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?AMON"' L R NOV IIIiRSTS.

The Duke aid Durham of Redford sad family are expect-
ed is lowa this day to dinner horn their twat, Wooburs Ab-
bey, as their way is Hastings, Sussex.
Hls Excellency the Earl and Countess of Closest'',
lad suite, are repented to leave the Claresdun Hotel, Bond-
street, to.mariow or Wedsesday for Bemirels.
The Earl sad Granters of Lotted«le and family are arrived
at their seat, Liwther, Westmoreland, from Whitehaves,
eambeiland.
The Countess of Essex has arrived at her house is Hill-
' reef, Berkeley-square, from a tour.
Earl Groeveilor has arrived at Ws seat, Estes Hall, Chi..
Mr., from a tour.
Sir Deviate Gould, Bart. has left Blake'a Hotel, Jennie-
street, for his seat is Hers.
The Hon. Edward Foley has left Heellion's Hotel, Mho,
'mark-siren, for &affordable,.
The Hou. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith left lowa on Sitar.
'day On • tour.
Colonel Gibbs has left Warren's Hotel, Herein-street, for
Ws sea, Milton House, Bedfordshire.
Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Mitebell, are expected to arrive
this day at their house is Charles street, Berkeley-square.
from Colonel Beaumont, 111.11.'s seal, Breams Hall, near
Wakefield, Yorkshire..

Arrival. at Thomas's Hotel, Brikeley.sqtrare :—The Mar.
via of Exeter from Nevissarlirt ; Mr.. Grvieral Gore sail
• family from Bath; aNd Mr. and Miss Littlish:a from their
seat is Oxfordshire.
Min Napier anis, d un Saturday at the Clarendon Hotel,
Bund.steret, from Ireland.
Mn. -Strong and family have arrived al Hedger's's Hotel,
Dover•atreet, from America. Mrs. Hey has kft ditto for
Cheltenham.
113n.Newahaut aad family have artrired at the Loudon
Motel, Albemarle.street from their cottage at Bognor, Sus-
sex. •Departures from ditto :—Mr. sad Mrs. &oh', sad
family for the Contiticat ; and the Rev. Mr. sod Mrs. Cooke
sod fatuity fur their seat in Terkehiie.
Arrivals at Head's Hotel, Lover Groavelior-streel :
Hon. A. IViodsor from Southampton; Mr. and Mrs. Camp.
bell sod family from Paris; and Thomas Caskell, Esq. from
his seat in Worcestershire. Depaituret—Sir J. Frederick,
Bost for4sis seat, Borwood Park.
Departures frum the Pultettey Hotel, Piccadilly:—Job■
Franks., ',Esq. fur Brig/stoat i aNd. Mr. and Mrs. Gassing fur
the Continent.

On Friday his MAJNITTT. attended by the Mar-
quis of CONTOGIAM and Dr. KNIGHTON, took an
strum io hia low chaise, and visited the Princess
AVGLISTA., at Frei/Entree, ■nd returned to the Cot-
tsge to dilater. The KING vrai attended by two
grooms, and abstains front all parade during his re-
tirement at Windsor.

Earl Besnctismr, who has been seriously ill for
some time, we are happy to mate is recovering
fast, and is able to take an airing in his carriage.
The Windsor ball. in celebration of the birth-day
of her Royal Highness the Prioress All4ll/11TA,
fixed for the 4th instead of thelth of November,
ors account of the moon.
SINCLAIR 'is 'now at Florence, from whence be
goes to sing in an opera composed by Ros Sins, at
the approaching Carnival at Venice, for which he
is to receive 8,000 francs.
Some of the Papers of Nat week booing inserted
the death of Miss TAYLOR, late of el* Surrey
Theatre, we are authorised to contradict the report.
This high) respectable Lady, who is the only sister
of JAMES TAYLOR, Esq. of FilialViire lite, Soli-
citor, wee married on the 44th of June last, at
St. Andrew's, Hoiborn, to WILLIAM FISHER, Esq.
of the same Init. Solicitor. Since then she has re-
tired from her theatrical profession.
Afire: pas has lately come to light, which is
likely to occasion some bustle amongst the gentle-
Men of the long robe. The injured husband re-,
sides within a few miles of Nottingham, and thi
gallant Lothario (a widower) is an eminent Solici-
tor in the immediate neighbourhood of the Melton
Hunt. The deluded fair owe last week wrote for.

