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DF011). ADOIIIT 111. A Basra of ihe Paymasters, or Officers 'Retitle am Pay-
masters. slip have become defaelters its their occultists with
CROWN SIDE—CURIOUS CASE. the War Office, since the Ist of January, 1810, has bees
..s capitally indicted foe feloniously bweabialf printed is pursuance of sit order of the House of Commons.
mad colorist the dwelling-house of Mr. Edward Ring, The rpmber amounts to .erenti.one, which, with the date
withi• the parish of St. Mate, Southwark, is the month uf of the default, amount of deficiency, smosut of the balance
June last, and means( therefrom 'arias@ articles of hoes recovered, assumed VOW due to the public, and a statement
sad wearing apparel, Isis pooperty. of the measures oaken to recover the few, occupies eight
v• 11 appeared from the statement =ode by the Prosecutor pages folio.—[Tim account rill be found in another part of
sad his wilsesses, that es the moraine is queatiou a poise pee Pepev
=as beard is the lower apartments, which continued some All the detachments of the 44•1 'Royal Hit Ma'am are
time sad crested • good deal of alarm. It was sic o'clock, galled is, and the entire of this distjegsiabei fellOussoli
and Mr. Ring concluded that be was sale enough from the under their respected Consuitiodipt Offieer,,Colosiel Dick,
officious visitssof thieves at so late as hour of a summer's are In Limerick Garrison. The 'services urthia iseompersble
meriting. However, be got up, dressed himself, sod pro- sod efficient eeriest, during the baressafg ritiettist duty they
eroded down stairs, when, to his astunishmeot, he flood had so undergo the hat winter, is the moat disturbed dia.
the doors open, the apartments is coirfusioo, and every Diets, (canal be forgotten. .
drawer and boa is the placerausacked aid emptied of all The 42J are replaced in the Googly Limerick by small
their valuable roateits. The Penetrator immediately ran detachments of the 39th earl I.t baltallion Rifie Brigade.
every where, inquired of jam seighbasurs if they bad sera The 410111 re anent, under Lieblemint-Colonel Balfour'
any one about his looser; bet oil lies amisitics heti als sea- left Verona, os Friday, for Ailsioue, •nd will replace the 3,1
dent, to bring his property back or to furnish any clue to it. Veteran Donahoe, who proceed to Lougisrea.
Whilst tiros ponderiat ewer At tattiness, iuslinci led him lo the military circles it is 4, that the 43d and 57th
into the !back yard, where 31§Fre mass lofty tr(cood. a palings shortly embark as Cork—the furiner for Gibraltar.
which divided his premises from an WA saw-pet at the bark; Ltviieraot., JOLT 31.—The 111 battalion of the grena.
here he thought lie heard somethiug stir; a tacky curiosity tier guards, arrived here this day from Lodes to embark fur
"ailed him gl'lhat mosteoll he peeped lbroagb a crevice be. Dublin. The weather has bees very sasettled here since
I ween two of the board., Aid In! there ant the Prisoner with the 15th instant. We have had some of the heaviest rain
Al ;large besfile ipesid belt*, him, asilbe assorting its cos. ever eitpiriewberi at this Demos or the year, mad to-day we
tents. At tie first glance be discovered that the things were I ad a most stalest shower of bail.
Ate owa,aad el that distasteelle could swear to their identity.
Whilst be was thinking the-must clientele way of gettrut
al him. the PriisweVtot up very leisurely, advanced towards
th, polies, and esidestly wasted to climb over ' • the creaking
if the hoards =ma convisteed the farmer that he bad nearly
accomplished this task, sod when the Prisoner jumped doers
be wee caught in the lusty gripe of Mr. Ring, to the great
chagrin of the one, and the 'satisfaction of the other.
Jobs Wise, a inarsbohmes of the Town Hall, produced the
*tildes stokes, which the Prosecutor identified as bis pro.
perty
The Jury rouse! the Pri•oser Guilty, bat recomaieaded
him to mercy.

THE TURF.

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INUTSFORD RACES.

TUUDAT, JOLT 30.
Prujoce !seepages of 2k.. or►, for colt., 1.t.51► ;

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Set. 21b..
Lord Starnford's b.e. Adventonre, allowed 31b walked over.
The Gold Cop, value 100ge by Subscripeon of legs. each,
foe all ages, three-yr old., dei. 71b.; four. let. lees ; eve,
0.1. lelb.; six and aged, Set.; blares aid Geldings allow-
ed 21b. Three mites.
fir T. Stmairy's h Tarragon. e-yrs old
Sir T. klusiya's b. f. Princess Royal, 1-yrs old
Lord Sisosford's b. c. Peter Lely, 4.yrsuld 3

