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FRENVH PitMONERt

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Mr. Adam, of the Trawspari• Offire, lately received private
Informanua that three French I officer., on the parole
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Lichfield were about to stake their escape t. sod were to be
wonted by an Englishman The infuratatiem wee so very
porticalmr, that it even attest'. rd the boast they were to
COMM to is Loader; sad the tine they were expected to er-
rise, which wee last Monday might ; at wh.ch time Mr.
'Adam, attended by Wood, the Measeoger belonging to the
Abet Office, and meveree PulierOdirers, emit to a hoses in
Lensomstreet,Goodulast's Field*, the house described is the
infornmatioa, where Mr. Adam, and Wood the Streamer,
gained e ebullience, leaving the Police.Offeem ce,s the eat-
aide, with instructions not to suffer say maw to aware who
who cause out of the hoase Mr Adam, and Wood the Mee.
wager, remained is the house some time, eoaveniag with Ihe
Landlord, 'wader a pretence of his prowess( thew •
to,Osteud. After owe time, they heard some unmet" sj
"creation tot au adjoining room, mutt they had ito doubt bet
they were Foreigners, but could not dietiagaimh what they
said. Abele this time a mail 'cot out of the horse, who
proved to he the Freachmen's guide ; but as sums as he pt •
outside the dour, observing the Poliee.Officers waiting about
in the front of the house, he snipe:tot they weieeleseutered,
and instantly returned into the house, pee the Frenchnseu ter
understand his mespiciore, and they all instaltly rushed out
of She house, and were thee seised by the Police.olfi:ere at
the door. They were thou taken before Adolot.olla later-
rogoted. The Frenchnieu proved to be Colonel Bettis, Livid -
Colonel Weikel, and Lieutenant Malin. The &Wideness
said he rave was Henry Procter, and mkeiewledge4 thit
he had assisted the Olken in their escape frovi Lichfield.
Mr. Adam cautioned him agairst eriminating hitneeK sad
hemmed him of the heavy punishment that awaited hie n, is
ease of hi being (wad guilty of assisting arteries* of wee
to .the their escape. Proctor, however, per Meted in gitiog
as actment of los couduct, which be did is the most candid
masses, and his narrative preyed very affectiug Ile waled,
that he west to Franca very wen, fur his ethicatioa, and
raiweed there a relation awe of the Wiens ; they were
made pewees; and remained confined fur a considerable
time, mid made their escape to his oat ,ec country by thew-
'teepee of one of the Offacms ; and be pledged loweed, on
hie wine in Beglasid, to we cirri endeavour to his power,
he return, {Defect the wraps of his friend's Itradter, is doe
sod pr cure his return to France; and he bread
himself Woad to purest the vended by every t e of lonian*
sad friendship —Ow wart Yin hie, era r ita,k Soles vow
tumid, ethic's belonged to the Mares., se4 rapers elliet, ewe-
roboreteel the suspicious list they had e.ense hue Lich iiehi.
They were all *reared, sad taken to Tothillffehls itrieleereil;
and sus Wednesday aticrauu• they weer fully watered Wore
Me. READ, at the litow-street Police-Offee, when pot-buy
who dross them, end several ether witrinews, were probated,
to prove their ccosieg from Lichfield impoliee, end that
P-nctrr was the manages; man. They were all remanded(
to Tuthill-fields Bedewed". The Off motive to be sent os
heard the woomehip at Chatham; reed Pewter will he tried
fee eiebilag them in their escape.
fietes•naxi—
ESCAPE OF ROBERTS
Jams Led,, the person in cu .lady su auspisiass of hew
log bees emateennel in proctoring the key far Re'idess,
maws of which he escaped, was spits brought op s when
Mr. B *needed oil ens behalf, sad rorteasted, that
there was Its charge neatest it. wheelie would wombat hie
being larger detained is custody; .end that the eldest any
tried ought to be these would be, to had him wet es pen
',ldeate against Folkned, who was talky consinemal hp the
Lord Mayor so Wednesday. The Magistrate sereiiime to
propeattion, ►he was admitted to bail, himself Is lemma andi
flier widen is sod web- Cooper sad BL., ..re lbw
other two, were dawharred.
It appeals that daring the Gael weinWariee of NiNittm
Polkaed before the Lord Mayer ee Wedelemiley,• hey, grid
maw the welt of Cohtbeth loads was prodered„
end immediately recollected by BrsslLUt, me Woe the key
which he had made to order of Busby end Ifirnain
womilocted that it was the key he moved Iva ihosedheat
and delivered to Euthard.

