The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-25 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

IMPOSITION OF PONTICRS.—On 'Tuesday, Knight, s porter
at the Angel Inn, St. Martiles-le.Orand, was brought Ixfore
Mr. Alderman Wattlmmo, on the charge of a report of the
name of Flint, fee demanding and receivitie one shilling more
for carriage of a parcel 111411 be was legally entitled to. Mr.
Etint st.i'ed, that lie received a parcel from Knight on Se'
lurday last, with the regular porter's ticket ; 3s. 10d. ens
charged for the carriage, which he paid, but judging from the
weight of the parcel that the carriage could not amount to so
It, he applied to the coach office, where the clerk inform.
' lie had been imposed upon ; the charge for carriage
to the porter being no more than two shillings amid ten pence.
Knight, in his delenee, endeavoured to show that the acre.
ration orientated in private animosity on the part of Mr. Flint,
who, be said, had a grudge against him ; lie assured the Ma.
gistrele, that lie had no intention to defraud ; but that the
mistake must have arisen in the Milking out of the ticket. On
the worthy Alderniares metering who made ont the ticket, it
appeared that this was done by the porter himself ; that the
clerk or bookkeeper called out the sums. and the porter mark-
ed them in the ticket. Knight's defence, therefore, wee,
that lie hail mistaken tl.e gum, and marked Ss. led. instead
of 2s. led. Mr. Aide. coin I,Vaithman said, the public were
li indebted to Mr. Flint for bringing forward this charge.
The Act or Parliament, %%Well provided fur the punishment of
this species of imposition, was but of recent date, and as yet
lint little known; although the offence was notoriously prac-
tised, in one form or other, by all the porters In the metro-
polis. In sonic iiistarces the porters altered the tickets, and
in mhos. destroyed them altogether, and fabricated different
ones. This wax a gross fraud and forgery, which, for the
sake of the public, ought to be narrowly watched, and ce.
rarely punished when detected; and ferlieg that the offence
ought to be severely marked, he should cunt tct the defeuclant
in die full penalty of les.

Dawnles.—W. Clarke, a young person in very tight stays. and
decorated with all the other insignia of a dandy, was brought up on
the vulgar charge of picking a brazier's pocket.
Mr. John Dean, the complainant, said, that as he was. going
through Whitefriars, a gentleman named Bushell told him hrs
pocket had been picked. and that the person who had picked it was
just turning the corner into a paved spurt. The complainant saw
the prisoner and another man walking along unconcernedly. until
they came to the corner of the court, down which they gave a short
turn. Witness called out " stop thief." upon which the prisoner's
friend ran away, and the prisoner himself tried to do the same, but
some how or other was unable. Witness saw his pocket book lying
on the pavement; it contained six ii. notes, and a Birmingham note
for 51. Mr. Bushell said. he saw the prisoner and his companion
tbllow the complainant, but had no suspicion that they were thieves.
as they appeared to be men of fashion. He was, however, soon
convinced that they were in the exercise of a trade for success in
which their dress was well adapted. The prisoner put his band into
Mr. Dean's pocket, and very calmly wok out hispocket book. II
was dune in such a manner as not to excite the s • latest suspicion
in the witnesa,who concluded that they were friends o die gentleman.
and were playing him a pleasant trick. He thought it rather odd
that they should turn a corner without speaking to Mr. Dean ; on
which lie spoke to that gentleman upon the subject. When Mr.
Dean went after the prisoner, the witness did not follow him ; for he
knew that the Dandies, if they attempted to escape, would be obliged
to return by the way they went out of their sight • and he accord.
ingly stationed himself at the corner, to prevent their getting away.
in case the thing turned out to be more than a jest. The primoner's
friend that ran front the passage, and did so with such violence as to
break through the opposition of Mr. BushelL The prisoner himself
next appeared, but was unable to make any struggle ; a child would
have stopped him. The witness of course kept his finger upon him.
and was surprised at hearing nothing escape from him but • Cause
the stays.
An officer found some Bank notes on the prisoner, a ether watch,
hair chain, and five gold seals.
Prisoner.—" 'Pon my honour, I got them all in the way of bu.
minces."

Mr. Alderman Atkins said, he never heard a clearer ease of felon.
He directed that the watch, sails, &c. should be &demised:grid
expressed an expectation that the person to whom they formerly
belonged would be induced to come forward upon the subject.
