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London, England, 1820-01-22 00:00:00

COUPORATION.

A Port Assembly was hell at the Assembly-
house, io Wlllism-street, om S nimbly last, to elect
ail Mena 111 11/ the room of Mr. George, who had
l.o.inally relinquished that office, mod to take into
cooridirat:oo the nature and tendency of the Gas
Light Bill, lately introduced to the House of
Commons by one of their Representatives. &c.
A Merman Shaw. having olotaissed permission, ad.
dre,seil the Assembly. He lamented that he had
i•,troductd the Gar Light Bill into the House of
Common., without haring first had a knowledge
of their sentiments 013 it—but it was put into his
hand% on toe StC.lllli day of the last Meeting of
Mull:mem, in such a manlier, and with such ape-
( lops reasons for its necessity, that he could not
well resist the solicitation. He undertook to intro-
duce it, therefore, but did out, nor would he
pledge himself specifically t• its support. Ile had
forwarded the first copy of it that came into his
baud., after it was ordered to be ',rioted, to the
Lord Mayor, for the inspection of the Corporation,
viewing hint at the sonar linty, that he himself was
ISO way interested as to its success or otherwise. and
he should hold it his duty to be regulated in
conduct respecitsig the Bill, by the instructions
of his coo.atitoesita. The house received this ad-
dress with much approbation, and a Committee
was appost,ted to consider the Bill.
Mr. Nugent said. that he had taken some pains
to get all the iitfurrnatiou he could respecting the
Bill lately introduced into Parliament; and had ac-
tually rphken to the Recorder on the subject, who
drcl,reil to him, that the Bill intended by the Par.
i•;;; Boual was of such a nature, that it was wholly
• te.itictive one. without a saving clause on the
put of the public ; if passed into it law in its pre-
sent form the officers of the Board could Hot be
prevented front breaking into any tan's hour,
and at any time. Ile would, therefore, warn the
Citizen. of Dahlia to be on their guard against the
paatiog of such an as lottery measure.
Ai:other *message from the Board announced the
resignotion, by Mr. George, of the Aldermanie
genii lately voted to him, mid the Board's accept.
Slice thereof.

The Commons unanimously joined with the
litsird in acceptiug his resignation.
Mr. George thanked thr 11.srmhly for the honour
they hod designed him, and their kind acquire.
crime iu Lis refusal.

The following list was then sent down by the
Board :—Humphry Minchen, Edmond Nugent.
Lewis Morga', and C. P. Archer. &qrs.
:Mr. Morgan sildreiwed the Assembly, end plead..
ing oil health, **l);cli ni,litied him for the gown,
htKzed leave to decline all pretensions to their
se..nort.

041 Si is* I lot F.desond Nugent. Esq. was vaani-
iiam.i.ly chosen.
•I'ne Cowman, exp d the toost lively satis.
ainaii .1 the co•iduct of the Board 011 this occasion.
Tu Sir W. Alexander and hi. friend. having receded
how a certain totes-est. they ascribed this" happy"
4.• and Aldermen Nugent was complimented
Mill, 4 bate et thanks for hi. regard to the rights
will privileges of the COIH1110110; and another vote
unationatiasiy passed to Sir W. Abbr.
si.•
ile; :snit Ins friend.. toe their cnoduct this day.

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ROABERIES Al DRURY-LANE 111E4TRE. _

Yrorramy Joh,' Brown and John Sprigll4 Owe he* assiber-
went a served e•aattnatiow, charged wish bring concerned in
lobbing Moil-Lon Theatre of • great tisr4ty of artieaes
Artusixiibt to that e•tahlisltment, as well as several hasalred
weight of lead from the roof of the Theism, wha#h 4eserela.
tuts■ have been carrying on since the beginning of frpletw.
bee last, and were only discion red • fi w Jays ago by the
ousachinery mecessary fur eel king the engine being fumed to
be inweefict.
The Prioicer Oro-•m confessed his guilt, and it
his fellow Piisnisee; •ml stated, that he hail wild the dif-
ferent articles at an Lail iron *bop in Wild street; which bones
Hand, the roastable, searched, and found a fleeciest hoop fee
three hunters, wharh KrOMI. 111.1i41 was 1141141 ■t the *hop fur
three diiihne.• 'fhe matter of the lamp attended, and said
it rod two guineas and a half.

Mr. Birnie lamented the ready receptacle this and sittrilar
description or shuns were fiw sitilen !property, and &dares,
his deternoilvoton in have the shop closely watt heti, •Itlenuels
he understood there were certain days fi.r a-karmic wet the
Wore. Their purchase of property final lads WAS !uglily
censurable.
Mr. Ell:ston, Mr. Vliard, moil Mr. Win•tun appealed the

Ruth she Prit/011en expressed great contrition.

