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POLICE.

?I•\{(ON•HOVIt.

FALSE LOVE
A very ordinary woman was charged by a young man with
Favor Coll.l,thily followed and persecuted him with her lure,
to the prejadice of his character and affairs. He bad, lie
said, giveii tier no cause to think he intruded to return her
pa. • and was Willing to leave it to the judgment ur any
mit whether it was possible to feel any seutiment of a teuikr
restore for her.
The Lord Mayor said that affeetiou was nut likely to be
created by pereemiliou, suJ told the Defendant she had
act,J unjustly an well as imprudently, iu pressing a suit
that was oat Ii k.ly to route to any
The Lady said the Complainant had done what be ought
not H. lure clime to her, and refused to perform what ht
hail prousiord to perform.
The Lord Mayor intimated that be understood her, nod
said Are should base taken Care that the latter Irish two' dune
fast. It was a pity her credulity had been imposed mum ;
but he hail out the puller either of the Wall Mee ur
morry her.
She was dismissed on prutuisin to commit no act of ills.
oider.

MOW-.IILEST.
EXTRAORDINARY AM) DREADFUL
CIRCUMSTANCE.
Yesterday morning Willfun sfertitiage was brunght to this
übice, al must extraordinary charge.
Mai y C Iris stated, that she occupies a back parlour and
n kitelwu in a house iii Siewarrs•rents, Drury-lane, and she
gut Ire living by attending in 11w Piazza of Coro. att-Umsleti,
al :to arty hone every isuruiti; fusel' *sloop, bread and but-
t' r, rases, Le. to the persons :Ms soling the market. She had
Motto is the Prisoner about a (ortnight, and on Wednesday last
lie 1 ailed spun her at her midi:lice in Stewart's-rats, and
dines!) after he was gone from the house, a water-rock and
a quantity of kasha pipe was hissed In the evt of the
same day she raw him agraiu, when she charged him with
haring stolen the crick and pipe; which he denied, thr the
follosing tttttt Mug (Thursday), about seven u's lotk, he
called upon lire at her 6:sloop stand, mailer lbe Piazza, in
Covent-garden Minket, alien he had with bunt a basket called
a butter Rat, alien lie told her he had got souse patent coals
fur her which would burn without making any smell or
smoke, and Ilwy would make a tine fire fur her when she rot
Lease to her little parlour : the Ital.!' were like Kilkenny
coals, and she put mime of them into the basket she kept
her closticual is. ; she looked at them, and they did out ap-
pear like coal', but pieces or Wasps of black staff which
she emelt! not hod any other desciiptimi for. She took them
home with her between nine and ten o'clock, and she was er-
e partied lulu her parlour by her sun Thusesas, 14 years uf
age, Mary her slaughter, 11 years of age, and Mary Astor
Cal murk, a child two years and a half old, whams else had the
tare sit; were in the room with her. Noun atter her retain
Leine she ism a piece of the black stuff, ethic's the Ptismarr
called coal, and hod pat tato her basket, upon her fire to try

b,ivr it wttwld horn it was (oily thi slze of n small rex,
When 'it iu,tautiv tristelit tire as gurrpuirder would have
dour, and the fire rapludcd and coniuminie.itri iti the re-
instituter of the black stair whirh the Pt itiosser had pot into
her basket, which hhe hint tinfortoinately &meetl within shoot
half a yaiil of ilir fire, when it most dreadful explosion took
plAce, whirls Ilbd Ihr room wills tire and smoke, nod she
and all the children experienced considerable injury. tier
ihinzliler Mary was taken to the work.houar fur assistance,
where she cootinnes in a very ilatixerons state, butt is •till
alive. The infant, Mary Aline ('ormirk, was in such a
ahotkiiiir ntaineril state, from the etreets of the explosion,
that it was deemed uecea•ary to convey her to so hospital,
where she languished mail Setiinley mottling when she CX-
pired.—The Prisoner was committed.

MARI.BOROUGIt-STRErT.

FRAUD.
A pauper, named Mown, was charged with defrauding
different parishes in the Metropolis, by obtaining tuniporary
relief under pretence that lie belonged to the parish v here lie
applied, and that he was famishing fur want. The Prkoiser
belonged to the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, from wheeler
he had a weekly allowance ; but lit managed to get into the
work-house of St. Clement Dimes, es a 'mist s i 9999 rr, and
while provided fur there, contrived to impose upon several
other parishes, who gave alms to assist him.
The Prisoner was fully committed fur trial for the fraud.