The prisoner's solicitor observed, that he was to understand shift his
client was to be brought up again.
Mr. Alderman Atkins said, if any fresh charge shoald be brought
forward, he should certainly have the prisoner again before him.
William Clarke was, however, to be considered finally examined upon
this accusation.
The prisoner was conducted to prison.
John Taylor, the porter of the Blossoms inn, was fined 10s. and
costs, for charging more than the due for delivery of a parcel.
BOW sTREET.
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Michael Kentish was *barged with threatening to murder
a woman. The defence set up by the prisoner. as a jastifiea.
tion, was rather of an extraordinary naaire, lie having ad-
mitted the threats. He stated that the prosecutrix and
another woman bewitched him. about three years since, by
means of some stuff which they put into some tea, and which
he was induced to drink : he was in a trance for several days.
They also bewitched him in other respects, so that he did not
know what he was about. by means of a black cat ■nd a
pound of pins. He entreated the Magistrates not to suppese
that he was deranged, but that his state of distracted mind
wholly arose from the bewitching of the women, and which
deprived him of following his trade of a shoemaker, and he
was frequently so much reduced that he could not pay for the
washing of his shirt. He was told by the women that wiling
would cure him of the spell they had set upon him but cross-
ing the sea, and he intended to leave England for Ireland,
which was his native country, fur the purpose of getting
cut ed. The prosecutrix, w who had very much the appearance of
a gipsev, denied any knowledge if what the prisoner had
been talking about as to bewitching him, but said that he
was a Roman Catholic, and was extremely superstitious,
which caused his mind to be in the disturbed stale it was.
The warrant against the prisoner was discharged by Mr Hit.
nie, on condition that he did not insult nor use any more
threats towards the prosecutria previous to his leaving Eng,
land for Ireland.

Lady Bruce was brought to the office, in cualody of Horn-
plireys, on a charge of trimly. It appeared by the e vidriire
of two young men of the house of Hauling cod Cu., in Pall
Mall, that last Friday a muff and some fur Ira ssssss jog ware
ordered to be sent to Lady Bruce, at her !move, 8, Uri er
Georgeaitreet, Mary-la-bonne: a mod of the valier of 81., mud
fur te binning of the value of 71., were sent aceoruliugly iu rue
box, which, on its arrival at the house, a servant took up
stairs to Lady Bruce. In a short time the servant re filmed
with the box with the muff in it, saying her Ladyship did tint
like the wear, butt would keep the trimming, amid desired that
a fur tippet might be sent the next day. The man who was
sent with the box ails desired not to have the goods without
the money I the message, however, being a plausible one, lie
went away. Thr next day Ike tippet was sent, with All isijuser-
time that the posaessi 111 l of it was not to be partial with with-
out the money, which out being forthcoming, out Lady Blocs

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bring visible, Site tippet was not parted with, and the money Mr. Shadwell assured the Magistrate, that It: lest! never
for the trimming, or the trimming itself, was demanded, but intruded the least harm to Miss Droliet, nor hailheeveti ez-
neither could be obtained. A young man of the house of pressed himself to !ilia effect, but Of the contrary, had treated
Itardings went again, and desired tests, Lady Breve; lie was her with the greatest eivilite
Wormed she was out ;he Insisted ripen it that she Was 1101 Out, Mr. Borrows.—" Ido not consider that the charge is pros-
htia he would wait in the house till he did see her ; ;knee some ed. Let the warrant be disehat getl."
time the prisoner presented herself as Lady Bruce, and he QUEEN SOU ARP
repeated his demand for the money or the trimming, when the EXCRLLE • C I- . 47 W'll
NC,OII, Tile, -SAM e -A Wili--....r. - ...mott,of Hame
prisoner informed hint that it Wits impossible he could have me,..„
etl 1, eppeared to all information ender the Game Laws,
the trimming again, as it was cut up and pet en a pelisse, and for sporting
it was not in her power to pay then, but alie would pay in a evidt•neo".ponhis own ground. It appenred from the
few days. This was not agreed to by the young male who v. _ Dairy, that himself and the throatiest. hail been
its company With the defendant; that a hure started, and the.