The proof sternal Opright was but .light; it was print+. .
pally hors what Hrowis said; and Mr. Fdlistios, wish the
greatest hummity, rap I his wish shat every poweible
levity might he alum., Min, nu reconut of his widowed
istneher—slat I. Ise ea...my to way, he had amersaioed
that he bad rubbed her. The *filleted mother appeared
mionrairg for her bombard, and extremely oppressed with
grief.
The Magistrate, after • suitable admonitinn, and a were.
ing foe his rehire conduct and the company he associated
with, told him he was discharged.
The Prisoner and his mother, with much firebug of grad
tusk; thanked Mr. Ellistint fur his lenity.
The Magistrate observed it was but rarely that such a
youth as the Prisoner drown continued iu • state of coin.
misting depredations fur the lesigth of time be had dome;
it was Taste different *keit an am of felony was easinniitteil
fur wart or through thieves., bet he had contrived his depre-
dation. fur mamal mouths, and confessed the whole with
great effroutery.
The Prisoner cremated for mercy to be sheeri to iiiuy
making simile professions of repentance snit of his (Moire
good condom mid to refrain from all evil and bad cons-
palmy, which had led hint into the had acts be had committed,
mid he world remise home, make friends with his father and
crave his furgi a, and he was sere if he was punished It
world break his father's heart. "He had seen enough of
life," as he expressed himself, " Muer he had hems iu ps Imo
to cause him to repent "
The Magistrate inquired if his father was present? tai
which 111 r. Enigma (observed, that his father Ir.ls employed
by him in the theatre, and wan • very worthy main; Ile Hamm
fore spared his feeling. by dispeastisc wills his ettendance.
The 3lngistrate observed, that it cuuld be impossible to
let him mi at large iu Leindur agatu.
Mr. Ellision said, as far as a kw poonJt would go to get
bins test orate way lee would give it.
The ffrsoner's sister was preemie, and she undertook that
her father 'Mould hare a private isiteriliew with tie Magi.
strati upon the sulieet of diaposing of him.
Iss the course of the 11.11•1111/1111011, Mr. Miens stated,
that he has now as Miry as 350 persvus employed on salamis
at Drsirplasus theatre, and in milldams to these, hr has rev.
quently as many as 120 employed as sopereaunteraries. He
said be hail just before Ise came So lbe office giver his tees
-
s 1,1501. to pay salaries.
Strateeret, a messenger belonging to the Admiralty, and
a man gamed Gilts, a jonriseynsan bookbinder employed
occasionally to bind books, in the ediploy of Mr.
Lee, underwent a second reanimation, charged wit% •
stealing • great number of log-husiks, other official books,
and papers to • large extent, said to be as much sa
would fill a large room, which hail horn taken away at
different times, such as hauelkere biers full, to • i 5..,.
of the nurse of Ingram, who mail 111.1. to • number of
tradesmen fur waste paper, lograni receiving a dolling ur-
visionally fur his trouble, and he heir; tuld that the books
and papers belonged to ships which had keen hired flows
iudividnala during the war, but wow nut being wanted, they
were returned to their owners, and the books and papers
were the perquisite of ulfice.
Mr. Piulaysosi, the Keeper of the Records at the Admir.
ally, proved, that the books and import were all imeamorally
wanted, and that they were not the perquisite of office.
Mr. Jones, one of the Solicituss to the Admiralty, al mewled
to cordiset the pruseciiii ggggg and on examining the books
and papers produced by Perry and Donaldson, the tousle-
hies, which they hail mixed by rimer of • search %entrant, he
forted briefs and other matters belonging to hinsself.
The Primmer. were cummitted fur further examiostion.

Somerford behnlgell to she Admiralty about twenty 'twee.
mud bast a wife wad Neural eitilshem.

Another iovestigaitor took place by appointment before
Mr. Millie, respectieg the extensive enhlwiy of hlessre.
illskepeace snd Motor, the silversmiths in Searle-street,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, by their sbupman, Blake, and their
recovery et their plate (rum the pawnbrokers with shorn
Blake had pleitgi:il it by kis wife, without the prusecution
and conviction of Blake.

It appeased that at she last Seas Meyers. Ilifeekepeace
mid Harker obtained a bill of indictment •=',iris Make,
and bail since ressiusid it by Certiorari into the Court of
King. % Stuck ',opposed to be fur the IMITIPOII4I of proceed-
jog to an outlawry.
Messrs Alley and Andrews, oleo attended for the Pawn-
brokers, ruminated that they ought, fur the ends of public
justice, to have detained Blake its custody, whets he ens be-
fore dies on his knees bagging for merry, when he delivered
to them the isetwuhruker'e duplicates be had pledied the
plate fur. The Learned Grntlumen urged severed legal
points epos the subject, and Mr. Aud►ews said that he had
so doubt best that Blake was row beyond Bee seas► and that
Messrs. Makepeace and !hater knew it.
Tbey disruntiour.i their obserraliona on the Magistrate
informing these it was sot his intratios to wake any order
upon the subject, sad that be coosidered Mat a further
iileuiily of the property was to be proceeded an, which was
accordingly deur, with a somber of articles, sill Mr. Andrews
objected to the proof prueloced rot &nag 'airiest, it was
therefore again pustpuutd.

