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POLICE.

ROBBERY BY A SITEEP.
11. Willing, Doris. n sturdy fellow of Id. was yesterday charged
II ilk oilstone dor house of Mr. 116 t, of the Cottle mid FA.
e Ahleragaie-street, of a number of lenders and fork•.
Thr charge arose In • ringu'ar way, out of the Jiiieowery of
• theft, committed by the Prisoner ui his employer, Mr.
Snort, the muter chimary.urrep, of H oggise lane.
Mr X t said, that hieing reason to suppose that the
`Prisoner wi in the constant habit of carrying away quanti-
ties of soot (an article of cosoirlerahle value, particularly for
manure), and disposing of it, be set a swatch upon his eon-
slioct. and marked his sacks for the purpose of identity.
Out Tneolay be left the Pi isoner in one of the cellars, at
anch a time as he thought he might 'crew hie practices, and
having procunrd an officer they waited at • short distance
ontairle the house. In a few yeomen,. the Prisoner am
proachvd, with $ sack upon his back, and was stuipp.d.
He said it was but • Foal of cinders. which he was
" privileged to lake by profession." The sack, how-
ever, being examined, proved to contain nothing but soot,
the quantity being at Inuit worth serei shilliogs. Be-
ing charged with other thefts, he • deeded them ; hut the of-
ficer demanding the keys of his bezel, the latter were search-
ed sad considerable property found. This consisted of al-
most every portable article which might be expected to he
found lying about a boort, viz. knives, forks, lien, Inuit-
kerchiefs, keys, hammers, curios., other instreaseels and
dirrn articles. A pair of band.cnifs were also Bond, the
key of which opened his own chest, and was calculated to
'lien various locks.
Mr. K,y said, the knives and fink. (six each) found in the
box of Davis, were stoles from his house, sod were his
property.
The Prisoaer said, bin master allowed him all the ciailers
he could end in the fire-places of the Coss tle sad falcon, and of
the Dock-House, when he swept the cheronies there.
The sack be was found c-rrying away contained nothing
Ind cinders, and as to the knives and forks, he mast have
swept them up with the cinders and usher also.
A little boy, named Montgomery, deposed to baying perm
his companion, the P:isouer, take the knives and forks from
the cellar uf Mr. Kay.
No ewaer was discovered fur the remaining property found
in the box of the Prisoner, Ant he was fully committed for
trial opus the two /rat charges.

iIIFASIOCS ROBBERY.
William Mame, a seaman of colour, was rhargril with the
following vile robbery :—Peter Rainer, the Prosecutor, who
was alio s black man, hail been servant to a gentleman, and
pawner with him o■ beard the Cabalva East Indianian,
lately wrecked on her voyage to India. His master was lost,
bat himsclfausl the Prisoner were picked up and saved by
t►e Hastings East Willman, is which •essel they came to
England The Prosecutor had a goo) deal of properly, amid
behaved very kind to the Prisoner, who bad little or nothing.
Oa the arrival of the Hastings at Blackwell, the parties
mime on shore, the Prosecutor leaving his cheats, Ike on
board, while he went fur a few days to a friend of his late
master's, is the Adelphi. While thus absent, the Plisosier
went on board the Hastings, and got the Prosecutor's trunks,
and plandered them of cuusidesahle property, in dollars, sicca
rupees, Isle of France tokens, gold rings, wearing apparel,
and divers articles. In a few Jays after the robbery, he was
met as cideutally in the neighbourhood of St. Paul's, by the
Prosecutor, who, to his surprise, recognised bins, "dressed
from top to toe" in the clothes stolen from his trunks. The
isuiser was subsequently traced to apartments in Gravel-
laue, where a great part of the plunder was found, beside
which Ivo :old rings were discovered belonging to the Pro-
secutor, which his ungrateful compassion, the Prisoner, had
given to the landlady of his new lodgings.
The Prisoner was fully committed to Newiste fur trial.
w►nt.nna.suen Mien.

EDUCATION of Ike LOWER ORDERS.

EXTRACT rams THE MINUTES Of THE EVIDENCE
!SPORE TYE SELECT COMMITTEE Or THE HOUSE
Or COMMONS. mulizao TO THEIR TRIED RE-
PORT ON THE EDUCATION OF THE LOWER
ORDERS.
( Cmolimmedfrom our Paper of Saturday, November 14.)

