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e-forgieit titbit ottre vaitntith. qbattek 11,41-0"11•14
I,)';ite !Cottle Defriiiint,t, Ipoidro the gold plate
Lima? said. ite-brlitved throe was none eita,
•OP diamond -tend,

seta _ veri.
Tie CilasicET.Lou observed, it aplieureti
fife the .11.,yers sod the affidavit of the Duke's 1114111
..t kb:tame...l, that his Grimy offered. to plvitge other
v....‘tLiti:e,prtsperty in lira of the gild plate. andlte
~shred to 'know what that propetty einisisted of. lit
loneit,g over the paper he found the nuke wait a
debtor to the Court' thesuot of 1,4014. for Ilse
plate that was melted; and of course heel
stilted s contempt of Court by Rot hosing
and he must be dealt with as any oilier debtor who
was its contempt, and it Was the duty of the Court
to see that lie was so treated. •

COOF.T OF KINGS BF.NCU, Gotthu.4l4, •
SATIMIDAY, MlAsola 4.
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The Chief Justice came down ,to the Court at
the usual hour (half-past nine) this morning, helve
ing yesterday declared his intention of sitnng fur a
N'tort tune to dispose of some undefeudetl causes
remain on the paper,• previssoii,to the Court
adjourning over the circuits. His Lordship, who
has Imes extreusuly unwell with'svielent cold iltar.
ing ;the last week, found himself so much worse,
Irruist4iraltlerisirning, that he was ism *We to hake
/)K#10!IA Bench, sod tile Court. withont shy
burfArrik„heiug Awe, adjourned ever to the 16 Irof
Apad *rubs .• • ..• • .. •

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POLICE.
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• ROW-Vflt IT.
• •, • RORRETHES AT THE THEATRES.
A rew evenings since, as Mr. John Taylor, of Witlitrook,
Aurnilort. was leaving Drury.lare 'theatre, be was giddied
uf.. Iti, welch and seals by two villOjn..,1•111) followed him to
vale distance, and effected their escape after inflicting
amecal violen► blows on his person.
.41r../. Palmer, mectinneer, of Wimpole4treet, was lately
robbedof hie silk handkerchief, near one of the side-doors,
in the pit of Caveat garden theatre. A man, who said his
noise wee Jogrph Barnett, was apprehended by Donald-
son, tb• constable, on suspicion of toeing the thief. Mr.
Palmer recollected being rudely pushed against by the Pi i-
limier, a short lime brfure he missed his lisisalkerehivf. The
Prisnw.r, who is ■ well-known character, was remanded for
another examination.

As Mr. Thompson, of Henrietts-street„ wale proceeding
Into the pit of the same Theatre imme evenings since, he was
s • .1.,b0a to the pas.age of a valuable -old watch ; and a Gen.
vemaii of She time of Ynanrhn.h■nd was also robbed of a
steer watch. The thief succeeded in effecHar, his eacepe.
The 51%1111e evening Mr John Harden, of Airibleside, Writ.
r I,•reland. on 'uterine She pit of the EnKhab Opera house,
1•!.1 hold of it n.an's hand in lite attempt to rub him of his
watch ; lie succeeded in tteenrinz him ; the Prisoner, whose
csme is John Wilson, is SUIRrel teti to be the man who rob.
bed Mr Thompson and Mr. Youngbusband. He was re.
mewled fu► fo ether examination.

II&TTOW GARDEN.
iSH:TE MICE, DANCING DOLLS, SQUIHRIILS,

AND NIONKLVS.

