The National Register.
London, England, 1811-03-31 00:00:00

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.A?ke Burden appealed against the conviction of the Magis-
trates of Queen Square, pronounced against her as a rogue and
varabond under the Vagrant Act.
k appeared, upon the evidence of Thomas Gilman, a Police
Officer, that on the evening of the 7th inst. he was walking
along the Strand, and accidently overheard the conversation of
two respectable looking young women, from which he suspect-
ed their business, and accordingly watched them, and observed
than enter a neighbouring court leading out of the Strand, and
so into the apartment which he knew the Appellant occupied,
whose profession, or calling, were previously known to him.
By the time he thought the ladies were seated, he went up stairs,
and on entering observed 14 or 15 young females sitting round
the tea-table, at which the Appellant presided, who was read-
ing, from the grounds of a tea-cup, the several destinies of her
fair auditors. One of them she particularly addressed, and told
her she should see a great many changes and misfortunes, but
she would surmount them all in the end, for a young man of
prOperty, vsith light hair, would fall desperately in love with
ber and marry her; but e should previously take some liberties
with her person, which she must not resist on any account, as
be should prove a very great friend to her.—Upon this the wit-
ness came forward, and to the astonishment of the company
contradicted the Sybil in the material part of her prophecy, by
declaring she was the damsel with whom those liberties would
be taken, and he was the lover (not with the light, but with
th•.! black hair) who woulti take that liberty with her person,
by conducting her befGre the Magistrates; and among other
illpkinents of her art, he seized a Bnok entitled " The True
FO-tune Teller ; or, The -ode of 'Faith laid open."
The Cita RM. ra was of opinion, that the evidence was insuf-
fcient to support the conviction. Although Gilman had heard
the words, he could not produce the person to wham they were
addressed, nor did he see any money paid by any of the Com-
pany, and, therefore, could not say for what purpose they were
collected ; and, however he might regret it, the conviction must
be quashed.

Yesterday, the Westminster Ses;ions terminated with some
trials for petty offences, among which
Thomas Rebertx was convicted upon two several indictments
of stealing a quantity of pewter puts, the property of two publi-
cans in Westminster. He was a respectable looking old man,
but a n )ted ..Lender, having been twice before convicted of si-
znilar offencei. The Court se.; tenced him to be iinpriwned
fourteen days in the House of Correction, upon each conviction.
4in6w4riA and it Wry, the former a journeyman printer and
thc latter a lawyers clerk, wet e found guilty of an assault upon
a publican, in Little Catherine-street, Strand, and ordered to
flud 3 weirs foi- good behaviour for two years.
Several tentale convicts were discharged having served the
period of their respective sentcnces.

; the screams and cries of those on board were truly dis.
tressing ; the men put their boat off, and several ethers c.tme off
to assist, and twelve of the unfortunate sufferers were got out or
the water, but several of them with very little hopes of restoring
life. Two were unfortunately drowned.