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tl.r. Inakisig-,lisses and the other shalt. Witness
woos lii the service of tlw Plaintiff tor eleven yews.
In the seedy part of 1616. Plaintiff thought of
Mime cur has shop as a bazaar. Two sales of his
stock task place before, and one after the forms-
toil of the hazier. Vl'itness did not know whether
Mist wisher) to sell all his stock. He woo. iis
Mist's service after the bazaar was established.
it doll not answer--and, was, in coossequence,
shut up no February. 107.--LA model of
'the premise.. on .6 very large wale, was here ex-
liihired to the t• airt.)—Plaintiff's room looked
'taro Salisloi.A.conit. The rooms up-stairs had
pass winol..a-thotters. Tlisre was a window in
Mtst's room, which looked into Fleet-street. as
welt as one that opened into Salisbury-court.
WliriiThey *anted a light, they used to get one
Pam. a value-vault in Salisbury-court. He did soot
limos Where the candles were kept. They had
phosphorus-bottles for sale—lint they did not
answer, and were not used. He was on the pre-
mises, ono thr 3d or May, from a quarter to half
past taelve o'clock. He went up stairs to Plain-
tiffs room to seek for him. but he was not there.
All was then safe. Mr. Mist's thor was locked, as
was usually the case when he was out. Witness
shit not light any candle while he was on the pre-
miss's.
Re-examined.—Mr. Beetham sent for witness.
and he west to him without having seen the Plain-
tiff. He hurl not his account of Mist's stock, at
the time, lie therefore answered from
as well us lie could. He did not see what Mr.
Berthas,' wrote.
Thomas lViogstaffo deposed that he valued Plain-
till's stock after the sale in November, 1816. It
was then worth 2,000/. He saw the stock after-
wards in Feloruary, 1817, and thought it was worth
1,3001.. exclo•ive of the looking-glasses, which he
valued at 3001. Witness remembered the bazaar
being littrti..lllo. It R3O • most expensive under-
takmg. He paid the petty account, that is, work-
own's wage., which amounted to 5301. The
paid the heavy bills himself. %list had a
ariiiiig-ilesk, a most complete row, which he
e..trlil riot value at less than SW. The crime was
word, 50!, or 601.—the stoves were worth MO/.
a• piece—soil there acre packing-cases, and other
a: ides MI tile premises, worth 501. and upwards.

;

George Pulley produced a list of the property
which was on the premises a fortnight before the
tire. Ile believed the whole of it war there when
thy accident happened. If any part had been re-
moved, he tein-t Isere missed it.
Jame. Davenport. of Longport, in Staffordshire,
stated, that he saw the stock on the Plaintiff's pre-
mises, three weeks before the tire happened. Ile
11/34 its treaty for it. Polley was employed to take
stork, anal value it. Witness left town before the
valuation win finished. He had a rough draft or
the work, acid took a loose view of the property.
He offered 2400/. for the stock on the premises.
Ile (Interned that be would have had a very good
bargain at ilest sum. Plaintiff demanded 3,500/.
cud antairthilig for the lease. He did slot think that
the good-will of so unfortunate a business as Mr.
liad been was worth any thing. Witness
was coming .to town, to pursue the negotiation,
when he heard of the fire, which rendered it none-
cessary fur him to proceed.
Cross•examined.—Wilnemi and his partner hod
h'ett assignees uotiet Plaintiff's bankruptcy.—
They were creditors to the amount of between
and 3,00w1. Part of the purchase-money for
Alibis stock was to go in lopridation of that debt,
Mist was to have received 1,2001. anti witness was to
have gut every thing on the ',rewires. The rent
was so extremely heavy, that he rind not think the
lease of the premises war worth and thing. He
lacy .r abandoned his claim for the debt lie had mess-
teased. If no debt existed between bins and Mist,
hr would 111111 e given, as a manufacturer of the arti-
eles. 1,500 t or somethinf more, for the property.
Mu. Woodhouse, the Solicitor of Mr. atvenport,
stated, that lie received a letter from that Gentle-
w4ll, on the 2Jd of May, intimatitig that lie was
running tip to town, to finish the trrety with Mr.
111 st, winch letter he gave to the
Nlr. Ilavenport called hack.—W Pliers consider-
lid she stock, without the fissures or the looking-
glaboev, worth 800/. to him, as • manufacturer.
Ile would nut take the stock, hut rit reduced prices,
many of the articles were nessalealile.
Robert Boyd superintended the fitting up of the
bazaar. The wood-work, consistiug of shelves.
vomiters. &c. cost 1,475/.
Joists Itotvgate was employed as bricklayer at the
bar tar. The fixing of the stoves coat 60/.
Jatiier Cooke, painter and glazier, was also cm.
ployed at the br:saar. His work came to 140/.
The bills of the iroutilooger and floor-cloth
risainsfacturer, engaged in fitting up the bazaar,
atuuuoied to Oa. Is. •
Sterrol other tradesmen spoke to minor accounts,
forming as aggregate of suture than 100/. expended
by the PI • 'it' us tittisig up the
Mr. Jts,tive HAT ILEY—" Cast you prove, Mr.
Seatit.tr, that any thing was removed Irons the pre-
:n:4es r

