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London, England, 1820-12-08 00:00:00

JUVENILE THIEVES.

Jeht Joetea li. ill, a hod about 'lateen year* of
harz.sl %via 11.1.0L111% now the or 51,5. Mary
I•nr. a. ',l k..rh-'.let-street, '14,0.111 Arid., at a late hoar
WeJneaday night. The watchman was voile ha round',
also eat the P.isontr ruining out ut the huuse its
a ith a s.lek filled is Oh sotart6ing us, his shoulder.
eecing •hr waictinoos hr flag rite seek into the area,
31.1 3!lrrilpie.l IL ..irap.•, but the aid. limas* so-ruled hies.
Th. sack via, (..or;o1 to contain a •ariety ui ariirl.n, rho fly
eolotittiug of kuchru utensile, which bring sworn to, the
.Vritioner was fully curet:titled.
JVcif wns thargva with stealing a qu•otity of swot d.
ht. la., the wow., ty of Mrs. Halloway, of Itocheeter-tow.
The Pi oser atria Le, ps a public-house, and the P. hosier
gest4 ben put-boy; the •worf, were the wen salon ere of her
isle linstanod, alto was by trade a /11.14./ caller; lately
...wersl of 11.1.111 wire (1111,41,11 Z. The riecumataisee basing
ti. au made a peraun in the iirighituria hood brought
one sat the swo.ds b..il• 1u the P.outrutria, to oboist be
1., •1•11 hu lasing got it t.Olll Ibr I'..,unrr. (:oupti, the
Ititic..r, was appl:ed to, and he took the Prisoner into cos..
turfy, nod di•rurered that he had ri•her sold ur giant, away
two more sat the -words to a boy named Jai ref t. nail another
Maic4.tet The Lithe is uuu iu ISrugate. The
J'risoeer was re snaud-d.

William Ger...field was charged with rubbing • girl,
Jinaraied lialdwsu, of n Itsuatrchief bundle containing •a.
'IMO 1111Cith of liner, dsc, llt appeaird that the gio I had
beau watchtd by three boys 1,01 of Tutliiil strcet two West•
sniusierlaiU, when they, un cuening up to her, knocked Ler
don., sod raw away will& the beadle. Tlicy acre 'pursued
ity.soitte passenger. but e4capetl. The Prisoner Isar after-
wor.li taken, and his persuu truing itientititd he was was tutu.
suittril.

lotto station was riven at the t)lßer that a repated thief.
11 lesion., of a faire character, got auto the service of Ilr.
bitsy,.the barrister, and ab,cuuded with the whole a the

PIARLIBOROUGII-STRETT.
JUVENILE OFFLNDLItS

Yesterday Italia, Para.?, GamOell, wed Palle.. Ibe Iwo
torrnrr 13, and the laOler II years of accost* bouostO ep by
Bort holi. a br.olle of St. thiro's porlolt. charred "lilt boom(
voimisted rub.rerees iss SIC secigloboorbood of Ktog-stotet,
/roan Dogs. _ _

Gekisineb, perfumer, of 49, Kiisg-sireet, staled, that
the Prisoner, Pailell, ass observed by bile shirring she win-
dow. sod he at iewsda succeeded is Goethe& several comibe,
wad loner udder ; be was permed, and overiakeu in caw-
paps awe Gumboil, oleo bed 'deems bus sees coisesitiimg
slogrl*Swis. Os eenrellog dim, evade sod slier pro-
wls were fsssd is filar poseessies. Reed sod Parker
area Wi dine coatipsey, lied sees afterwards apprehended,
bat wirdirsa me Sassed am thew.
Perim ersissord banal iastriseiti /Weft, the pierst

stile pripontra, bow to star the wiailows, Lel was sot en!
cerued the property N. Mr. CAM'seitb.
Mr. Allen, • perfumer, (417, Xistottest. Wag idestMeil
loots property famed on Gambell, wbo. with %Aro, was
fully committed fur trial; WA Roads sod Farber ware lbw
Charged far want of evidruce.

AN ABLE DEFENCE.
Gomm kriston, a boteher, was bras* up by Wales,
the officer, charged by Mr. George Price, of Caoreadish.
street, Caveadish-spiare, with having stoke • fowl, his
prooperty.
Wales prodiced the fowl, and elated that ell lois way to
the Sessions House, be saw she Primmer it Lome-sere with
siontribieo tied up in his aprou ; be was struck within idea
that the Prisoner had some Bioko property,stol Die searching
his *prom found the fowl, which the Prisoner said he had
found, sad could give no other account of it.
Mr— Price seed he bad lost the fowl, and swore to its
&lug bus property.
The Prisourr, un 'whiz %shed fur his defence, 101.1 a very
improbable story. He Mild, that as lie was walking along Stir
street he saw the fowl lying on the ground, and thinking it
was dead he marched ovov to it, and finding it did not move
.be thought he npght us well have it, sod be packed it up
and It'd it iu his apron, sod did ate km,* it was alive until
the ofibrer opened bit apruu, and coavioeed him by living
proofs of its existesace.—He was fully committed for trial.

