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London, England, 1820-07-21 00:00:00

hOWING HATCH ON THS THAMES.

ifestertiair t rowing match, which Created sn extraorditiary
degree of interest, took place on the Thames. between Put.
ney aid Westminster Bridges, fur a wager. The Oneness of
the day added to the sport, of the scene. They started from
Putney Bridge. The roniending parties were three young
Geottemeo, and a waterman, named Peacock, who hoeing a
superior opinion of his abilities in rowing. elialleoced with
one of the Gentlemen to row ageiost the other two, Mr. HOS-
KINS sod Mr. Bran!, who accepted the rhallence, to row
Iseetstal Mr, HIDOLSTON, and PVACOCK the Waterman.—
Tey started a few/ yards distance from each other, when
Huskies and Ilyrae beat them by upwards of two hundred
yards on their tiniest at Vauxhill Bridge, and arrived at
Westminster Bridge nearly a quarter of an hour before their
competitors. OLIO came in otitis resigned Th. wioners sir-
cliard, from humane finditreV, to receive the money from the
expert •steritimi, who suffered hiiivelf to be overpowered
by whit he termed novices.

I'OIJCE.
iIIILROROUGH Mete?.
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MYSTERIOUS CASE.

Yealerday a young Lady of very enterealing and fashionable
appearance came to this Office, accompanied by a (legale-
se:au, to ask the advice of the Magistrate, G. 13. Mainwar-
lug, Esq. as to what steps to pursue fur the di,eiirery of her
brother, who she supposed has been murdered, as lie s
Miming under very extraordinary circumstances. All, was a
foreigner. and unable to articulate the English language.
I 4ird Forbes, oho frit as interest in the affair, had Made a
prior applirat .
Their statements went lashes., chit formerly Iwi heather,
who is a young mart of prepossessing &pressure, held d
respectable situation with hers►lf is tlw house of Aletroveler
Raring, Esq. mobile at P:aris. arid another servant in the same
family, whir was discharged with a decree of odium spar bee
character. in enswerpremee of miscoudird, fell suspicious th■t
her brother was the tustreatur of hi. master's ilisplraimer, and
on their quitting Paris fur Landon he threcentd that her
heather tbutild nut live tang after his arrival is Luudum.
The Lousily arrivrd on the 4th of Jnur, and two dart after.
wards her hruther left home, nail was seen thy a.fia,e day at
the rrcodrace of Prince E•t. rhsxy, and at the Doke of
Hamilton's. where he was known. and ever alma he is.rs
twee raksing, and no tidings whatever timid be !raced of
hint, although every ionstry bad been made. He was a yonin
of good Hurrah:, nut wrochotate, and was the hint porrOoll
Will, world be suspected of laying renlent Ivsatla impose him:.
self, sod the case is involved in great invstery. The an.
fortunate young Laity appeared much seeded. and at iaG r.
rails ass absrithed iu thought.
The 51.igistrute said it was a m:0.1,149114 circumstance, and
immeiliatiAy conferred with the other Magisir.tra. Wale 4
the officer, was called in, and rect:red Mahar-limn to make
accessary inquiry tu asterism the voltam mans fate if
possible. fur which purpose he hark a full description of his
person, &c.and the pArties quitted the office.

ACClDENT.—Yrsterday n girl named ANDERIKI, alMtti
SIX yeas of at;•, bring left it twine to take care of tots
younger children, shilst the mother west out, proce.d.
rd to rail., the sash or the window in the room one pair at
Sbort's gaidrus. Drury law, the 'posh flying suddenly
up. she wan precipitated into the street, and Coiling un het
Mendota the parented she fractured her skull. .She ova car.
tied immediatefy to tire Middle-yen Hospital, without hope
of rgemery.
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Yesterday evening, show nine o'clock, a curious
robbers occurred in the North Maio-street. As
Mr. Sheriff Wittig was walking near the Es.
change, one of those idle sod profligate young de.
predators who are so numerous on the town, picked
the Sheriff's pocket of a silk handkerchief, end
was handing it to another of his companions, whets
the Sheriff turned round and secured him. The
Sherif also seized his companion, at whit,n the fir.'
melon threw himself on the ground and pretended
to fall into a lit, and whilst the Sheriff was rode..
souring to secure him, the other twisted himself out
of his hand and escaped. The Sheriff was then
resolved the first should not escape from him. rod
he sent for a jag of water and threw the contents
into ill • Gee : but all his exertions to arouse Inns
produced sio•effect ; ke then had him conveyed to
the Bride:sell, and theie, otethirippliestion Of, the
first stroke of. a cost.o'-nine.tails to Ws breech.. he
bounced out of his reverie. He turned out to be a
. brotki. of tfu/y Comie/4 who because ostprober to
the robber" at Prospect Lodge, in the South Li.
' herr lint: :atifi, ,on whose tes,tinsonyckietly, Des/stoner
and *Otis were buns
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ought Rik lead* the sum of Itto,9lfOLNis COOft.
"ft he thoughtChsen,tee little e• Irparame444-
to et oilier disk ght be 'Node. Fleitiaa
sorry to be obliged. to say this; but be einfid 11124
help it. ' iv .1
Mr. ISCaßalr said, Perlhipe his Leird.ip would 4
give the legatee's aottiethatig sheet of squat they
evired.
The Luau Ctiultett.teit.-" Certainly, theft can
he no objectiosi to that. Give sue a ca46.lation nit
Saturday morning Of • tenth of their demand. in-

Arad fifN, fifth. I will order it to he 1,46 J out

or Cobrt in the lecutres; bet I would not be idett.
&A mderii.g the fifth they silt for."
' Further euttoidereibere peetpooed.

