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MIDDLESEX IDJOURNED SESSIONS,
TUURSDAY. SEPT. W.
William crifibrd, who had been convletol laat Houton' of an
assault on Mr. Fox, was now called up for judgment. It will be
recollected that tide rrieoner had an objection to being tried by
any other than the King himself. Lie is reputed. to be in no very
sound mind. . .

The Cu;;,.maw—Well, Mr. Clifford, bare you Ctalltidcred bet.
ter ()fit since you
_ were here last time /
Friwner—My Lord, 1 don't understand you.
Ull4llH;tAw—You rued, whets you was last hew; you would be
triad by God and your country.
Prisoner—No, my Lind—l said, by find and my King.
Cue, amsx—fly (toil and your country.
Prisoner—By 1.2 d anti my King. (Loud Laughter.) I have the
piper. here to prove what 1 said—Py and toy King.
Cstatumsw—Oh, sill, it matters not.—you have bc:n found
guilty. flow has he behaved in prison ?
thsoler—Very well indeed, your Worship—he his girth no
trouble.

eIIAIIINAX—WaI, IS the prosecutor has not been much in.
jured, I will discharge you, on entering Into your own recogui.
fence In 20/. to keep the peace towards Mr. For.
that means I shall be under 11w lash of the man
who has pen:rented me fur twenty Tears, robbed me. and reticecd
me to beggary. I object to that mild, of proceeding, and that was
the reason 1 objected to being tried before you and the Jury. 1
cannot enter into any tininess without being ilable tu the annoyance
of the prosecutor.
CHAlRMAN—Wslloiten, if you don't choose to accept the met-
cy of the Court, you must return to prison.
After 'tune other bushiest had been gone through, the prisoner
asked to be discharged without any recognizance, as it would be
acknowledging his own guilt to enter lino any.
The CltalllMAN could not assent to this request. Ile would Or-
cept the bail of any friend, if that would ease his conscience, bnt he
could not liberate without.

l'he prisoner was then sent back to prison.
We ninh.lstanit be has served in the l'inansula, under the Duke
of Wellington, in most of his campaigns.

BHAM BAIL.
Mr. C. rtitLLITS merle a motion on behalf of Mr. Henry Je.
cobs, a gentleman residthig in tiootiman's.dields, VoiVAC Lame had
been fAsely used as hail Ift a man named John Phillips, who was
Indicted fur an assault. Mr. Jacobs received a notice that his re-
cognizance@ were forfeited. *Lich was the only thing he kacw of
the affair.
The attorney who procured the sham bail was in Court, and said.
that he had given 116. for the accommodation of bail. Ile said
he would willingly point out the man. if he could be found.
Mr. Coxsr advised hitn to be active upon the occasion, or he
might be surprised by something.
Mr. C. l'uttl.t.ira stated, that it was his client's Intention to
prosecute the attorney aril the sham bail.

POf.ICG.

61.141)11ALL.

Yesienlay two respeei;l;le:L.Z:g—gen tlemen, with young,
well.dressed, pretty, simpering lady, were brought Wore slr.
Alderman IVootr.

The constable of the night stated, that the panics had been
brought to the watch-house ou Wednesday night at ono o'clock,
by a watchman, fur disorderly conduct, but that the gentlemen
were sorry now.
Alderman 'Woots—l dare say they are, like most persons who
have spent a night in the watch-house but that's not enough for
me. I can't bear your account of the affair, call in the watchman.
I untientarid it has become quite an usual thing for officers to
make up cases in this valet: before they c.mie before the Magistrates.
watchman having ctitere4—
Ablerman—M'cll, Sir, why did you take those persons to the
watch.housc ?
. .

Watchman—This ere gentleman was standing by that ere lady a
making a hell of a noise at one o'clock last night.
Ahlerman—What sort of noise ?
Watchman—Why a talking and grinning.
Alderman—Grinning a noise I
Watchman—laughing. 1 bidj cm to be Mt and walked away.
earn hack again abouttia minutes; they mere not gone, so I tack
stn to the watch-house.