pecuniary assistance to her gay deceiver, end the
letter by some means got. into the hinds of his
hasseker. per. The consequence was a full exposure
of the shale amour.—(StonEford News)

In the reign of RICHARD H. the fare from Dover
to Calais, for a single passenger, was settled at six-
pence in summer time, and a shilling in winter.
According to 'the value of money then and now,
the fare was much dearer thou at present.
Earl Fltzwiitiast, while hunting with his hounds,
at Hoober Stand, on Monday last, was violently
thrown from his horse, by coming in contact with
the bough of a tree. We are happy to learn no
inquiry, that his Lordship suffered no material in-
July from the accident..-(DORCalitl Gaiefte.)
Friday Lot the Animal Latin Oration, in com-
memoration of Dr. HARVEY, was delivered by Dr.
TURNER, at the College of Physicians, Warwick-
lane. It is *apposed that that of next year will be
pronounced in the new College now building in
Pall-Mall Lie% tme account the lovers of
poetry and ;ruche recollecertaris will perhaps regret
the change; Dr. GARTIVS celebrated description
of the temple of Hygeia will now lose its applica-
tion--

Not far from that masa celebrated plaor •
Where 'airy Justice lets ►er sofa! fare,
',lsere little villains are cunsigued to fate,
That gnat ones may enjoy t►e world to stale,
There 'Asada a dunte," Ate.
• Tie Old Bailey.

It appears from a communication from Hertford,
glut fresh disturbances hove broken out in the East
India College, situate in the neighbourhood of
that tarn; and that there had likewise been • hal.
!ming at the close of the MAYOR'S frost, by some
ht the rabble of Hiriford (on Michaelmas-day,
',resume), which had terribly frightened Pm-
CHRISTIAN!

Dr. Cnatmeas, of Glasgow, visited Leeds on
Friday week, in the course of an extensive tour he
h how making in England, for the purpose of col-
lecting authentic information on the state of Eng-
lish pauperism.
PEDESTxtanssu.--Yeste►d.y JAMBS TENNEY,
tlr pedestrian, who started from the White Bear,
St. John-street, West Smithfield. on Tuesday last,
at twelve o'clock,.far a wager of one hundred gui-
neas, to walk is York and back (four hundred
iu five successive dies, arrived at the above
',lime at thirty-five minutes after eleven yesterday
m"Dior, having twenty-five minutes to spare, not-
withstanding tile weather was BO inclement. Ile is
is the fiftieth year of h's uge.

THEATRES.

DRURY-LANE.
That gintrully admired comedy, The Itoad to
Ruin, was rendered peculiarly attractive on Satur-
day evening by much fine sterling acting, and the
additional chitin of one of the most succesiful firm
appearances we ever witnessed. A Mrs. H.
Hunan. from the Exeter Theatre, made her debut
in the really difficult character of Sophia. Her
figure is of the second size, well proportioned ; her
countenance animated and agreeable; her voice
sweet and natural; and her whole demeanour sim-
ple, yet graceful. She has the great recommenda-
tion of youthful sprightliness. and is evidently well
versed in the business of the stage, and wise
enough to have made nature her guide, and not to
overact her part. She played delightfully, and was
received throughout with such high and unmixed
approbation, that the comedy was announced with
exultation to be again represented to-morrow.—
DOWTON, whose return to the London boards we
hail as r certain accession of general pleasure,
old Derision was uniformly eecelleut. ErAtirrort
played Harry Doratoa with great care, and ,conse-
queut 'acct.*: we never saw finer acting than his
scene in the lock-up house--wit was the maddening ,
gaiety of u thoughtless though not depraved mind,
the spirit of high and gentlemanly feeling stru4-
gtiog with vice and repentance. In characters of this
class he is certainly without a rival, and they require
great attainments. Mr. TERRY's Sulky was highly
respectable, and had less of hi. general peculiarity.
A Mr. Beaus/ (late of the Ha) minket Theatre)
made his first appearance here in Silky, and altoge-
thee acquitted himself very respectably. In mealy
parts there were touches, which, with attention,
we think, may be brought to excellence. Of
HARLEY'S Goldfinch we speak with respect, be-
cause he is generally • pleasing and useful actor,
but this performance was an absolute failure. He
looked, dressed, and acted, like the hero of a pony-
race—not the sparkling, rattling " deep one." To
make use of cant terms (ethic!' we always do spar-
ingly, as we are not disciples of the Tone and
Jerry school), 1, he wasn't up; he could not go
it ; he was all wrong." Goldfinch is a jockey of
the first order—HARLEY made him a mere post-
boy. We recommend him to take a trip to New-
market, mild three days training. The other cha-
racters were well supported.
In the afterpiece of The Agreeable Surprise,
we were again agreeably surprised by Mrs. H.
HUGHES'S performance of Cowslip, it Abided ge-
neral delight. and was marked by all the artless,
indescribable traits of nature and simplicity, which
are the very essence of the part. Her acting was
fall of excellence, and she looked and dressed the
character admirably ; her singing was very pleating.
HASLET, in Lingo, was truly comical; and Mule
CUBIT? was deservedly encored in Laura ; she sung
sweetly and correctly.
The theatre was well attended ; the performance
we, by the special desire of the Duchess of KENT,
who honoured the theatre with her presence.