On Saturday four Italian boys were brought is a
liaelduey roach to this office, in the custody of two coo-
sio(des employed by the Alendicity Society, three of 'bons
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they apprehended that mos lung in Westoireet, just as they
were preparing to start on their day's employment ; one
tart two while mice in a cage, another hail • squirrel i• a
cage, and the third had a monkey, which he ounviimes car-
tied in his arms, and at oilier times led with a staid, the
fou.th hny was taken iu Kingsgate.sirees„ Holborn, heating
a email drum to two dolls which he callused to dance on a
litiard by the action of his le x in moving the string from
which they were suspended. The poor little fellows (none
of whom speaks a word of rugh.lii were pat to the bar,
owe with his white sake, another wills his squirrel, a Mild
sirith hit dancing doll, and the fourth cuddling his monkey.
Pure gentlemen of the Committee of Management of the
Mcu city Society attended, one of whom stated to the Ma.
ristrales that this species of begging was of late become a
mast insufferable nuisance, they went round the town ex-
hibiting these kind of animals, which caused crowds to
assemble round them, so as to interrupt the passengers, and
marry persons had their pockets picked. There was another
'my serious evil attending this sort of begging: ladies in a
Mate of pregnancy, in walking along the streets, or in step.
ping in or out of tittle carriages, were so frighteurd by a
mosikey, • mouse, or a squirrel, brought soddenly berme
their ryes, that the consequence was to be dreaded, and called
1:w the interferenee of the Yulice. .011 ercamiaing some of
11. e hays before the Committee, tlirounli the nteditisn of an
xractril<r. they learned the fallowing eircumstatic.s:—Six
Italians residing in Ike neighbourhood of art:4Se: brought
thirty of these poor boys with them from their own country,
hieing articled to them for thirteen months by their per. nor,
and' these arra employed by them going round the streets,
with this kind of rabihition, mid the money they were to re.
-mire each day they were to pay their masters at night.
Vs Iwo they server! their time they were In become their owe
sunders, and set op' on their own account, their masters
bring hound to fernisli them with a monkey, squirrel', white
mice, &r
The g. ntlemen wished to have the Magistrate's advice how
Ibis inin.ance could be trimmed, or by whet means they

repaid clime nt the prineipsts, wiry were never seen persenalli
inert, and nolieited a warrant for•ihrie apprehension.
The Magistrates stated, &at they were not justified. in
grai:tiog a warrant, but they granted a summon. fur their
• versonat attendance, to avower any complaint which might
•tae Ihemigtit against them. The only mod' that suggested
itortfl4l them waste apply to Lord .4idnaseth to have them
removed under the Alien Art out of the country. as main-
witting ifiens for a few Lys under the Vagrant Art would
ontwer no purpnee, as they would then be discharged, and
Innerly their naval avocation.
The fem. Prisoners were then eommitteel to the RIMS/ Of
ion foe lieu days, each taking litair ailismak with

DI A RIMOROVU NATI I RT.

Saturday Thomas Arthow, s journeyman baker, of Re,
I)rstry•lane, appeared an a siiminana, to answer to • mini.
'lariat preferred against him by soother eattr asmend Hail.
Berviick.atreet. The Complainant libeled, that IN
into company with the Drfrudaut on Friday eveaiag at
*be' Arms public-konve, in 61°1w-street, where Ar.
dhow produced a park of muds, and prevailed on the Com-
plaisant to play at leo. Me lirat played fur 411 a, then fM 4f.
nod an on sneerasively, till he had lust all kis money. Ar.
dleour thee prevailed on bias to make his watch fur 31. which
3se did, and lust that also.
'nee Magistrate b..ed Arthow in Vie full penalty of Ills.
swirruitts, under the Gaming Art; and severely reprimanded
4 hedrodierd of the hour, sawfish( Am he shuell look after
*is Mame.

Tin P. Ptolibip White, from Semlerlased le filostior, mod
Tertuoto, Mowry. from Notreopt le to tootloo, wen **Mg
ot ow Mewl ..dietoft tho Ooodwitt Smut—cry. soya.
Coptoto Mite-mesa he sew toe or limo oilier v4eeekt es
41to Geode ins sad it is fee's/ the Greve bare perished.