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.
Wm. Wm. loaf ode, shopman to Mr. Willis, shoemaker, Cheap-
side, was charged with robbing his employer.
The Prosecutor having from lime to time missed from ►is
shop shoes to a considerable amount, his suspicions fell upon
as (resod boy, oboes be therefore dismissed from his ger.
vier. The boy, some time after his discharge, told his fisitier
t►at he 'mew who the thief was, sad that be we. still in the
shop, which was communicated by t►e fatte► to Mr. Willis.
Os Wing gseslioned, the boy named the prisoner es the per-
-1110111 he useaat, and said that about twely• months bark he
saw t►e Prisoser come out of s pswitbrokei's shop at the
terser of Quern•street, is Watling street, sod being sur-
prised, asked him what he had been doing there. The Pri-
soner said he would give him some money to say nothing
about it, sad then told him he hid bees to pawn a pair of
shoes oat of • Mr. Willis shop. Prosi'Ast time, the boy
said, he frequeolly saw the Prisoner take shoes out of the
shop to dispose of is the same way, from the proceeds of
which he generally gave the wiles..s a t►ifle by way of hash-
mosey. He hail seen the Prisoner take away at least 50
pairs of shoes at diff,teni times, and had received sirstucts
35., 45., and sometimes 6s. a wesk from him is that
11111111.11 Cf.

A Sereepeiskre of 50ge. reek b. ft. for 'Acre-yrs old coke,
Set bib.• Fidler, Set. 21b.—once mead soda distance.
Sir W. W.lryisn'e li. c. Belmont
Sir J G. Egi True 's th. c. Eildiebory, by Blucher... 2
Sir W. Byug's el'. f. Lady friary r 3
A Maiden Plate of Fitly Pounds.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Aimuell I I
Lord Grosvenor's be. f. Tempe 2 dr

EDINBURGH RACES,
OVER THE NEW COURSE AT HUSSELBOROH.

MONDAY, JOLT 29.
A Product Sweepstakes begs. each, b. ft. for three year
gilds; colts. Sat. 31b.; fillies, Sat. One mile.
Mr. Baird's br. c. The Pirate, by Stamford...... walked user
Lord Qurensherry's gr. f. by Prime Minister
Sir D. Moncrieff 'a ch. c. Bailie Duff, by Colophon
A Produce Sweepstakes of begs. each, b. ft. for two year
olds; colts, 31b. ; Allies, Sat. Half a mile.
Sir R K Dieles b.f. by Outcry 1
Sir A. Doo'ab. c. by X Y Z
F. Quartos's b. e. The Pirate, by Conn, out of Catty Sark 3
Sir D. Muuerielf's b. c. Strut berme, by Whiakr►
Mr. Ruthetford's ch. c. by Stamford, out of Prodigious

Mr. Chaffers, the pawnbrober, predated • pair of shoes
which were pledged wit► him about the time spoken of by
the boy, sbich were swore ha by Mr. Willis as ►svisg beru
kis property. The Prisoner was well known to witness as a
customer, but he could not speak to ►is being the }smolt
who pawned the pair of shoes in question.
Anothe► pair of shoes, identified by Mr. Willis, were found
in the possession of the Ivey, who staled that t►ey had been
seat down stairs from the amp to he cleaved up, having bees
returned as "min-fito," and the l'risouer 'whim; at them,
said they would fit him (the boy) very well; sddiog that lie
would take them eat of the shop for him and give them to
him, whirls he afterwards did, sad told him to tell Lis father
he had given Mr. Willis sin shillings for them.
The Prisoner declared that not a tittle of the boy's slate-
meat was true, and denied that he bad ever berm iu the
pawnbroker's shop.
He was committed to Nowgute for trial.
130WanTREET.

A Sas raer.
The Gold Cup of 100 es. by Subscriptios. Scr. Three miles.
F. Quariou's br. c. by Ardr o 3 yrs old
Sir A. Doles eh f. Gondola, by X Y Z, 4 yrs old
Mr Baird's br. e. The Pince. 3 yrs uld
Sir J. Hope mimes Mr. Bogue. br. e. by Stamford, 4 yrs old 4
Mr. Melville s b. as. Hamblelosis, 5 yrs old
The Marquis of Tweeddale's ch. c. The Chimp's's, 4 yrs old
Sir A. Rsrasay's ►. f. Meets, by Prime Mioistrr, 3 yra old
Sir D. H. Blair's b b. Milt., 5 yrs old
Mr. Boeues ch. I. sister to The Clisnipion, 3 yrs old
Sir D. Nemeth ff 's b. g. Warlock, 4 yrs old
Sir R E. Dirk's ch. g. Euphrates, 6 yrs old
Sir Juba Hero. Mazwell's gr. To. Fair Helen, 5 yrs old
A good race.

Mr. George How Browse, Secretary to the Westmioster
lasurauce Office, 'tinkled yesterday to answer to a summons
obtained by Mr. Pitt, of Adam-street, Adelplii, charging his
(Mr. Browne) sod the Directo►s with obtatning money unthr
false pretences. The Complaisant stated that two houa•a,
adjoining Mr. cram's, silversmith, corner of A I
were his puppet ty, and as they had been iositred from fire by
the Westmiesser Office, they must snake good the damage.
This was denied by the Defeadaat, as the lemma in question
lad nut beets issued i■ the Westminster Office fur the last
ken years.
Mr. Pitt produced an annuity deed of forty years standing,
In which the two houses were described as one, but as no
deed was produced proviag the train& r of the property from
Mr. Adam to Mr. Pitt, the Office dectiued •Mowing the
Complainant to participate to the division of their profits
for the list seven years.
. . . . . .