POCK LINGTON SCHOOL.
Nr. R. B. Blaneire's examination continued.
How long has the estate been in dispute?—Abont fuer
years; the dispute is very sear concluded, 1 believe.
Do you MOM by that that the comings' have concluded
their argument' and that it waits for the court'. judgment?
—The ma," has directed a commission to issue for senior
net the lands, and it bee been suspended in conseqnence of
a comananieation with the parties, for the Met 12 inuelbs
Have you ever Immo a cause, after having been filially
heard is the Court „wf Chancery, set dawn fur judgment,
and the court sot give its judgment oa the day appointed ?
—Very frequently.
Is it usual fur a rinse to be set dime for judgment on
a particular day, sod the court to give judgment on that
day ?—There are more frequent disappointments there than
in any of the other courts.
When a mope is set down for junkmen', is there a fee
paid of ten shillings upon that attendance to the solicitor of
each party?—Always.
My lord Erskine's order !—Yes; and thirteen and four-
pence when the judgment is given.
Is there any other expense attending these appointments
and disappointments of lb, parties ?—rrermently
What are those expenses?-04ressionally fees to counsel,
ins the nature of refreshers.
Is there any expense of short-haul writers employed to be
in attendance paid for that, and leaving the court without
doing any thing fur their money, end obliged to be in at-
tendance upon the same terms With 'the same result another
day ?—UirOnettionably ; Where the rarliea employ a short-
hand writer for the purpose of whims antes, they art subject
to the same disappointments.
Is it usual in matters of any moment to retain a short.
hand writer fir that purpose. when his Lordship's judgment
is expected!—Very commonly, when the case is important.
Are those fres and expenses all the same, be the amount
of the matter in dispute great or small !--Tbe solicitor's
fees are.

And the short-band writers' fees'—Yes ; precisely the
same in all eases.

Though there may b► some difference as to the fees to
counsel, there in nose as to short-hand writers'—No, there
is not ; but the fees to counsel depeost opus the eureise of
the sullieitor's discretioo.

Is there any ease of a decision being expected is a matter
relating to a charity, in which those expense, attending
short-hand writers are not gone through have no know-
ledge of their reptilian
From the nature of the sultjeet, should sot !inn, as a soli.
ricer yourself, deem it yore duty to have • slnirt.haud note
of the Lord Chancellor's jodconeut upon a matter relating
19 a charity?—Not upon all occasions.
In such case, is it sot *owe visual to consider sue% a_pre-
caution necessary than in cases of ;sheltie property ?-11lat
depends soon the mature of the miestiun
In any considerable ease, would mot that be the course?—
It would be snidest to do so certainly, but there are many
congideratione to be weighed before we should adopt that ;
the suit T speak of was before the Vice.Cbanoellor and uut
before the Lord Chancellor.

BRENTWOOD SCHOOL.

The Rerereed Cha►les Tower eaPed h, ea es... Pined
Yoe are easter of the Kiwi at Breatwou4, in Essex ?
I sua.

Are you vicar of the sane parisb ?—1 a chaplain of
Br►ntwuud thapelry.
How long hero you beea tauter sad chsplais?--Since
lend.

Whom did you succeed !—The Rev. Mr. Western.
How long had ►e been chaplain and aster!—Three years
~astet.
Did behold it in tram, to resign for any body elm '—flo
was appointed, and did in fact resign it to me, but there
Wag no compolsitio.
Was there an aaderstanding I—Yes.
In whom gift is the schooll—Mr. Tower, of Weald-hall,
swat Dreutwund ; he i■ my brother; ►e did not present me
to it, but my father did.
Have you a copy ofany edowniest, or other deed, relating
to Brest wood school '—l have not.
Does such deed exist I—l believe it does.

Where ?—lo the school dust; there is a school chest fur
the security of the school muniments under four locks ; one
key in the possession of the master, one in the posseuion of
the patron, mid two with the two guardians.
I%►o are they ?—They are, by the statutes, residents in the
pariah.
Who are the present guardians 3—Mr. Butler, a surgeon ;
and Slr. Tyler, • bog/lowlier.
Have you ever seen those statutes?-1 have • copy of
them.

nave you a ropy of them with yon )-4 have not ; my di.
rectiun was mar. ly to attend here, therefore I have net
Wooled any papers with ow.
When was the school founded '—Ois the sth of July, the
fourih and fifth of Philip mid Mary 1567, by Sir Anthony
Broome, seijeaut at law.
Dial be endow it with lards ?--Yes ; partly in his life-time,
and partly by his will.
What is the amount of the revenue of t►e school from
those lauds, and other tosecea, at the present time!—They
arise from the Daireuhans rectory mud great tithes; from a
farm at Chigwell in Eater, and frogs three little fields, shunt
five scree, near Brentwood.
Who is the farm let to!—Tar a Mr. Neville Brown and
other,.