Att. LENT ASSIZES.
RRTIORD, VARCO I.
.ddi Sla I3ell, who standacharged Middlesex with
ng an accomplice with Richard Bayfurd, in the i
wilful murder of s gentleman named-J. T. Ta; lor, i
at Hornsey, about • year since (the mysterious cor-
commences of which are creeh in the ocoltection of I
the public), was tried here on two indictnientr, the ;
One charging. him with tat-aims; a lamb, and t lie I
other with straliog Piety pigeons. The eviderice
mot being etifficient to support either iuthcttneut, lie oi
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was aetptitted on both,
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Mr. Baron GARRO* then oritereee Mot to be joe
emitted to.the comity of Middlesex,, to take his trial
for the.illeged murder above-mentioned.
• This. nara'svas• Indicted at the last Ageism for'the •
county or &lee, with a gang of desperiodo: s, for a
Ifiree of whom were coovicted and extent.
Ws. bu.t. ms, that .occasion he was acquitted, and
moved to the gaol of this county.
MARCO 3.—Thomas Pertly and George Brfler
bad been indicted fOr the Mita murder of William
Hart. vrloo•was thrown off the Holyhead mail, of
which Pertly was time driver, tool which had been
upset by the• Chester mail, of which Butler was the
driver, in coosequenre of the mi.c lust of both
Prisoner i. who had been racing theie coaches near
St. Albsies. in the month of A sigii.t last; but the
Grind Jury having thrum' out 11. e Nil for the ca-
pital offence, they were now tried on a charge of
manslaughter.
• The particulars having been given in evidences
they were detailed by us at the time the occurrence
took place, the prisoner's were called on for their
defence. Perdy remained silent. Butler said that
the horses which lie &o'er were young and high.
resettled. and that lie believed one of theirs had never
hems in.harness before ; that they bed started off in
0,,,,,0,„" of the rattling of the oilier coach, and
became' unmanageable; and that if ten thousand
lives were at stake, it was quite out of his power to
preveut the 'mildew.
Mr. CURWOOD was of Counsel for Butler. and
Mr. ANDREWS for Perth. It was suggested, in the
emerge of the crn.a examiustion of the wit„esse,..
That by the Post Office regulation. the Holyhead
mail ought to be at Bedtime ris quarter of eu hour
before the other mail.. This wai asugued as a tea.
VOll for Perdy's rapid driving. •It woo also suggest.
ed that there lied been a heap of fronds gravel put on
the road at the place where the accident happened;
but thie fact was negatived in evuleuee.
The object Of Perdy's drfeuce was to throw the
whole blame upon Butler. After the eciallent
happened, the Prisoners lied abseonded, and weir
not taken into custody until towards the eta of
February.
Several witnesses gave Butler a. high character
for civility, sobriety, and caution as a driver.
The coachman, whom he had succeeded ns
driver of the Chester mail, stated, that theilorms
which he drove that night were high-spirited ant.
tools, and if put on their mettle, it was itioriossi.
ble for any body to bold them; hut that of nut
flogged, they were as docile as other horses.
The Prisoner Perdy also received a good charily.
ter, and was described by the witnesses to be a cisil
sober man.
Mr. Baron GARROIS 'omitted up the•case for the
Jury in an eloquent and impressive mariner.
The Jury found the Prisoners Guilty.
The Learned Judge. in pr.i.irg seuience, cont.
mettle(' on the conduct a the Poisoners, in terms
of strong animadversion. Their ciondoct was Welk-
ed by the roost brutal indiffereoce to the lives of his
Majesty's subjects. It was no answer to a case of
this dercription, that they had put their own lives
in the same peril, because they depended upon the
chances of their own skill and dexterity in driving,
in which the passengers had no share. The native
of the defence set up by one of the Prisoners V/84
a serious aggravation of hie crime; for if lie knew
that his horses were high-moriied, he ought to
have been the more cautious in his anode of driv-
ing. For the information of coach-proprietors,
he thought it his duty to censure the practice
of putting unbroken horses into a public vehicle.
Coach proprietors were not to train their horses at
the expense of the lives of the public; they shoul'
take care to provide such cattle as would end
c the ordinary risk of such conveyalice; hair,
shove alt, they should provide drivers upon whose
discretion and good conduct reliatice could be
placed. . His Lordship laid it down distinctly, as 14
position not to he disputed, that it was nolawful
for the driver of a public coach to put his lion.r.
into a gallop, and that he was ariswersble for all the
consequences of an iaritigrotent of this law. The
driver of a stage-coach was hotrod to protect teem
the intoxicated, the blind, the aged, and the help-
kss, against their own want of cotillion or inipen-
dence. The case now before the Court pres'euted
circumstances of gross aggravatiou. and his Lord-
Phil) felt it his duly to pronounce the *evilest juts;.
ment that the ism will &Bow, which was, that the
Prosouera should be severally confined in the corn.
mon gaol of *hie county fur the term of our year.