Mr Alrimad►r Doe's h. e. by Haphazard, boat Mr. F.
Quartuil'a b. e. Sir William, Sat. 31b. mica. Two miler.
Mgr. b. f. Wes tally.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ruvuovrE, JULY 31.
Arrived the Esterrise, hinter, frum Poole, for Newfoeud.
laud.
Sailed She Reviler, Wechsler, for New Inersirick 1 sad
Asp, Brute, fur the South Seas.

DIAL. AMMO? 1.
Arrived and sailed for the Hirer the George the Third.
Pornlewelt, from isotonic. ; Helmuth°, Pam, freest Trieidail;
sad Zephyr, Owen, Gum &Irmo.
Also arrived sad remota. wind-bees 4 the Hupreell,
Laurhion, from Newcastle for Cara.
Came clown from she River the Harmony,
for Demerara; British Tie. Clark, for Quebec; Misaitmo-
renc), Wood, fur ditto; Albion, Ranier, for Bt. John's, Her
Bruuswick ; and Aid, Chaser, fur ditto, and female with she
outward-bound as before.

The Magistrates übserved they had no jurisdiction hi ibis
ease.

Mr. Pitt was aol satisfied with this decision, awl said he
woold indict the parties at the Sessions.
. . .

Twelve !willow, were fiord fur keeping open their shops
us Sueday for lb' sale of fruits, Ike.

Tar DRAY JUKTINAIL—AI York Assam, Monday, as
tan■ a. she Lord Chief Justice hod taken his seat the names
of the Jerymer were called ever, snit several certificates of
&c. were produced, to account for the absence of
mime. Use was produced by a Juryman himself, aiming his
extreme deafens as a cause fur beteg excused serener, when
the following scene took place between the Lord Chair Jam-
lice and the Juryman :
The lord Chief Justice—(la a loud voice)—flow old are
you?—Ns auswer.
The Lord Chief JostiaarAla a lotto tone)—llow old are
sus!—No answer.
The Lard Cluef.hmlice—{S tilitswee)—How old are yew;
—No answer.
The Lord Chief Justice—(le the same loan)—Yo■ are
excused serving, can you hear that ?—Answer, Yea ; mad be
immediately left the Court, amidst a roar of laughter from
allpresees.
SHOCKIKO OCCURRENCE.—A dustmen, named
S. Butcher's residing et Mite End, who kept s large
dog, with whom he occasionally amused himself and
others by cat-b Ming ;on the dog failing to per-
form to the satisfaction of his Walter a few da)s
ago., he was beet by him in a most brutal Manlier,
when the animal at length flew at him., and inflicted
very severe wounds about his fare, timhs, and body,
in /some instances tearing large mouthfuls of his flesh
quite out, till at last he clung so List to the main-
tuinste man, that before he could be disengaged, it
became necessity to cut the animal's threat. The
man was promptly conveyed to the Loudon nos-
piral; hid Were died of the injwies he received on
SisturdAy morning. . .

The Friends, Head, master, picked up off tha Bolt Tester.
day one poucheou of cognac brassily, M•I Iced L.T.E. No.?.
Ow Friday the brig Aisnwell, Morrison, a►rivd at Aber-
deen from Miramichi, after • tedious passage, chidy owing
to motioned easterly winds and calms, with thick weather,
store making tba Lewis, about • fortnight ago. On t►e
18th Jame spoke the brig Commerce, of Workiagten, from
Liverpool to 'Quebec, with pameagers, out 38 days, •ll well,
Winkel* 47. 11. to..rib, longitude 60. west. Os she 19th
July, at oue o'clock, p. m. Captain Morrison, while best-
ing to windward in a smooth sea, wind ES E. sod mano-
eptscre • little hazy, saw or the lee bow, at • short distaare
of, • 'sinful( ripple on the water, resembling the meeting of
two tides, sod extendiug half a mule in a N.W. direction.
Finding, us ormiog it, that lts could nut go to wisdom'',
We was fortneati ly, Item it■ ■espiriuss appearance, induced
to tack and stand away N E.—Whilst on the aril tack,
stieriog S. on crossing where it seemed to terminate to the
Westward, ►ousded sad foursdl2 fathoms water; at the same
time plainly perceived it wa■ • dangerous reef of rocks, with
the Sea breaking over them. Cape Wrath bore S. by W.
about six leagues distant. Captain Morrison was fully de-
termined to lowtr Isis eters boil 614 sound upon the ledge
in ddb rent places; but as the breeze reaidered it almost ins-
puesib:eto du so frith safety, he was compelled to desist.