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London, England, 1821-09-19 00:00:00

SHOOTING.

Partridge shooting bag partially commenced in this quarter.
As yet few sportsmen have had any thing like a tolerable
range, although we have heard of different gentlemen who, in
in a very limited space, have bagged six ur seven brace.
The birds are every where well gruwn, numerous, and re.
mai kably strong on the wing; and the spurt this SeaS4ll3 is
expected to be excellent.—(Dumfries Pape►.)
At Bumper Castle, the Fhimiusag-box of the Duke of Rut-
land, between the 13th and 27th of August, 664 (*.utast
were bagged by two gessilemem

PIPLICE.
nom-sennet.
Yesterday Awn Jones, Thomas Colley, IFfllima George
Warner, and fralions Warner,w,re examioed before George
Rowland Minshull, Esq. the sitting Magistrate. The two
former were fully committed to Newgate for trial, nn
charge of stealing seven gallons of oil, the property of Wm.
Stark, an extensive oil dealer, residing iu Corkepur•street.
It appeared that the Prisoner Colley had been employed
by Mr. Start as a porter, and having access to the ware-
house before the filthily were up, lie in coujunctusi with the
other Prisoners, who it seems were the receiver., robbed
Mr. Slark to a great amount Cleveland and Shepherd,
two of the City officers, ob d the Prisoner Colley, put-
ting Mr. Stark's Stop early yesterdai motnieg, and watched
him, and presently he was joined by the Primmer Jones,
and they proceeded together to • house in Greek-stiem, Solvu,
the door of which was opened by the Prisoner, Wm. G.
Warner, who admitted them lob the rootage, and was in
the act of shutting the door when toe officers rushed in and
secured them ; the Prisoner W. G. Warner was appre-
hended in the same house. The oil found iu their popeession
was identified by Mr. Slark as being his property, The two
W were committed far re-examination.
MARS-LC-BON! eseetce-
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.
Richarel Staillt was charged before the sitting Magistrate,
Edmund Esq will. a rollaway to a large amount,
at the house of 31iss Watson, No. 3, Upper George...met,
Bryanstone-square, where he lived bullet.
The Prisoner was committed to lake his hint at the pre-
sent Sessions.

cites-BALI..
CURIOUS CHARGE.
Yesterday a rase of an extraordistary nature came on to be
heard before Sir Juba Piaborn. The office and the whole
street were.muirded to excess, so great the interest it ex-
cited, in cousequence of the reapectability of the accused,
who i• possessed of freehold property, it is said, to the
amount of 10,000 L
It appeared that Mr. George Cooduit, undertaker, in Red
Cross-street,Southwark, had been carpenter and constructor
of the execution apparatus at Horrei ~,,, iger.lans prison ; he
erected the gallows upon which the unfortunate lee, who
had heeu lately executed for highway robbery, suffered. It
will be recolkcied that the body of the culprit had beets de-
livered over to his friends for interment, and they ordered
Mr. Conduit to get it hurird accordingly.
The body was removed to his house fur that purpose, hat
by some means it disappeared, mid was found iu Dr.
Brookes's theatre of anatomy, Oxford-sheet, and he was auw
charged with selling the body.
H. .1. Green was the first witness examined.—She stated
that she accompauieil the sister of Lee to the Prisoner's
house on Sloudsy night, when they were told the body was
buried, and no person could see it.
The turnkeys proved they waited at the Rose and Crown
public-house, by order of the Primmer, and saw the coffin
taken out of bis house; they followed it to the grave, where
the lid was taken OE, but it contained no budyuotliing
but saw-dust.
Gleaner, •n officer of Union-lull, in consequence of in-
formation went to Dr. Bioukes's, aid there found the body;
he korw it by the mark of ropes round the neck and on the
arms, which were bound when he was executed.
The father-la-law of Lee was sent to see the body which
was brought from Dr. Brookes's, and be swore to its identity.
The Prisoner denied being at home oa Wedite.day night.
lie could nut account fur the disappearance of the body.
He was ordered to find bail fur the mirdentenotor, sod two.
persons presented themselves to be his bail, but they were
refused, and he was committed in default of bail.

MIDDLESEX SESSIOAS, SEPTEMBER 17.

THZ KING V. WHITIC AND OTHERS.
Title was au indictment at the suit of the parish of Pad-
dington against the Defendants for keeping a house fur the
exhibition of unlawful games, such as dog fighting, monkey
fighting, badger baiting, Ice. in Harpreo.fields, Edgware-
road, to the great annoyance of the neighbourhood. At she
suggestion of Counsel they pleaded puiUp, upon condition
of being only required to ewer jam rico:my:laces to appear
before the Court to receive judgment when called upuu, in
ease they should beards guilty of such offences.
James Thomson was put to the bar to receive the judg-
ment of the Court upon his conviction of 'perjury which
took place last week. He was recommended to mercy by the
Jury, as having a grind character in other respects, and was
therefore only sentenced to imprisonment fur via mouths iu
the House of Correction.

Nothing else of any interest occurred. The Sessions ter-
minaied •t four o'clock. One hundred and seventy-seven
Prisoners were eiicharged by proclamation from the New
Prison, Clerkenwell, Nod tea from the 'louse of Correction.

FEVER IN SPAIN.

GIBRALTAR, ♦UGUST 25.
NOTICE.

Intelligenee of an alarming nature as to the stale of the
public health in two or three of the principal towns of Spain
haring reached the garrison, the Lieutenant-Governor litre
directed the ertabli.bment of the ClllllOll on the rieuttal
ground as last year, and persons are ordered not to attempt
lo pass the same at any other point than where the inspec.
tors of strangers are stationed.

The inspectors of strangers have, until further notice,
particular in.tisictions as to the nou.ailtirmion of -trangers;
in the enforcement of %Inch, the Aircr commanding the
guard at the cordon is directed to give them airy necessary
support.
No resident can be absent front the garrison longer than
48 hours, without subjectiog himself to the regulations re-
specting strangers.
. .

AR personal baggage will he sent to the health depart-
meut, and he subject to the regulations of quarantine. No
bedding can be admitted on any pretence whatever.
(By command)
S. R. CHAPMAN, Civil Secretary.
Gibraltar, August 25.