INJUNCTION.
Huoiox R. FRANCIS BRACCIIAMP AN° °TITERS.

Mr. WETHERELL Moved for an to
restrain th, Derrisdint, Beinscherop, front or
transferring certain stock to a huge amplioni, winch
stood in his mune and that of tik late MM. 111116111,
and that ttie !Link of England should hr also re.
Strained from nailing with the stock, without an
order or the Court for that purpose. Ile 19111.11
he move.' this no affidavits, which set forth that the

Plaintiff was the next of kin of Mrs. Hudson, the
wife of JOlns Hudson, both of whom are decesPed.
They had resided in a small cottage at Twicken-
ham, and had beau of most penurious habit,. and
at the dreth of the herbs's(' they had amaseed ilie
ruin of 5.0001. In the year 11816 a brother of Mrs.
Hudson, who was a sander et the Thatched House.
Si. James's-street, died, and he bequeathed her
i 5,000!.. winch was secured in the funds. That
the ()chili:ant was a clerk in the hacking-house of
Messrs. Mettle and Co. ■rid by the situation he hrl.f
its.the hank lie chinned a knowledge of Mrs. Hod-
son'- property, who was then 79 years of age, aid
by stone means got introduced to her, and per-
%moire her in the year 1817, to leave her residence
at Tirickriihatti, and to reedy with him in SutfAs-
street, where -lir remained until her (teeth, isi the
latter end of the year 1819. That when Mrs. Hurt.
you antivril at iiultilk-street her whole wearing-
appaii.l w.s not of the value of fi►e shillings, and
that the I Irfri.(! Beauchamp. immediately put.
chased silk tlies.es, awl every thing of dress on the
same expett.tre scale, took lie► out in a carriage
every slay for the first twelve month., slier which
time her gat go imbecile that she could not
leave the liine;e. Thit the Defendant, Besnchamp,
prete led on hoer to make a will, bequeathing its
loot all her protterty, on his promising to merry
her, but which he never did. At this time Mrs.
Hudson's mind was so weak that she had forgotten
the value of the money, and used to entertain her-
self by -throwing gold end silver civets about the
room, which were furnished herby the Defendant,
Beauchamp; she else amused herself4by biudinie
Howes*. That the Defendant, Beattchassip, t►eated
her as it always calling her " Meinetse,." or
" Aly dear." li-fore her tleath he prevailed on her
to have the stork whale stood in her name, amount-
ing to upwards of 30,000/.. trauvferred to their
joint nano it. That Mrs. Hudson was not only of
the adeiniced age or tiO, awl of imbecile mind, but
she war highly "Ifetwise to those who were obliged
to tle aboOt her from ulcers in her legs—so much
so tlott, when the o,4ntlatat Beauchamp was in the
room with her, lie always bad a bottle of salts in his
handkerchief, which he constantly applied to h:s
Imre, That iigi the death of Mrs. Hudaos, the
Beatichamp, proved the will in the
Ecclesiastic it Court. and obtained a probate, since
which the had instituted a suit against
hint is: the same Court, to set the will aside.
'Jre the.- eiiii.iderations he hid no doubt but his
Lordship it fill trt gr.int the injunction.
Ali. II ssisuv, Counsel for the Defendant. Beau-
champ, stated that lie was instructed by his client
to .ay, CIA when the proper time came be would be
aisle to reit:re every one of the alle4ationis which
had stated, mad that lie would be also able to
she" llist Plaintiff had no claim.
The Lo HD Cil•t4CaLLOit observrd, that he hoped
what the 1.-arnrilCouneel (Mr.,Hrtinson) hail stated
might be the case, but it was his duty, ins the est..
drove before lam, to grant the injunction.
Muttuti grieved.

SUBRAY SESSIONS. Jutir

STEALING AND RECEIVING.
This ease orchp..l the Curet really the whole of the ray.
Mike, neseturc and Jamas Roberts were indicted for
stestise 60 pounds of pada*, the property of Witham Etta.
stet soil yawl's, tool the Re*. haw Tapper was tothcted for
receiving this same, knowing them to he stolen. The De-
frothiest Tapper, who is a dissenting rather, keeps u.rhop •
fur the sate of boospebuld pod. and arise stores, in Mint.
street, Southwark. A !member of thuse.setio congregatiron
Sundays to hear him preich, amendskd yesterday at the trial.
It appeared-in evidence- that Obi timusfactury of Mem..
[limiter moil CO. 1/14 broke into too the sight of the nth lust.
sad. the property is question was stolen. The pfiNetlff
Roberta was 111 Meows. Master and Cu.** employ, sad it ra ka
Ws July to • lock up the premises. Suspicion flu open. Ro.
berts oral day, and a watchoma, named lia:rr, aware that be
saw Roberts soil Marlowe p wills hags, 00 the moraiNg the
robbery was coirosults4, hots the beets of the Rev. Mr. "Lip-
per, between five Lad six o'clock. There're. other eliebeiter
gives of some admissions wide by Retletrtv, but whirl' be /Af-
terwards dotted. 41 soustbee of Tappet's singbbosre loom*
that no person whatever entered Tapper" toeuer us the morn-
ing the robbery was committed; nom* of them Ileestuepes,,e
to Tappes's boom, sad sweat that they weft at work to their
windows from Nor o'clock is she swain, asid weft We,
kri/rilasfeo7 ,P:reefleautallet :noteareliitlttlat be seeecbrelTapppeikiato
ow the Liman of the robbery) he slat sot kait.the pada*,
but he f 00414 *me 1itit10N..06.4 bowl mites he iikait.ei
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