UNION•IIALL.
DARING BURGLARIES, ROBBERIES, &r.
Testes,lat Cultismbourn sod Hall, the Police officers, ar-
rived in WWII wills a daring and must tostorsous character,
nausea Jurors Dernll, whom they brought from Hertford
gaol, charged with bring t uneerned with a gang of five other
robbers in committing numerous burghs' its, highway rob-
buries, &c. in the counties of Hertford, Essex, awl Surrey.
It is also stated, that two of the gang are sorspected of Wing
coneerned in a murder which was perpetrated sto sit toll
years and • half ago at Bear 11014 in E sex, by shoolin
tradesman named Trigg. The transaction is ssisderg g
investigation, au
and nothing further is suffered to transpire at
present.
The charges against the Pr'snner and his companions
are very numerous ; wily • few of them could be gone tutu
yesterday.
The lonise of Ms. Seabrook, at Reardon, in Essex, was
broke ()pen by the Primmer Will foal: others, and they car-
riesloff • number or 11:11119, I.lllli other prow ro),notil afterwards
they broke into the fold adjoining, and stole some sheep.
The second charge was fur tweaking into the premises of
C. Brand, Esq. at Clavering Essex, from whence
they carried off a great sotmlwr of Nelms, which were
brought to town in a light earl belonging to one of the gang
now in custody, who was a biggler, and sold at Leadenhall
Ma. ket.
The premises of Mr. Clarke, of Qu'enslmrongli, were at-
.
lacks,' by she gang shortly after the alo-ve soldiery was com-
mitted ; Hwy could nut effect an entrance into the
and they broke ssiss n the dove cots, and carried off eighteen
dozen pigeons. On Ilse same 'right abr premises of Mr.
Smith, of IVest-mill, in the same minty, robbed of se-
veral dozens of fine fowls from the pens. The remaining
charges preteens d weel• the following :
The Prisons r and five others emend the house of Samuel
Boats, a farmer's labourer, who resided at Little I.olldUll,
Essex Ise had by his industry saved 491. 18s. and the err-
Winistance being known 111 the Prisoner's (.11111pastions, they
broke open the house and earned oil the money amid all the
properly they thought worth taking.
The premises of Mr. George Snow, of High-cross, were
broke °pest by the gang and robbed of a dozen fow le, a num-
ber of geese and ducks ; and a very short period subse-
quently, the premises of Mr. Raymond, of Forrisek Pellmon,
were broke into; the only property they carried away was
several Soullirlowis lambs, and eight new 113l11.; they also
are charged with robbing Mr. Prior, of Ilureneasl Parsortage,
of a great number of fowls ; Mr. Fairelongh, of Naughton.
Cambridgeshire, of eighteen dozen pigeons; sod Mr. Webb,
or Roamer, in the same rowdy, of sixteen dozen pigeons.
A great many of the fowls have been traced to town ; a norm-
her of the pigeon* tumid their way into the shops of the
London pigeon-fanciers.
The officers said that they had 20 other charges against
the Prisoner ; and that three of his companions hail been
taken into custody, one of whom had conferred to being
concerned with the Prisoner and the remainder of th• gang
isi eumniitsisig the robberies.
The Prisoner is a young mat, and was formerly considered
very rewires table—lle was committed for re-examination this
day week.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PoRT4MOUTH, JANUARY 17.

It has blown a heavy ;Ole fast no& assilvall this day from
the westward, and at present continues unabated. The ships
of war and others appear to ride safe.
Arrived the Lark, —, from Waterford, leaky.
Went out of Harbour yesterday the Rochefort, for the
Mediterranean, and anchored at Spitload. Also arrived
the Viper, (runs a cruise.
PLYMOUTH, JANUARY Pi.

A violent gale of wind, approaching to Ito• stature of a
toruaiiii, was experienced in this port us. Monday and Tues-
day nights last, acemnp :tied by 113il, which proved very de.
stettenve to the glass of several mansions and green-houses
in the neighbourhood. On the former night vsrious china.
nice were blown down, and roofs partly uncovered in Men.
ford-street, Stout:house; but the greatest damage was to the
Long Huston in the same place, where, by the fall of a stack
of amours through the roof into the Officers' rota El
which they had not hog quitted, the dining-table was crush-
ed to pieces, In one remarkable case, the slates of a roof
were completely reversed. The strum was rendered more
awful by thunder mud lightning, the latter of which was pe-
culiarly fierce and vivid. Notwithstanding the swell of the
sea, which beat impetuously agaival it, the Breakwater sus-
tained out the slightest injury.
HARWICH, JANUARY 17.
Came in the Perseverance, Hare, f • lamdon to Lynn,
with loss of rudder and two anchors and cables, having been
on shore on the Alter, it very leaky, and was gut off with as-
sistance.
RAMC:AYR, JANUARY 17.
Came in the Diana, Rallsjen, from Billion to Loudon,
with loss of atichors and tables; Vruw Catharine, from
Loudon to Ostend, with loss of ant hur and cable; Jason,
Robertson, from Exeter to Conduit, with lose of ditto;
also ■ kyr others for shelter. The ship James and Sophia,
Sumenall, from Madeira to Condon, was driven from her
anchors off the North Foreland during the gale of yester-
day morning, others were sent off to her ; since which the
boat is not "churned, atul the ship has not been seen hum
the land billet yesterday afternoon.