Is be Ike founder's him?-1 believe wt; it was very lately
let to him ; sod I am nut aware 1460 the Know ie.
%That is the reut of the farm?—The fans let to him, and
some usher tenants, pays 3841.35.
is it let upois fines?—lt had been let upon fines until
about five years ago, upon a nut of M. 17s. Id. and which
I believe bad never been raked. Tie tenant then applied to
me, offering me a 4,0001. lose fur a toady-one years lease;
and I considering that mode of leasing an sitjust stibnite.
Lion of the revenues of the charity, refused it, except as sink.
lug the estimated value upon a fair mutual rent, and upon
the opinion of a surreyeir, the farm was let at 31541. a year,
and without any fiat. It was let to one individual at line,
but since that he has become a bankrupt. It is let now to
o►hers ; but the whole rcuts amount to the sum I have
stated.

Upon what terms ?—The lease being voidable by the
bankruptcy, it was offered to the eurportation to take it
again, or it would be sold by audios. The corporation eon-
sidireiug it would be iujuriess that this lease should be put
up to auction, agreed to surrender to them, sod let it out
again at the same amount to different tenants ; two are te-
nants at will, sod one upon a kase of sever years, and one
swim a lease for elevate.
That du the rests/ the revenues of the school amount to?
•—•Dageoliaas tithes let at 1,115 f. • year.
Who is the present lessee?—The executors of • Mr. Fan-
shawe, of Parton, in Eases; they sere also let upon lease
before; they have brew fin overly Mt upon foe, the master
receiving the flue; bat the corporation considering it au un-
fair appropriation of the resistors of the school, resisted the
cur M mid fur • emssiikrable time it was opposed; there
however was great doubt, whether the custom cusld be
broken through; at last the land was let apes a raluatius,
at 1.115 f. and no but taken.

State the rout of the th.ee fields )—They are at present in
ale pussessinti but as at the last tune temp were let it ass
14/. s year, 1 suppwa st their full value.
What du you take the revenues Ih.n at prevent to amount
to in all'-151 13a sub jrct to the deductiuns to he explained.
Are 'Mere no other esoulapneni• v—Nuur whatever.
11 bat is the chap. by "surth:—Ahout 1151. per annum ; 1

have paid nearly 5001. myself towards building a chapel
house.
Quite unconnected with the school ?—No, it is not the
master of the school to obliged to do duty is the chapel ou
Wednesday and Friday, in the week.
Is there any provision made is the endowment fur the die.
position of this revenue!—Yes, the statutes give the reve-
nue of the school exclusively to the wester.
Do tots recollect the words under which it so Rive it ?—I
think the concluding clause of the statute is to this effect ;
the master, performing she doilies with which be is charged,
shall be entitled to the rents and profits, sad so forth, of the
estates.
Does it charge him with say particular disloorsenteuts ?
It does, with Ave annuities to live alins.prople, mud to the
repairs of the school, the misooldsonse and tire alms houses;
and also, out of his income, to the support of soy saber
that may be employed.
To whose use is the school appointed?—Fur the instruc-
tion of boys.
Generally !—Yes ; and to no other purpose.
Are any particular boys specified ?—Buys from eight to
eighteen, who can read and write in a written sad printed
kind.

Are they to belong to a particular district l—duy parishes
within three unites of the school-house.
What is the population of that district of three miles
roved ?—The population of Brentwood is 1,400. Idu not
know the population of the adjoining places.
Is the population 6,000, do you think, wit►in the circuits-
/reale:of three miles 1-1 should thick there may be about
6,600.
Are you aware of any other endowed whoal within that
district ?—Nune whatever.
Are the poor in the district without sufficient mesas of
educating their childreu?-1 do not know that they are.
They have the power, and mussy avail themselves of it, of
sending their children to school, and none have ever been
refused.

