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THANES OFFICE.

if ilfio+x Dent/ew, an `• Excise watchman," wu put to the bar
on Thursday. charged with felony.
William Clarke stated, that about ten minutes after six o'clock
OD Thursday morning, he saw the prisoner going oat at the Dux

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heoff his duty, and baring sortie suspicion against the prisoner,
he caused him to be stopped. Witness took off the prisoner's hat,
in which lie found a bladder containing five pints of brandy, and on
further search fotmd secreted under his apparel another bladder,
antaining three quarts of the tame description of brandy. The pri.
after some hesitation, said the brandy bad been given to
Edward Bond, an Inspectorof Excise, said the prisoner has been
aleployed as an extra watchman to take charge of a craft called the
4lle Thomas, laden with three casks of brandy, lying in the Lon.
Dock brain. It was the prisoner's duty to go on board at six
it dock in the evening, and to remain there till the same hour on
ghe following morning. After the prisoner had been taken into cue.
My, I went on board the craft and found one cask had the appear,
des of having been plundered. I discovered a spile in it, and the
Oak was then wet, which I perceived was w;th brandy.
Thomas Bignell, a Surveyor of Exports Excise, deposed that en
krhay morning he examined the casks before described, all of
ad been soiled, but not in the usual manner. In two of the
Oaks them was a deficiency of two gallons, and in the third one
pillion. The brandy produced was of the value of three pounds,
tad of r quality as that on board the Little Thomas.
The 4.WISTRATE committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial,
and the pinks were bound over to prosecute.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A woman named Amos, a laundress, was brought before Mr.
TWYTORD on a charge of unlawfully pawning linen, the property
of kir. Hockley and Mr. Heath, of Homerton, which had been
entrusted to her to wash.
Duplicates of a number of articles which had been pledged at the
the shops of 11 r. Elliot, Kingsland.road. and Mr. Harris, Hackney,
were produced, and the floor of the office was nearly covered with
the bundles of linen which had been taken from their premises.
The prisoner admitted the charge of pawning the goods of her
employers, which it appeared she had been iu the habit of doing
for nearly two years.
She was committed to the House of Correction for three months,
and the pawnbrokers fined. Mr. Elliot in the sum of N. 4s. and
Mr. Herrin is the sum of 51. &s., being double the amount of the
suns lent on Mr. llockley's goods only, Mr. Heath not pressing
for a conviction in his ease.
The gocds were then given up to their respective owners.