DEAL, JANUARY 17.

Arrived last night, and remain, the Larkins, Wilkinson,
from Bengal ; Sarah, Ihnican, from Moganlure ; Thornley,
thinninz,6olll Odessa i Orunocu, Deachcruft, 42 days from
Demerara.
Caine down from the River lasl eirciiinz the Reiman!,
Crunsariie, for Deibadoes; Marsh, Michter, fur Jamaica, and
remain with the 011Iwaril-hOunil St 3
Fire o'Cloth —Wiwi West, and 'either wore moderate ;
ships still appear all well.
TAVLRPOOI., JANUARY 15.
The Emily, Thompson, fruits Pietou fur Cavell I, is on
shore at Kilruish, crew saved.
Arrived the Herald (lair Donson), fr Charleston ; sailed
23.1 Dee.; on 9th Jemmy, in lat. 46. 11. 'm16..32.311. was
titular by a heavy its, whirls wa►hed the Captain, 11*/ 1
mate, and two men, overboard i regained the three men, but
saw no units of tlw Captain.

roar OF GI.AsGOW„JANVARY 14.

l'here has heels alonosta runtinued gale tor WISH: days
past. and is ficilay as tdrung as ore r. A intuilicr of rraschn
untwar.l-humid as in the Itivci, and, we a,c happy, 11 say,
thrre is nu account of any 'Athens having sustained damage.

wittiav, .Iv:waxy 14.
Yesterday afternoon, fluent; a lovas.), gale ut W.N.W. a
sloop was stew to °strati about eight miles (ruin laud ;
liri wade towards her,but it blew au bald at was fraud 11w
avow would tw lost.
Put to leaky. the Farmei's A.lveliture : she shock azahist
the pier, and hulcd ttync:fwals her archur, but gut bilk tutu
harbour.

•
GENE te AL QUA IiTEI? SESSIONS.

STAFFORDSHIRE EPIPHANY SESSIONS, Iso.
Grootow Eoq. Chairman.

The Court tossetufilsil tit tett o'clock on 1 l'ed-
nesrlity„ and sat. with 11 very short tulyinnoitsoir, till
nine o'clock: at night. trout sixty crows were dis-
pose(' of on that tiny. The following is no lumina
note Report of the Le:trued Chaim)" charge to
the Grand ittry :
Gentlemen of the Grand I. reflect that
scarcely thiec months have elastrwil stove were last Ril•
eembled within these walls to administer 11... e. Unit's! law
the country, it is impossible to view, a ithritit the deepest
regret, the present melancholy calendar, presesitinz a list or
upwards of 051 Hun DRen• penmen, charged with the com-
mission of various felonies and mitilemensiors. That crimes
have recently iiirreawd most alarmingly, not only in this
comity, hot in every part of the empire, is an midesiiahle
fact. Within the year which has just closed it appears
that 910 persons have hero committed to our common
Gaol and House of Correction, and the number of prisoners
at this time exceed, by one hundred, that which the Gaol
was built to contain. This crowded excess has deranged
many of the original regulations, and rendered a proper
classification in the ',resent gaol impracticable. Additions
awl alterations have become iudispetisahle, hot I am happy
to stale that 'his very important subject is now under the
consideration of a Committee of Magistrates specially ap-
pointed at the last Sessions, and the must beneficial re-
sults may be anticipated from their labours. Miire efficient
means will be adopted to separate the juvenile from the de-
praved and harilemd offenders, and by solitary confinement,
Unite.' with rel.gious instruction, In effect that reformation,
which is the primary intent and object of all patiaNhanent.
Einploymeut will be provided fur each elm or convict:. and
furnished to all person- romainted fur trial, who are willing
to labour. Habits of idleness must, if possible, he eradi-
cated, for if there be one greater rause of human infelicity
than another, it is Ames:. That horrible vice fills our gaols
—crowds our workhouses-.llltl has tender) to raise the Poor
Rate to its present frightful AMOIIIII 11 is well observe.' by
a sublime author, that ° there arc indeed but eery
.few who
know how to be idle and innocent,"
Gentlemen—lt has Mere my practice since I hail the
h to fill this Chair, occasionally to direct the attention
of the Grand Jury (who I considi r the legitimate organ of
information) to the public expenditure of the county, and I
shall coutione to do so. Our expenses during tlw last, have
certainly exert d. d those of former years. A large sum hiss
been laid out iii cornpleting and furnishing that noble and •
excellent institution, the General I.lmatir Asyluni ; but
notwitlisandiug this, and Ilse in • . d expenses in the eun•
veynnre of so large a her of prisoners to guosl—in their
support nod maintenance-1u pruserut ... felons—in pit-
prelictioling and pasiing h. and other
pliVe works; soda ithsiandisig the proposed 3114'f:1110111 in
the gaol for bringing into effect 11,, means for employing all
the prisoners, which must necessarily requite a considerable
stun of y, I have the satisfaction to stale to you, that
it is 111.1 in emitemplation to propose any ailditiou to your
pi esent burden ; bat I have every reason to bcheve that the
present Rate of 1 in the !wood per quarter, will be suffi-
cient, under a system of judicious economy, to defray all
our comity expenses,
Gentlemen—When I speak of the expenses of the pro-
posed arrangements in the gaol, I must not t to slate
that the Latour of the pristine' will lw productive, auil at-
tended with considerable gain to the counts', in the maiinfac-
lure of clothing. bedding, and other metric s. for the Gard anal
lite Asylum. But whatever he the cam-mess, ear lor lloor pro-
fit whatever it may upon the manufactured articles, I am
sure you will agree with me, that it is, trent ibulty, true eco-
nomy to provide means fur ameliorating the condition of
those unforionate persons whit email our geol, and restor-
ing dons to society with acquires' habits of industry un-
known to them before, and wills *entunents of relivon
awakened its their minds, which may conduct them to mum
sin mins mirsoits in this life,askil to. harp ss w the mitt.
If we consider the tremendous exproluo incoi red in the
pruseention stud conviction of l lons, sync menus eh ran
be devised for the diminution of crime may he hailed as a
source of iiicaleulatrle saving 'tithe comity, and it would lie
the worst 411.: w.uet short-512116.11 parsimony not to CV(' the
fullest aid to plans similar to those now in l'Ullit mplatiiiii to
effect this mod desirable par pose.
Gentlemen—lf, when your labonrs (which 1 fear will be
heavy and tedious) are teimivated, yuu should lease leisure
to inspect our County Gaol or Lunatic Asylom, the mover
officers shall he directed to atiesid you, anal we Shall ..juice
to receive from you toy suggestions with a hich you will be
pleased to furnish us.
The several bills of indictment shall he sal led to yon
with as much dispatch as possible, and I r. ly most confi-
dently upon your integrity and ability to discharge the
duties of the other in which you are engaged.
• The calendar routaiued the names of 106 Prison's, and
more have been added since it was primed.