.Jr. Sc.tatafT-11 No, my Lord—but I will
sliz..w that the articles are greatly over-valued."
Dui!dell stated, that he saw Mr. Mist on
the morning of the ..nd of May, about J I o'clock.
Ile 111411 e an appointineut to meet I again at
I *l4 at aitursii house, in Ilishopsgate-strret.—
I' thence they were to go to Gracechurch-street,
owl to proceed by the stage to Croydon. to htoh at
i. ti.e 0 Inch 0.1. It, lie let there, and which wit-
ties, ,ecunsuirudsd to Planate Mist said he
soulil go suit inform his faintly that he was obliged
t.. have town; he then went away, and returned
..rout two o'clock. PI •ff and witness went
to Croydon by the Brighton coach, soul looked at
the buss When they arrived at Deptford, on
itatr Willful, they observed a fire at a distance.—
Time mum Afterward* heard that it had broken out
at a h tar in Fleet-street. The Plaintiff was much
lemmeil, to wished to proceed to Fleet-street im-
-o,viltat.ly. but wasters persuaded I • to accom-
woe Io to Ins house. He afterwards beard all
the twill:us of the lire frum the Plaintiff.
Pi.mitiff 'a case closed here.
M.. !se:Attu:TT, for the Defendants, observed,
11141. w deleitilitig this act lois, the Insurance Office
hut only perforated an imperative duty. Whess•
ever the prat ground for stooiecting that a fire was
sit accidental existed, throe who insured the pro-
pest) rc.O. t the payment of the lout

demand. d and. r the policy—and if they ilia lint
do flits, they in fact enconreged the multiplication
of fires. It had been said. that snore tires occurred
iss Great Britain. its proportion to its population,
and the number of housee in it. that, happened its
any other part of the world; and some persons had
not scrupled to affirm, that this wax occasioned liv
the number of iissuratice offiets established Of this
country. Those offices were therefore called no,
in order to prevent their being made the itistru-
mem+ of mischief, narrowly to examine eeee y claim
made upon them, and to resist all those that ap-
peared to be in any degree suspicious. The pre-
scut case was by no means a pleasant one to him—
bin it was his Ilia, to lay before the Jury such a
statement of facto, as would, he conceived, prove
fatal to the Plaintiff's application. They had
heard only one side of the case—but. when they
had helmd the other. whets they weighed the evi-
defier on both sides, they would see that the De-
fendants were justified its acting as they had dune.
A goof deal of trstimotty was adduced in favour
of the Plaintiff's claim—but much of it, if lie
might he allowed to use is put& on the Plaintiff 'a
name, twesiifieri the transectiou, instead of clear-
mg it. It was not necessary for hiss, to sae,
than. when the bazaar was litted.,Bpe.tbe Malai-
ta contempleted this fire. But, between July.
1816, oust February, 1817, the prospect of
things had materially changed—and the Maio-
tiff might have discovered, that the splendid fix-
tures of the bazaar were 'wither worth ro much
as they had cost, nor even the sum for which thty
had been insures!. Su bad was the speculation,
that it would out saard the expense of kerpi g a
person to mind the house. It was deeerteil—alant-
doned —shut up. And it was not iiiiisroledile,
under these circumstances, that it might occur to
the Pluitita, whose estate was bankrupt. that a lire
would pay all. There was, thereforeow grantor town ve
or foutidatiou, for the allegation which the Defeat-
dents put on the record, that the Manna probably
set the premises ou tire. It war very singular. that no
account had been given of the manner in which the
Plaiutitf occupied himself. frum the time lie left
his friend its Bishopegate-street, until our o'clock.
whets le! admitted himself that Ile visited the pre-
mises. There was sin doubt whatever. that his
hand lighted the fire. Whether it was a guilty
hand or not, depended upon the lutetium'. and oti
that they would decide hum the circumstances. At
half-past one o'clock the Pleinta acknowledged,
by hie written declaration, that Ise was in the house
with a lighted candle, employed its destroying use-
less letters. It would he well if he could prove
where he got the light on dust day. At a quarter
before two, the fire was discovered, and, by com-
ment% the time it would be seen that it had broken
out its five m tes after the Plaintiff left the pre-
mises. So that If he put his Mold to the fire, for
the purpose of destroying the house, it would be
admitted, that he had dune an effectually.—(Here
Mr. Scarlett detailed the circumstances which he
understood he would be able to prove 111 evidence,
but Ins a itanssas Jul not bear nut the statement.]—
Under these circumstances. be would ask, would•
au insurance office, without a serious investigation,
be justified no parisigthe loss ?..Hausraisfrite tO tames
lie thought not. And, without prejualgiug what
the verdict of the Jury would be. he would con-
wild, that every man, of whom suspicion fell.-ar
being the guilty cause of a tire, might to be obliged
to env use who culled 011 111111 to explani his con-
duct mid justify himself. Mr. Mist admitted that
lie 001 in this house immediately before the fire
took place, employed its burning papers—amt it
became him to purge liiinseilfrous the insputiti ttttt
which such a circumstance coutitenaticed. If tan