COVIINT-GARDEN.
The Beggar's Opera was performed at this
theatre on Saturday night, in which Miss PATON,
from the Haymarket Theatre, made her first al,.
pearance is Polly. She was received in that dia.
tinguished manner which her previous performances
at the other house rendered so justly her due.
Though she displayed a little of that timidity so
natural to a new and difficult situation, yet her
powers were not at all clouded, and her very first
vocal exertion convinced every one present that the
operatic strength of the theatre had received a most
enviable addition. She was loudly sod deservedly
encored in " Ah ! he so pleased me," and " Cease
yoarlatitaing," amid repeated theft beautiful sire with
increased effect. The Lacy of Miss HALLANDR,
.amid the stiashealh of Mr. PRA am AN, were very
well received ; the rest of the characters of the
piece were unstained respectably, Mill the opera was
given out for to-night amidst general testimonies of
•pprobatiou.— A new serious inelo-drama, called
Ali P•cAa, succeeded the opera. The following
is a brief audio, of the plot :
Ali Paella, after throwing off hie allegiance to the Otto-
man Porte, and committing the most atrocious cruelties as
the inhabitants of Tanis'', retreat■ to his fortress on the lake
upon the approach of the Turkish force ender Ismail, whose
saw, Ibrahim, Ali holds es a prisoner. Zenocks, a Satiate
Chief, whose kindred hare byes all destroyed by Ali (except
one sister, Ilebssa, who Js, unknown to him, loving under the
protection of Ali. sad is beloved by &hos, the grandson of
the tyrant), penetrates in the disguise of Ambassador from
Ismail iglu the castle of Ali, where he rouses Telethon, au
Albania• Chief, to join him in the attempt to avenge hire.
self and his count ry ; hot their plot being overheard by Heim',
she betrays it to Ali, who instantly pats Ibrahim to deat►, Yid
. condemns both Zenocles and Telethon to the same fate.
At the same time be discloses the relationship heliports
Zesocies and Helena. Its the second act Ali receives the
last account from his eldest sots, who has been recently exe.
meted by order of the Porte, by which be is i•furmed that
Stites is not his grandson, but the offspriag of a Macedo-
nian Chief who fell at the storming of Neves,. Os the re.
eeipt of this intelligence, All, who is pressed by the troupe
of Ismail, amid doubtful of the fidelity of his mows soldiers,
directs Selim to repair to the arsenal, and shoed Ismail
sneered, be has orders to set Are to the magazine, and blow
up the citadel, burying both friends and foes to one undistin-
guished mum. S. lint, aid! believosighisiselflbegrandsoo of Alt,
undertakes the task assigned him, but first restores Zesseles
sad Helena to liberty. At the attack by the troops of Ismail,
Alt's followers revolt, be amide the ted signal to
who stands self devoted abuse to execute the Pacha'ss
orders, when he is prevented by Hausa, to whom the secret
of his birth has become known, and they escape together
just as Ali, p dby his enemies, retreats to the &twos!,
and with his own band fires the magant,ne. The Greeks
then, ■mid the smoking Aain., continue time combat against
the Turks, defeat them, and raise the standard of liberty en
the shattered remains of the tortes, of Yawns.