proposed taking the trimming again, although it was cut up
and on a pelisse ; bat her ladyship refuted to let him have it. Iluutt„bice:g.n.ellt,Prstritleol with amts, tlefendatit fired at it first,
The ironed of a felonious charge upon which Messrs, Hard- killed,e
andl ;ii
picked
also,i as quick as he could, The hare was
p • •et tip by a third person. The penalty is not
jogs brought her to the office was, her taking the trimming Ices than si slur 11101, than 101 Three ~.
out of the box without their consent. Site said she was re. who lead tired.
first; D y * 'l.'
some
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as
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commended by the Artier:lel family, who upon inquiry denied i "le- 4•llllilted' that Win' had killed she
tare he would leave settee it home. The Magistrate, property
that they knew any ends person.
considering that as net informer and Isis %vitae.* were them-
Messrs. Hardings also denied that the prisoner was the selves of the party, and one Or them halving mentally fired at
person she represented herself to be.
the hareethey were equally guilty
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of offending against the
A gentlemen who attended to defend the prisoner Insisted Statute; consequently, the information was quashed.
that the to isoner was the person she represented herself to be,i
Stewart Bruce. He also cone WORSHIP STREET.
and that her name was Lady
tended that the transaction was a simple debt, and that her J. Nicholas was folly 'committed for stealing a quantity of
Ladyship would pay it in ten days: lie said her Ladyship wearing epperel, the property of two lodgers at tile Camden's
kept an establishment of' servants, and lived in respectability. Head, Bethnal Greets, at which house the prisoner loionself
O lodged, The landleily observed I ' to go out with a
The young men from Messrs. Herding's still persisted that,
the prisoner was not Lady Brace. • bundle under his arm, Mid suspecting, et *AS stolen property,
The Magistrate asked if her Ladyship had heeu charged she sent her brother after hitn, who look him back; when Ise
with stealing the trimming when the muff was returned, and said lie was drunk, and knew not what lie did.
being answered in the negative, he dismissed the charge, if UNION HALL. ,
being only a debt. W. Edmonds was brought sop, by E. Pedder, beadle of Put-
ney, charged with attempting to murder Mary Edmonds I •
This pretended Lady, for such she now appears to be, was ii 4
wife, Mar his daughter ra child of seven years of age), and
again iwaraoit up on Friday, charged by various respectable spanrtanheyllyweyra; oioSoloiel4 the. 12:1i inst. as Mrs. Massey, of
tradesmen with swindling them out of property to a consider-
able atnonut ; and with an address which would have imposed , passing the pristioe'r s twine, about eight in the
morning, she heat d a cry of " Murder!" She was afraid to
upon the most wary and suspicious individuals. It appeals to in, and we'll paste the house. A woman, named Dalton,
she 11:18 beets* living in a style of elegance and splendour, which then came runningout, in a state of agitation, and informed
would requires large fortune to sopped. Her previous exit-. aerthat Edmooii
dserall murdering its wife and child. She
minavion, however, opened the eyes of her two credulous was g ' g tor assistance, when the prisoner's daughter ran '
.elainsmits—and after a hearing of some hours, ay tab was out, pursued by the father, who overtook and struck her a
transuded for further examination. blow on the neck wish something he had in his hand, but the
ISI A RLOOROUG/I STREW.
distance prevented her from seeing what weapon it was.—
DEBIPERATt Arreca —Two notorious thieves, named, He pursued the child for several yards, and limn fell down.
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Smith and Jones, were detected by John Furseman, in Green, Mrs. Massey carried the child to the nearest house; she had a
Queen-street, in the act of picking the pockets of a gentle-1 dreadful wound on the back of the neck, from whence the
Man. and were committed as rogues and vagabond., a.,en blood flowed in torrents, Mrs. M. then went for some per.
Foreman, who has rendered himself obnoxious by his exec- sun to secure tee prisoner. She met Mr. Stevens, of Putney,
tamale apprehending this description of offenders, conducted who went immediately to Edmonds' residence, where he saw
the prisoners to the office; they had scarcely introduced the prisoner on the ground, fast held by Mrs. Eolmonds, and
themselves, when Jones seized the officer by the neck, and a young women named Dyer. He held a clasp knife, opened,
swore lie ~id strangle him, while Smith, with all his force, in his right hand; and after much difficulty they disarmed
planted many blows oft his tree. Fortunately some other him. Mrs. Edmonds was then bleeding very much, front a
officers interfered, sad prevented their infamous intention. wound on the neek,and was carried into the Wiese exhausted.
