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DREADFUL TIMPEST.

The South-eastern part of the calmly Mayo has been
Visited by one of those awful visitations which 'wear tint
very rarely in our hamuy add temperate climate. Of it.
devastating arlierni we have the followiag description and
appalling particulars from a respectable and intelligent
Gentleman. residing in the vicinity of 11411yhonnes!—" A
rhnwrr of ice-s►oues. accompanied by a tremendous thunder-
storm, fell in this district on the 29th June, and in its canes,
Ims canard universal destruction. Its bre iiltb did nut exceed
half a mile, within which it left a perfect 'tin—the Iwushtn
crop eat clause to the earth—the flux bruised as in a stun—
the corn shattered and blasted, oever to rise again!
All the Windows within its limits are broken—numerons

tame and wild fowl killed by it. Some of these stones were
Sat, heavy, ■nd as large as a watch—the greater, part of the
shape, but of a larger site than a pigeon's egg. I have seen
bog hid pemetrated by them as if bullets had been shot into it.
How far this frightful phenomenon may have run its course
I cannot as yet say—possibly into the Western Sea. A poor
lad, unfortunately bathing, disregarded its terriic approach ;
his head is dreadfully cut and injured; Ilia body partially
quite black, sad covered with contusions."

SURREY SESSIONS, JULY 2.1.

SINGULAR CASE OF FELONY.

Ann Williams, a young woman t f interest hie appearance
(who.is said to be the celebrated swindler, 3liss King, who so
successfully practised such a number of frauds on many
London tradesmen about three years ago) was foliated for
feloniously stealing 28111. of tea, value 81.18 s. and 316. of
coffee, value Bs. the property of Mr. John James Peters,
tea dealer, No. 83, Highodreet, lloron4h, Southwark.
It was proved in evidence, that out the 29th of March last,
about six o'clock in the evening, the Prisoner went to Mr.
Peters' shop and ordered 18 pounds of conga and eight
pounds of hyton tea, also three pounds of coffer. Mr. Pe-
ters wrote down the order on a sheet of paper, soil weighed
part of the goods. The Prisoner then said that she could
not wait till the whole was packed up, but if Mr. Patera
would send the goods to No. 3, Silver-street, Southwark,
where she resided, she would pay fur them on delivery.
About seven o'clock same evening Mr. Peters sent leis boy
with part of the goods to No. 3, Silver-street; the Prisoner
received them ; she asked where the remainder were ; the buy
said be could nut (airy all at once, and he would go soil
fetch the remainder directly. The bey returned, and car-
tied the rest of the goods and the havoice, and gave them to
the Prisoner, who called to a 1311811 in the street, and told
the Prosecutor's boy to go with him, and be would take him
to a public-house to her husband, who would pay him for
the goods. The boy went with the stranger to the Prince
and Princess Tavern, Gravel-lane; the stranger said to the
boy, "Go in there, and you will Soil Mr. Williams, who
will pay you ;" the boy went in and inquired for Mr. Wit-
ham'', but no perms of that name was or had beta there.
While the boy weut into the house the stranger disappeared.
The boy went back to Silver-street• and inquired for the
Primmer, but she had also gone off with the goods. This
was the ease, as far as related to the Prisoner, but there was
a kind of underplot to the piece, as follows :—Ole the night
the tea and coffee was delivered to the Prisoner iu Silver.
strut Forrester, a City Officer, stopped a solorioiss charac-
ter, named Foy, with part (18 }mum's) of the tea, UM.
Petticoat-lane. Mr. Peter, identified the ten to be the same
he scot by his boy to the Prisoner. Fuy was sent ter New.
gate, but owing to some neglect escaped prosecution.
Upon the crux-exemiaation of Mr. Feelers, he said that he
had been in business about eight months, ruder the name of
Peters and Co. Agents to the London Tea Company. Ile
bad no partner. The Cu. was a tictiou. Ile sold no other
tea except that of the London Tea Company, sod the Cern-
-pany it was who styled the venders " Agents." He in fact
was nu agent of the Loodon Tea Company.
Mr. Cowley, for the Prisoner, took are objection to the pro-
ceeding.; he said there was not evideuee his go to the Jury,
for if ilw Primmer were convicted, nu woman was safe.
There bad been its, evidence called to prove that the Prisoner
did not reside in Silver.street, nor was the landlord of the
public-house called to prove that her husband was out there
we the night in quest'
The CHAIRMAN said, that Mete wa. no evidence to prove
the Prisoner a married woman; the Prisoner certainly said
to the boy, " Go to my husliarod and hr will pay you ;" hot
(runt iro husband being found, the probability was that there
was no husband in existence. There was evidence to go to
the Jury ; and he would put the case to them iu plain and
simple imam, if they thought that the Prisoner, when she
ordered the goods of Mr. Peters, did nut Intend to pay for
them un delivery, she war godly of felony-if they trelieeeil
she did intend to pay fur them, they would acquit her.
She was found Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN said, that he should always think it his
dirty to send seals dangerous characters at the Prisoner out
to the country, fot, by their deceptions sod running, no
tradesurau was safe. She was sentenced to be transported
for sesta )tars.

