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IN OPEN COURT.

DRURY-LAN R TR EAYRR.
The LORD Cli N OKLLOR, on coconut into Cou►t,
ohoerved, that he had appointed to-morrow even.
jug to con•jder of this case; but flooding that it
would be inconvenient to the Gentlemen at the
8.., he would t ke It jn the morning; and on ac-
count of the p►ew•are of the btivineos of the Cond.
would only hear oae Counsel oat each side on it.
Lord JOHN TOWNSMEN!) v. Lord CHARLILS
TOWNSHIP. D.
Sir ARTHUR PIOQOTT. C orl tor the
toff, stated the. wrn the motion of the Plaintiff, that
it might be referred to she Master to report who
two+ the proi.er lemon, for a certain farm, the
tiff owl Drielidatit being both timot.r-. The
Plaintiff hsd ',commended a Larson, and had fisrd
iii rent sit 4001. vet snnum. This way objected to
on the part of the Defendant, who had pruposed
Snot her.

Mr MIT. Coun-r1 for the Defendant, said.
that Ins Christ had no 'Objection to the person pro.
pawed by the Plaintiff. hot ia his eliaraeter, as a
trut.tre, it wee has duty to get the hest rent that
voild he obtsined. and a Mr. Brett had stirred
4501. per annum. As to the respectability of the
two tens .ts oroposeil, they were allowed by both
parties to he ttitsolly respectable.
Mr. Hazi.Fwooo r•Iloord on the same aide.

The LORD CHANCELLOR—" Why hits not the
Master's typos., hewn obtaworfil lopEwr ? How do
you reconcile this to yonrs.-11, Mr. Mut ? I see the
know is to he taidde m Septemner, roll the Muster's
offico will out be open till the Ng week in Octo-
her ; how then is the Master to report who oultht
to be the tetsatot to come into possession in Septem-
ber ?"

Mr. II AzLewono —4, Your Lord.hip her made
tack aft f• reef. to llir Molter."

The LORD CHANCELLOR Yril, but not so
late in the S ttttti u heio.e long veicsitons."
Sir ARTHUR l'IDOOTT—"1 GM sure it your
L.:•4tlship would he so kind us to read over the dß-
(elms, you would see the necessity of the reference
to the Master."
The LORD CHARCILLOR—" I will read the
affitlivin., and let applies be made in the
course of this flay to Master Stephen to know
whether he will now proceed to the reference, as I
will not make ati order for him to do so. For, if
Solicitors will not attend their duty, and stet their
reports in time out of the Mister's office, I will
not make the Master their servant to attend on
them in vacation. It is enough for the Cowl to be
obliged to do sit."

POLICE.

17VILDRALL.
RITENSIVB ROBBERY BY A. WATCHMAN.
k Yesterday Jean /Ms was charged before Mr. Aldersene
Oeudhehere, with pierderiat the Paddiegto• Goal were.
/mese ie Lade. Well, of Meeeheeter and utbir goods, to
the aseeest of were thee *Ng. the property of Messrs. Ter-
Der sad Co. the gesprirturs.NßsebelA ,auss, &RAO,* 140
Premise",

the . was- ids; pot a she hae, thierd withiseurs
esacerenl in the robbery.
It was stated is evidence, that She male Prisoner bad
bees fora Wag petiod employed as • private watchman
about the warehouse of Mews. Torrey, was Istresied with
the keys, mid the Waster orisiderice Waged hoists tulegvily.
Within the last few smalls parcels tif goads were well-
neatly missed from the wareflussoe. At length, however, sits-
patio, fell wpm. some porters employed about the premiers,
sad air *acre was procured, who. reunited them' and si arch-
ed their linlgiegs, hat made es discusery. This officer
apes* more nai row scrutiny of the warehouse and yard:
hinted to the owners that ilk thought the watchman. meat
know something of the depredations. At this sissinisat ion
they were write indignant, end declared so great was their
reliefs", upess his bounty, that they would trust hiss with
ally theory.
The work of plunder still milliards& the deer was spiel
applied to, and again declared his suspicions of she rot rhino's.
and at his own pressing solicitetion was employed so watt*
hie condor,. Oa Wednesday &truing, a short time pre-
siou• to the weal hour far Ellis to tilt his post. the
Wirer überrved him to p lu w (Wean, part of lb, *ltrv-
honer, eater a dour, mud selecting* piece of goods, placed it
in a secret spot near Ice dour•way. Ile then left the place,
but released its • short lime, and *appoint himself unob-
served, look up the portage, and was going uff with It,
when the Otneer teak kiss lets custody immediately. He
dies paseeeded to his ldgings., where upon seeratlng, he
Round as .immerse number of duplicates of prupeity
pledged at ilitiere,.t pawnbrokers, the whale of which
(10 the ansoust staled), proved to be the property of Messrs.
Terser mid Co. It was fur the must part pledged in pieces
eif 'eves sir eight yards, to prevent suspicioa. The daughter
was foetid at she lodgings, and it having been learned that
she wee seen spins one or two *monists luiteriug about the
warehouse in she might-fine, she was taken into custody.
Nut use half of the properly mimed from the warehouse has
se set been ilioeovered.
At the request of sae of the Prosecutor.; the Prisoner,
were hush remanded, to give time fur further inquiry, and
fur the pawnbrokers to amid with the property.