LA M BET lI.STRELT.
On Thursday John Iriagne and Catherine Holton were placed
at the bar before John Hardwicl.e, Esq., the Magistrate, upon the
following extraordinary charge of felony.
It appeared that about a month ago the female prisoner, who is
• young lady of considerable personal charms, absconded from her
parental roof at Oakingliam, in Berkshire. taking with her a small
casket containing 100 guineas in gold, belonging to her widowed
mother. The old lady, a few days after her daughter's absence,
came to London in a state of mind bordering on distraction, and
procured the assistance of Furlong, one of the Bow-street patrol,
to whom she related the whole circumstance relative to the dis-
appearance of her daughter with the money, and expressed her
suspicion that she had eloped with a man named John Wingoe
(the prisoner), a silk weaver, who worked at a factory in Oakit.g.
ham, who had been secretly paying his addresses to her daughter,
and about the time she absconded, Wingoe left his employment
unexpectedly, and had not been heard of since, and two persona
answering the description of Wingoe and her daughter were seen
on the road, between Windsor and London, gin a post chaise and
four. Furlong, on receiving this information, lost no time, but
instantly repaired to Spitalfields and its neighbourhood, that being
a very likely place to hear of IV ingoe amongst the weavers ; and
fortunately in a few days he succeeded in apprehending him, and
on searching his pockets the officer found a duplicate of a watch
and other articles pledged at the shop of Mr. NVilliamson, a pawn.
broker in Brick-lane, and ascertained that his prisoner had just
returned from Romford. Furlong conveyed Wingoe to a place of
security, and proceeded to Remford, and discovered the inn where
he and Miro Holton had stopped for several nights, and that a day
or two before the young lady had gone by the coach to Norwich.
Furlong instantly proceeded thither after her, and after being there
two days he met the young lady in the market-place, and from the
description given of her he had no doubt but she was the female he
WAS in quest of ; he put several questions to her, and asked her if
her name was not Holton; but she denied being the person in
very positive terms. However the oiler felt satisfied in his own
mind he was right, and thereupon took het h 3 custody, and carried
her before the filar), of that city, before whom she underwent an
examination, but she persisted in saying her name was not Holton,
but that of Williams. The officer traced out where the lady had
been residing, and found in her chamber a quantity of dresser., a
memorandum book from the Savings Bank at Norwich, where she
had deposited 101. a few days before, IL of which had been with-
drawn. Furlong took possession of all the property found, and
with the young lady came to London. Wingoe, when first brought
before the Magiatrate, declared that he knew not how Miss Holton
became possessed of the money ; she told him that she had bccn
left it as • legacy by a friend of hers, and as to the watch, the
duplicate of which had been found in his possession, she had made
him a present of it,
Miss Holton and Wingoe were now placed at the bar together,
and on the former being called on for any thing she had to say in
her defence, she stated that Wingoe had, while in Oakingham '
paid his addresses to her, and swore eternal fidelity towards her,,
but leaving rather abruptly without taking his leave of her, she was
determined to follow him to London, in hopes of finding him out,
and she therefore resolved on robbing her mother. She did so,
and proceeded on her journey, when on her arrival she accidentally
met Wingoe, and told him what she had done ; he vowed to be
constant for life, and agreed to accompany her to Norwich, where
they were to be married. She purchased a new suit of clothes for
him, and had also purchased the wedding suit for herself, the ring,
and other necessaries for the marriage state. They first took the
coach for Romford. where they stopped two days and nights, and
in the morning they set out from thence to Norwich ; conceiving
the cash was nearly all gone, he got up at a very early hour, and
absconded with her watch and two guineas and a half. Finding
that he had so acted, she determined not to return to her friends,
and met out by herself for Norwich.
The MAGISTRATE asked her what had become of the remainder
of the money, as she had in the whole only accounted for about
40/. She said she expended a great deal on the road and at Nor-
wich, and that she did not know what had become of the remainder. ,
Furlong said that he understood she had been extremely liberal,
with her money at Norwith ; she frequently went to the Theatre,
and paid the admission fee for other females with whom she had
formed an acquaintance; he had no doubt but she had squandered
a deal of money in that way.
The mother not coming forward (not wishing to prosecute her
own child) Miss Holton was set at liberty with a suitable admo-
nition from the Magistrate. She was then taken from the bar,
and her evidence was received against Wingoe as to his pos-
session of the watch. She positively swore that he bad taken it
without her consent.
The fiIAGISTRATE then addressed the prisoner,and said, that he
ought to be coin tttttttt for the felony, but under all the aircum-
stancea, and in consideration of his having a wife and five children,
he would punish him in a milder way ; he would therefore take it
under the l'aanbroketa' Act, which weit that he should pay double
the value of the watch (U.) for unlawfully pawning it, or in default
of payment he should be sent to the tread-mill for three calendar
months, _

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The prisoner pleaded inability to pay the fine, and he was com-
mitted accerdit.gly.
Miss Holton Wsll conveyed home in a post-chaise to her mother
and friends on Thursday evening.

UNION-HALL.

On Thursday a young fellow, named John Johnson, a workman
in the employment of Messrs. Wyburn and Thomas, of Great
Surrey-street, coaehmakers, was brought up in the custody of
Glover, a Bow-street patrol, on a charge of having robbed his em-
ployers of a quantity of horse-hair.
From the evidence of one of the gentlemen belonging to the firm,
it appeared that a great quantity of horse-hair had been missed
from the premises, but in consequence of the number of men em-
ployed it was a most difficult task to pick out the robber. The
prisoner was one of the last upon whom suspicion attached, in con.
sequence of the excellent character they had received of him, and
the length of time he had been in their service. Notwithstanding
their utmost vigilance to detect the plunderer on the premises they
failed, and the prisoner's detection and apprehens,on by Glover
took place as follows :—Between seven and eight o'clock on Tues.
day evening he saw Johnson enter a marine store-shop in the New
Cut, kept by a man named Daniels, and open a bundle, which
contained a quantity of horse-hair. Daniels instantly put it into
his scales for the purpose of weighing it, when the patrol made his
appearance, and on questioning the prisoner as to where he had got
the article, the latter hesitated to answer, and subsequently. after
much inquiry, the patrol ascertained that the horse-hair was a part
of that which had been stolen from the premises of the above
concern. Mr. Wybum, on seeing the hone-hair, identified it to
be the property of the ihrtn, front a particular twist by which it was
made up.
The prisoner was fully committed.