other person demanded it, lie ought himself to cell
for this investigation—and it cast no sort of impu-
tation on the insurance office, that they had asked
him for ass explanation of his conduct. The Ltaru-
ed Gentleman then called

James Lynn—who deposed, that he lives nearly
opposite to Mr. Mist's house—about a quarter before
two, or rather earlier, on the 23d of May, he ob-
served the fire. He perceived smoke issuing fr
the roof in front. %%lbws, immediately crossed
over. IMPS Cooke applied a ladder to the first
floor—mist Smith and witness followed Info into the
house. Ile observed no tire ou the first or second
floor. But, sots the third story. he observed tire
near • window that looked into hide's-passage.
Witness went on his Litres to get into the room
where the fire was. Smith begged of I to go
no farther—but he proceeded. Finding the upper
part of the room tilled with smoke, he threw him-
self en his belly, and crawled farther on. He felt
forward with his stick. asul pushed something, which
appeared to be a bundle of papers, into a re-
crss
in the room, fr the bundle a flame
instantly issued. 11'ittiesa crawled back. and
opened one of the windows on the latedturplace,
which looked into Fleet-street, and cried out
►s Fare !" Some per-ois, lit believed Sossish, opened
another window. to whom lie called to shut it—
being fearful of the strait. Witness went towards
the stair-case, sod walked to the second-floor.
Looking upwards, to the ceiling, he saw a tire
bursting through. Ile was then ter the exact
spot, be believed. where lie had first observed the
lire, in the story above. Ile 41151 soot see any lire,
or appearance sot• at. in any 'other isosit ttttt . Ile then
went down to the one pasr,• and descended Irons the
window, bp• which lie had entered. The bundle of
vipers appeared to hint not to he more tttttt able
than paper generally is. The bundle was shout
Ilse size of half a rhesun of paper. It was bur ttttt g
very little, if ally, before be came in.
Cross-examined.—There was Ito smell of any in-
flammable matter, such as pitch OF tar. He saw
no lire in any islace, except that in winch the paper
was.
George Smith was the second person who entered
the premises. He discovered the tire al t tarnl~•.
five minutes before two, from his residence in
Bride's-passage. Ile got into the house by a lad-
der. and proceeded up stairs. Ile followed Lynn
quite close—and, being app eehensive of danger,
mice or twice begged of him to go hack. When
Lyon slaw the bundle of popery. he told the Witiae4s
to call the religiose. He could soot say whether the
door of Mr. Mist's room was open. The papers
appeased to be on a sort of step—for, on being
timeliest, they fell down. Ile could nut rely whe-
ther Om floor where the papers were was osa tier.
Mies, the paper* were touched they burst into a
blaze•. 1- type*: al to him that they must have

been on Arr snm tient —fur the top of rt•Ct
SIPS NS abut!' trorneol 11•1 Olt 11010111.