&LOCKING ACClDlNT.—Yesterday murning, at eleven
o'clock, as a cart 'was passing through White Hattyard,
Drury-lime. a child, named J. ffi tier, who wav pky;,,e iu
Ile road, by wow occident got under the •heels, which
passed over its Isis sod inkired it dreadfully.
On Thursday the ({reorder sonde a report to hi,
MAJESTY Ul ruuileil of the Convicts in Nenate
capitally convicted iu Nlay Session Nat ; v Z.
Edward (lieu., James Gardner. Henry Brown, Samuel
Reunion. Merribili, and Peter Miller, For ulterine forced
batik notes; Usury Luff, Julia Addis., Joseph Hell, lieu-
C ••••• 'atilt-, and Ceuire Prttin, fur stealing in dwell.
ing.llouses; Thomas Cumber, for !Iwo George
Palmer and William Wilkinson*, for highway rubbery ; John
Price. for housebreaking; David %infield, for hursemealing;
sad Edward Squill', for a 'tutelary ;---whets JattrevGardner.
!teary Brown, ['vise Miller. 'llsoutas Cumber, and
Wilkitiimos, were tinkled for riwcutiou ou Thursday tii xt.
The whets were respited during pleasure.
• ratter tt threat of charging Captain Hodder with an un-
natural Whiter .

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Fnittav, JULY RI.
Amster..lam— X.F. 12 6 I Venice . ..
'Ditto at sight ...... 12 3 Malta
Rotterdam .... 2U. 12 7 Naples
Antwerp l2 8 Patermo....prr int. 116
Hamburg!" —.21 U 37 6 Lisbon
A1tiwa........2% U. 37 7 Oporto
Paris 3 .lay's sight .• 25 80 Rio Janeiro
Dote .........2 U. 26 10 Bahia
Posardeaux 26 10 - Dublin . ..... ...•• 71
Frankfort on the Cork .., B,l
Main, Ex. 81.....165! "*Agio of Bank un
Vienna effective 2 34 10 12 iluthuid
'fritste....do lO 13 f 111111.1.108.
Madrid ....
Cadiz
Billion 341 Fors:iglu GuW in
Barerlona
Seville 331 New Doubloons —0 0 0
Gibraltar
Leghorn 461 pii)ver its Bus ....0 5 0
Velma .. *431 I

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POLfei.

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.ismo— •
Slow-argrer..
Yesterday Dapa fridillemah, and two blys, named Thes.
Armand Reflorrd Milled, both of them *boot twelve ran
of age, were exatitoted before §ir Robert 'Salter, the rating
Magistrate, cbargeol with forking pockets.
About three weeks ago a lady, who was proneediag frost
Cheapaide towards Covent•garden, had her pocket picked of
a 1001. note and twenty 11. flutes
Thomas George Hawkins. a troy about twelve years amp.,
sod who*** a owripsoion of the Prisoners Jones and Ettorti,
staled, that on Wednesday last he met Janes nn.i 6.11011,
in company will* two other buys, in Swan yard. One of the
boys owed Hawkins five altilonge, whicis he asked how
to pay. The boy consented in do so, sarupg that
he had plenty of money, for that they (Meaning Jones and
Elliott) and the oilier boy, bad pick►d a Lady's pun•
krt in the Stroud of a Itlnf. note, and twenty If. owes;
he also staled, that they sold the IOU!. note Nr.ol, and they
gave al. to Iliwkins not to say any tbiug about it. The
pri.oner Wiildiroun't was also in their company at the time,
and there is no doubt blot he was concerned in the rubbery.
Tit! Prisoners are all notorious pickpockets.
They were realindrd for further rtaminatios.
Martin Malang was examined ou a charge of uttering
counterfeit money.
Yesterday.mornlng the Prisoner went to a public house ■t
Kithuro, and there gave in payment for stone beer a
bad *hitting; it was not discovered to be so till after I.
departure. A person was dispatched immediately in pursuit
of the Prisoner, and overtook him at a public house in the
Eilgeware-road, where he hail just offered another had Is.
On searching four hail shillings were found in his hat.—
He was remanded fur further examination.