How is the money bestowed in salaries?—The bead as.
lutist has 1501. • year from me, the second 50 priors., the
third 301.; the master was compelled to give 50s. a year to
each of five alms-people; but when the rests of the school
became increased by the abandonment of the finer, the mas-
ter agreed, with the other nienthers of the eorporatioe, to
make up the allowance to the alms-people ten pounds
apiece, which amounts to fifty pentads (she schoolmaster mid
the two guardians are a corporation of themselves); 1 con-
sider the average repairs as an outgoing from the master,
on Ilse six lions s and school-boon., to amount to shoal 401.1
year, thesupply of books sod stationery to about 301. firing
and lights to about 101. and the rates and taxes to shoat 401.
There is also another deduction which 1 mast add, of 118/. a
year, which has been paid to the widow of a late tweeter,
under the following cireanistaaces, which 1 shall beg ewes to
explain. 1 mentioned 16.4 the content of SIM hid beets Ise-
memorial ; and, upon a late Masser (Mr. Maypowder) wish.
ing to renew the lease of the Dagenham tithes, hr proposed
to the corporation to give their assent to it, when it was un-
derstood be was to receive 6,0001. The largeness of the
sum, and the school-master having thee much neglected his
duty, called the atteution of the patron sod guardiasts to the
validity of that act; and they determined in law to
resist it. For a considerable time attempts were made
to oppose the master's claim to such right; but from
opinioss of counsel, as it appeared very doubtful
whether such refusal coed be supported in law, at
last the patron and guardians were recummeaded to com-
promise the question, as they would possibly have failed is
it eutirely, and jto allow the master to take a smell fine (as
he was in great dishes% at the time), end to have the residue
of the value sank is 'an anneal rent. Before this look
place the master died, and this arrangement having been is
some measure promised to the family, it was recommend-
ed that the small fine should be sunk in an annuity, during
the new lease ; and a. the master could not be compelled to
pay it, the patrols and Rowdies% made themselves personally
respouible fur the 'mount ; 111114.1 the masters snare have
paid the sum, amounting to 1181. a year, considernig it as
act of justice to make such allowance fur their increased
income.

lo perfoiming the duties of the school, the Committee is
to understand you as employing a master, coder the name
of an assistant!—Thee •asters.

A bead owner. tinder the same of an assistant, an saber,
and ouch r master ?—Yea.

You ■re yourself the bead muter, strictly speaking
I am.
You perform no part of the duty of the school ?-5.10 far
as this, I do not regularly attend every school hour, to teach
the children wholly myself, but there is scarcely a day in
which 1 ■:o not present in the school, superintending and
directing it, and I have a daily report made to me in writ•
ing, of the attendance of the boys; they are presented to me
on those occasions for admissions, and opportunity is 'ben
offered me to inquire into the manner in which the school
is attended by the under master ; and whenever the bead
assistant, whom I consider my mute immediate representa-
tive, cannot from illness or otherwise attend, 1 always take
the duty myself, and bare done so for a week or a fortnight
together.

Previous to your incumbency, hi what state wu the
school ?—I really forget the time before Mr. Western's mss.
tership. When 14 r. Maypowder was preseuted to the school,
under strung recommendatioos of character, as he tonfinal
himself entirely to instruction iii 'reponse learning, and
apparently checked very much tbeatiendauce of the children,
the school fell very muck iuto disrepute, and at last there
wets uo scholars at all.

lu what year was that?-1 cannot say exactly; 1 think
about from 1796 to 1900 ; the patron and gnardiaas
frequently remonstrated with him upun big conduct, and at
last the patron paid an usher out of his own pocket, to
Rive some eacouragesneut to the school, as Nlr. Slaypowder's
pies of nonattendance, was from ill health, and as it was
suppthied he could not live lung, the patron supplied an
usher in Mr. Idaypuwder's place, w►ich expense was under-
takes by the patron, th 4 the duties might is mime measure
be fellilled.

How was it in Mr. iVestera's time!—At the period of Mr.
Western's firm coming to the school, there had been scarcely
say attmedaace of scholars, and the childreu of the seigli-
bourhood lassiny hers so completely drawn sway from it, it
was with difficulty any schulArs could be collected, during
his mastership ; Mr. Western did the beat in his power to
re-establish the school.

How unsay scholars were three?-1 shonlJ suppose the
mambas never exceeded tvreuty hum but I capitol speak ac-
curately to that.
LW he teach the buys bireselfl—He superintended the
school.