Furzetnan was mach hurt in the neck, mad .bled profusely in Besides wounding his wife and daughter, the prisoner had
consequence at Wite.blows he received. indicted two dangerous wounds on Mra. Dyer, (an elderly fe-
Mary •Grasoley and Charlotte Morgan were charged with mated one in the neck and the other on the bitch part of her
stealing frees Mr. Erard, harp nether, in Wigmore-street, a head. :the prisoner's conduct was indescribably outrageous,
number of .valuable paintings, stated to be worth 2,0001. It and Pedder put him into a strait waistcoat. The maids otfi-
appeared that Mr. Erard being a connoisseur, had at much cerss were informed of the transaction, and considering that
expense obtainer' a collection of the paintings of eminent Isis conduct bad been occasioned by a fit of insanity, they seat
hint to a mad house at Chelsea. Subserviently receiving infer
masters ; these were deposited in a room named " The Pic-
;nation from the keeper that his conduct had been steady
tore Gallery," the key of which was in the charge of the,
and rational, and his mind apparently composed, they ordered
porter, mimed CranbY; Mary Craaby, the porter's daughter,
was frequently at the house, and bade in concert with Char- the beadle to conduct him before the Magistrates. Wader
lotte Morgan, the other prisoner,at different times stolen the: stated, that the wounded parties were still in a dangerous
paintings and pledged them to different pawnbrokers. One state, and unable to attend. The prisoner, iu defence, said,
of the paintings valued ael4sol., was traced to Baylis, a pawn. lie was perfectly unacquainted with the transaction ; he was
broker, in Partland.street, for 10s. ; a harp has also been subject.to fits. He was remanded for the opinion of medical
traced to another pawnbroker. Baylis said he did not know men as to the state of his mind.--Aba Tuesday Mr. Stealth°,
the value of theathinting, and • thus acconnted fur atlVancing the surgeon, who has the •care of the sufferers, gave it as hi.
so small a suns. at .is supposed that tide property has been °Pinion, that the wife and child of Edmonds are doing well,
pledged fora trifling auto, and that the,greater part will be SAW out of danger. It seems also, that Mrs. Dyer (who is the
recovered. .Remanded. wife of a very respectable market-gardener, residing at the
A youog anon named Shadwell, was charged by Miss Drout, back of Edmonds' cottage) is also going on ,favinirahly, but.
a Oaten lady, with threatening her life. The complainant from the complicated nature of the wounds epee the head, :
stated, that the prisoner was concerned with Mr. Lewis cannot be considered safe for some time. It was soli•ly by
Drones, her brother,(the celebrated flute player,) in the mu- the determined courage and exertions of Mrs. Dyer, that the,
steal line. and was entitled to one tenth of the profits. A lives of the wife and child are saved—attracted by the screams
short time ago her brother left England, on business of the of the family, she burst into the house, and blond &limn&
•portance, for Rotterdam ;and in his absence, the prisoner was with his wife under his NMI, and deliheretely coning her
left to superintend the business. Some Albert time after the throat, the blood flowing profusely. In an instant, Mrs.
departure of Mr.. Dronet, the prisoner followed line. %Vile,' Dyer seized Edmonds to rescue the poor woman from his
they met atitotterdam, Mr. Shadwell asked Mr. Dronet if' het 'tends; she struggled with him and had her hand cut-by his
would make a particular affidavit to screen I ' front a prose. knife. The wife escaped, but Edmonds succeeded in knock
voting in Lomb's', which the latter objected to. Mr. Shadwell nig down Ales-Dyer; be then out her through the muscles
then requested an explanatiou of various debts, which not ,uf the back of the bead 011ie bane, causing a deep and ellen-
being even to his satosfaction, lie said that lie would swear ove wound :in the mean time, one of Edmonds' children (ail
the death of Mr. Dronet. On Monday last Mr. Shadwell Interesting little girl of About seven years of age) ran out of
returned to town, anal repaired to the house of Mr. Dronet, the twine, crying for assistaftee. Edmonds then left Mts.
