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time; g due trigard lit the doilaactorila panierf.l
Damages should he given to the full extent
of: the injury ; and, though in criminal' cases '
tiltuokenness was no exciter (while with •regard
•110,the validity of coutrarts it had a certain opt,-
etioio), still, in this case, it should be taken to '
• certain degree into their consideration. Every
man was occasionally liable to get too much
exhilarated ; and though in legal etAimation it
was nothing, in moral estimation it should make
• very great distinction. Here there was no
intentional, cold-blooded violence—no malice ;
it was the result of taking a little tpo much:
wood an incsutions act, committed ander such
circumstances, should net be too severely
sited. Though the Plaintiff was an *Morrill, he
gave him credit for not wishing to convert this
action into one of profit ; but that he merely
brought it to recover such fair damages as the
,aphire of the case would entitle him to claim.
Verdict far the Pluintiff—Damages Three Hun-
dred and Fifty Pounds.
OLD BAILEY, SATURDAY, Dccensea 15.
D. Hawn, was indicted for stealing 1111ba. of doer, the
ppopesty of W. Coebraoe, a baker, et Wapping, is whose
elloplopmeat the Pri was. He went oat for the night
• tie remain of the 12th alt. whew he was stopped by an
slicer of the Thames Pollee, shwa 200 yards from his
master's hussy, with the dour tied sup I. a haisdkerehief.--.
On being asked by the newer where he got it, be said he
stole it. The gumshoe being repeated, lie gave the same
timsymer, and asked him to take it hack ter his master_ Mr.
lestdamwe said, that bakers' men always took boar to make
illbssegaddings, mid he never farad fault with them, but ha
Revel, allowed them to take it out of the bousa.--Gadlty.
J. Trait, an Irish labourer, was indicted for stealing •
eamoterpatie, the property of Ann Bagley. He was stopped
;,-by • watchman, with the counterpane tied up in a handker-
chief, maul whets asked what it was he said it was a dirty
shirt that be was taking Isbe washed.
Mrs. Bagky said, she sever gave the Prisoner the coon-
terpane to pawn ; bat one witness swore that she did, in or-
der to procure more liquor, she being drank at the time.—
Guilty.
S. Preis was indicted far stealing tome silver spates,
the property of Catherine Cowes; and H. Bury, T. Throw,
and Charlotte Il_uggett were indicted fur receiving the ranee,
knowing them to have been stole..
It was proved try • shopmau of Wise the pawnbroker., that
Doggett offered the spouts* to pawn, when he, mspeirriag
they heel bees stolen from the actsmat she gave, sent for ••
• officer, bad gave her in custody ; soil oo searching her, clii-
plicatei of oilier spoons were found un her. Mrs. Cowen
identified the spoons as her property. A girl that hired with
Davis said she UM him gire the spoons to Daggett to
pledge, and that sloe look them wish great reluctance.

Yerailer—S. Davis pad Charlotte liuggett, GmHty; sod T.
Tunics sad H. Bury aregatilied.

POLICE.
BOW STIMET.
ROSIIERF OF THE DOVER COACH OF FIVE
HUNDRED FOUNDS IN SILVER.
&twits* thlisubjeet was again brought fus‘ard for in.
veetigettioa. It appeared from the evidesce of the officer,
that on his apprehending • soled fellow of the manse of
Thom, last Thursday week, on suspicion of being con-
cerned in this robbery, he effected his escape at the instant
of the ofce►'s going to handcuff him. The officer fired at
Thorn, best the effect of the pistol did net arrest the speed
of th 4 latter ; and notwithstauding the pewee/tees of the
polies officer., he has vet eluded their vigilance. The
lodgings of Thorn were winched, sod the implements
usually employed in howae.bee•king and robbery were
found. A woman who lived with him war/ on Saturday put
to the bar, hut nuthiug was peeved against or extracted
from her. Sextette sovereigns, and eight pounds in siker,
*me (weed in the apartment occupied by Thorn mil the
Prisoner; mid she merely stated that she received the
money from Lee paramour. Among other things wined by
the officer were two small account-books, which had be-
longed to Thorn. In one of them, in Thorn% hand-writing
was an entry of 901. in one line, and three or four smeller
sums written uuderneeth, making altogether about 1231.
These entries are dated the hit December, and to account
for so much leanly money having been found in his room,
his step-father proved his pacing him 1001. at various
times, its the mouth of November, to aeeow•l of legai-ies sir
which he will be entitled under two wilts, in Meech lee*,
when he becomes of age. The woman was remanded until
IVeduesday, by which time Ike officers hope to be mailed to
bring Thom forward.
Mr. Smith, the landlord of the 0. P. and P. S. tavern, in
Rus►ell-court, Drury-lase, brought into the office a woman,
named &trail Hawkins, charged with passing counterfeit
j silver. Me. Smith stilted, that she (MIMIC line ►is house
that morning, had a glints of gin. and tendered • half.
crown, which, on examination, paved to be spurious;
aid as she appeared to him to be the same person who hail
■ few days 'aim been in the hoe**. and pawed counterfeit
silver, which Mrs. South and the waiter at. the 'event cur.
roboratert, he thuoght it his duty to lake her into custody.
She could Nut give any sariefactory aceouut of lwrielf, sad
the worthy Magistrate remanded her until Monday, in order
that Mr. Posted, the Solicitor to the Shut, tuiglit be able to
attend.
On Saturday evening Mr. Ilaguley Burgess, a gentleman
of great respectability, residing at No. 4, Plighbury-park,
!disclose, was brought to the office frum the pit-door of
Cowes-garde« Theatre, in the curincly of Donskloon, the
principal constable twingeing to the. Theatre, and underwent
au esvoinaljUU beryl*. Ceorte 114.Vriand M131%i11/11, Esq.
charged with violcutly assaulting Mr. SVilliam Henry Cute,
the money taker.
Mr. Hauges iii his defence charged Mr. Cole with having
treated him rudely, and that wee the cause of the assault.
It appeared that the Delvudset wsuted eutrance to the pit
for himself and clangliter, aid also a friend, but not beiug
quite ready with change, Mr. Cole wished bun to stand aside
to admit Other company Wtid wee waiting, sod on Mr. B.
declining to do so, Mr. C. put his heed to Defendant's brea.st
to remove hum a little way. It was at this period that the
Lterrisdant struck the Complamant.
The :Magistrate agreed to take both the parties recogni.
lances only, should they think Proper to appeal to the Sessions

The Endeavour of and for Cork from Cardiff was Wooded
mt huoitay night to Waterford tambour, and it vim supposed
would he Intally wrecked—irew sated.
.A melancholy occurrence took place last week at
Kendal. A Mr. TOWERS, a respectable surgeon
and apothems,' of that plane, having been to spend
the earning at the huuse of a neighbour, had iu the
course of the eseiiiiig some dispute With his wife
rrapecting cards; lite dispute was unfortunately
reamed use his arrival at ins eau houses gild after
some violent expressions, be went up stairs, and
returned with a brace of tippled pistols, one of
which be discharged at his wife, who fell instantly
dead on the spot ; with the oilier he endeavoured to
..boot himolf, but the ball gazed his ear and pait
or the skin of his bead. A corner's inquest held
on the body brought iti a verdict of wilful murder,
nail the unfoitunive liusbandiluts been committed to
Appleby Castle, to take bits mid at the next ASCU..
Mr.. TOViERS. Inv.; .absent 28 years of age : her
mother soil a friend were present wlien.she fell.
It is reportsi that Mr. TOWERS had, some time
since, laboured under mental insanity,—( Liverpool
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