Such is the story, and from these materials the
author has constructed • very interesting piece,
which was received throughout with unqualified
approbation. The dialogue is of • superior cast,
■nd the performance of Mr. %V. FAIIREN, in the
character of A/i Paeha, did more than justice to
the sketch of the Author. Mr. T. P. COWER, in
&nodes; Mr. A BOOT?, as Se/im ; Mr. F•CLEY,
as Hassup ; aud Miss Foote, as Helena, coo-
tribuied their powerful aid to the success of
the piece, which, we understand, is ati alters.
two trout the Freuch. Though we are not partial to
lengthy pieces of this description, yet it appears to
os that the interest of Ali Alan somewhat suffers
from too much compression, by which the incidents
are crowded, aud the distresses and difficulties of
the personages with whom we sympathi►e have not
time to operate ere they vanish. sod the attention
is awakened to a fresh train of circuinstsocrs. The

scenery wits 'admirably eleculeil. The gallery and
vestibule of the fortress it a beautiful specimen of
excelletice in scenic perspettive. The piece was
!given out for a second Fepresentstion without
u sing% dissentient voice. The house was very
well filled at the commencement, and overflowed at
the indf.price.

THE OLYMPIC.
Thii splendid little establishment is undergoing
• complete re.embellsahment previous to the open-
ing on Mortal, Dein, under the •hle and liberal
direction of Mr. EGBILTOW, who has become pro-
prietor of this bestitiful
In
the greatest pre.
partitions are making, In produce the celebrated
inelo-drams of jowl of Are, and the ettrevagunti
of Thin and Jerry, with redouble:l splendour err
the former - that acknowledged favosirste, Mr..
EGBIT,IIi will nuke her first appearance on thiS
stage in her original charaver. Every iserrin, is
making to render the whole of the entertainments,
in point of effect, superior to soy thing of the
kind. yet produced. We heartily wish them
prosperous reason.

NEW PL BLICATION.

We hear that • little work, now Under impression..
will shortly be in the hands bf the public, which
will not only put the book of Mr. O'Mkeita out of
all doubt, in point of authenticity, but will devalope
to the people of Great Britain the intricate and cite
tenrive creed of the Pitt system. which they will
with pllrpriseducover to he founded in nothing more
nr less than the broadest nod coarsest radicalism.
The work is built upon historical documents and
manuscripts essentially connected with the origin of
the French Revolution, and various negotiations •
fur peace with BONAPARTE, who, to the his own de-
claration to Mr. o'...Meaart. soya..." After the
Treaty of Amiens, I would alto have made • good
peace with England. Whatever your Ministers
may say, I way always ready to conclude • peace
equally advantageous to both. I proposed to form
a Commercial Treaty, by which, for a million of
manufacture or colonial produce taken by France,.
England should take the value of • million of.
French goods in retort,. This wn thought • hein- •
ous crime by your Ministers, who reprobated in the
most violent manner my presumption in havii.g
made such a proposal. I would both have made
and have kept • fair peace, but your Ministers
always refused to make one on equal terms, and
then wished to persuade the world that I _was the
violator'of the Treaty of Aintemi." BONAPARTE
hug since that period been accused of another heirs-
-0114 crime, and "reprobated in the most violent
manner" for breaking the Treaty of Fontainebleau,
by quitting Elba. But what were the facts, as
stated.by the Emperor himself? " The little hope
which -"ewe/tinned of the money to be allowed me
annually, according to the agreement made by the
Allied. Movers; this was one of the reasons which
induced me to quit Elba; but there were many vio-
lations of the Treaty of Fontainebleau which audio.
sized end obliged use to take the step I did. hide.
pendent of what I have told you, it was stipulated
and agreed to, that all the members of my family
should be allowed to follow me to Elba, but in
violation of that, my wire and child were seized, de-
tained, aid never permitted to join a husband and
a father; they were alto to have the duchies of
Perms, Placentta, and Guadiana, which they were
deprived of. By the Treaty, Prince EIJOENE was to
have had a principality in Italy, which was never
given; my mother and brothers were to receive
pension., which were refused to them ; my
own private property, and the savings which I had
made on the civil list, were to have been preserved
for me. Instead of that, they were seized in
the hands of Lattoutti.Ertie, the trecsurer, con-
teary to treaty, sod all claims made by an rejected.
The private property of my family was to be heW
sacred—it was confiscated. The dotations ast•igired
to the army on the Mont Napoleon were to be pre-
served—they were supprened ; nor were the bun.
dred thoutand francs, which were to be given as
pensions to persons pointed out by me, ever paid.
Moreover, assassins were sent to Elba to murdet
use. Never have the terms of a treaty been more
evidently violated, and, indeed, openly scoffed at,
than those were by the Allies; and yet your Ministry
had the impudence to tell the nation that I was the
first violator of the Treaty of Fontantehleau! •
With respect to ananins, I never feared them ; I
had • soul of marble. Had I been actuated by
this spirit of the BOURBONS, or even according to
the laws of reciprosity, I should have caused the
Duke d'ArecouLeme to be tried, in retaliation for
the attempts he had made upon me. I could line
bad him shot within twenty-four hours. Instead of
doing so, I ordered that every respect should be
paid to him, and care taken of Ins person, and that
be should be conducted to Caste for embarkation."