Cr me eroariard..—Lynn wit ileArer to Ole lire
Owl Wittiest,. Torre was much smoke at lice,'
hut it was increased on striking the paper*. 1.1 lii4
opium. the papers fell from M timet tote the Pl4llll
When he first errs the homily. it a Dot Ibt•sziog.
Lit in a suoulderiiig state. He studied hotimig
but the burned paper.
Thrones Jetik4 bred at the western corner of
S..habory-court. lie first beard of the fire 'donut
half-po-t one o'clock. ()u bring told that Alnu'a
hamar was on fire. he west into Bride'aliassige.
and saw s noke issulog from the top oldie budding.
Witness could not say that smoke iu.ued loom the
back part of the Inome toward. the church.

Fend..ll was working at Jelika's when
the tire broke out. Ile saw it about 35 ccc ill toes
ofier our. Ile was, at the time, on the tip of
Jenka's house. Ile saw the smoke isaiiing out of
• (bourn/a-window that looked into Salisbury-court.
(;URNLY &Deiced, that the garret, where
the dormant wiiidaw teas situated, teas 11111111C111.1tely
over (Ir. &list's roam.] —ln the woos under ((1..
GURNEY-...." 'Flint is Nest's room") lie obsessed
the glass of the middle wjpdow a.vell eery much,
sod burst. Thi. was sly' t three minutes after he
tint saw the smoke. Ile could see the Moor, all on
tire, through the window *hick toil boral. Ile
swag considerably higher than the tows, au winch he
NM
the fire.

did not go to the
Bride-panaralie vide at all.
Mr. Jnstscr BAY I.LY impired of the witness,
Geora4e Smith, whether lie had refused to gave to
the Fire-office the inlormation he had this day die.
?

Smith answered, that he had not stated all the
circumstances. as he did not think it was prudent
to do ►u.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY ou acted under an
erroneous inapressom. IVheit esilett on to speak
the truth, you ought to speok the whole truth."

Inner Stokes was with Fentl.tll on Mr. Jeill'd
house, the day the tire broke out st Mist's. He
sow smoke issuing from a dormant window, to-
wards Ssalislousy-court ; he saw the window, in the
morn under the ;garret, where the dos-mint was,
burst with the heat, before any alarm was given.—
The tire appeared in the room that looked towards
Salisbury-court. Witness and Fruition came, al-
most at the mute time, on the roof of Jetiks's
house. When he discovered the tire, it was rather
wore than 33 minutes sifter one.

• In answer toe question by Mr. Justice BATLEY,
James Lynn answered, that he had stated to Mr.
Beethain all diet lw had that day given iu evidenee.
He had concealed nothing.
Jame. Cooke lived in Bride's-passage. next door
to Alm's. He was the first person who mounted
the bidder when the house was discovered on fire.
Witness is a runnier and glazer, and, tiering a lad-
der in readiness. near the church wall, he made use
of it to get into the house. When he went up to
the first floor. he saw no sign of fire. He then fol-
lowed Lviau and Smith to the third flour; he saw a
Irrya bail, apparently of fire. Ile did not see Mr.
Lynn touch tr. Lynn opened the window, and the
draft accelerated the flame. On the evening of the
fire, several Gentlemen called and asked him ques-
tions, which he answered as lie now did. He staid
only three minutes in the house; he had been there
istrure. end knew where Must's room was. The
door of that room was shut—of course he could not
ore whether it was on fire Or Hilt.