BOW•ITEEZT.
ROBBERY OF THE EDINBURGH MAIL.
On the Ist of March, 1817, the Edinburgh Mail was
robbed of Bank notes to the automat of between 4 and 5.0110/.
which were les a parcel which wet rut by the Edinburgh end
Stirling snail, dirscted to Manes. 1/4140 and Co. at the
Stirling Bank, and seat limn the Edinburgh Bank. On the
arrival of the snail coach at Stirling, AO.l on examining
the place where simile► valuable parcels had usually been
deposited fur a considerable lime past hi perfect safeti,
it was funtsd to be miming; an alarm was 'paved, and from
eiretintstivoce% she rubbery woo strongly suspected to be
owe of those called " pet op mhberies," it having been pre-
viously knows to the skirt, the valuable (vulva's of the
parcel, and the part sof the coach it was deposited in. The
pameagsr• had all left the coach, and it was strongly
suspected, that some, or' the whole of the inside pas-
'enters were anorevired NW rubbery, and an inquiry
took place respecting tbesa sad their proceeding on she
road, wham it was sseertsineel that all the inside Owes were
taken previous to the mail leaving ,E.liulturgh, a id three of
she passrugels, of the names of M'Allister, Hamilton, and
Carter, gut halo the saailaithe Ina previous to its stannic
nod. else fourth passeertre.das. tidies. up as the road.
A full dvageiptioa sit Hoe poi} mgr. amid coodoct was
obtaiued from a young ertortsAkllleyortse of ariortui an
until& pauenger. '
The Proprietors of the Balk noteslisie tees making
every possible exertion, sparrow no expallsoriO discover and
detect the robbers; as well ow fur the recreate, of the ha swam
sem, and dory did ant lase eight 'of applying at this Office.
i.e consequence Adkias, the ofllee_,r, has been exerting him-
self inure that time to recover the property, and to ap-
prehend she thieve% but without meccas till a fi w mouths
gist*, when a man was detected at the Itsfllan Opera in
robbing the company there, by mcaos of cutting their
pockets *ilk a sharp instreaseal, and which practice it is
supposed he had pursued for some time without suspicion or
detecting, owing to his going gesiteely dressed so the pit.
lln searebiug him theu, and his residence, some articles of
property were found, which led to a suspicion that he Was
anent the passengers in the Edinburgh Mail, and was coo-
ceessed with amither passenger, I. robbing it of the above
properly Isiformatior being seat to the hankers (the owners
of the valuable parctl), of the melt being in custody, and
she suspicious riretiouslanc. a then discovered, they imme-
diately vent Miss Brown fan outside passenger by the
snail at the time it was robbed) to London, when abe post-
th•ely swore has the mew apprehended at the Italian Opera.
house as being one of the passengers; his same is Hamilton
aVas Grey. He has been tried fur robberies committed at
the Italian Opern.houar, sad sentenced to *eves years trans-
portation. In the mean time Adkias has brew exerting him-
self to apprehrod the other rubbers, who were passenger, in
the email at the time, sad loss lace* dal in testing oat and
wowing owe of their, of the name of Al'Allister, altar Crow.
der. sisal Miss Brows has been seat again from Edinburgh
to Loudon, and km also identified this man as one of the
passengers in the snail, at the time of the rubbery.
A writ of Habeas Corpse has been obtained for the removal
of Hamilton alias Grey from Rewires, so Ettiobergii, to take
his hist for the robbery of the mail, and Ailkias has left town
with him and M'Allister cline Crowder, fur Edinburgh, to
lake their trial fur the offence.

DOG CASE EXTRAORDINARY.

A axe which excited eome laterest was beard yester-
day ; James Court,* Esq. of Paddington, a Gentlemsam of
the Aran rrepeetability, was charged with dog elealieg.--.
'rho dug N question was of the Blenheim' breed, the pro-
perly, as stated of a lady named Goldirot, and it was an
rininat Odelisdiss Who eruoded the Court appeared in lave
litims...s.l a ,re ..s

emilde led bet a dog sa the litho, Janitor" last;
and seeisegthe uele Ws question following the lady of the
Rev Mr. Abode end a young guillemots, 1w deleted it as
his hot dog, and refisami to give it up. the Counsel for
the Procreation stated it was not meant to hupute to the
Defeedinit that he was a ilng.elteeler, nor was it the penalty
which wassionsiks after, but it was I. recover back the dog
which the Defendant had aniatalten foe theism,. he had lost.
Mrs. Meade, and the young Gentleman, nephew of the
Clereynian, were called to prove that the Defendant bad
taken the dug from them, which was admitted The Lady
proved that she knew the dug for shove a year and a half,
and it was then full grown. Reece diet time the .10g had
been in her poseesaion, although not unisilerrupledly. She
was positive as to the handily of the animal
Mrs. Awn Goldieut staled positively, that the dog was
hers. It would be three years old nest I.issuary, sod she had
it w heti a pop of a Mr King. The dog Cos 1.0 much endeared
to her that they could sot mistake each other. The Lady
was positive as to the Mdrislity, and she described his marks.
The dug was here produced, and the Ladies on r irk side
called out •` Fanny, my dear, nay ending." ace cool .he back
creature lest flew into the lap of hllis Courting, who rue
braced hiss with matches-Mary.
Mr. King, who gave the dog to Mrs firildirof, swore pis.
sitively to hint, and produced the anther. Ile bought the
mother in pup, and bred the dog in question.
The identity of the dug was •soon to by the servant who
washed and f.il him, mid by .ev. rib oilier ersons.
M►. ALLev, in a speech of morn fusee, ii.d not attribute
any wrung 'maim to the opiiii..es of any of she witnesses,
who sin doubt swore to the beam of thior belief; lost he ob-
served that the dog was not like a poor child who wanted
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