- 'GROSS OUTRAGE.
Catherine thrghes and Thom,: Kerstish it err in-
dicted as principal soil accessary for au assault upon
Eliza Harris, au infant under the age of ten years,
with intent to comosit a grow outrage ou her
person.
It is impossible to enter into a detail of the cir-
titanium..., of this swot iousand diabolical transac-
tion, which excited, in 1111 immensely. crowded
Court, ferliogs of horror ism! indignation.
The father of the Prosecutrix is a respectable
grocer in I.m.slon, and had a conistry.house at
Hemel Hempstead, where he .I,eft the female Pri-
soner (Hughes) in the month of December lost,
in care of his ire children, with permission to au.
oilier woman ;n the tirighboisrhood to sleep in the
house, and keep the i'risoner company. No wooer
was Mr. Harris's back turned. than these infamous
women *thinner into the house their paramours.
On the Kith of December the atrocious trouser.-
Lion in question took place. The Peisouer lientjals
was aided in his nefarious purpose by the IJ/issuer
Hughes; the health of the unhappy child is
rionsty injured.
The case was proved by the most nonclosi. ve evi-
dence, and the Jury, under the Learned Judge's
direectiona, found the Peiwaers Gssilt#.
They wow sentenced to three yews ila pc imams's*
tools is Hertford
The female Prisoner soloing in bar ornstenoncie

READING,Itacto 4.
Wheat .0. aft W so. Prase .•••••••• .441. te
Barley 32s to 40. ()its a. 110•
Beams 338 to 58• White ditto le .—.•
Old Wheat....B4. to 036

STAINES,-- -
M mien 3. •
Wlrret.. 131 10e to tOl lOe I Pe..., per qr.....—• to Na
Rye to Barley Si,
Oat', per qr. Se to Sir Beaus

At Devise*, Salisbury. sad Warissouster Alsrkets. last
week. Wheat and Batley 1611,11 advent-eel owl more
than Is. per quarter. The seam pay Mc said a mu►t sr Ike
Cuaatry Mertes..

. MIKE Of WOOLS ON SATURDAY.
Peak Stuck.. „ohm. 1 Omsk L. Auu. let 5-16
2 per Cs. 11t4.... phut..l hirlut Stork shut.
per Ct. Cone.... ;WU 1 RIM goods... IS 14 pr.
to per , It. 1 Et. Bills.. Q ... 3 2 164.
DOI -
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4 p•
.r CeiSW. ••• •• shut. ma Swell • • • I iii..
1 per Ct. 141. *an. or,di I C.... Act.,.69 6411
104 *O4 A • . . .

IRELAND.

