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during which time he (prisoner) had gone to consider-
able expence in paying physicians, &c. &c. and that
the authority to sign the name of the complainant was
obvious from his own statement. But this was not all.
He was in the habit of writing all Hotting's letters, as
well as of receiving money for hint, and Boning had
authorised him to receive 50i. and apply it to his own
use, besides the free gift by will.
lotting declared before God that he never authorised
the prisoner to receive one halfpenny except the interest,
and he always did that with orders to bring it to him.
He, however, should have hail no objection to give it to
limo if lie was in ueed of it. _ _ .

The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner for further
examination.
BOW STREET.

DARING ROBBERIEs.—On Monday, a respectable
young, man, uanlrd William Ridding, underwent a
long examination before R. Birnir, Esq, the Sitting
Magistrate, charged on suspicion of being concerned in
the audacious rooberies described in the following state-
ments:—

The first charge was preferred by the landlord of the
Mercers' Arms, public-house, Mercer's Street, Long
Acre, who stated, that on Friday evening last, the
prisoner and two other men came auto his parlour, and
called for some beer. In a short tune they called for
inure, and the witness then observed that the prisoner
had left the room, but ne suspected nothing wrong,
until his maid servant made an alarm that there was a
man up stairs robbing the hone. The prisoner at flits
moment was seen running through the passage into the
street, and was stopped and taken into custody.
rite witness examined the rooms up stairs, and found
that his bed chamber, which was next to the club.
room, had been entered, and two club boxes and stone
clothes trunks were standing on the bed. One of the
trunks was broken open and some articles missing.—
The club boxes must have been removed furihe purpose
of being plundered, as they were left under the bed.
They contained same considerable property, and would
in all prubability have been deprived of their contents,
but for the interposition of the maid servant, who hap-
pened by mere accident to passing the club room, and
going 'clown stairs, just as she called out. The only sus-
picious article found upon the prisoner was an ingenu-
ously constructed turnscrew.
Mr. Billison, of the Kitig's Arms, corner of Moor
Street, Seven Dials, deposed, that on Monday evening,
the 17th of April, several men came to Isis house, and
under the pretence of being abnut to form a Society
there, they requested permission to have the use of the
large club room. They remained there until a late hour
drinking; and when witness went to bed, he-discovered
that his chamber, wnich adjoined the club room had
been forced open, and plundered of nol. in Bank notes
and silver, and a valuable watch and seals. He had no
recollection himself of seeing the prisoner there un that
night.
A boy, waiter to the last witness, stated, that the
prisoner, and a man named • Osborne, were frequent
visitors at the house prey ions to the robbery; and he
remembered seeing them and others there on that
night.
Mr. Birnie observed, that Osborne was perfectly well
know at this office.

The prisoner was committed for further examination,
and a warrant granted to search his lodgings.
A complaint, 'older the " Metropolis Paving Act,"
was exhibited at this Office, on Tuesday, by Alr.Cadogan,
Surveyor under the Commissioners of Pavements for the
Parish of St. Clement Danes, against Messrs. Twining,
Tea dealers, in the Strand, for an alledged offence against
that Statute.
The defendants were convicted some time ago under
this Act, for suffering their men to draw a truck, with
heavy packages, through Devereux Court, which ad-
joins their premises. Since that the offence has conti-
nued without diminution; and positive orders being
given by the Commissioners of the Parish that it should
be stopped, Mr. Cadogan was under the necessity of ex-
hibiting another information.
Mr. K. Twining fur himself and Partners, in a warm
address to the Magistrate (R Birnie, Esq.) expressed
much surprise at this proceeding, and declared that if it
was to be persisted in, it must put a total stop to the
business which been had carried on, with credit and re
putatiou for inure than a century. They had tried every
means to avoid offending against this must extraordinary
Statute, but found it totally impracticable, without shut-
, titig up their warehouse altogetner. They had inquired
Gat the neighbours who were most likely to be al-
-1 reeled by the practice, and not one of them would say
that they considered it a nuisance.
Mr. Cadogan said, it was a very unpleasant task for
hint to appear against Messrs. Twining, but lie was com-
pelled to di) his duty, and the just itictious of ilie Board
were, that he should lay one informatiou upon another
until the nuisance was pm MI end to.
Ali. 13ituir Upon my word, I think this a very harsh
proceeding. Pray what are the defendants to do!"
Mr. Cadogaii—t."fhe men t carry the packages 04
their shoulders. .

• Mr. Twining—" That is impossible, as most el the
packages are loom 3 to 4 bundled weight, and cannot be
got into the warehouse except on a truck."
Mr. Ilit née—" 1 am ante Mr. Taylor, in the formation
of this Statute, never could have contemplated such a
case as this, and I think the Connmissiuners ought to deal
according to common sense and co ttttt 1011 fan 11C1.3 between
man and man."
Mr. Twining again remarked on the extreme hardship
of the cage, and hinted that they were selected fur 1, • ot.e-
eut ion. . _ .

Mr. Cadogati Jellied this.
Mr. 'fiiilittig—.` We have made evil), couce•'inu its
our power, and catered to pave the court at our ur.o ex-
pence, but Iluthilig will avail with the Burr) ut I.:011111W,
sioners,"
Mr. Cattopm—" respect to the harilihip of
cave, every publican who rolls his buts of beer over the
lout pavement to his cellar is liable, under this statute, to
the penalty."
Mr. lltrilie—H Then why 4* you not summon all the
publicist's in 3 cur parish !P