NARLOOROVON-ITlllt TT.
MOST DIABOLICAL ASSAULT ON A GIRL UNDER

TEN YEARS OP AGE.

The care of attempted rape, which we allotted to yester-
day, camas es to be heard at this idler, bat we car may, is
delicacy, gin the °utilise of it. The accused delinquents
ere Thomas Kentish, a poacher, who calls himself a game-
lode, for gentlemen who go down to Hertfordshire to shoot,
mid Catharine Hophes, • wretch with whom he cohabited.
The Prosecutor oa behalf ut his injured isfset, is a re-
tired tradesman, eissidliqr is the parish of St. James. He
has • imentry-hossime hi Hertfordshire, when, port of his
family occesionally vesnlie, sod the feloale Primmer sad an-
other female aninsat were kept there. It was ksow■ that
Keistish partook of part of the had of his evilly •sseeiste,
soil about • month since, after Hughes had Rol up, she sup-
plied her place with the child i• question, soil was • witness
of that guilt for which they were both uppreheaded. The
child did ROI make the ClftlllllllllllllltYl knolViN to her parents
questinued as to the fart. ilia can only state thus far
on this brutal outface.
'lrhe PAIIIIIIMY6 were committed fur mist to Hertford, the
maw for the assault with latest to ravish, sod the weasel
for siding sod shettisig.

Yeshrnisy was the day appoiated for the re-heariog of the
al/jetties, assist" 'be disputed items of the accounts of
Meows. de►ttt sad Grub, the last year's Surveyors, preferred
at the soil of Meows. Thatcher, feller, sod other "snot
ratpeetable ushalsetaut", bat as the proper fares had sot
been adfiered to. the Msgistrates could nut go into it in its
pretest state. Mr. Adolphus altesoled for the Appalls'''.
DESPEItATR tOETRAGE.
Yesterday N-C4•14. • pesos") of desperate &pyres.-
once. who has been so castody hawse we a wentar charg..

•
was lose & Irmo the listairleasiVor Pilanal, skirted
ostler thr followlog thcomostroor
U 'premed from the evldeace try 1111ishatl Casually. •
watchman, that at • law hoof so Thursday night ha was
alarmed by the at-warmer • May mad lbw crowlitai of dogs,
and ow goiwg to the spot he fend • boy Gs the Amebas of
to* very keg, hall dogs. whirh thu Prises", bad set apse
the boy ; libr dogs bad turn his hat to piece% mad hurt Ms
lad very math ; he seised we the Prisoner, sad sprees his
rattle. and smother watchman came up ; the Pristroer
dragged slwno both to the growod, auk( pilling out • large
fable knife Guns his breast-pocket, attempted to malt the
watchman, but was precruted by another laying bold of his
arm mod taking Stir knife from bins, and in the struggle Ins
hand 'resent. The Piistmer was with great dslsrulty taken
Su the watch- house.—Hir wag ordered lit find good hail.

qugzimaumig.
Yesterday Jokst Joine►. charged will, •tteriwg a fogged U.
sole of the Hook of England, •hurt • fortnight before
Ch r i 000 Doss, when he purchased • Sum key from • poor maw,
named Brojasion WC:sulky. • dealer mu poultry, wields mote
has hero lairly bated from the Rauh as l'orred to &Marshy,
was Wooed op from Tullnll.lehb bridewell, (or further
esansinot ion.

(li. She last exantitestleits *earthy said the Primmer wrote
his name and outdrew, upon She back of the mole when lie had
pmstirel it, bat upon tensility the address he gave was found
Ist be false. and that he 'net bins Queea.street, Brampton,
arcidentally, when he reminde el him or der circumstance of
his buying the turkey, which ha then admitted, lent when
the mite was mentioned he endeavoured Si. meal his gourds,
and dettie.l fleeing ever area (SN:amity) before.
There were several peemets ready to swear, that he (Pri-
mwer) COMM UMt write, which led 11w 514gistrate, and ethers
tnb.li.vr chit be was Warty charged. Subsequently it was
discovered ttsal hr was recently married its the pariah church
of Paddington, where, ow refereng be the register.hook, it
aas round twisted signed his name. A copy of his marriage
certificate was now produced, mid his signature resemble,'
the writing on the mete predate-rel.
The PrISIMM.f. tan Sinltieg he was thus detecled, wept
bitterly. and still persisted iw his Arse druid of having
bong t the tut key at all. A hay who happened to beer
part of the cuumrsatioa which . palmed between him and
Mr. earthy., when they met is Qweemmtreet, proved hawing
beard him auy the turkey was a (nod one.
Several twister tradesmen gave the Prisoner a good cha-
racter, awl froin 11w
estated much tosteresl.—iteenanded.