Alderman—Was there no more ?
IValchntan—Ycs, I got a full.
Alderman—What ! knocked down
Wutehman—Ves—no—not exactly knocked down--pushed,—
dred —dragged down.
Alderman—How was it
Watclunar—This ere gentleman wanted td rescue me.
Alderman—You ?
Watchman—To get away—pulled away hie hand, so I fell
down—that was it. _ .

Aldentim—Pretty fellow of • watchman you are. (To the
const:tble.) Did he state anything more hat Light at the watch-
house

emicalik—Yes, Sir ; he sail he was knocked about and struck.
Allettnan--014. I see new light has broke in upon hint this
morning. Well (to the laity), what 'rue you doing in
the street at one o,clock this ming ?
The lady let her countenance drop into deep sorrow, whined.
squeeictl out a tear, Sad made the usual ■tempts nt looking pa.
thctic.
_ _

Alderman-4/h, I dare say rou have nothing to say, Itteam
IV ell, Sir (to the young gentleman), I suppose this lady is no very
particular acquaintance of yours ?
l'risonry.—No, sir.
(To the other)—Nor of yours, Sir I
Second prisoner—No, Sir.
IVhat have you tn say fer yourstlecs?—The gentlemen answered
by a look of exquisite sheepishness.
Well, as this 'origin has not been here before, and as no via
knee has taken place, let them be discharged.
Th.y "CU acconliegly discharged.
11014 STREET.
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Yesterday Henry Se.kirntb, thttt;ll:eo Haim at the Queen's
Elms tumpike.gate. on the Kensington trust, appeared upon
mammon', to answer to an information exhibited against him by
Mr. William l'obbett, jun., tor huvitm, on the I4th of October,
10V, taken three-halfpence more fur the toll of a one-horse cart
then by low allowed.
Mr. Cobbett, when heexhibited the information a foe days ago,
In order to procure a summons, stated, by way of accounting for
so big a delay, that when his father some months since detected
and punished the abuses which had so long existed on the Ken.
sington trust, it was understood that the lessees would refund all
the money that they had been wrongfully taking for so long a period
from a class of poor hardworking men but not a single farthing
hod been refunded, and lie wu then fore determined to proceed for
penalties in all the cases be couhi get hold of, howner long the
lapse of time since the odium' were committed.
Yesterday when the cue was called on, Mr. Cobhctt was com-
menting a speech to the Magistrates, when Mr. Williams, the
solicitor, for the defence. said dint the env was very plain and shu-
ttle, and required no illustration, and lie must object to the intro-
duction of any int trane.7l.lB mutter.
Mr. IVlLLtsms then took several objections in finite to the in.
formation, which were ever rtt led.
The 3laglstrate convicted the defendant in the penalty of U. and
costs, and -11 Ir. Williams gave notice of appeal.
Mr. Cobbett said he bad other costs which he should bring for.
ward, and he had no doubt that he should successfully defend the
appeal given notice of.

BATTON-GA R 11E N.
SMASIIING.--Vesterdar a well-looking young
man, about thirty years Or age, with Ilfarid Brows, his write, were
hcaught up foe final examination, charged with uttering counterfeit
win. The woman's tippearance was extremely prepossessing and
genteel. The husboul win dressed in a frock-coat and top boots,
having altogether the app.:ounce of what is termed "a sporting
man. _ _