On Saturday a saved wirer!, erobsieiotr Dank.
woes to the amount of 4001. was sent by Mr.
GREENWOOD, of Reading. tat one Si the coaci.es of
that town. After the arrival of 'the crutch in trim
duo. on the parcel bring conveyed to the -11-744:w
it was 1111,01111111001 itlet. Upon discov►ry of,
which, Mr. Moons. une of the 1.10 .tierbrit
tartly, and in the twos• handsome 'loaner, nth rod
to pity the whole of the loss to the owner, contrary
to the practise of Coach-roe/ne ws. flee parcet„.
howeeer, was found by an lioue,t buy, who retained
it to the owner; ■od Mr. Moony rew■rdcd Lion,
very liberally with elOl.
Extract ot a letter dated Ramagate„ Our. 17 :
An unfortunate accident happeind yesterday
(Tuesday) at Ha:nag/de :—As the Pier Artallery
Volunteers were Bring their 3ti•peendens in holm*,
of Lord Welhogion's recent victory, a your% mens
of the Rome of Doughty (a son of the Deputy Har-
bour-Master there), had his left hand blown clean
off at the wrist, and the bone of his arm so much
shattered as to render immediate naspuirtion were-
limey higher up the arm, *lnch be suffered accord-
in4ly.—Aliother yourg man (ThUalig6
also by the same cal/Isamu 'lO4 two .1 his &weft..
and was otherwise hurt and Mitch NCO —his
said that after tiring twice, the ',onto% of the gun
was emoted. and the seur not proptely stopped,
and the gun exploded whilst the above unfortunate
persona were is the act of nnituing the third car-
tridge. They were both carpenters emplottd at
the harbour—sober men; and we have the pl..a.un,
to add, are both likely to do well : and we duril.t
not but the Trustees of Romsgate harbour, who
have ever heen att.-nine to the ~nfnvtaaata in their
employ, will conesder the future isecesaittea of tio.ve
men. and recollect the loyal occasion on a high thry
re. eived their hurt.

Woorscucas.—Mooday die Stb instant, a largo
woodcock was shot by kir. J. WILKINSON, Kemper-
keeper to Lady Lawsos, or Brayton-Hoes,.—
Tuesday se'niiigbt. another was shot nest
N.-w-M.rket; and. thr same day, another arsr
Lin,awr. 'e%, ■lso hear that one was shot by
sir. Jusc/ti Buts, of Orou Rig, 1110 Nay as the
id instant.

1-2. t Thursday storniqt. a Ggotlentae. after or-
dering hi. twealitast, at the Hotel-at Worthing. pro-
menaded before the door 'Ogle hide rime, sou un-
til the waiter informed him that his b•askfast •as
ready, wheo he milked in. coninlanied of be H.: rather
indisposed. and returned t•. ht. be.l.reeni. where he
was soon afterwards found a corpse. We soder.
stead hr had been an Esc laws Captain in the
Corn paii)'s service.
The great " falling off" from the Established
Chinch, and the crousequent i,,cresse of Dissents's.
appear to hive some of the clergy to a mane
than o,dintry extreme of their fun,:uens. Lecture*,
on the Suithiy evening... eve now delivering aft
urgers! parish churches thseeghout the kingdom.
and have lately been adopted at Giveahetid
th at both of which places they are particularly
well attended. Gateshead chtreh is degas*
lighted with pates' lamps, and the devout mannot
in obeh the service is pc-formed is highly credit.
able to the cleric .if the perish. This is the only
ration-laud lawful method to which the Established
Chic can :taut for U.* recovery of tbvit ase;e4l
Sake.

• SESSIONS 13tISIN ESS.
The General Quarter Sessions for the West Rid-
ing of Yorkshire commenced at linareshorough on
Tuesday sennight, when Mu lloworth was found
guilty of stealing an iron furnace door-frame, and
sentenced to be flogged and discharged ; J. Smith,
and Elisabeth Isles. tor vagrancy, the former to be
flogged and passed. the letter to be imprisoned
three months; Edward Wilkinson, for refusing to .
be 'sworn in as • substitute for the militia ; and
William flionglas, for disobeying en order of bre-
tardy, were discharged.
At Otley Sessions. Andrew Brown was found
Vary, end sentenced to be transported for seven
years ; and Richard Brittain, for vagrancy, to be
Imprisoned three months.
At the General Quarter Sessions for the Borough
of Leeds, Joseph Reside' pleadsti guilty to an in-
dictuseut, chargin2 him with sterling two pieces of
brass, the property of Messrs. Jobb, machine-
makers, of Leeds, end was sentenced to be confined
three months in the (louse of Correction at Wake-
field. Thomas Campbell dud 'Thomas Mier,
charged with picking the pocket of John Shippen.
of !..).• oft, of a canvass purse, containing a quan-
tity of silver, were found play, and seutenced to
be transported for seven years. Hannah Whiteley,
alias Hannah Wilkiiums. of Huuslet, a woman of
the town, on the wrong side of fifty, was indicted
for stealing seven guinea notes oat of the pocket of
Mr. John Smith, a farmer, front the East.ll ding,
who bad come to Leeds for the purpose of buying
soot, and who in his sooty pursuit met with the Pr -
tomer. Fascinated with the charms of this delicate
nymph, Mr. Smith attended her to a place of
privacy, where he lost his purse= containing the
seven notes; and suspecting his fair companion to
be the thief, he pursued her, attended by two con-
stables, to her lodgings It ilusslet, when. after a
minute search, which shocked even Hatund.'s
modesty, six of the notes were found under what
the Prosecutor called her Misters, and which he
after Wards explained to be her arms, and another
of them on the floor. The Jury found the Pri-
soner guilty, and sentenced her to be confined two
years in Waketi,ld House of Correction, there to
be kept to hard labour. Sarah Hopper was found
guilty of stealing a worsted stocking. and sentenced
• to one month's confinement, the last seveJ days
sulitaiy.