TOWII-11ALL, SOVIIIIVANK.
JUVENILE SWINDLER.

A Jew boy, about 13 years old, was besought before Mr.
A I.lerinais Nnrh, charged with baring fraudulently obtained
4 pair of sheets and hbuikets, value 20s. frows Sarah Jones.
This Prison's's conduct war marked by all that cosseting
usually attributed to the Jews, bat rarely foetid iu buys of
his age.
. .

It appeared that Mr. Jones, whose house is in Carter.
square, had the midertusre to be arrested and lodged its ibe
King's Bench on Saturday. The Prisoner by •01111 C Means
learned thie circumstance, and thinking that sumethilig
might be made by 11, wrote a note purpoiting to come (rota
Mr. Jones, with which he hied to the house, gave the letter
to the Prosecutor's slaughter, and told bee. hire father had
sent him fut soar bed linen, of which ha stood mach in
need, as by the regulations of the prison DU blankets were
Minima the debtors: " Hoarser:. said the young villain,
" here is the letter, and you eats read all about it " Miss
J. nut suspecting him, gave him the things, and next day
called et her father to know if there was any thing else
iu herrwer heat could contribute to his comfort, when to
her wipnishuieni she learnt that lie had never received them,
ours at for item. Informatton was then given to the
Polieg, and the I' isoner, who to his profession of swindling
aided that of as mange-dealer, was apprehended in a few
slays, whilst follow jug his vocation iu the Borough.
The Alderman, after remarking un the ingenuity of the
Prisoner, milerrit him to hod hail to answer the charge of
fraud at the nazi Sesaiour. This Ise did promptly, and was
discharged.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORT9IIIOUTII, T/f CENSER 6.

Arrived the Lady Julians, !tooth, from Qutbee ; Oeran
and Defence transports, from the Cape of Good Hope; and
John, Dryden, from Fiume.
Went wit of Harbour the Plumper, for Spithead.
Sailed the Hind on a cruise; sad Brothers, Young, for
Losdon.

FALMOUTH, DECEMSFR 4:

Arrived the David, Robertson, from Trappe for Poole;
Lady liarriaond, Young, from LOllllOll for Gr. nada ; Admi-
ral Cu, kburn. Bri„..,(rum ditto fur (tit) Janeiro ; and
Enzle, Sewed, frumH WI for

the ilope'd Aucltor, Pau s, for Loogsound.
DEAL, DECEMBER 8.

Arrived mod staid with the whole of the buaseward•bouud
for the River, the Henry Poreher, Phillips, from Ileogs1;
Fleury, Fox. 76 days fruits &swim; and Loys!ist, Patterns,
from Qarbcc.

Caine down horn the River, and sailed with the whole of
the outward-bound, the Indian Chief, Humphries, for Vir.
cinia ; Shakspaore. Whitaker, fur Virginia • Hermes, Robert.
son, for Smyrna ; Favorite, Callow, for StSebastisn'a: Our.
It icb, Slimmers, fur Tobago and Belle, Chambers, fur Grand
Canary.

POOLE, Dammam 8.

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The Eliztlxlh, Thompaor, from St. John's, New Bruns.
weir, was spoken with reate►day off the Lizard, noderjury-
IBASIM, and Irakg. The Captain intended proceeding up
Channel, if the wind permitti.d.

11 TT. DECWMAILIt 6.

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The Christian was got °IT the Neytanit Huta last night and
100m...1it into the harbour, and it is expected she will dia.,
charge to repair.
CORK Df.CtlllllElt I.

Captain Thompson, of the brig Dykes, reports hiving
passed about a fortnight ago, in lat. 49. 43. loos/. 30. 25.
a schooner witier.hurgrd, the head of her onsets and her
bowsprit west carried away.—sisppostetl laden with oil, and
Newfuundlaud built—could nut discover her same.