.......
Mr. Pow EL Solicitor to the Mint, attended In support of the
KOSCCUt ion.
It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses, that the pri.
stoners have been in the habit of going separately, and in company,
into little chandlers' shops, and asking for same trifle, such as ar
egg, or 3 Kilfpenny.worto of nuts. and tendering a bad shilling, fur
which they received the proper change.
Mts. Ttamnpson, alto keeps a chandler's shop in White liar.
road, lira 's Intl :lane. one infbemation to Calton, s emmtable, who
apprehended the parties gear Tavistock.square, on,Tuevday even.
ing last, a few minutes after they had passed a bad shilling. The
man, a hen seized on, threw out of his pocket niee bad shillings,
which 111,7 C picked up by Mr. l'larke, a coal-merchant residing in
Speldhurstogreet, wttn witnessed the apprehension of parties
l'oltini had searched the house of the prkoinws in Britanni....street,
eity.road, which was very genteelly furnished, but c mid discover
nothing tit importance. The servant told hint that her master was
a liorse.denler. _

During the examination the wretched young woman became hys-
terically aillcted, and excited general sympathy.
Mr. l'owst.t. and SlTgeantKst.t.olt expressed their regret that
the influence of the husband should have involved her in his Infamy.
The husband. who had hstened witb great coolness to the whole
of the evidence. was sensibly Directed on seeing the unhappy situ.
anion of his wife. _ _

They made na important dcfetce, aid were fully committed for
trial.

MARY-LA.ITONNE OFFICE.

....
(7ssr or EITIII:311t 311stUT.—Vestcrtlay, Genre pillar, a
man. whose appearance ilisplaeed distress of the most abject cha-
racter, was brought before Mr. lisw &introit, charged with
gaily pawning some furniture of his lodgings. lie wee social'.
pioited into the ()dice by a young woman. his wife. who was sup.
ported by her sister. seemingly with sickness, hunger, and aux: iny
for her husband's f.ite, scarcely able to stand.
From the ststotient of dies. Maio Granger, of No. 11, Great
Check-Ale:a-street, Slary.la-bontte. it appeared that at a very eon.
siderabie time past the prisoner and his wife took an apartment
Inrnish.:d in her house' and remained a month, having only paid •
fortnight's rent of that period, when they suddenly decamped,
leaving the door locked, and carrying with them the key. tin her
breaking upon the door, she found they hail stripped the apart-
ment of every portable article of valuer the bed.clothes were gone,
as wove alsoi the knives, looking-glass, china-ware. &c. Puntig
the time they were in the witnes.'s house, she believal than ro be
exceedingly di.tresseil, and from what she had since learned, she
was unwileing to dr the unfortunate prisoner any harm.
lluckeridge, an ofEcer of this establishment, said he had re-
ceived the warrant obtained by tae last a itness against Mr. Ettll.tr,
ant write tO 1.-V:t:1:11-green, none 11-inSdial, to CX:ehte it. lie

there, in a miserable habitation, found him supporting the languid
and exhausted frame of his wife, without scarcely anyArtiede used
for dotnestic purposes. The lire/rite seemed to bare been
some time a stranger to fire, and ne very readily believed the
roan, front the appearance of all he there saw, when he said neither
he nor his wife had partaken of food for two days. The bed
was destitute of covering, and the eompleat and chilly air of
poverty, seemed to pervade the wretched habitation. Ile gave up
the duplicates. and ut once admitted his guilt, but the admission
was scarcely audible, his utterance was so conipleatly choked with
grief. On the officer informing him that hie presesee was re-
quired elsewhere, his wife started up, and clitigicg to him, said
nothing should part them. and she, accompanied by her odour,
came Mai hist, to the Office.
The unfortunate man, during the recital against him, stood at
the bar, evidently labouring to suppress his emotions.
On being race] to account for his aim:, he said that the
keenest hunger had driven hint to pawn the articles, but with the
intention not only of making them good, but restitution to their
owner for detaining them. lie was by trade a caner and gilder,
and was connected with an opulent and respectable family ; but he
had, from a variety of misfortunes. which instead of decreasing
almost daily accumulated, finally sunk beneath them; be even by
journey.vork did all it, his power to maintain his family, but that
failed hint, and he was left pennylcu, with an ill and delicate wife.
and to procure Mod was compelled to resort to the act with which
he stood Omega The officer, lie said, could bear testimony to
his miserable situation, as he had, by a humane and generous net,
produced a temporary alleviation of the pangs of hunger.
A shopman to Mr. Neat, pawnbroker, of I)uke.street. Alan.
cheatcr.square, with whom the sheets and blankets had been
pawucd, stepped forward, and said he was instructed by Mr. Neat,
is this was so distressing a case, to give up the property to the
right owner, whit the view of stopping further proceedings against
the intim tunate man. . .

