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ORDERS RESPECTING MILITARY DISCUSiiION.

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Deliberation* or discussions, among any class
ft uf.,...aillitary
toes. hayloft 'tic obyeett or minors tor praise, tensor, of any
mark of approbstion toward* their superiors. or others, are
strictly Firsibihited, as being subseisireof dkciplioe, and an
of power which betimes to the Kula alone, or to
thus, oilier+ to whom his Majesty may be pleased to intrust
the coansisial and disciplitie of his troops.

• His MAJESTY, while on the city of Edinburgh;
purchased several Scotch 'null:midis. eleilititly'
mounted with stouts, the product. of the eillentry:

DCA rl4flo S'ESSMA
TUESDAIP, SEPTUM'S 24.
i in •
marks boos as the Recommit took his seat on the
Bench, all women cud cinldren were ordered oat
of Court, and Jaw Holland, Wm. King, and Wm.
Nord, (convicted al a crime not fit to he named),
were placed at the bar, and neverally asked if they
lied any thing to say why judgment of death should
not .be pissed upon theta.

Holland, with many tears. implored the mercy
of the Court, in consideration of his wife sud child-
ren, and haviug an aged parent alive.
King said hothieg.
North (who has been a schoolmaster in the navy)
stated flirt he had. in the coarse of Jus•arrince, re-
ceived a severe blow on the head, which at times
deprived hint ..of all comciottonem, and he wait en-
tirely ignorant of whet he did. He bad. in fact.
been discharged from his Majesty's ship Aurora,
au account of his mental infirmity and having fits.
. The HIRCORDeI then, in the meat impressive
manner, poised upon them the awftel sentence of
death, and warned them, that from the stature of
their crime they must expect no mercy on this
side the grave, and earnestly entreated them to em-
ploy the short time they had to live in 'tree repent.
auce, and in deprecating the 'meth of the Eternal
Judge. '•
Wm. Russell and John faitledn were indicted fur
sit:ruling • silver sower basin and one pair of silver
lager tongs, the property of Samuel John Symons
-Trickey, from his dwelling-house, at No. 46, Up-
law Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, on the 41st
September instant.
J. Pritchard, clerk to Mr. Trickey, proved that
he came down stairs about • qu titer before eight
o'clock on the morning mentioned in the indict-
ment. The female servant had been cleaning the
steps of the street door. She came soon afterwards
and informed the witness that the silver sugar basin
was miming from the side-board in the parlour
where it was meetly kept. When he first went into
the office on coming down stairs he thought he
heard the street door shut softly.
[The sugar bssin was here produced, which the
witness identified as the property of the Prosecutor.]
Thomas Boston, • journeyman coach-maker,
stated that he was walking in Upper Charlotte-
wreet on the morning of the robbery, and ob-erved
ilhe two Prisoners walking in the direction of Ox-
'ford-street. Ingram had a small bundle in his
•hand, and observing 04 witness look hard at him,
he turned into Newman-passage, and when there he
handed the parcel to Russell, who put it in his het.
Witness suspecting something to he wrong, imme-
diately went up and seized Ingram, whom he gave
in charge to a gentlemen, who happened to be pass-
ing by, whilst he ran forward and took Russell.
The parcel in hit hat was found to be the silver
anger-basin of the Prosecutor. He took them to
the watch-house, and gave the sugar-hasin to
Davis. the Bow-street officer. The sugar tong.
mere found broken into three pieces aud hid in dif-
ferent parts of the dress of Russell.
. The Jury found them both Guilty of stealing on-
Alm the value of 40s.
The RzcoaDaa immediately proceeded to pass
sentence on the Prisoners. There could be little
doubt, he said, of what had been the habits of their
lives ; and, to save them from a worse fate. the sen-
tence of the Court was, that they should be trans-
ported fur the teem of mime yeses.
The Primmer Russell, on leaving the bar, ex-
claimed, " It is • very hard case."
The -ROCOIDin—a Not at all. It would he
much harder for you to stay here end be hanged."
Thomas Byrne was indicted for stealing fourteen
sovereigns and six badger skios, the property of
Messrs. Strange and Harris, in their dwelling-
house.
It appeared that the Prisoner was in the service
of the Prosecutor., who are ivory-turners, residing
at No. 20, Charles-street, Hatton-garden. The
sovereigns were kept in a bag in the till,
which was usually kept locked ; but on the
morning on which the robbery was discovered.
the till was found open and the sovereigns
gone. The Prisoner was seen by • lodger in the
house to be doing something with his hand tinder
the counter close to the till, and when she spoke to
'him he appeared very confused. The six bsdger
skins the Prisoner took to an ostler, who was em-
, played at a neighbouring livery-stables, and usked
him to take them for him to a place to which he
gave him directions, but the ostler afterwards hear-
ing of the robbery at the Prosecutor's, went mud
gave them information, and the Prisoner was taken
Into custody. On his person was found a sovereign
sod some silver. The badger skins were produced
in Court, and Mr. Strange swore positively to one
lot them being his property.
The Prisoner said in his defence, that when he
tame to town he had two pounds five shillings io
money, which he had when he went into the Prose-
cutors' service.