. nusux, '(,visa 1.
RIBBON syrram.'
ALII/15f11.iG PROGRESS OF THE BANDITTI.
Our intelligence from the West, _received tidal
moriliag, is very shaming, We shall endeavour to
comprise the differeut accounts is as few words as
imam ble.
From Abaseregh, • village in Galway, on the
bottlers of the comity of lloscommois, we learn
that the police were attacked by the country pen-
ple, who had assembled on Sunday to hear mass.
The policemen biting unprepared were severely
beaten. At Kilcoimel, is Galway, en atrrey took
piece between the police and Raium/men. The
ennibist was •cll commted, but the former were
overpowered by numbers mud TWO wee. RII.LED.
Twelee Itilehumnen owe marched into Turin: on
Bunday, under en escort of the 7eth regiment,
'from Moyitrugh, and next titorniog dispatched to
Galway.
From the ootody of Clare we kern, that the
. posts of Ballitivitis and Cob...cies'. etio the borders
of Mayo, were attacked on Friday Risk' by a party
of Ribbonmen lion Roscommon. Their object
was to force their way Into Mayo, but, they were
driven hack with the (ors of two killed and one mor-
tally wounded. The lolter, who. eppearlie be a
osso of considereble inpectiihility, evinced great.
*ositritiou for his offenee, trimmed he met his fate
io rebellion against the King's. Government, beg-
ged pardon of God for the critic. mid
_hoped his
deluded companions would riders le: 60r ilk-
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giance." .
The Mayo CenOilution of illoodirraffra:. that
“ the ara -rand and passeners, who arrived here
last nigh( (Sanday) state,' shot eight or time dead
bodies (policemen, we greatly fear, from the descrip-
tion) were lying on tier road. yesterday, as the coach
passed by, poor Alisscragli in the County of Gal-
way. It is touch to be •ppreliesided that these go-
fortunate moo were surprised and murdered bi the
rebels. A greet crowd was sees, at • short distance
'front Ihens. Thu couch petered hastily on, and we
hove no particulars of an affair so enitneialy calcu-
Iced to produce die frost anxious concern.'
We have repeatedly osttitimird that the Ribbon
system, if tast speedily suppressed, would assume a
formidable *sesta. the fritheaing letter from Mr.
Browne to shit Marquis of Sligo, is something like
General Pars's dispatcher to the Supreme Chief of
Vent-suels. To be serious—we must express our
regret that Mr. Browne lies given a sort of military
abstracter to the events be describes, for as yes, we
scarcely think that the banditti and their move-
omits ought lb be treated with so much respect.—
(Dublin Journal./
Clare, February tt, 1820.
" Mir LORD—(herewith 1 inmarail misleads/ ststemeet of
the events that occurred beer daring tie last few days. On
the night of Tuesday, the ltd 1116.114 i, the rebels from the
muesli., of Itoscoseausine asd. Galway made a coscentrated
movement through the pass towards Mayo, bctwees Ono.
usarserna and Beksoeut, having takes advantage of the
shmiemnt of Captain Higgins, who lad been detached from
fleeeece• few days before to Kilmaise, to observe their move.
swots on that side.
" Their numbers slay probably have amnsisfird to twelve
or thirteen hundred wee; and white • rebel mimosa of See
hundred men was posted Ware Dmoniscrerna to. keep lb*
detachment stationed there in cheek, they pawed into Mayo,
broke into several enlamasomil proceeded Sowards the diffe-
rent villages, in the direction of AI emiellield and Bolliudan.
pun, to serer the people of done villages, and were imams.
disiely fallen in with by a patiol of she 39th reformat, un-
der the direction of the Rev. Denis Browne, and clucked in
their procerdiegs.