Mr. Raw xtusow—" This set does your employer honour, sir.
and you 1112' tell him his conduct ought to be held up as an ex-
ample."
Another pawnbroker, Mr. Gideon, of Siafford.atreet, luitson•
green. said he would follow the example, and give up ghee:sand
blanket to Mrs. Oranges, which had been palmed by the man at
thr bar.

The prisoner here bunt into tears tr. endeavouring to return
thanks. Ile was (odet dto retire from the bar. mit the case was
directed to sterol orto until the eretuitrig, until the other articles
were obtained.

'1 'he appeurarce of the poor woman excited general commiasera.
tion. She appears r.early in the last stage of consumption, and the
Muttering hectic flush of that Sect:Urnl complaint seemed frequently
to dish over her countenance, displaying tie agitation of her mind,
and mournful confidence in her unfortunate husband.

The worthy Magistrate, Mr. RAW IN sow, seemed very sen.
sibly &Meted, and ordered every attention to be paid the woman at
his own expense.
QUEEN-SQI!A
Yesterday Mies Weeks, the proprietress of a hoarding school for
young ladies, now at Little Ealing, and late of Grove H am-
mersiiiitli, gave information at this office of a robbery committed
under very mysterious cireunwances,
The lady Butted. that on her leaving Grove Hall she removed the
most valuable part of her property to Ealing, and she employed
two men to watch the goods which she left at thrive luau; amongst
which property Was a box containing I% silver tea-spoons, two
dozen dessert-spoons, and several articles of family plate. (In her
inquiring of Mr. Eyles, a builder, whore men had assisted her in
removiiig her goods, whether lie had seen the box in question, he
said that lie had not. :die then illy aired of the watchman who had
been directed to look after the premises; but it appeared that he
hub neglected the house entirely, and he said he supposed tbat it
was empty, or at least that no articles of value were left in it.
Mr. SI HITE, the Magistrate, said, that lie had no doubt but
that one of the officers would soon be able to make some discovery
that would lead to the detection of the robber; for, though the of.
knee was wrapped in considerable mystery, he was of opinion that
the perpetrator of it was well acquainted with the premises. and of
the removal of the owner of the property from the house ; and lie
bpromised to dispatch some of the police to use their endeavours to
ring the offenders to justice.

1,7,11 frilliarns, an Americou black, was charged with haring
',mien a dulcimer. . . . . .

Houlton, a Bow.street patrol, stated, that he stopped the pri.
loner near Chiswick. with the mu.ical instrument in his posses.
sion t and suspecting that he had stolen it, he took him into
custody.
:11r. Thomas Nolan stated, that the prisoner wok lodgings in his
house, and on Tuesday morning, while he was at bt.:aklabt. the
dulcimer sru carried off. No person, except the prisoner, could
have removed it. As soon as Ite missed the property, lw found
the prisoner had decamped front his lodgings.
The prisoner said he Lad bien years in the British nary, and
he sus sorry fur what he had dune.
fie was committed to Newgate for
UNION-BALL

Thomas Jena, a arch-dressed iniddle.aged man, was fully corn.
mitted resterday on a charge of staling six ►lteep from Mr. l:. E.
Adams: of Beckenham. Kent.
J. ! Muirarle was also committed on a charge of stealing a hone,
the property of Alfred IVapshott. a niilkmau at Chiswick.