A FEN ALE CONETABLE.—The established usage at
Hatton-garden Office, of hearing warrants of until( only during
the day, was intertupted, through the active exertions, and power.
ful appeal to justice, from Mrs. Molly Toomey, who, about a
week ago, under the title of a warrant, kindly procured an order
for admission for her husband, Mr. harry Toomey, into his Woe.
ship'', presence. It appeared that the execution of this warrant
was entrusted to Thistleton' th e ofcer ; but Larry having been
employed at wotk in Highgate, he found, besides the advantages
of good air, many other comforts to induce hint to prefer sleeping
in the country rather than at home. Ot course the officer got no
trace of him ; but Molly, with becoming vigilance, pounced upon
her sp,use hat night, and taking upon herself the duty of a peace
officer, she dragged Larry to the office. When the parties were
introduced to the Magistrate, the following dialogue took place :
Magistrate—What iv your complaint, my good woman ?
There's no living with him, your Honour, for he's always killing
me (lay after day. Magistrate—When did he strike you last ?
Molly—The day before Wednesday, your Honour. Magistrate—
And when did he strike you helore that? Melly—The day
after, Wednesday, your Honour. Magistrate—Have you any wit-
nem ? Molly—F*lga, I have, in truth. Magistrate—Then pro.
duce your witness. ,11011y—Lord, there he is to the for:, Larry
himself is my witness. Here the case for the prosecution closed.
Larry, when. called on for his defence, assured his Worship there
WAS no killing his wife, or doing any other gond with her, she was',
such a devil. She bad tonal or pop'd aU his clothes; and the
garments on him were borrowed from Nick Flaherty, to look
genteel before his Honour. Ira proof, it was stated that Molly
pop'd Larry", Sunday's east, to pay the law expenses. The Illa-
ftistrate cautioned Molly in haute neither to wear or pop the
breeches; upon which she withdrew, with no evident intent:en of
prodtinig suds wholesome eentisd.

COMBAT
BETWEEN THE LION NERO AND SIX MASTIFFS
OF THE TRUE ENGLISH BREED,
FOR FIVE THOUSAND SOVEREIGNS, ON THE RACECOURSE
AT WARWICK, ON TUESDAY LAST.

DOGS.
1. Crack - Handled by • Thomas Ewit.
2. Bair . ditto . Charles Howlll.
3. Cribb - ditto . William Forster.
4. Neptami ditto . Thomas King.
6. Jerry . ditto - John Childers.
6. Nclson - ditto - NVilliana Wikeley.

This singular contest was productive of great interest,
and the door of admittance was crowded long before the
hour of admission, which was fixed for one o'clock. As
soon as the doors were opened (although the price of ad-
minims was 75. 6d.), die place was crowded in every part,
and the most intense anxiety prevailed for the time to ar-
rive. Betting may fairly be quoted at five to four on the
dogs, it being generally supposed that the lion was over-
matched, from the natural propensity of the dogs to hold
their prey while any power of resistance remained, as three
of them were to attack him at once. At length the time
approached to "Cry havock, and let slip the dogs of war!"
As soon as the lion Nero was brought into the area, he
evinced something of his natural ferocity by pawing the
earth, roaring tremendously, and lashing his sides with his
tail for several minutes. At a quarter past two the dogs
were brought in, and Crack, Billy, and Nelson were let
slip st the royal beast ; Nelson appeared a little intimi-
dated, but the others rushed at their formidable antagonist
with great spirit- Nero no sooner saw them advancing
than he couched on his fore paws and sprang on Billy,
grasped his loins, and literally crushed him to pieces.
Betting was now sharp in favour of Nero, as Nelson and
Crack hung unmolested on his shaggy mane, until he shook
them off. Nelson succeeded in pinning him by the under
jaw, while the other fastened his neat hind leg. Nero for-
cibly threw up his head, and raising his near forepaws,
made a plunge at the far dog, but Crack escaped, and in
turning to nose Lim, met the rage of the beast cleverly for
a few moments ; Nelson loosed his hold, and winding to his
flanks, caught a blow with the Lion's paw, which broke
his back, and thus two of his ferocious opponents were dis-
abled on theground.
The door of the caravan was now opened, and a cessa-
tion of hostilities took place for a few moments. In about
five minutes Cribb, Neptune, and Jerry were brought out
(Crack being kept in reserve to supply the place of the
disabled dog.) The Lion was again brought out : he ap-
peared little worse for his fatigue, and met his three new
combatants with unabated spirit. All the dogs rushed at
his nose, and came in finely, without coming in contact
with his deadly paws. This did not last long, for shaking
them off', be got Cribb within the grasp of his leviathan jaws,
and every bone was crushed in an instant. The other dog
was now let slip, find the royal beast having his work before
him, began to finish it in earnest- Poor Crack no sooner
come within marl, than he feeeived a death blow, and the
intrepid beast seemed goaded to madness; he lashed his
sides, and rushed at Neptune, and succeeded in maiming
him in the left -side, which reduced him to a helpless
state. Jerry only was able to meet the royal beast; and
as the articles specified, that if the number of dogs should
be reduced to one, the remaining one should be drawn, and
the owner entitled to 100/. ; victory was consequently de-
clared in favour of Nero, amidst shouts of deafening ap-
plause.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.