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MAllatert-libint, eV. 15.
ionder Pater, witto Wint•rmeat au taatuimilion nu Weilnes.
day list, charged .11iii forgery, was this' ay fully committed.
It appeared that the Prisoner had employed a porter, at
the Mile Horse, Fetter lane, to present the forrd check at
time house of B)kcs, Suaith, and Cu., Mataion-House street.
The cheek was for toot. its. and drawn its the names of
Stokes and llochun, also kept rash at Meters. Sikes and
Cols. The foliery was that-or...cm Ow moment 'lie elietic
Was presci.l'eit, and Mr. Sykes called in the assistance of Mr.
?Solder, the City Marshal, who accorusauted the porter to
the White Horse, where he pointed Oat the Prisoner as has,
lug engaged him to procure rash for the cheek. Mr. Sykes
attended, and premed the presentation ; and Mr. Stokes de-
posed as to the viguature of the cheek baring been forged.
The young !man did not advance any thipg in his &fem., ;
be smeared very much cast down, and Scarcely raised his
bead during the examivatlon.

mutt:MALL, OCT. 15.
Mesas Smith, remanded on Saturday, was again Nronght
up.--Newle, a 'itride of St. Sepulchre's parish, Mated, that
be met the Priamier between six and seven o'clock no Friday
night. in Smithfield, carrOug two small kegs conctshil in
his apron. He slopped him, as he hail s suspicions appear-
ance, and demanded what be bad got Irs his shot ? The
Primmer told him it was spirits, which he was taking to a
Mrs. Hamilton, on hatfrou.bill, by direction of a person in
Tottenham-conrt.roail. Neale inquired whether he ha.l a
permit ? To which the Prisoner answered he had not. The
patrole then said, that he must Ito along with hint to she
person from whom he had received the spirits; which he
eornwnled to do—but lilies they were on the road thither,
the Prisoner suddenly stopped, sod said lie would go uu far.
thee. He was then taken to the watch.house. Neale made
inquiries, in the iuterneethase of persons who were is
the habit of making kegs. and h on, one of nose be received
directions which enabled him in tesre the property to the
carman of Messrs. Hensley and Smith, of Gravel-Isue,Soutbr
week.

The carman attended, and J, that he had received •
load of paint, on Friday, to take to his master's premises,
among which there were ten smell kegs bill of yellow maimr
siwilar in size to those produced When lie unloaded the
emit, he missed two of those kegs He could not positively
swear to the kegs produced ; he could, however, swear that
he had lost two, Atli of yellow paint—mud, as he had sees
them weighed, he could speak also to that fact.
The Prisoner was remanded till to-morrow.
Jab, Ca/logkau was brought ep by Neale, the patraile, fur
the purpose of giving an account of a quantity of lead, which
was Word is his possession on Saturday night. It appeared,
that Neale observed the Prisoner, at half-past six o'clock,
is Westatieet,Smithfit Id, with • large piece of leaden pipe
i• his hand, which lie said he hail Amid.
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The Prisoner's master MtenJrd, sod stated, that he bad
been in his employ for six mouths, as a labourer. He was
sure the trade's pipe bad not bees stolen froin bins, as it ape
p end to ha part of the pipe laid by the Water Company
its the street, and not belouging to a Meese.
The Primer stated, that lie fouled the pipe in the street.
-o•rtai so person appeared to speak to dm property, the PA.
sonar was disehas gad, and the kid giveu to the /whole, Ea ti
reward for ha vigilance.
Heide also brought up • warmed of the name of Newer:74
wham la• had detected with a quantity of pewter is a bag.
The pewter appeared to hare been melted into pinks, in a
frying-pau, with the exception of one piece, 'hide appealed
to have been • pint pot, hut hail been very much battered.
" R. Savage, Crown, Bmiugliall.strect," was, however, still
legible.—Mr. Savage, who keeps the above public-10am,
attended, bet he could not identify the property.
Mrs. Newsome stated, that her husband mss a pewterer by
trade, and hail brought wills him the memo fruits whom he
bought the buttered put.
Mr. Newman, its slicer to an observation of Alderman
who espreased sonic surprise at persona porehnsing
pewter melted its such a suspicions manner, slated, that the
Sr-t pewterer, in !Arndt's' were in the habit of buying it in
the vie y same state.
Alderman Sorrat remarked, that perhaps such millet be
the cue, but if it were, it ri fleeted very little ciedit on those
who embarked is teeth a traffic. Publicans, he was sure,
would not tom ascii a 'pew ity of Insets an they did, if this sort
of facility was Out gives; foe the iii,putai of the stolen prv-
pert!•
The prison from whom Mr. Nti, Mall purchased the
pewter, cause /inward and stated, that he had bought it foam
• dustmen., who way in tie habit of supplying him with rata.
itemaste so profit by the purchase, as hr rewired fur the
pewter no MOM then site per lb. which In had paid fur it.
To explain this seeming contra Metiers, he observed, that
pople in hip line of business sere f equently obliged to buy
articles-by whirl they absolutely sustained a hiss, is order to
Indere destines :out others to supply them with rap, by
which they made • moat.
Midi myths. tun Hated, that be wontd dismiss the par.
Ik,. At the came time he most ohtettc, that cuasiderable
suspicion rested sninewhere' but lie would oat say where.
The person who sold the pewter to Mr. Newman said,
that if any suspicion alliwiseel to him, he was ready to being
forward the person from whims be had tereiveil Ilse muddl-
ed rut put, and who, of comae, most answer how he came
yin.