sen. where the business had been carried on. The servant Dyer, And overtook his child, whom he also cut through the
answered the dour, but had orders not to admit biin. How- muscles oldie back of the head to the went, in length, of
ever he came in, saw complainant in the drawing room, and three inches and a half. At this moment Mrs. Dyer, although
accosted her civilly. He afterwards held a conterence with bleeding very inuclaront her first wound, again-seized l ' to
her father, in French, respecting the lelllOVillof the flutes and save the child from being murdered, when lie struck at her
gnomic. Next day he came agate, in a very violeut, passion, with his knife, and inflicted a wounn of three inches in length
•and demanded the ledger, which her father refused to give on theleft side of the head, laying bare the skull, and (livid-
op. Ha thou oases! strong language to complainant, core's. ing the artery 1 with his exertions he fell, and the husband 01'
pOtlllillg With the threat of her brother ; in consequence of Mrs. Dyer, and the other persons mentioned, coining to her
which tier biends advised her to have him bound over to keep assistance. they pinned him down with the knife grasped no
Cite peace.—Tits defendant said, that. during the time Mon- his heed, but sticking in the ground, until his hands and legs
Meer Drouet wits at one ulnae patent Theatres in Lemke, lie were tied, and he VMS completely
Secured. Edl/101111.1 is only
became acquainted with Wow ; and they agreed to establish 39 years of age, and has the character of having been a voce
• a eons:ore lot the sate of." Dronet's Patent Flutes," which at quiet inoffensive roan, when well, and not at all aol,loeted so
that time were all the rage. He (defeenlaiit)einbarked in this drinking; lie hasalmays supported his family, and urologist up
speculation a capital of saol.and was to have aloft', part of his children, without any parochial assistance, by laving work-
the prates : but not having tor a length of time received any ed as a jobbing painter iti the neighbourhood, and by sloe pro-
thing trout Mr. brunet, and that gentaeman basing left the. duce of two or terra: cows, which lie has kept Oil the 1:01111111Uti.
country, he concluded that he had absconded for the pnrposet When very young lie Was in then:iv), and from some hurt he
of defrauding his et editors, iii consequence of-which he fol. received in the service, lie has fur many years romplen:ed
. lowed lieu to Rotterdam. On his aro ival in that city, be eta distressiegpain in his head, which in spite °revery assist-
addressed a note to Mr. (Monet, requesting to see him nest acme ended in epilepsy ; lately lie has been very sombre and
anointing, to settle their affairs. He came at the appointed religious Osi the morning tildes dreadful attempt ho mow-
time, but refused to conic to any settlement, saying, visit he der his faintly, he was quietly breakfasting with his wife and
should have taken the same course which Webster had.— children, and reading tile Bible, when he smideuly funned,
[Webster bad elr..Drorset 'wrested at Dovei.] Finding it without any peovocatem, his dreetlful dettroninetien of ram-
impossible to get Mr. Monet to come In ally seithem, nt, hr .fie ng town,.
returned to England, but was astonished to find, that oeti.re; Ili consequence of information given at this office on Tus-
hi:. short absence, the instruments had been niade away win clay', a waruilut KtiiS issued for searching the premises of is.
mid the workmen all diseitaigen. lie applied to Mi. Do curt, Wdeaon Gooalthigh, lather, Keiseingion-low. 'floe imtorma-
sen. who gas e no explAnatioe whatever, and . forcibly utile- feel sat tooth, that, from Ilie gpileral appemimee or the inroad,
held :he book., lie suspected mail believed that smelt hi can ea. uoltilterated
Mr. lie crime.—ear lee detuiet the books, ythu4 is" your I woo •Ij 0 111, (Ir .tliti4f r min Innesome ingredients: and that there
r, ii 11.1) ii.t•liii.4 lath. ' 1 Wal •;at :1 tal she pii••^•sikin of the eleteittlartt a quantity of
The ileleiadaiit.—.• I applied • fur an officer here, bat W.V. .1,1.11 Ur miii.r obsyle,!esmise ingredient? lor the lint 'IMMO(
refuses; one."