QUILEM IfiVARF•
ASSAULT.
Yesterday Captain Cook was brought up by a warrant,
charged with assaulting Mrs. Minty, the wife of a pastry-
cook at Pimlico, by striking her with his umbrella.
The Complainant said, the Caplan' occupies apartments
in her house, to which he has access by a private dour, but he
made a common practice of coming through the shop, an
sometimes would go into the parlour where she was
At last she found it necessary to forbid him coming iu st the
slum-door at all, hut he still persisted, and came in there un
Monday night. She stood up to pre vent him, when he erw
in a violent rage, and struck her with his umbrella. Her
husband caine to her asoistaace anal turned him out.
Three witnesses were called, who swots to the ahoy, facts,
and the ill.lansoage used by the Captain to Mrs. Minty; he
called her every thing but a Lady.
The Captain said in defence, that the house was his ono,
that be had purchased it, and paid a deposit, but after.
wards the landlord sold it to Mr. flinty. A lawsuit 5,,
determine the right less been instituted, and omit the iiisse is
known he claimed his right to go io that way, in fact he
could poll the house to pieces if he choose; as to the as.
sauli, he declared upon his honour be .ever bad struck a
luau in his life—but Mrs. Minty, iu her own place, is no
better than a little washerwoman, sod is a complete Bil-
lingsgate. She had first assaulted him and lore his coat.
Mr. Minty said the Captain had owed his upwards of
1001. rent, but the Captain said be intended shortly to die.
!rano fur rent doe to hint from Mr. flinty.
A great deal of acrimonious matter was advanced; List
the 31agistrate decided that the Captain hail no right w go
into the whop or Parlour white the Coniptainaat bad posses-
sion of it. The Captain having promisced Nut to Jo so
iu future, the thaw was dismissed.

MARIAM/LOUGH rIIIECT.
GROSS IMPOSITION.
Yesterday Margaret Rteetoran, a respeetahle looking
female, was brought up, charged with being concerned nith
Samuel Wyatt suit Retiree Niven (already committed), fur
a mina fraud use Lord Milton, Lord Mincers, Earl Fitz-
within), Mr. Wilberforce, and others, wader a system of
petitioning with forged signatures.
Niven's daughter attended to give evidence against the
Prisoner; she stated t►at the Prisoner frequently called at
her mother's house, and represented herself as an officer's
widow. She was acquainted with Wyatt and [Caen, who
snarl frequently to leave home without money, and return
with plenty. She heard t►em frequently mention Mr. Wit-
berforce's name. They spent a great deal of money in drink.
Oue gentleman gave evidence that the Prisoner called on
him with a petition, representing herself as an officer's
widow in great distress, and be gave her 101„
She was rtmeanded for Tuesday next.
There is au doubt but the con ssss 'mine of the fraud hay
been to a great extent; and the Magistrate, G. 8. Maio-
Marring, F.sq hoped that every gentleman or lady who bad
thus herb imposei upon would come forward to prosecute.

DISCOVERY.
On Thursday evening the young lady who attended at this
office fur advice how to proceed fur the discuvely of her
brother, who hart been missing a length of tunes just alive
leaving the office she had the matisfsetton of receiving a
letter from hint, staling that he was alive and well in Paris.
ROBBERY OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER.
Yesterday, SoJawbone, a Jew, was brought op by Valentine,
the officer, charged us, suspicion of stealing two coats. the
properly of the Marquis of Worcester. The Marquis at-
eroded on a former occasion to give evidence against astothrr
Jew, mimed Stiknows, who possessed mar of the coats guider
very suspicious rircionstarces, and the latter said if belong.
ed to another man, of whom be gave a description. Yaks,-
tine, after a tediyus search, apprehended a person of the
exact description, but Mores could Nat, or would sof, swear
that he was the person. The property stolen, however, was
given up, and for the want of evidence the Prisoner was dis-
charged.

