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ins any interest in the premises mentioned ; a 1
produced his sister-in-law, Mts. 1 !Inlet Thom
to chew that they were her property. She
.stat 1
that her hu+band was abroad in tk Iklaritt • f
Malta ; but, seemit.g to hesitate in anshering th
other questions put to her, the Learned Chair/es
himself examined her. She expre,sed great r••
!alarme in answering his que.tions.uatil he found it
tarcrssary to threaten her for prevarication. w en s'ie
acknowledged, that she had nu interest in the pre•
mice's in question, hut had been br-ute. t the:re to
sw:ar that thi were her own.' She knew them in
belong t r the Prisoner.
She Learned Chairman tenderly-red her mach
for her first hesitation in answeriug his questions;
but AS she at I*St allowed truth to ovincome
itience, he ltighly commended her condua in that
espeet
The Prisoner was ennseqavntly remanded.
POI ICE.
lOW-sTitStt.
PI :EPOCKETS. • •
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At the beginning of last season of Ciivest.ger-
den Theatre, -.. Cole, the notorious pickpocket,
SAS apprehended in one of the avenues leading io
the Theatre. by 1..) inialslson. the Constable, and he
was of cootie convicted under the Poi ce Att, as a
repined Thief. He gave bail for his appears ce a'
the Sessions, but the -yet ot the turn no • which lie
was bound, was of no consequence tolling. or is it
to any of this description of robbers, and be forfeited
his recognisance, by not making his appearance at
the Sessions. The Legislature in passing that excel-
lent A. for the regulation of the I' dice, had the
t.berty id the übjelt ill view, not being aware of tile
ideiperate and dangerous deseriptim of rnh era it
WA. to regulate; and on account o this indulgence,
and the difficulties attending conviaion under the
Police Aa, they commit robberies now aim >St
to as alarming an (rapist as before this AB was
passed. Gilt wen doweled, &soot a matith since. at
Portssiown Fair, with his band is a gviilenian's
ines's'. He was taken beton, a Msgiarate, but the
gendeman not attending to prosecute, hr vets di:-
.barged. ile has been suspeet-d fir some time past
by the officers of Union Hall, to have bum picking
pockets at the Chem, and Anky's, in different
...resses, and nits evaded t'.eir vigilance.
Oa .14 today. Adam'sy went ya his apartments. is
glarron's-buildings, and apprehended him. On
:ear:hint his pianism, he found a black amnia°
and meat. in which he no doubt freqopins the
masquerades. to ennanit dep edations.
Ou Monday evening he was esamined before Mr.
Risao, when a cooy tWitii, cunvictiou was produced,
WI 1 lie was cornets test. ..
Kivett has been tray:Bing, espress, for soreral
days, was As Agent of the G -names io tie City
who have h-en robbed by D.einh. to Portsmunth.
S with intfato.i, and a number ot other see-ports. in
outwit of the villain; bet wit the lea.t trace of bent
at std be practue.l. it is suppoad he had she at-
e -mplishmen: of his depredation in co:neoplasia,
1 for some time, a.si had b s plan far his smacr will
arranged; as it is SiTti'lly sespeagd he had a
vessel in waren,/ for him -s_veral days at Sh .erness,
for which b.: paid the editittill two guineas a day
extra. and told the Captain he was going op n
',asst. secret business for Government, ausi was
obi gel to hold hins eh in readiness to sat off at a
munent's notice. Toe last is we Da7saie was seen.
was about tour o'clock on the day he committed are
fraud. upon Ludgate-hill. The rubbery was dire
COVeTt I at five o'ciock, and information was sent to '
the Office at six.
Si Asviow-Horst.
Yesterday a dray-man, belongt-g to Mr.,Whit-
hrs ad's Brewery, eras brought before the Aldernwfut
prcsi •ing for the Loid Nlayei , charged wit) sitting
nu his dray, sad drivitg it in a !MMus manner
down Bishopsitatastreet, by which 10•4116 a poor
man, naiad Saunders, a carpenter, was torown
d iwo, tan over, and had his arm bri-ken, and his
b idy ot ierwise very much bruise/.
It appeared, from the evidence of several wit-
nesses, that the Prisoner was almost asleep on his
dray, and that the horses were g ing at a full trott
when the accident happened, whica was near being
as fatal to Sauaders's wife, who was with him, as to
him-elf. The surgeon who attended the carpenter.
al-0 appeared, and stated. that the man was feves-
iWl, and ant yet out of danger.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said, that his horses
took fright ; and a clerk of Mr. Whitbread's gave
him a good charades, ald offered to go bail for
his appearance ; but the Alderman remanded him
to p.ison, and said, that no bail could be take.
until the man who had sustained the iajury was out
of danger.
meuemoineurvieseas
SWANLINBAR, Amstar 21.

A most atrocious murder waslately committed in
tlis neighbourhood:—James Taylor, a bailiff or
driver. had a dispute with Patrick Gilieese, Thomas
Maglin, and Patrick Day, on the subject of their
rent. Being unable to settle it, he proposed they
should accompany him to their landlord, to which
they agreed ; but, in crossiag the mountains, they ;
tell upon and murdered him ; tbey afterwards
buried the body in the mast retired part of the
mountain, where it was shortly afterwards found,
with the throat and mouth stuffed foil of moss.—
S,:me circumstances came to the kn'twledge of a
person of the name of Gott, which led him to be-
lieve these three met were the perpetrators of the
murder. He revealed his suspicions to the Earl of
Enniskillen, by whose activity, aided by the B:shop
of Kihnore, and Mr. Young, of Lahard, Veto sr-
at present here, chalking the waters, the miscrew,rs
were apprehended, and committed to Cavan gaol.—
Day Lea unce turned approver.
se-smemmemsomast
Yesterday, the Right Honourable the Lotto
Maros. att..r ezirnintng the rotalweighevi
taros, ordered the price of bread to be ra scd or.e
farthing in die qoartern lost, to take place to-nil:-
row, wren it mil be sold for Is. OW- the quariern
Coat wheaten, and I lad. househcti.
Monday, a Wardroom was held at Wm' e.'
Ilan, Pudding-lane, before Sir Wu. Late Is et.
Alderman of Ilidingsga:e Ward, for the chi ic. o.
Common Councilman f r the remainder of the
year, in the room of ki 1..• a v Caasswas.i, sieeea,ed.
when Joao Suotow, k.sq. of Monument-yard, was.
u..aaratously motto.