" In the nom; time,notwithatautliog dee detertnimitio• of
those milieus to attack the post •t Dunamicreena, Capitate
Crean formed the orautirtiou to detach a party in their rear
to Stuck tht m, andliCtrtli(ll in making eight primmer' and
PuttiEle • column of them to the route; but resting they
weight attack lOunenaereena, he counter.merched and lodged
his prisoners at the hat-rack, whets the symptom" of attack
on the ;yam of the insurgents continued to increase. He
therefore determined Instantly to transmit the primmer* to
Clare to the Right Him. Uenir Browse, under • 'wort of
yeomanry, who were •tmeiceil on the road near Bailindan.
gin, by • piety of rebels, collected together from the co.
lemma that had bees timelessly dispersed. They woe
obliged in Ire four volleys on the iusurgents, whom they
drove off after tnaking their leader prisoner; and from the
quantity of blood • kids appeared on the road, it is 'apposed
Dome of the meadow's must have besets severely wounded.
All repress, its the mean time, reached Clare, abets the
Right Hon. Denis Mown, and Colonel amens advaaced
with • party of the 39th (*glottal, under the command of
Major D'Arcy, in the assistance of she yeomanry, soil were
joined on the road by Dominick Browne, Esq. Merrier fur
the County, his brother Mr. George Browne, soil Dinitoc
Krause et Cast lehar, with a number of Gentlemem and armed
servants horn Castle Mount Garrett, who succeeded in driv-
ing those miscreants two the lousily of Galway, without
corning in contact with iii. m, since which time the puss a ham
been reauforceil and tranquillity restored.
I. 1 have the honour to be, my I..ned,
" Yourecty okwilleat Servant,
HENRY BRUWNE.
" The Marquis of Sligo, Governor of Mayo, Ste. kr."

OUTRAGES, Lee.
Friday night four firm-houses near il,:-
{ borough, in the Liberties of Limerick, were broken
and the owner of one of them inhuutatily Rug-
ged, and thrratened with destruction if lie etid not
leave the place. A pursuit being set up by the
country people, three of the perpetrators were Sp.
pryliendrd, and lodged in gain!.
Some villailis op Sunday setinight set fire to
the house of Mr. Edmond Wade, at Elinville.
comity of Tipperary, with au intent to destroy his
The armed party of ruffians who burned Mr.
James !Lyon's. dwelling, •t Couribrown, in the
county Limerick, broke into J. Ktuiterk's house on
the saute flight. a.sel took a fowling-piece. powder-
horse, anal shot•lnig; they afterwurds procerded to
the house of J. Nester. of Couttbrnwn, fired two
shots through his ariudows, vatted the house, and
searched for a fowling-piece of Isis son's, which was
seat the day bPfote to repair : swine the sou as in
the truth of his gun tieing out, and then mode him
give them what powder and shot be had.
On the night of the Kith Mount, the bon., of
Philip Brett. of Lifters's-folly, in the barony of
Kiliimanagh. in the comity of Tipperary, was
entered by au armed banditti, two of whom were
divgwised. OM with a hire skin on Ilia face, with
holes cat in it to admit him, to see through. the
other blackened. They presented pistols at Brett.
who was at supper with his family, and desired
his to deliver his gun to threw the roar wieu
woe violets obey them. whom 1 hill, °adored Ina
to sit we, aiad made liie wife go into the
tom with ewe of thew. while the other kept the
joelel pinewood a 2rett4s howl. The wallow hood.

eel the gun to the Fellow, with which they instantly
departed, firing a shot by way of triumph as they
left the house. There is every moos to-Lope that
those offenders will be brought to justice, as the
police of that barony ,larp imaking strict search fur
them.
DUEL—Monday larisning a duel was fouglit.i.•
the Phoenix Park, between Mr. Gibbous, wee ~f
the young grotlemais lately returned frcon Myr-
gseitts, and Colonel Lister, one of the Field
Ofn-
errs of D'Evarenz's Legion. Iklr.G. se;,a Pkvutitird
by one of his fellow-sufferers io that dl-fatrd'exPe.
dition. Colonel Lister was irrOunded 4, y itite.!,.l.
Officer. The parties fired Aar skota
when the seconds refuting soy I.,in r to o!
parties quitted the ground without a rerosicit
having taken place. Fortunately twithei),
ceived any hurt, although Col. Lyater
by three shuts oat of the four. Thia aff: pw
out of an altercation which took plaice et a rs;etisig
of the Board of Field Officers appointed by Gi.n.
D'Everrus to investigate the clamp' t.i tlw Geode-
men returned horn Margarita.—(Dsibine Free-
aeux's JOUrria I