V7llOl HALL.

COM BIN ATION.
The greatest part of yesterday was occupied in hearing a
rime which disclosed a system of conspiracy of a nature au
Carming and clammier, that if the must vigorous measures
are net adopitd, it would enable journeymen to stud out
a!ainst their employers for years. It WA. a complaint matte
by the master hatters of London and Southwark again■t
John Leung, Josiah Freed., John Walters, and John Clark,
all journeymen batters, for illegally couspiring together,
with divers others of the trade, fur the purposes of con.
trolling the business of the master nmaufactorers.
About six weeks ago the journeymen batter. about the
tasegeopults, of which Southwark is the grand emporium,
i.treek fvrian advance of wages, and as soon as the eircnot-
statere because generally known, their example was followed
by every beanili of the trade throughout the kingdom. Coin-
millets were formed it Manehester, Birmingham, Maeetes-
field, and other meat froviacisi towns, bat the principal
our was beta at the boom of William Strong (who bad been
a hatter himself), Are sign of the Salmon, in Uniou-
Wert, Borough, which was known as the u Torsi-houw"
ry the trade; here tbiCentral Constnittee,of which Laing was
the Secoetary, betil'ibeir meetings from Jay to day, to re-
ceive the cimunueications of the provincial Committees.

:mil to oilopt the necessary striatum' against those journey.
Sire who, is. &lame of their ceders, presumed to work tor
nay masters who did nut accede to the new regulatio.. A
pour mai named John Dyer, who continued his work as be.
hire, was fiord by tins sell_elected body is the sum of
61 be. which he was obliged to pay by weekly instalments.
The seaters bad sent placard, to various parts of toe
country, besides advertising fur lauds in the Louden Pa-
pers; but so general ass the strike, stud so deieru.iurd the
workmen,. that Sint nor would return in their employ, moires
the masters would bind themselves to raise their wages,
and nut keep more than two apprentices at a time.—
This the latter (*mid out (sumacs% to without great antener
to their own tulerrsis, and finding that there was sits like.
liboud of a friendly compromise, and brio( is possession of
sudicieut facts to warrant • proaerutino, they tuck out •
warraut sienna the Secretary, and as mauy of the Cousinit•
lee as were boson to .them. At an early hour yesterday
summing the officers proceeded ID the Samoa, where they
foetid the four Primate*, whom they took into custody ; sod
at the same maenad the postman came in with Aft letters,
two of them ultierted to " air. Laing, Secretary to the
Journeymen Hatter., Tiine-hosse, I-mown ;" sod the tubers
Air the .ounit-rel.-el hatters greasily. Those letters, together
with the r *** they banana to the there.
ThT Solicitor for its, Pruperstion milled Wanes
Danilels;wliorprriv;il that • strike Ind taken Flue amongst

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the tem, and tja'4l . .
risdirpt! SIPMB 40,111
arlefl yn by the Iris& ewer fleowSo(llellyniftis•
prissier of the furegoitig irs4tilnitatices).
• , ...41 '
hike uf immlieth PlorittoOrovod iloit••:
• ...
tore to those itesolotoooo woo OA 1050a.0.1142%
some • 1. if!
Mr. Sirt..z, tlm laallard of lite read, swan.% solypvcrillrd,
and gave his evidence •isi egpivocating 445
jOarneyines halters diet at Ilk' house In conduc, lb* iffsiro
of a initial snciefi ; I.e eftemiledy 'peen] hi...l6Eloord the
real whirrs of their meetiogs•itreo rimy enoliesestip otter •
month ; bat shoed, after Age. *seeing reeotheetiddshossitol
met nearly' every day, and the wisn!e of hot soottoom(Orto, o
was not very material), was completely eltorted,frfassiiim.
The Solicitor then read the letters, rift..sr an aissyc4,:efi.,
oppositioo from 11r. Harmer's Clerk. TIY.A.Ao nos titan hem
Motschesur, enclosing swot •alatiestr tient 11. dote 141
been aent to Mscrlesfied, and if. to Bray; s. d last the oleo
at leech of those places were: very d•tmwrined
,ttitispor it ea,: ;
and that i• pursuance of a Won suggested is e hipsto the-
bad applied for assistance to the at ti-r trwdny !rho 'outcome
forward with the (neatest opti it the M.:et:poet ri4aseers had
paid 41. ; inortbedm aka, ; slid the otket-trides half
lint yet Oren a. dr Boiler answer, hut- trey intensisperl:
ell to aerial, lets cunt** rist,ints fur ?bleb the brutes I,ot o
them io Lire mantur taken ,they were In femitips. The othe.
'Mien we,e (rens .olher parts, and nearly .Umikar: Vitt tl
Macclesfield leiter added, that In canwetrientw„r„a
which the master's Mid mid, to the
were ytihgeg to putt foist. a costradictatos arldirells„o. copy •.I
which 11/.4 earbisrd., It also impiested them to maim 1,.
ynurirs into the clt uncter of one Cray, a Loudon
some of whose *o• t hid lately mode its appearaece .111. c •
(Infield tinder saspicious eircomstancrs, nod of basso .oc..
a fair dealer In send them word, sod they would psis: at act
sale of any mom of his roanufActure in that toil.
At this period of 11w wu stern fhattero
named Swift and Sollivan, were rrcsiginsen in the kit Arr, 3.1.1
after a severe examination, dwing which they behaved wit .
the greatest titypaocy, n 110 pro..? tared /WO 14011,red of
their enalaraioo with the were Sett *Mitt
their litanneas. ,1 II