RITTPWRECK.—The ship William, Sutherland, which tail-
ed from Liverpool August 11, bound to New 4)e leans, on
the 29th Septesnlier, in the morning, in lat. 24 58. lung.
74. 52. encountered a •crere gale from the eastward; at 11,
the wind suildenly abated to the southward, and brew tor.
mrednatly, henry lightning all around the horizon, steering
by compass W.N.W. At half-pa.t 11, p in. called all hands
and flirted the sails as soots as possible, it Hewing bard, with
sa high a sea, that we could nut hey the ship too sill,
sateli. At there, a.m. Ist October, ststirk on the becalm*
on. Ilse west aide of Abiro, Mout one mile and a half
from Ike shore, and twrnti•oue miffs north of the Hole
in the Wall; immediately cot away all three mast*, sal
launched the small bust on the locks; the after part Of
the ship immediately sent to pieces—the forward part,
from she• main hatchway, still remaining on the rucks;
all hands temained on the rocks until the return Of day-
light, and seven of the crew and mate landed safe on the
Maim of Attie°, lent the sea rate so high, we could mat
return to the ►reek ; we made two attempt., but to no
effect. The Captain and six Mess still remaining. on the
wreck ; •bout 2, p tn. sic men made their escape On a raft,
and reached 11w shore, where we all ri tnained until Monday
morning, the 2d of October, when two of the crew stalled to
look for soma inhabitants; at 10 a.m. three men came to us
from Sherrieka Hum, and furnisher, as with sonic provi.itins.
Tuesday, the 3d, commenced with light breezes and pleasant
weather; two sloops came to lake u• aced property to
IS assail, N. P. 341 October, commenced with light breezes
from the eastward; gut on boaro all the properly ►aved, sod
at 12 a. tn. made sail for Nassau, where we arrived on
the 411 s

Thursday being the A nniv..rsary of the Festival
of St. Andrew, the tutelar Saint of Scotland, the
Most lionoorat2le Fraternity of Freemason* assem-
bled, agreeable to ancient usage, iu Freemason.'
Hall, for the purpose of electing Oflice-bearcrs fur
the Grand Lodge of Scotland fur the eirrtaiug
year.

IVedtsestley the RECORDER mode a Report to his
MAJEerY in Council orilse following prisoners
under tentence of Death, convicted in Octotier
Si 19•11111 1 t.t, Y+z.
Thus. Eaton, Thos. Runt, Julio Hogircs, anil Jobn Witch-
Ord, fur highway robberies; ftwbsrd Scott, fur malicious('
cutting min stslibiog ; Marini
.for burglary; Charles
(:rush., fur hoese.biealiug; Daniel Gaulle, Won. Reid. fim
phis Andrews, and Macy Leonard, for Molls; in dwelling-
Minors; James Wilcox nod Charley Guodoim for house-
breskiwg iu the day.itioe; Thomas Can and Was. Sydury
Smith; for highway robberies its September Session. •
When Charles Goodwin. Tomas Amin. Thomas
Heat. John Slashes, Martin Farley. Daniel Gook.
Keid. std Richard Scott were ordered kr
execution en Monday seat. The others were et-
spited datincpleasure.

MENTZ-NO OF THit QtI2EN'S MENDS

. AT MANCHESTER.
• • )
A most nutherous meeting wei% held on 'Woodsy,
in the Manor Court—ocm. Oigh-etreet, by the
liberal permission of Sir Oswald Moseley. A tem.
pantry hustings having been erected iu a suitable
part of that commodious room fur the reception
of the Committee of those 'mesons whit aresot to
deliver their sentiments. and 'who stationed them-
selves accordingly. At half--past ten o'clock the
business of the day commenced, when—
. Mr. BAXTER was called to the Chair by univer-
sal concurrence. Ile stated to them the occasion
of their assembling ; gave circurnstantiel miltstea
of all that transpired in their communications with
the authorities of the town (ending in die failure of
obtaining the desideratum of official sstretini.) ; end
entreAtr:d all present to conduct themselves with
that firmness, bet moderation of demeanour, that
might convey to the robots of future public officers,
impressions of a favourable tendency.
Mr.THOS. BuaY,in unanituatrd roldrers, brought
forward the first Resolution; M.. JOHN HARRISON,
the moorid ; and Mr. JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR,
dir. RICHARD PorrEn, and others, the remainder ;
which passed with acclamations. They were chiefly
expressive of the sense the meeting entertained of
the late measures taken against her Majesty—their
thorough conviction of her iiiiincence—their con.
gratultdions upon her success—and their d.-cided
disapprobation of the Bill of Pains and Pr nal
Separate Addresses to his Nlajeady and the Queen
were then read to the meeting, and voted %Islam-
mouldy. The meeting dissolved ut two o'clock,
and separated full of good humour.

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