William Beetloon. Secretary to the Eagle insu-
rance Company, saw Mr. Mist the day atter the fire.
not gave hint an account of where he had been.
and what lie liatiduise on the day of the lire. The
account was as tollowp

Ile went to Bishopsgate-street, in the morning,
to Mr. Duddell. Ile returned, for the purpose of
informing Mrs. Mist that he would dine with Mr.
lluddell. ♦bout one o'clock he went to Ins count-
ing-house, iu the tl►-west collier of the buddisig,
to sort some papers. He was employed before din-
ner iu writs% letters and destroying (bore that were
useless. 'Dos occupied him till about half-past
one. Newly the List thing he slid was to walk
through the premises front top to bottom, and he
saw there was no lire. Ile did not think there had
been a fire on the premitres for a fortnight preced-
ing. On the morMitg of the fire, he bad a candle
on the desk in Ins counting-house, and such papers
as appeared useless, he !Ones!, and threw into the
fire-place, which was about lour feet distant fruit►
the desk. 11'liet► lie had done, he went to wash
his hands in a closet, and took the candle a ith him.
lie afterwards returned into the counting-house,
■nd pot out the casolle which he placed ou the desk.
lie lighted the candle by means of in►tantaneous
1141 n, ass article he dealt in alien in business, and
which be kept locked up in a box. After dinner
he went to Croydon, unit returning from thence
about nine o'clock lie heard of the fire...4lle theta
described the situation io which different articks
of his stet k were placed.]—lle asked 3,500 i. from
Daveoport, and he agreed to give I 3.0001.
Mr. Daveisport had beeu in treaty fur the house,
goods, and litanies, of every description. Ile had
the premises, all but the north-oest corner, for
twelve sears mod a half. The candles were kept in
a press near the counting-hotwe.
IVilliato (Jemmy is conuected with the Imperial
Fire-Office. The premises burned down on the
::341 of Alay, were insured by Mr. Abbott. for-
merly the Mohan)", partner, and the Imperial In-
surance Composts' were now, lie believed, repairing
them.

Mr. Ju•rice I3aYI.EY desired Mr. Davenport to
stab., whetlicr hr had suffered 3.000/. li►r the
stock, &e. or whether any thing passed between
him and the Plaintiff, which could induce the latter
to believe that he meant to give that sum ?
Mr. Davenport I could have made an ad.
vance. I think we should have split the difference,
and that I should have gone up to 3,000/."
Mr. Justice Ilavt.eir—" Would 3.000ir have
been an out.of-the•way price for the stuck. &e. ?"
Mr. Davenport—" That is tlw matter of calcu-
lation. They were really worth more than that—
the Plaintiff had pin' inure lirr them—but I du
hot know that I could have made them all useful
tir me."

Mr. 11 oodbowie. in sower to • quelition from
Mr. J 11•114.0 Buyley. *toted ttin't the eutnetti..tutt
egintist Mr. Miii had since been tqteetletltd—and

1., 4.4.. fn rreeivr 7001. for hilt interest itt Vie lease
of the g0em...4.4.
Toertsfo Li the course of his ad-
dress, lie refoolriterl moo •tro.r.z.lv. the etindort of
thirst• oho fool eolirs-Ileil ii 11214imill 111 1.!111111.
oil. Tlo.re was 1111111.iii4 in his life or conduct to
thew that lie was di...Witte of lowest principle owl
wont! cti:or.orto.r %et they hall II gilt tit to place
I • Oil hi. 111 J 111,
with death—at die same time that they kora/ they
1141! 1111 YVIIIrIIre 111 %1/slllloft 11 111 ••• :1 charge.
Mr. Jostler BAYLEY, in eluirging ilw Jure. oh-
s-rved, that the good character of Mr. Ali-t oat.
11111 at all affected by am thing that 114.1 hero
slated. Lowrance Offices rertaitily Lief a right
to resist payment, where the conduct of the ottli-
vittual was suspicious. or the traissavtion itself hut
susptvions appearance. Bust, its for as he trustful
jlllllgY, there was nothing of a su+ujejous 11411 re ju
this Corr, either iu the e Itict the party or iu
the ispiwarautee or she trd,,„„oin,, ium.ft
The Jury reinriteul is verdict for the Plaisitiff
'14""e" .10301.--101Villits ter she tlirretion of
the L-mrstrit Judge, deducted from the Lrus.4
will of the pokey, the
Plaintiff ei to receive hut his interest to the lease of
the premises.
.1-

it is rrionne,l flat Ihr following hsw appoint-
inriits will rilistrly take place :
The ATTORNET.GEN Lit 41. tn be AccoMPTANT G . . 1,,
Cie e N. SMITH. EN who reYitrna.
The Wwl..11:170111-1:1,74 VII AI. 1•• br ATTORNEY-GENEILIM.
Mr. WETIII 11E1.1, 1.1 hr Sitt.hriTnit-GeNittut..
. -

And roar are limes Couu•rl Cu he naulraithe Chancery
Bar, viz.—Mes►ra. IVl,cricl.►►, iloßxr., noLeFt., and
H EALD.

