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house to be in readiness, A fight enewed between Rowe led
wife ; she chatted him round the shop with a knife, %wearing h'l,
husband was connected with the girl ; in the erufNe the trit.ei
fingers were tilt across. Mrs. Rogers, to whom Mrs. Hoge •e said she took Us. out of the till, and told her hosbend it Wu 24.1'
IVitnems took the girl away that night, and returned with her
de
next morning, and explained to Rowe that when the girl sig a,
had no money he had taken it for safety. Witness took 'he'; to Met. Cockerellnn at dray's-inn-lodge, where Rowe came ih
a baker, as a constable, to appre.egninterdsntdaenbtilerae.tgeviirlel.ivitennhee7itiiremziditshees(he,wh:otei,:eit,
! be forthcoming at Ilatton.garden, and the baker said he .0,4
take bin word. At nine o'clock next morning Reese "NOVI
kbelaecpkliraiwthor. dautdo blidahteHwauttnna
away. He took the 101.1 to ttm oWr'r and kept her there ill dal - but Howe never came. The bread was mouldy, the heaves at's;
sold in pieces at 4d. a loaf, anti at the end of the week weierecknea •to the girl at 7d. This occasioned the deficiency for which he tied
been induced to give the note for 20s.
Mr. Cowes; T (to Rowe)—You never told me any thine of the
note. What right had you to take it ? The bread was lord under
price.
Rowe—l never authorized her to sell it cheaper, and never ;a
my wife mutt be drunk or mad.
Mrs. Cockerel', wife of the porter at Gray's Inn lodge—Whrr
Mr. Oough came he went to Rowe, who was standing behind his ' counter, and said his wife must. be drunk or mad; and told the
uncle to keep the money that was taken, and account to him, he;
not to give it to his wife.
Mr. ConaNT,Why not follow up the charge at liatton.gerdee,
instead of letting it lie over for a fortnight? Rowe--f deny pm..
:nixing to meet them at Hatton.gankn.
Mr. Cosasr—You made the change; and when the uncle was
there you did not go to meet him.
Gough—Did not Cooper, the hiker, tell you he was ashamed of the busiates? Rowe —I do not recollect. t
Gough—Bid net Cooper agree .with you to uteet us at Hattor. •
garden ? Itowe—No ; I don't recollect.
Clough—Don't you recollect the row when you said your ver.
I was drunk or Iliad ? Rowe—l never said she was drunk or mad
she win never drank in her life. There was no row.
Gouge—Were not your wife's fingers cut across? Rowe—l.
.don't Mow that they were cut ; I did not see it.
Gough—Was there not a mob rotas) the door, anti the watt:;.
i man caned in ? Rowe—The watchman was at the door.
Mr. CONANT-11M is a poor frienteese girl, without father or
mother, that you make a charge agaieat without any foundation,
and one against the uncle you do net choose to follow up. That
lady (Mrs. Cockerell), a respecuthle.looking person, swears that
you gave him permission to take the money, and not give it to
your wife. Unless you can bring forward additional and better evi-
dence I shall discharge the girl. I hoee the master of her will nut
suffer his mind to be prejndiced by the charge.
Alr. Jackson, the master,. said it was nut in the least; and Cm
girl was discharged.
Morten Hughes, the landlord of the Blue Posts. in Brewer.
street, was summoned foe suffering boil and girls to gamble in his
! home, and for late hours.
On Tuesday morning, Samuel Harris and James Suliivan, two
apprentice,. with a little girl of 13. named E:izaktli Ifurnil, were
taken up by the watchman in St. Jamea's.street, at a goarter after
one in toe morning, and taken to the watchhouse saspictous-cha.
ratters. In the morning, before Mr. Conant, they stated that they
, had been to a dance at the Blue Posts, where there was a tiddler and
a raffle, for which they paid 6J. ; that there were 30 or an of them,
womenhich two .0g; w
and theymnenee g and at a quarter to
sung
,danced, at eleven had
thhoeyaraaffinde, w
youngts•elve
girlt ey
who
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these ettigrinelDimuanhn
tookhome,
th emthe.
The master of the lade anal the mother of the girl were present,
and said they went to the put:lie:house without their consent.
put up
Mr. CONANT ordered summonses against the landlord, who
then wreil
pleaded guilty to the gambling with dice; the information for late
hours was abandoned. The witness. s wire heard in aggravation;
after which, the Magistrates reprehended tighas on the demoral.
•. persons and apprentices to
gamble and remain in his house to such an hour, and fined him 3k.
ming effects of permitting such young
and 83. 6d. costa.

SPORTING INTELUGENV E.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds min meet on Tuesday, October 31, of
Kedleston : on Tharsdity Nov. 2, at ; and en Sisturdity
Nor. 4, at ltadborne—each morning at half-past ten.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds will meet to-morrow at Horton, at
eltven o'clock.

The Hattsworth Hounds meet to-morrow.
The Conock Hariers will meet at Uphavon Plantation on Mon-
day, the Mt October; and at Gitterly Banks on Friday the 3d
November—on each day at eleven o'clock.

GALLOPING Mareit.—On. 'Wednesday meriting Mr. Bullcck
engaged to ride eight horses 82 miles in four future and a half,
which was completed, with considerable rime to •pare, in the fol-
lowing manner:—The tint horse (a fiat hunter) Old ten miles to
Barnett, in 34 minutes and a few seconds ; the next, an American
mares reached Hatfield, the next ten Miles, in thirty.hve tpinutes
the third went eight miles, to NVooknar-green, in 25 minutes;
the fourth went to Balda*, ten miles, in 24 minutes; the firth
reached titifoed..aleseers4Miles, In 34 minutes ; the sixtli.otent to
fluchiSen, twelve miles, is 37 minces. The remaining part cretin:
distance, 2l miles, was soda leisurely in, and Mr. Bullock Iron,
without much elifllcolryiliy a quarter anti hour.
PEDESTllANnu.—Thursday a journeyman carpenter, named
Vincent, undertook, for a wager of ten sovereigns, to go on toot
from Whitechapel fiturch to Woodford Wells, and back again, In
two hours and a quarter, the whole distance being 18 miles. The
pedestrian started about nine o'clock, and proceeded on at a mode-
car pace of seven miles an hour. He stopped to bait at Snares-
brook, about live minutes. pursued his journey, mending his pace.
and reached- Wandford V. elk one minute under the hour, and
stopped ID refresh for ten minutes. He then started on the return
fresh and well, and arrived at the starting-place, completing his
undertaking in ten minutes less than the time allowed. Betting at
starting was 3 to 2 against him.
Townshend, the pedestrian, commenced on Monday last the
arduous task of walking backwards front the Angel, Spark Brook
Gate, on the Warwick road, 40 mire! s dair, fOr silt successive dare,
each day's performance within twelve hours; and on the last day,
fors bet of 101. to perform the entrance of 40 miles in Itas time
thauthe old Birmingham l'edrerrirm can run or walk it forwards.
He had up to yesterday executed the teak with apparent ease, and
has always come up to time; he is in good health and spirits.—Bir-
',gingham Chronicle.