A re.►ectsble looking female, • distant relative
of the Prisoner',, hn►ve him • good character for
honesty, and stated that his conuex►ons in the
country were highly respectible.
The Jury found him guilty of stealing to the
value of 39..

George Thomas Ward and James Ward were in.
dieted tor stealing two baskets containing • quasi-
tity of carpenters' tools oat of ati unfinished hnwe
~ear Spa.firldo, the property of John Mitchell,
William Abbott, and Eli Abbott, oil the 4th Au•
Rust last, and John Martin and Madelino Martin
for receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen.
The female Prisoner was a drcetit-looking woman
in en advanced state of pregnancy. She was per.
mitred to be seated during the trial.
From the evidence of Mitchell and the two Ab-
bott., who are journeymen carpenters, it appeared
that the tools mentioned in the indictment were left
in the mifinivhed house in which they were at work
on the Saturday evening, and on the Monday morn-
ing following they discovered thry had been stolen
by some person who had broke into the back of the
adjoining house, and from thence gut into that in
which the tools were deposited.
John Boston, a journeyman coach-maker, stated,
that he met the prisoner, James Ward, 011 Sunday
night, 4th August 184, with a basket over his
shoulder inThortihaugh.st reef, Bloomsbury. Witness
asked what he hod got there, he replied, " It is all
right, you MO not say any thing almost it." Wit...!
new took him to the Rabid' public-house, in

Toctettlistn-court-road, and gave him irk charge to
MD officer. The tools were afterwards claimed by
Mitchell and Abbott as their property. The pri-
, owner Martin and his wife keep an old iron ship in
bieswoastreet,Soho. Witness accompanied Davis, the
officer, to their house; they went into the 'hop and
asked for the tool, which hid been brought there ;
Mrs. Martin produced them tmmedi■rely, and said
she hoped they had not berm stolen; she said she
had purchased them on the Sunday night from two
young meat, who said the► were going into the
mow. ry, and wile diaresard fora little money. She
gave 9'. for them. •
On the witness's cross-examination by Mr.
CHARLES PHILLIPS, he said, Mrs. Martin went
to Bow street the nest day of her own accord.
Jobn Davis. • Bow-street officer, confirmed the
testimony of the last aline's.
Mitchell valued the tools et Si.

Several highly respectable witnesses gave Mr.
and Mts. Martin a most undeniable character fur
indurtry and honesty. They had not been in their
present business twelve months.
RscoaDsa, in summing op the evidence,
desired the Jury to dismiss from their minds the
case of George Thomas Ward and Johu Martin,
against whom there appeared no evidence. He
commented on the evidence as it affected the fe-
male Prisoner, and observed that it was a strong
circumstance against her that she had given a sum
so much under the value as gs. for tools which the
Prosecutor valued it 31.

The Jury deliberated for above thiee-gna►te►a of
an hour, sod then returned • ve►dict of Acquittal
Is regarded G. T. Ward, John M+rtui, sod
Midden& Marlin. and found James Ward Guilty.