MARLSOILVVfiII .
RAPE.

A charge was male at this Office on Saturday, by a trades.
taws wife, of Si. Anne's Finish, against another trsdesmou,
kr commit ting s ripe sm her gems. The Prosecutrix stated,
that the Primmer *Awed her Ws bast house, and violated
bee penon against her will, although she made every resist.
'nee. It turned out, ►owever, that the Cumplainaat had
rare her paramour in the street, on a certain evening, ■ntl
she agreed to see him spits another evening ; iind it was on
the evening when s►e so amv.eJ to wet hunt, tinit he accom-
panied ber hew. The Magistrate dismissed the sumplisint.

13c lnaltv.—Tlie house of Mr. tvtca,
Gentleman of fortunes in Park-tort:et, was broken
into before the setting of the watch, on Sunday
night, and several articles were Iltolen therefrom.
The family are in the country, rod the house was
left in the care of two inaid-,ervant., rote of whom
was out at the lime of two robbery, and the other
alarmed the thieveg, afo r they bail been in the
house half an hour, and they made th, it escape oat
at the front door, which they had opeued with •
f+lu key.
011 Tuesday, as several Wilier' belonging to tl e
Lewes Barracks were atealing porstoesou the estate
of Tovtitr, Earl. of Lao 'port, one of them
was shot, and soon afterwards expired. The Jury,
after a long delilieratious returned • verdict of
Accidenial homicide.

The verdict et the Coroner's Jury. on the Inqiust
bolero the body of the soldier lately killed at the
di*. in the Isle of Wight, is—Wiffril Murder by
sow petsms wokaorcs.

Tu'esday morning last, as two young ladies,
daughters of Dr. ONunavi it, of Cork, were bat hiag
■t the usual place near the Mardyke. one of them
isicautiouidy vinituriug beyond her depth, and the
other endeavouring to afford her assistance, both
were carried down the stream, and in imminent
danger of drowning, when two young gentlemen,
of the names of Ftanasusa ■nd SUGRUR, who
had also been bathing higher up the river, hearing
the alarm of the attendants, and perceiving the ex-
treme danger of the ladies, suddenly plunged into
the tire►, and succeeded by swimming outside to
posh them Mt. Shallow water, thereby rescuing
than from their perilous situation.
A live cat wal thrown in at the window of the Sy-
nagogue at Sheerness, a few days ago, during the
time of service, which alarmed The congregation an
much, that they fled in all directions frosts the
place. A reward of twenty guinea, Irll4 immPilia e-
ly offered-for the apprelsen-iou of the °feeder.