The Kingston (Jamaica) Chronicle of August 24,
sap, 1. We understand that his Honour the Let.-
tensiit-Governor intend• calling the House of As-
srmbly to meet and proceed to business on the 1,1
of October next, for the purpose, we believe, of ena-
bling the Legislature to tquslise the American dit-
ties under the new Act, an official copy of which his
Honour has received by the packet."

A letter from Newcastle, of the 17th instant.
says, " The keelmen below bridge are very gene-
rally returning to their labours this morning."
In consequence of the very culpable practice of
laying the rubbish (whet) pulling down old house.,
&c.) in the public street., the mail, on Monday
evening last. was thrown over in Kirkgate, Wake-
field, when Mr. RODOIIIe, the clerk of indictments
fur the West Riding of Yorkshire, who was pro-
ceeding to Knare.borough Sessions, was so severely
hurt ulna he was obliged to remain in Wakefield.
No other person, we understand, received any Ws-
term' hurt.
The abet of horses and cattle at Thorne fair, on
Tuesday last, was not so large as formerly, and the
few disposed of were at extremely low prices. The
decrease of tradesmen, usually attendant at this
fair, evidently exhibited the poverty of the times.
At the Reading Quarter Sessions, which closed
on Wednesday last, the Magistrates, having taken
into consideration the depressed state of the agri-
cultural interest, came 'to a resolution to lessen the
county rate, by reducing as much at possible the
amount of expenses urually allowed to prosecutors.

frEsrmasrsß sEssuiNs, OCTOBER ig.

AI'PEAL FROII A CONVICTION UNDER
MR. TAYLOR'S, ACT.