PU Lie If .
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01/11.1311ALL.
CHARGE OF FRAUD.
Yesterday Nell Thought& was brought op on a warrant,
charged with defrauding John Curtis of 4f. 19s. 3d., ender
the false pretence that be would obtain him a situation in
the service of the East India Company.
John Curtis stated, that in the year 1819 he lived in
lodgings, N 0.3, Bluet'abeildings, letter-lane; the Prisoner
lodged in the same house, by which means he became at.
gestated with him; the lodgers in the house frequently
spent their evenings together. He (the witness) was at the
time out of a situation, and the Prisoner was aware of ii,
sympathised with him, and mid it was a pity be was ant
asteeeedul is obtaisiug a situation, and that it was tanfortii-
nate that he (the Prisoaer) was at variance with his wade,
Colonel littler, who resided at Betlinal.greee, for if that
had not been the ease, he had no doubt but his noels would
obtain a situation foe the witness; hut be had hopes, by
apologising to his uncle, they would be friends again. A
abort time afterwards Ise represented that be and his gado
were again on good terms, and that be would make au M.
tercesaioe, through his uncle, to get the witness a situation
in the East India House, sod asked him if he would object
to it? He answered, so far from it, that he would be
obliged by the favour conferred on him by the Primmer In
obtaioing It for biol. The Prisoner asked him if be would
have any objection to wear the livery of the Company, as he
bad no doubt hut be could procure him a messenger's place
at least—set the same time he thought he was gealitied for a
better situation, and be would get him that of • clerk to tie
Company. He brought with him copies of memorials to be
presented to the different Directors with whom his uncle
had an influence. On the 27th of July, 1819, be met
the Peignoir by appointment, between three sad lour o'clock
ie the afiereoog, at the Crown and Thistle public-house, in
Billeter-street ; he asked him how his (the witaesa's) beri-
seas came on st the India House ? The Prisoner answered,
there was nothing wanted to make the appointment com-
plete but the payment of the fees, which amounted to
41. 190.3 d.; the witness had eel se much ■mosey about him,
but said he would go to ►ie lodgings for it ; the Prisoner
told him he bad better bring a 6/. note ; he went to his
lodgings, brought t►e note and a friend with him; on his
return the Prisoner said t►e once hour, were then over id
the India Howse, but they meld radon it to Mr. Hudson,
the Secret/hey of the Compels', and that the witness's friend
could deliver it, and he would accompany bins to chew hiss
the plate. The witness enclosed !be St mote in on envelope,
sealed it, and directed it to H. Hodson, Esq. East ludo•
House, and hie friesd, with the Prisoner, carried is, as the
Prisoner said the friend of the witness would be able after-
wards to prove the delivery of it. They afterwards returned
from the ludis House to the public-house, and his Meted in.
formed him that he had delivered the letter ; a short time
afterwards the Prisoner said be could not stop, as he was
obliged to meet a party of friends at his uncle's at Bethnal-
green; they then parted. On the nth of August, 1819, cm
the 11th of the same month, •ad on the 7th of September
following, the witness received letters purporting to be
signed. H. Hodson. intimating that the appointment* was
obtained. About the 27th or 28th of September, 1619, he
discovered that it wee all a deception, in consequence of a
letter he bed received front Benjamin Stone, Est Comp.
troller of the Customs at the port of Newhatree„ desiring the
witness to meet him at Mr. Jarmiu'e, silversmith, in the
Stetted; he accordingly went there, sod Mr. Slone asked
hiss when be had seen the Prisoner? He answered, not
lately; on which Mr. Stone said he wee afraid the witness
was deceived in the Prionner, for he (Stone) had sent a bill
of his for ha drawn on his uncle, Colonel Miller, which
had beets returned dishonoured. He accompanied Mr. Stone
to the East ',dim House, and found that his appointment was
a deception. Shortly after the witness sent the 61. note to
the India House, he informed the Piisoner that he was
obliged to leave town; ea which be said it was always
usual on a pe►son obtaining an appointment to give the gen-
tlemen of the establishment a treat. The witness told bin
that he would uut nbjeet to doing what was usual, and ac-
tually remitted the Prisoner 141. from Lewes for that per.
pose. Colonel Miller, he understood, was the rack of the
Prisoner.

Mr. James Holdcrof t, of Hertfued.temee, Stepney, staled
that he went with Mr. Coma to Billeier-street on the even-
ing mentioned by him ; the Prisoner was wailing fur them ;
he saw Mr. Curtis put she 5?. note in the letter, seal it, and
directed to H. Hudson, Eaq. East India House; he smiler-
look to deliver it for Mr. Curtis; the Prisoner accompanied
him to the corner of the India House, and said he did not
wish lo go further, as be did not like it to be known that
he had any thing to do in the fossilise's. The witness went
into the India House and &livered the letter to one of the
porters, who was dressed in the livery of the Company; he
said Mi. Hudson *cm gone, but he would certainly get it
on the following morning. When be came out of the house
he found the Prisoner waiting fur him, and told bins what he
bad done ; be said it was all right, and they went back to-
gether to Billeter•street to Mr. Curtis, and in a short time
afterwards she Prisoner made an excuse to leave them. He
was doubtful whether be sunk' know thenian again whoa
lie d. livered the letter to at the East India Howie.
1 he Solicitor for the East India Company stated, that there
w..e id be a meeting to-morrow of a Committee of the Merc-
ian' of the Company for the purpose of, investiginiug the
cane. He therefore requested that the Prisoner might be re-
snaiidedl until Thursday.
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The Solicitor for the Prisoner subtaiited that it was a
bailabk offence, aid he was ready to leader bail for his
client.