NEW SLSSIONS.HOUSE, WAKEFIELD.
le. A. TAYLOR, in tit P. IN TIM costa.
The Chairmau, 41 his charge to the Grand Jury,
observed, that this was the first time the Court bad
assembled in that piece for holding sessions at this
period of the year, thee having hitherto been holden
In Leeds ; and the Magistrates had not been se-
duced to this alteration from any love of vain show,
or for their personal convenience, but because the
Court-horse at Leeds did lint afford the necessary
accommodation for the decorous and decent ad-
miui stration of public justice ; and he was convinced
that this arrangement would meet with the geiserel
opperhatioo of the Riding. The Cheirtnnnobserv-
ed, that the present Court-house afforded cooveni-
enter to every class of persons who were itamwliately•
interested in the business of the Court ; and also,
what was very desirable, it afforded the means of
comfortable access to indifferent persons; to the
public, who had an opportunity thereby of seeing
*ith their own eyes, and hearing with their own sort,
the manner in which jii.tice was arlininistered, and
of convincing themselves that the law of this coun-
try made no distinction between the rich and the
poor.
Mary Telosenti. aged 19, was convicted, on her
own confession. If steeling a quantity of wearing
apparel. the property of her master, Johu Ileming-
way, of Siesta', soil s. litenced to twelve Months'
. intptietsoment in York Gavle. troilism Aekroyd
was torwieteii of steeling a blue woollen apron, a
Seen towel, and a tin flour-hoz, out of the dwehitng
of gobf.rt SII nderland, of f feptonstAll, and sentenced
to one month's solitary confinement in the [louse
of Correction at Wakefield, and to be publicly
whipped at Hultfiv on the neat market any of has
in, pristroninnt.--.loArt and Grace Cleytoa weir
charged with milking a cow brlongiug to John
Sitiosfiedd, and taking away about five quarts of
win, en the 14th of July last. It appeared from
ellie evidence, that this charge had originated in a
opiirt of revenge %rains. the Prisoners, who were
eequittel instantly, to the general satisfactiou of
ollio Court.
The Cessions for the North Riding were opened at
Northalierioo, on Tuesday th« 2 I lay of October
before the
The Right Hon Thorns. lend Dondas. chairman ;Sir Rd:
lain rev tliedverd, Sir William letrieklsod, ; Hon.
Lawrence Moles: Charles 011,1C11111bf. Robert Crowe, Bar.
ehio...soi Raj& Coriorlsm Combo, Ms*. C.vaiwsh, David
Halos Fowler, Wallyam ammo, jan Richard Williams
riirisoplor Pen*, Edward D'Oyley, Faun. ; very Rev
(;.urge Markham, Dean of York; Dent, Thomas
Newton, Thomas George Sara, William Coot, Jo.
oaths. Ahlirreme. and Themes Plea Williamsolo, Clerks.
The follnwintr Prisoners were tried ler felonies, .
and found featly '—
James Gamble Air stealing a silver seat, Ike property of
the Hem. mid Rev. William Heavy Haws/1m sentenced to be
towsspoeted for seven years; George Alderson, for stealing
as Mee COW chain, the property of Matthew Hardy, pea.
towed to beemeioed awl kept to bard labour is the Howse
effeterretios et Nserlialleehis aSecraid, for the spare of
threw weirs ; John Preece and Thomas Buckle, late of the
said Hodge of Ciwreetion, were indicted for felony, hat no
Widowed against them ; Thomas Haw, late of else same
place, commed.,l fur felony, was discharged, no hill beioe
preferred against him ; John Saiallyiem, found guilty of an
&mauls, sentenced to pay a Inc at toasty pounds to the
king, and bud siireties for herniae the peas for ia moistest,
lemma is 5,1. sod two eureturrlu Ast each, towards George
sad Thomas Wood, and a;lutheis His Majesty's liege sub-
ject&

The house-breakers have commenced their noc-
turnal depredottous fur the winter. Last year they
confined th'cuarelves. in ri4rest memory, to the shops
of the roollen-drapers : they now direct their atten-
tion to the silversmiths sod jeweller.
In the month of Jane last. • boy was angling for
pike io a small lake Du' the bottlers of the r:ver
tann, near Kilreii. to the county of he sent it
tisliwig-tod in the ground. it the eJge of the
wAit, ann lett it three SturiC time : whew he re. wt u.
ed. he lona that the hilt. which w.s. a Cr.og had
been swallowed by a 'milt pike. which had after-
steeds brew swallowed by a lArger. 9111. weight. .4.”1
h.& were cao4ht at awe.. with 4 grrat 'hitt Of the
tat of the smolt oche between the jaws of the !leg,
ease.