Professor Cu ISTI 4!t hss 144 Profes.or-
ship of the Laws of Engines(' iu the Est Inslhe
College, nea► 'teams!, awl the flo tttttt ruble Court
of I)irrt•tuis here been pleased to grant him a
pen fur life.

ROW WIN e.—Among the honour, rorofi►rti.,
Nod
the' Mulls in ituglassol, it to be reekosied that of one
tuff, ur tiro pipes Gascony wine, out the beet
liroulrht into the kiugdons, moil to be chose% fur his
tole, by the lames thief Butler.

The Pitt Scholarship is now vacant. ?Ir. LAW,
one of the mins of the Bishop of CHESTER, a son of
I SPENCER, awl several other Under-graduates,
are Candidates fir this distinguished I iiiii uur iu the
Usiivessity of Caitlin 'Mgr.
,Miss BYRNE, of Drury-lane Theatre, is reco.
vered from her recent indisposition, and shortly
leaves town, to stag at the two next Coucerti given
id the Music Hall, in Liverpool.
THEATRICAL. BON MOT.—Tile late goodssisi.
tured• man and respectable actor, ROST. PALSIED..
was the son of -- PALMER, who. in the time of
Mr. GABitick, wits the head bill-siirker of the
Theatre, awl iii the evening the money-taker at
the Upper Galletv ; in the former of which (wens
µstigmas itouEat PALMER, when a youth, was also
employed. At night lie rendered himself useful
too belvind the wines.' At length he was intruiiied
with'lseds of small conseqwente. One of /liege
being that of a young Gentle:man, Boa resolved to
dress highly in charicter, for which purpose he
procured a pair of atone shoe and knee.lacklea, io
which lie appearff! with his sword by his side for the
first time in the Green-room. lie was immediately
quizzed by the other performers. and Clisat.o4
BANNISTER, eyeing him significantly from top to
toe—exclaimed, 6' Passe, all pate!" Boa, laying
his hand on his sword, said indignantly, 66 Sir, re-
peat that avaiii, moil I'll stick you through the
boily."-16 That's right, my dear brother brush"
said Old Psasoxs (who bail been a laudscape-
paintee). " slltk him against the Wall."

LADY MoRGAN's " FRANCE."—We have much
pleasure in announcing that is, Third EtWins, of
this admirable %York, with corrections and-additional Notes,
is just really fur publication. Its great swarm gives a very
tivuoirable op' f the public swim', and thews how little
the misrepresentatiour of malicious Critics govern its
opinion.

To mike the Revenue of it Country exceed the
I....rpeudiivre i+ the deinienit 44444 in rimituce. The
snipe applies to private life; hot Ilw Minister must resort
lu Tsrafioa, to accomplish the mean., whilst the private
man has only to soon a smile from Fortune, who havitsg
nos Oisetluisareel Capitals to disperse snowier her Favourites,
she may, by the marl one of a wheel on the ith Nlareh, con-
fer upon him One or •nin of the Three Prises of 30,000/. in
the present Lottery, and elms establish the Ways sod Means
for ever, is Sterling Money.

ROYAL. ACAREMY.—MV. Tr; RN ER give the third
of his serlea of Lectures on Perspective on 'Thurs-
day night. lir dwelt upon linear and aerial Per-
sprefive some time, occasionally touching upon
Architecture, so far as &related to geometrical pro-
portions. Curvet and Conic Section's were inciden-
tal parts of his discourse, and by his illustral
lie relieved the dryness of au abstract subject,
nhich otherwise could bare afforded little enter-
tai iiiii Ent to tre general auditor. Mr. FusEu was
in the chair.