Mr. Atineenus addreried the Courts and ill
be appeared for Mr. Phillips, the proprietor of the
New Ft:Change Coffee-house, No. 13g in the
Strand. who appealed against a conviction tinder
Mr. Teyloi's Act, for having shoo-windows over.
hanging the pavement. The short foci. of the close,
he s.id, were these.; Mr. Phillips hod ehanged
the front of his house, sand ue doing we hr had with-
drew') it from a foot to nine beetles float the spire
• it formerly occupied, giving up so much Of his
ground it, the public; but this not satisfying the.
surveyor under Mr. Taylor's Act, he lied eon-
victed Mr. Phillip* of obstructieg the re:eaten'
which he had actually enlarged:
Mr. Atibiews, for the conviction, admitted the
Mr. Phillips's house, since the ulteration, projects
less over the pavement than it did before; but
when he win making tile elirrstiete notice wan
Riven him that the Commissioners under the Act
hod determined on five niches as the Aimee which
'shop windows should be allowed to project over the
• paveipent, and that no house, the front of which
was rebuilt or altered, should be allowed to project
beyond that mice. Mr. Phillips had withdrawn
his window. something, but not enough, es they
still projettid twenty inclier, suit were, in the
Xiliition or the Surveyor sod Co nasissioners, an ote-
etrhetime, sad inconvenient to pa-sengerte And
ribs AL% it would be seen, constituted the Surveyor
•ew Coovidissioners competent judges in the cave ;
.god the Magistrates bsYe hitherto said, that if the
Surveyer or the Commissioners under the Act say
the projection is a nuissuce, they are precluded by
rthet decision.
Mr. ANDREWS examined Me; Martin Stately.
who stated that lie is a builder end surveyor of Sr.
Martin's parish, under Mr. Taylor% Act. The
Dew slum boot of Mr. Phillips's house, N 0.119,
in the Strand, projects one foot right inches over
the footway, and is, unquestionably, inconveitieuts
Cross-examined by Mr. A DOLPHUS.—The old
shop front came more forward olio the street thou
the new. The adjoining houses may perhaps pro-
ject more than Mr. Phillips's ; one of them is oc-
cupied by Mr. Hutment, who is a Comtutssioner
under Mr. Taylor's Act.
The witness, on his re-examination, said he rave
a verbal notice to a workman in Mr. Phillips's shop
while the alteration was going on, that no greater
,projection than five inches would be allowed.
'Mr. Cadogan, surveyor of pavements of St.
Clement awes, stated that Mr. Phillips's windows
in his opinion, obstructed the highway, the boon-
dary of which, he thought, was the wull of the
house. The next house to Mr. Phillips's on the
west projects four or five inches more thou his.
Mr. Story, surveyor of paverneuts for the parish
of St. George, Hanover-square, gave similar evi-
dence of the projection of Mr. Phillips's windows,
and his opinion of its being en obstruction.
Mr. A DOLenus addressed the Magistrates in sup.
port of the appeal. He commenced by observing
that not a single person had been brought forward,
either inhabitant or passenger, to complain of the
obstruction, which was left solely to depend on the
evidence of three surveyors, who were, no doubt,
all equally willing to prove a case that was to bring
grin to their own mill. The simple question ass,
whether every shop 1110 projects at all beyond the
wall of the house must not be removed, whenever
one of those learned surveyors may think proper
to order it to be done. Mr. Phillips's interest,
though considerable to him. was but a feather in
the scale, compered with the interest the public
had in the decision of such a question, which, in his
judgment, was-the most ipspostant that ever came
before that Court. The house in question was an
,ancient building. The Exchinge Coffee-house, it
-Mall well known, was a place of fashionable resort in
the days of Charles the Second, long before the
pavement existed. The front. by the late altera-
tion, had been withdrawn farther from the pave-
4peot, and yet the conviction was for overhanging
mod obstructing the pavement, although Mr. Phil.
dips had sctuslly given a part of his freehold to the
public. If thejudgment of the Surveyors of Pave.
meet was to decide the question, why did the Act
give an appeal to that Court? Was it merely to
record 'their opinion, as their agents or clerks?—
Whether the'house obstructed the pavement, was a
matter of law and fact, to be decided by the Court,
and not by the vendee of surveyors.
Mr. A DOI.PfIOr examined Mr. Richard Col-
thorpe, who sorted that he is a builder, and made
the new Irmo of Mr. Phillipii% shop; the firmer front I
was part of the to ieirial building, laud probably a
century old. The front stands over the area of tne
house, and not over the pavement. The-pavernent
in front of the house is seven feet four inches wide.
being considerably wide,' than any place from the
commencement of theStreed at Northumbeilend
House. If the windows were taken away, the area
I would Ise open, end passengers might fall into*.
The house next Mr. Phillips% on the stew,. pro:
jecte revert iii tai' beyond his. If'Mr. P.'s area was
covered over end paved, it would make an indention
in the street that would be is auissece.
Mr. A DOLMAN did not call any other'witoess.
The Chateaux, after some nate spent in com
solution on the Bench, read the 72t1 section of the
Acme which states that it shall he lawful for the
trustees, commissioners, or surveyors under the Act,
to regulate the distauce to which any sign, sign-post,
bow window, &C. &c. may be allowed to project over
the footway, IniVelnelif, Of bighting ; and that if
they shall project in any manner which, in she judg-
merit of the trustees, commissioner*, or surveyors,
shall obstruct the light or air, or be inconvr mein
or incommodious to passengers or other persons,
every such projection shall be deemed a utesance.
On this section of the Act lie said the Court
was bound to give the best opioion it could
form e and although many cases of individual
hardship might arise ender it, yet it did appear to
the Court that the Act constituted the trustees,
commissioners, or surveyors. judges of what was
an obstruction, or iticoeveident or incommodious,
and left it to their discretion to have every such ob-
'trochee' removed. It was very true the nest house
might-be worse than the house complained of ; bet
the Commissioners say to that—" We will not pull
down ; but if eny man pulls down himself, we will
then prevent his milking au obstruction." On the ,
best opinion. therefore, that the Court could forte, I
they were bound to confitm the conviction.