Huy assay bays are there sow have 79 boys now.
How lost have there brea 711 buys ?—Tbey have been in-
creasing since the time I first went to the schuul, when Ilwre
were twelve, and their number is uuw seventy-two I—there
have been (nor or five less in some quarters than in others
Huir many were there three years ago ?—1 should think,
fifty or sixty.
How many four years ago ?—I should suppsie there were
a few less, bat generally sec great difference, in that respect.
Are all Testified boys ter:rived f—By the statutes, • becy
must read and write, and he eight )ears of age; and if he
lives within three miles, be is admissible, and no boy is ever
refined.

Is any attention paid to the ,eli(iuus belief of that tiny,
is his admission?—Nurse whatever; I never ask any imeh
questions; whenever • boy CAD make a mark in time arm-
Waukee of writing, and can read at all, he is admitted ; and
I have educated children myself, at other places, to lit them
fur admisaius io this school.
Do the statutes give any power to the martyr to appoint
under masters:—They give the power to apputut au uutkr
master.
Du yus sot apprehend that the plain intent and meaning
of the statutes were, that the person receiving the revenues
should actually be the edicient master of the school, anal only
have 'member under him ?—lt certainly apprises au by time
letter of the statutes ; but more as.istauce at the mallet's
extreme, natal he in the spirit of them.
Is any visitor •ppuinted by the stelutes?--The patron bus
always acted as visitor ; his name is nut mentioned as such
in the endue meat.

%%bat is the foundation fur the statement that has been in
circulatiun,rear ciiu•• carpenter la in• appuinted to teach
—lt has bens spited to sue 4.f the masters, who a 4 •
sti.tiug master. Whtit 1 found out that attcntinn •lune

COAL 111AMILET,NOVItItarR 18.
Ships at Market. bitty* 860.1. Vette.
8/ Newcastle 4l. 0.1 to 431
Rwailerland - 0.1 to 0.. di

PRICE OF HOPS, per Cot.
VW HAGS. NEW POCK FTC
Kent.... 51 12s to 6/ 151 Kent.... 6/ Or to 91 6,
Ituraes.. 5/ Ss to 61 Oa Sugar); 51 12e to 71 7.
Essex ....SI S■ to 61 Os Essex dl Oa to 81 Os
Dunham. second, 10/ to 141 Os—fine, 01 to 01. •
Foreign PoLkets 31 Os to 31 10s.

PRICE OF RAW ',At, per stone of sib.

As stated by the Tallow As stated Ip!, the [hitchers.
Melters. I St. Jason's Market -So 71.1
St James's Market..Sa 7J Whitrekapel Market Ss rid
1%. pal Markets hJ Average ......6s
Ss
_6.1

HINT TO THE FAIR Sex.—The Committee of
Health, says The Gazette de Sante .•f Purls, hav-
ing inspiirril into the sNiuse why head, tooth, and
is* Itches were snore violent and comit.osi to the fe-
male than the male sex, has filially d,scovered, that
this excessive disproportion originated fr women
wearing gilt copper, or had gold ear-rings; that
the perspiration produced vertligth., which entering
the lymphatic parts of the blood, occasional violent
pains which resisted conitnon reintdies.

n'here an assemblage of talent and experience is
concentrated in one lice of practice, u btarer.s mug
attend their application. not to be found elsewhere. This
bas helm evinced in the Establishment of the Midical Board
at Choi I.ittmllimee, [Madames road, and at Woodstock-
Iluuse,lstock-strert, Oxford-street, where cum are
every illy performed in cases which have Maned the skill of
eminent pi...femurs, sail excited their astonishment. The
Medical Boatel Lave particularly attended to 'how conic.
(plaices of a certain disease, which entails the most dis-
Deming debilities, and unhinge* the constitution of hulls
sexes. They also remove the effects of those symptoms
arising hunt juvenile indiscretion, twin irregular living, li
and from a lung residence in warm climates— of this de-
scription they beg psi Ocularly to notice obstinate eruptions
in the skin, sine Moat, pains iu the head and limbs, Ca.
queasily mistaken fur rheumatism, strictures, fistulas, bcs
Ac. Mew* COOPER and Co. after forty years
practice iii various Aospitale, are consulted at Woodstock-
aireei, daily, from eight till eight ; and at the
Medical Board, Char:otte-llouse, Great Charlotte-stem t,
Rlackfaiarseeisd, precisely from twelve until right au the
evening. Mechanics, mid permit's sal moderate income,
limit advice, gnus, if the) aitcnil at certain hours, namely,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Nowt ay mornings. 1111111 one sicluck ;
and every es, ion:. from sit to eight —es• A side door, sad
private rouais fur females