Fifty-seven of the parishioners of St. Olave'li,
Southwark, were yesterday d at the Town
Dell, for non-payment of poor rates. They were
principally journeymen. Their plea for not having
Laid the anowesturests wit*, that they could pro-
cure no employ. Further time was allowed them by
the Aldermen, Surrit and EAMF.R.
ITALIAN BANDITTI.—I.ieut.-Col. HumsEa and
Copt. GORDON. R.N. were attacked in their way to
Naples, between 'l'errucina and Foudi, by banditti,
on the evening of the .1.2,1 December. The tint act
of the villain. was to lire upon the postill without
previous* virtinsg. Ile fell inortally wounded. They
then proceeded to rifle the travellers, and tookfrom
them their watches,
divided into two parties, mie of which was ismnedi-
atsly active iu the attack and robtstry, while the
other remained in I at rn short distance ; and
their her via* 1.11 considerable, that lieutentsin-
Col. 11. owl In. composite,' must be considered as
owing their lite* to their being unprepared to offer
any re•istance. They suffered tulle prtsmitil wonleiser,
and were all•oveil, wheel the !disinter was
to proceed on their j..kuristy, obese servint taking
the place of the postillion, who enovet IA to
Fund. tii the carriage. Lienteinsot.ll'olonsl lIER-
RIES WIN 1011 1114 way to join the lir:ii-la bratlAtiar-
ters in the Aledtterraorwii, G 44 Ilkissoy Quartet-
Master GtorfAl.

SINGULAR DARGAIN.

Mr. illsorgir of Forest Ilill, Peckliain !Ise, wmi
relne"Mit f • Gigolo,' on Thursday :arsonlsessi. 411,11 hs
ieel..Ck, NIA met three. boy,, shoot 14 seals of is tees-..
She LAW" Nelson and the fouler over the Suns-, Us Nil. Owe
of them asked him if he would buy *mew do. ks, as is. lisil two
couple to sell. Ile asked the prier of *him. Tis• lo y said
Mslfa-rrnwua couple ( Is les. ill in their visite I 11. .saii,,
that If they would poly the ducks it, Lis hew" he cool
givilthein She prier thee asked for them. 'Hwy ca.roA Ile us
past of the way, lilies, Mr. 11. inforoweil thew 01.4 lie Lei .1 is.
(Jr as Petition's Rye. The eldest boy said, Shut if i.e soul.'
early the ducks himself home he sl 1.1 base throb Cor
Mr. IL suspected they were stolen. sod asked the bus. Irmo
whence they gut them. The eldest boy replied 11101 Hwy
were his mother's; that she lived at Dulwich, and hied
duck., and that she had *rut them to sell them in tl.r No.
rough fur what they conk, get. Whether Mr. 11. ered)te.l
their story or not, we do nut loom ; lir, however, paid
for a couple of the ducks, csrri.d them home, and Isis ..ts
of his excellent bargain. Upon his wife looting
she said, " I am sure this is One of our docks," stud ups,.
going to the duck-pen he found that a couple of ducks list
!ONO stolen; and also the pen isf Ur. Field, Isis shor
neighbour, bad been robbed of* couple; so that he actually
purchased our of hi. own, awl one of Mr. l'icld's duds..
sad the youngsters escaped a ilia the other two.

CORONEICS IXQCEST.

Yesterday an Inquest was held in the Vestrv•room of
Wapping workhouse, before J. W. Eso. uu III.•
body of a man unknown, appearing to be about Idly yiloo
of age, who was forod drail, wrappril up in a quaist;ty f
-h.•ry, in the inside of a .teal iso.s, a Pilch trip laritehl
Twat, by two men, to Mr. Mares Wharf, alio de.nc,l it to
he irdten itarticalar rule of till &livered at Altrel. en, t s
Mr. J ivies Davidson (to whim it was directed), but (ruin the
ulfirisiorr smell which aru•e fruin it. Mr. Hoare sent for the
boadle to open it, (num whose trstiniusiy it appe•r..l
Havre were no marks of viideace un the body, and it had not
the appearance of ever having been interred ; hr washed
11w Lair, and hail it conveyed to Wapping winkhoito. ; he
usi.lerstuial that several packages of a similar
hod been sent there to beishippett —Tlw Jury cnnitodi .1 shot
some private contract hail berm entered into by sonic putt. -
men of the faculty of Alwrdecn and wise one in 14n5101.,
MIA it was moot probable that it was a subject iut.uded for
dissectitisi ; but having no evidence to prove by what source
the drrea.eil canoe by his death, they rctarued a verdict 4.1
/brad dead.