POLICE.
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:NI ..MANSION-tioUsE.
EtYkRSIYE ROBBERY.
Op Thomas Wa!her, the shropenin of 1111,rrs.
doncria, wart Cu. ,booksellers and stationers in Lradvol-
bilLeinel. irom totruilst before the laird Moyer, door. ct
with baying plestlitied his masters of en immense nnn,brr
Dr books.. kaiser of Ibe name of 'Jteobs was choreval
having received oche of the Wok', koestog then* to have
Libra stolen.

lair James Goodwin stated, that he had missed • great
auditser of eery valuable hooks, aisd-noun first struck with
the idea that a rubbery had been mmenitted on the house.
'upon seeing suite of his busks aa a pawnbroker's shop,
ticketed for sale. Mr. Young, a bookseller, arson after called
us him, and Mewed him a set of hooks, value 71. which fir
baid had bees offered to him for V. and which be suspected
hail not been hquestly gut possession of, although the per-
son who wasted to make the sale was in the habit of
log will, integrity. Mr. Young contrived to get Mr. Good.
uses and that persou, whom name is Jambs, together; •nd
Mr. Goodwin gave • written undretaitiog to Jacobs, prionl•-
ing most solemnly wit to promerte him, if he disclosed the
mune of the men from whom lie had received the Imokr.
Alter some LeStlatiou. Jambs eoureseerl that lie had
bum the Petroiser Walker, who bad, he aided, been in the
habit of selling to him large quantities of books.
Mr. 11. IL Young, of 157, Femburch-street, hooks, llor,
stated, that Jacobs had sold him many books within the last
three year., end was enabled to dispose of such property
al a 'cheap rater in consequence of having got them, as be
had meettaturd, in exchange for quills. The books pro-
duced at the office were known to be Mr. Good•in's
from the priced's/11y of the binding, and edam's look
them to that Gentleman, and immediately the Weeniest-
time commenced. Jscubs acknowledged that Walker used
to sell to hum 501. worth at a time. When Welker was
applied to epee the subject, he did not deny the rub-
bery, but he at once uttered some threatening language
seams, Jacobs, for baiting " peached." A very cliaat
set of 0 Shakspeare," in red morocco, which was worth 81.
was offered for less than halt the iancey by Jscubs; and
other 'Amiable books, such as Dryden's works, Thomosia's
" Seasons," Ste. Ste. boiled in the most splendid style, were
its the enormous catalogue of the stolen property.
The Lord Mayor staled, that the paper given by Mr.
Goodwin to Jacobs, exonerating him fiom the charge, was
not valid, and expressed his amusishment that such a docu-
ment should have bees given.
Jacobs said that Mr. Goodwie had taken his oath not to
prosecute him, upon his giving up the perma from whoa he
had purchased the goods.
Mr. Goodwin assured the Lord Mayor, that it was most
eeseulial to him to know which of his men had been corn.
milling the plunder, an he had a somber of streams, and did
mot know upon whom in fix the imputation.
In this slate of the charge a great difficulty presented it-
self, fur no witness appeared at the moment against
Walker, except Jacobs, and he being the receiver, his eel-
deuce could ly be considered worth sending before a
Jeri. A pawnbroker, however, with whom " TAe Life of
Ike Doke is Gruesome' had been pawned, appeared just is
the nick of lime, and he deposed that Walker bad pledged
the volumes at his shop.
The officers who searched the lodgiag of the Prisoner
found the duplicate of • watch in his trunk.
Mr. Young said, that there were amongst Walker's popery,
when lie aas apprehended, as Old Ifailay Caleedar, and the
Dying XpeecA of WI Old Friend A letter was produced, which
was written by • friend of Walker's in Hertford prison, re-
questing that be would send a little mosey down, as the
" Crib" was a bad place without money, and reminding him
of the jolly nights they had spent at the fairs.
The Lord Mayer observed, that the pawnbrokers would
aot be quiet until some of them were sent to the her at tt.e
Old Bailey as receivers of stolen goods. The encourez. -
went they held out by the facilities of their trade was such
as no thief could resist. His Lordship Mee, in order to sift
the case thoroughly, ordered that Walker should be twirl
brought before bin, previously Is emmaitment; sod that
Jacobs should be produced as evidence against hien, if ee-
ry, upon the trial.
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