Mr. Chambers said It was clear to him. thislitololllll4ml
the moat alarming combination was on (OW, R 114.1191011,
repressed l y violent mesa.. It seemed it,' linters wmp.sost
contott with the support they gave each other, bit(lbey
must call in the assist.itie• of tuber trades; iimisch coirightt
was permitted, every trade that choose to strike wooshalst
enabled to roust their masters till they brought them tiralier
iraii ; .
They were alt marred to he committed, but they postai
bail, and appealed against hhe conviction.
On Thursday night .friaics Merin, • jimeneyotan hntsse,
was brought to OlfiLes kherged with an outrage at 114
shop of Mr. Taco', a master hailer, in Casa/rimier'',
Sill ttttt
II :appeared that the Primmer rotcred the premises lietocep
six and meets rfelork is the mentng, and tae als to abuse
num who were 'lsere working at the old priers; he put tie
fiat up to one mates bead, and told him he Would ." iits•fid
hi tt ," and mail• such a poise situ Wing Air Tiff* hour
his counting boast to the workshop. The Piispuer Ake.,
directed his ahnst to him, and was vital' tutu custody.
The thefi admit said hr wit. in liquor. suit that about
weeks has It heirsok•d at %le. flair*, hot had now tine
with the iest, rad that Ise was rseriVing Ida • week fix-.
the Conititture disclose Ills time he was idle. Ile Ira- e4ra-
nsitttal to the nest' !louse of .COrrerlion at Brixton for tae
months.
?rid N•fALL.
ATTEMPTED

Sophia Cantrell, a handsome ynersig woman, was lanmg'..?
before Alderman J. J Smith, on the fallowing chsree
Win. Throbsid stated that he is a watchman of SLOPire.,
and about • o'clock on Titans's, night was informed tlist
a women had attempted to drown herself at St. I/lavesmaie.:,
io Totiley.strert ; in conacqnence o► which he prornwd. I
there with all haste, where he found a ire.' rented, auel.sum,-
walermen holding the Prisoner; she seemed eery drunk, aura
Cu Using every effort In break away from those win
her. The *mermen told him that she hail aliens/Kid to
jump over the rail (which is erected along the river aide to
prevent accident), but Sisal they had mie.ll lure before site
could accomplish her object, nod as she seemed really bent
us her own destruction, be tinsugbt it prudent to ►ake her
to the watelshouse, where ewes), thing by *hick she wield de-
stroy herself was taken from her.
It appeared that a ►hort lime ago the tinfiertionate.wiintrin
was !seduced frossialsosne, sad bad been since trod!), etesertv.l
by her paramour. Ashamed to seek the peutection of friends
whom her bad behaviour had disgraced, she hosed en the
town, thereby adding another to Ilse already over.sisbleVrlllls
catalopie of the wretched ; hard 'drinking Lad 'rewash' isu
temporary derangement, sod when bee thoughts by Chance
led her he reflect on her (urine, happy eemilitmsi shy. tirJ,
seized with frenzy, and it was 111 thee of these llty that sue
uuw attempted to roil bee existence.
The Magistrate ordered her to he con►eyed home In Lrr
parrots.