4aiiiiel.4l4„4 ow piney at' meal Iluin. Xliont tie o'ciock iii
.. for. Biwa, the chief clerk,
..aiii, the a p plira 1,,, /,,,1 , ~11. ~,,
.111,11,10 ail I. ,C k( , OW officer, n eel to die preeeses of dm
Made to Mr. humane, `` ho, coli.isel nog toe Mattel' out Of its •teriiiitliti:i, to 1,,1l ilie o,a. null into e•Veittloni. Strict zedtCll
j triolletion, referred the gentitatiait to an Atturndy. 'wa . imi.he thimi,;:imit eke bake house, bill MO Mitt heileitOiliti,
Mr. Burrows.—" Cektittaily It IS du at amiable olleuce." or +mellow' . itigo talitatta were. hued; tlmpailoaroilao mailer-

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went 3 severe serial ray. het 'willies:: was il;seavereit to as p,,Uft
tile allegations in the ilitiorealatiaii. flaws thee' made an
attempt to ascreal to the upper part of the Moms., hot io this
he was %i01(1111, 011pass.41 by Ali.. fioodimizii, who Jerks ..,1
tont lie hail DO (111.013t,t to go lip stairs, and she was lites--
lowed to prevent hint. Two %%emelt rime to her assi.tan..e,
and forcibly held Harris, while Alr-. li. 1.1:1 ity stairs lb great
hasty; he however disengaged 16111411 f at last, as rtveil in the
garret time enough to observe Airs. G. thi on something not
of the window, wllieli lodged no the tiles ufaii arljuilliog house;
he feces en ell it, and discovered that the ankles of
about twel.e p Is weight of sal. ammoniac mid seven
;meads weight of alum; he took possession of them, and pro-
dared them before the Magistrates. The defendant pleaded
guilty to the charge. and Will fitted six pounds and costs; the
inziedients a rte condemned.
On Friday Joseph Horton, an officer of the Board of EXCIX,
and surveyor of the district of which Camberwell forms a part, was
charged by Mr. Abraham Dockland, telimr.cliantiler, with folo •
piously stealing a number of candles, about 3 pounds in weight.
whilst in the execution of his duty, as an officer of Excise.
It was stated by Mr. Dockland, that he carried on his business at
Camberwell. The prisoner. as officer of the district, frequently came
upon his premises to make a surrey, according to his instructions
from the Board of Excise. Circumstances occurred which exerted
• suspicion in his mind that the prisoner had frequently robbed
him. and he determined to adopt such measures Of would probably
lead to his detection. On Thursday night the prisoner went, as he
had frequently done before, to inspect the workshop, and take an
account of the stock. Mr. Buckland secreted himself, in order to
observe his motions in such u situation as he could observe every
proceeding without being discovered. The prisoner, after making
his survey, opened a chest which contained a great number of candles.
and took out two handfuls. wrapped them in paper, placed them in
his pocket, sad went away with -them, having previously shut the
door of the workshop. Mr. Buckland followed instantly, and ob-
served him throw something overthe garden walla Mr. Pennington.
the next door neighbour, which was afterwards discovered to be a
paper parcel containing about 3 pounds weight of candles.
Upon being closely interrogated by Mr. Sergeant Sellout. Mr.
Buckland admitted, that subsequently to running after the prisoner
when he came from his place or concealment, he went to one of his
shopman, and inquired which road Horton had taken; the I*
afterwards despatched the same shoplifts after him to bring book,
and that the prisoner returned with the shepinan on being told that
Mr. Buckland wished to speak to him. and Previous to any Inendge
being made of the robbay. It also appeared that when Hoehn
went from Mr. Buckland's house he took the road to the left
whereas Mr. Backhand pursued him to the right. Mr. Buekbael
aduatted that the prisoner shut the workshop door after him, and that
he lust sight of hirnfor a short period.
On the part of the prisoner it was contended. that Mr. Bucking
could net possibly have seen him throw any thing over the
wall of Mr. Bucklarufs house; Holton having shut the workshop.
door after him, and Mr. Buckland having to come from the place of
his concealment in the shop, open the door. and follow him to Pen.
nington's wall, before he could have seen what he stated in his evi-
dence to have taken place. It was 9 o'clock at night when the cir-
cumstance transpired, and it was reasonable to suppose that if Mr.
Duckland felt so certain that he had been robbed, he would have
seized the prisoner at the moment he had observed Inns throw some-
thing over the wall, and not have returned for the purpose of ioquir.
ing of his shopman which road the robber had takes.