Alderman Coa, the presiding Magistrate, said, that be did
not think be would he justified in accepting bail at present,
as the charge might here..fier assume a more serious form.
The Solicitor foe the Prisoner said, if that was the Opimo
of the worthy Alderman, he would request that the Pfl9o6ef
should he remanded to Friday next, as be would M the in-
terval bare an opportunity of advising with him.
The Metter was accordingly remanded until Friday
RM.

DOW.ST 11 EF.T.
YeistPrdly Marlin King, •coal merchant, appeared on a
sainawao to •uawer to au information laid again!' him, iu

*hied he way charged with selling 31 melts of toils deficient
in their 4.5 reaeore.

The ease easne os before G. R. Mislabel!, Esq. Mr.
Humphreys attended on the part of the Complainant, sod
Mr. Narrater far the defence; sod after a long blot smolt,-
resting diatonic'', relative to the oinisatoo* of ammo of the
technicalities is the alteration% of thr information, Mr. Min.
phial convicted the Defendant in the penalty of 2.. upon
every seek delittient, tablets amtionted to lit 4s. and costs.

N A aII.BOROUGH-eras:KT.
Yerterdsy Mr. King, a chorus-singer belonging to Covent-
garden theater, attended at this office on as assault warrant,
M answer the complaint of a Mr. Hale, a gentleman raiding
i• fitedfoidinitieet, Bedford-agnaie.
The PfOSPettief stated, that on Sunday evening twit, be-
tween *even and eight o'clock, he was walking in the com-
pany of • lady through Rosselkstreee, Bloomahurs on his
way to his residence, when the Defendant rad, ly reline be-
fore them and interrupted their passage, and on •Iture.
questlug of bun ant to ingot( the lady, lie threatened to
" knock out his braise" with a stick he had in his band, and
he was obltrd to force Aeolic* from the Defendant'', creepy
on which be beesnoe enraged, and made two kicks at wit.
ors. 0.. the slick tieing returned to him, he made • lim-
iest blow •t a dog which was following witness, and bit it
attou the loins, which caused its inatant death. pr. Hale
represented She attach as one of llie almost cruelty and wen.
tonneso, and expreseed himself determined to prosecute the
Defendant, if it was only for the loss abbe dog, epos which
he set lb. greatest value. He had been of-red 200 'mi.
ness fur it, which he refosed, and he world rather have bad
lets non arm broken than hie dug should be lbos treated.
Mr. H. called • witness to prove the assault.
Mr. King denied having sued violence toward. the dog
until It flew ■t him, and this calmed Olin so strike it.

Mr. Hale thought it unlikely that a dog weighing no more
than 51b. could have oo alarmed the Defeatism; he C-0111,1•
dered it a mouton set; but he had made Inquiry relative to
the Defendant, and be anderel..orl that k woe well keeiwn
at the watch houses in the neighbourhood where the affray
took place.
Mr. King treated this insinuation with much indignation:
be bad tilled his present situation for 26 years, which be
!Mould not have door had he nut borne a respectable charac-
ter.

The Magistrate, Sir George Turmoil, merely regain d him
to pot in his own recogniraoce to appear at as *Nikon.,
which be immediately seceded to.
- Mg:rowan war re examined on s charge of robbing
the bowie of hie John Linty, of Greenford, Middlesex, and
was again remanded for the production of further evidence.

MART-LP-BONS;
DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
Yesterday William Holland and Joh* Barnett, Cass
Country Harry, underwent a 6ail examination before the
sitting Magistrates, on a charge of burglaries's), breaking
•od entering the bowie of Mr. Jas. Glavin), the OW (hinge.
i• Oxford-sired.

The Primmer' were folly committed for trial.
Mr. Clayton fortunately lost nothing. although the aped-
meat broker' into contained I hundred pounds.

otrfott.llALL.
ASSAULT EXTRAORDINARY.
Yesterday the extraordloary circumstance that oetorred
In the banal•grnund of St. John's, Horsleydown, nil Sunday
evening last, nag ialvestigated at this office hewn K. J.
Chambers and R. Redone, &qrs.

At 12 o'clock the Rev.l. C. Ably and several other gen-
tlemen and amnesties entered the office; sod•shortle serer
Mr. Joliet Buller, an undertaker, residiag at No. 20, Cruel
Hursleydown, was brought tato the presence of the
Magistrates by Gloonon, the officer, who had spprehended
Mint on as assault warrant at the fusioete of that Rev. Gee.
thalwas.