The General Quarter Sessions for the Peace for
the Eastern Division of this county, which e -
silenced on km Friday mor ll ill g, WYft. the lIPIIVIrNt
that ever occurred here, joist fifty hills of indiet-
m.nt barring been laid berme the Grata' Jury.—
(Sussex Paper.)

NORWICH SESSIONS.
The Quarter Sea4ions 1 . 1.1. 1 I
city
. were holden
on Tuesday last, before the Right Worshipful
13. Letioni, Esq. Mayor, Mr. Steward Alderson,
and other Magistrates. The Learned Steward, in
his address to the Grand Jury, slightly adverted to
the present sensation excited in the public timid
with respect to the anticipated revii.ion of the Cri-
utiurl tulle.

The receipts of all the places of public amuse- ;
mein at Paris, fur the last year, amounted to
5.017.526 francs :
The rerrhas ut. the I.*Aleildeit.. ..... 413,814
Opera-house were 598,6221 Purte-Saint.3lartiii.. 4:11.939
Theatre Frarcais.., 954.729 Cirque Olvnipique.. 222.0110
Opera Cestique . 7114275 Hal. de l'Opera .... 2.9144
I hleuti.Favail . 273,116 Bala de l'Odeuti.... 4,1117
Booties
Vaudeville 540,473 Jarthii Ileaujim.... 69,975
Varirlis
iA Gairte
lif this, 5138,000 francs were by law deducted for
the poor.
Last Saturday evening some villians, with their
faces masked and otherwise ditiguised, entered the
dwelling-house of ii person of the MUIR' 11l PC A iIIION ,
011 aged infirm Mall, restiliog lit t:lealuirii, In
%Vestitiorland, and presenting pistils, demanded
.211(. which they said he hail received a short nom
before, threatening death if he hesitated. No slier-
native being left, he was obliged to comply ; they
then 'Weaned, and some afterwards presentetl them-
selves outside a ilwellitig-house occupied by n
widow woman and her sou, about fourteen years of
age, demanding their motley, or otherwise %%tient
measures would be, resorted to. The woman, af-
ter amusing them a little at the window, left them
under pretence of bringing them money. The boy,
in the mean time, laid hold of a 1110411-d gun, while
the mother having procused the powder Hask no
order to prone the same, the lad isreartilril it at the
window, when the inutlwr exclaimed loudly,
" I)uti'l the yet." The villains seeing the instou•
mein 01' death presented at Own', alai hearing the
determination of the herume, thought proper to
decamp.