The prisoner said. that the whole btwiness was a conspiracy. for
the_ purpose of efibcting his ruin. He had been compelled, in the
coursed his thug as an Excise officer, to prefer an information to
the Casonelodusers of Excise against Mr. Rockland for making and
rancor a thousand weight of candles without giving notice to the
p
. The ease was then pendingbefote the Board. and.
if against Mr. Buckland, he would have very heavy penalties
to pap; he liscl no doubt that the candles were thrown into Mr.
Penntrigtores garden by Mr. Buckland himself, for the purpose of
enabling him to found upon the circuussteAce a charge or felony.
The Mogatrate said, that if the affair was what tbe prisms bad
alleged it to be, it was indeed as shameful a conspiracy Al had ever
been formed. Under these circumstances he should require the
prisoner to give bail for leis appearance at this office on a future day.
and directed that the transaction should be made known to the Coto- •
missioners, and that the solicitor to the Beira should be requested to
attend at the next examination.
The prisoner has been IV years in the service, and always bats an
excellent character.

On Tuesday last. the Maidstone afternoon comb inialiverturnad,
while going down the hill from Mailing into the turnpike mad, at
the same place where another coach met with a similar accident a
few weeks ago, and where the road is very dangerous. The ma-
sequence was, that some of the passengers received very serious in-
Jury. Mr. Morgan, an eminent engineer of London. had hisatios
broken, a Mr. Grcig received a contusion of the brain, a female
servant going to her service at Farsingham was so dreadfully bruited
as to be obliged to remain a day or twain the parish of West Mal.
ling, and the coachman was very seriously injured. The fracture of
Mr. Morgan's arm was a simple one' and we are happy
.to hear that
he is going on well. Mr. Grew was taken in a state of insendbibti
to the Swan. All the injured parties are in a fair way of recovery.

On Thursday, a man, about 70 yaws of age, named Robert Shep.
herd, a shoemaker from Rockford, fearing his apprehension on e
charge of committing a horrid offence. hung himself to a ass in
one of Mr. Joseph Marriage's fields near Chelmsford...Nadia.
Febo de se.

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A fey days since as a person was contains himself teeth his gun
near Haraombe, his dog put up a moor-hen, which he shot at sad
killed. Ihe bird falling in the centre of the over, his dog was pro-
ceeding to fetch it out, but before he had swam half way towards it,
a VOrICIOUS pike ascended to the surface, and to the astonishment of
the gunner, seized the moor-hen, and plunged into deep water to
gorge Ins pri::c.

A line is now marking oat Tor the laying of an iron railway, tra
communicate between the Glamorgeashirc Hills and the Bristol
Channel. for.the purpose of facilitating. the transfer of coals, with
which those. hills abound, and to receive which a depot is to he
formed near hwenny Bridge.
A few days since, a farmer, at the White Hart. Lewes, Mimed
sta.l< of hay for sale. at sixpence the adore foot. which was imam,
diately accepted by a person in company ; who, however, soon found
he had made a bad bargain, for the stack, on being measured, was
found to contain Ztat square feat, amounting to 371. and sixpence.
said for which he had refused, only the day before, to Rive fogy
guintess.
A poi ter employed by Mr. Raise, perfumer, Bear-street,
Leicestei.aquate, halm ill, Mr. R. began to
suspect he led been ta.hing swirethine in the cellar, which be
et first denied; bet Leing closely presstd„ he owned Smite
bad, It seems, attracted by the *cent of the contents of a
wart bottle, lie listl drank at least four outgoes of oil. of cassia.
Some sweet oil was sdminilteresl, trot the symptoms seeming
to tiircareti his life, he wassent to the Nliildlesea hospital. as
is nJw, however, in a fair way id reelivery.

A few dap ago a pike, oo eirtbing 28lb. was tokenise pied
an ih•• e*t.ste of Lord Eiokine, at Hornbook, near Horatian.
It WAS boost in Ilia igkioll, 4t. a preot Itt to Mr. Carats, the banker,
who pojoiti • Weide.

Box! NG. Apil Arumbat. Ipok pLee, Wednesday, On
Clapham Cl/1111/11111, lit•tv/veaa coatermitiljfer• litudorts by the
nam, ~t' . array Jeta:, and iittigAW. a Guildford lanistamo.
was a hard light of fifty 'levy's minutes., fur a 1444. c of flu-
alti!lio~a Jack w00ia..4.3 wireaca.