Mr. Abdy having been mom, stated Its the Magistrate,
that the charge he had to prefer against the Defendant was
of a very outrageous ashore; it was that of aseaoltiog him,
whilst in the performance of his clerical functions. Preview'
to his going tutu the detail of the outrage, he world trouble
the Magistrates with a few preliminary observations. He
hogged to Mimeo the Magistrates, that Is every parish
throughout the ►ingdom it was usual for eadertakers to
make necessary gewitints for Newels, mid to apprint a
precise time fur interment, because If that was sot the cite
the clergy would have nothing to do but to attend till the
undertaken thought proper to come. In the present rate
there was three footrests appoisted at the paeish burial
ground, at a quarter before fire o'clock as Smedley email's,
and two were appointed at five eclat lc, at oho old bond
ground. in Toolry-street, to one of which (a child) the De-
fendant was undertaker. Wittiest', after !levies interred the
three in the pat ish ground, repaired at live o'clock to the
old burial grotto/1, to perform his clot, over the other ten.
However, only one had arrived at the appointed time, over
which he read the foaml service, and the friends of the
deceased retired from the groned, at which time it was pre-
cisely a quarter past Ave o'clock, being a quarter of an
►our heyomd the time appointed for the interment of
the corpse to which the Defendant was •ndertaki r.—
Witness finding the funeral bad not arrived, anti reei;tll(
himself very exhausted from fatigue, having• perforated the
.morning sod afternoon duty at his father's church, and also
hairier to go to Bow Church, Cheapside, at ball-pact sir, to
preach the evening service, be told the sexton he would
step to his fatber's home and take some refreshment, sod
would be in t►e ground at a quarter before six, and would
perform the duly over the grave previous to his going to
Knee Church. Witness accordingly went away, mud returned
about tear minute., before six o'clock. The sexton was put-
ting on hie surplice, ohm the Defendant exclaimed, l° Now
TOO are come, what sb yon look like?" Willies+ took no
notice, bat took his position at the Mint of the funeral pro •
cession, as was usual, and commenced reeding the err vice.
He (the Reverend Gentleman) would wish to observe, that
the grave where the body was to be deposited was sot more
then twelve yards from the gate*, therefore, if be had edited
till the whole of the mourners had got out of the coach
before he commenced marlin the nerviest, be would
have had no spare to have walked to the grave, so
that it might be probable the followers were not out of the
coach at the time lie begin to read. He woad also trot, :41
observe, that it was always (and very properly) usual for el,e
procession to move on at a aloe pace, hot there was a dd.
ferrite? between a slow sad proper pace, to what is termc•l a
snorts pare. In this cave the latter was observed, end fem.
ing he would be too late at Bow church, which would he at.
tended with unpleasant coneequeuees, made a simnel In it e
bearer of the corpse to proceed a little quitter. Tie De-
fendant saw the signet, and in ■n author toady, tone 1..1d the
b "not to mind kiss (wheels), Ae wet his master." and
the procession muted to the grave, if me, thing, slower than
before. On getting to the grave, the so were placed
round, and witness commenced his functions, when the Dr•
feadant abruptly came and stood with his back against I r,,
with his hat on his bead. Witness setting that, and brier in-
commoded by his standing before his, desired turn to pull
off his bat, upon which he was hoard to say, I Owlet
but be had no witness to prove that be did make use• art that
expression. Witness then left of so the middle of the ser-
vice, stud addressed the mourners, telling them that he would
not go on with his professional duty till the undertaker
promised to behave in a decent and becoming minner. • Tire
Defendant at this note stood by, mot appeared to be deter.
mined in pursuing his indecorous conduct Witness then
took offhis surplice, and went towards the gates, followed by
the DefeeMant, who, at the moment he gut niilll,le, called
him a d—d sod gave bins the blow is the eye that
then presented itself to view. Witness took refuge is the
school room near the spot, sail ►is rye oat deemed by Mi.,
Mallets, the schoolmistress. He afterwards, as well as be
was shle, performed bis duties at Bow church, and was then
escorted home, fearing other viulrnre would be offered to
him. Witness was positive he
at all.
Mary Day, a little girl beloogiag to the charity school of
et John's, saw the Defendant strike Mr. Abdy, aud was
quite cure the latter ruck Mr. Butler.
Cosi■b Marlin, soother school girl, corroborated her t, a.
Mr. Butler was new called upon to accoual for his sit eon•
duct.
He said be would willingly admit steiktog.Mr. ALdy, be;
that he was struck first by that gentlesian.
Magistrate" The assault bas been proved en the oath 01

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