS.—Frnm the regular attention of the
police, in nightly visiti.og the lodging lonises, k
has barn ascertained that from the Ist of °club-,
to the Ist of December, a space of toil, nine week.,
one thousand nine- hundred and eight.othre& have
it:Petted through Doncaster, exclusive of the inendi-
cants reliert el at the Vagrant Office.
About halfspast aline o'clock on Saturday morning
• bricklayer's labourer while at work (nadir scaffold-
Mg adjoining the E hilt Opera Wipe. Strand,
tveiforitinately *ripped tett; wag 10,6144 e-el to the
grotuid, and died from the affects of the ..vpm
juries he reel-iced iminveliattly after; Ai:cult:as of
this kind, we regret to say, are become arty nom.-
eons, nod we (foe, in many cues, they will be foulid
to arise front some defect tit the ecalfutdiitg, owing
to neglect nod inattenttnii.
A dreadful fire look. place on Friday night at
'Bridling,tem, in the home of LEONAUCt Dais roll,
A cartnian. it is not known how it originated ;
and it proreeded to an alumni); height before it
wits do-covered. Io trod), the nth:aliquots of the
town were apprised of it b'y the sudden eruption
of one general blaze loom all the windows; and
the ion :ilea, who were asleep in bed, were awoke
to a sense of the raot imminent (linger or their
One old mum foisuel his way out from •
door communicating with some back reunites. and
•a young Fronde saved herself by leaping out of the
window. fifer elder sister, a fine young women,
who slept with her, from anxiety. it is supposed', to
stove a child in the itelioinitig room, let slip the op-
poritioity of escaping in a similar way, tool rished
.he
ion
he

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11/ give aim something if lie was successfulr which Theatre, signed J. R. !Wrath. On her presenting it at Ilse / Poollnity of eacuping Ina similar woe, arid perished
Rohn, was taken Muss a Monday. Oa the day before he Proma'e• to
had Mr. I.uckwuoil with him most of the day. He Came in he (wilare's) refused. • • .Thcatie, she was refused, admittance. I along with the object of her tender sulicitude in the
Hanle.. The whole ',realises, with the ex • t•
the back watt d I '
Another respectable female was present in readiness to
she morning, and continued till woe. He returred about The. ease for the Prose/ration
.barisiit closed, the Prisoner
M which he gnve the same recount make another charge against she Prisonea, bus it was rot et It lon
two, and ewaiiiiiied until ilia Itesweee twelve and tine Mr. Pas sa •• "Vitt" defence,
c untney, were burnt to the
and him Damn .„.jued, and alined at big after ore. Thet., of the Natio( of the will which he bad given in his demist- deemed necessary. She stated, that the Pnsuner had sold her of IeWI Oil
i i.
urnurnlMAM the Prerogative Court. He dwelt [..beset fee, ho could also get plenty grimier. fur Drury laue Theatre, saw rocid.
. . were Hurt also Mr. sad Miss HCWWIh aid Vit. Piallipsua.
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