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g :NATTONAL4rig.ittit.

Inference or motive. Rd mtiald altsw from every aentence
that it was a book of the highest mind ohmmeter; and, ad-
•erting to the act paused to relieve the ennscienoes of Unita-
riatm, lie amid the Legislature hut sanctioned the denial of the
godhead of the Trinity. The act was espressly entitled, An
art to relieve those who denied or impugned the troth of the
Hi.ly trinity."

Lord Chief Justi e--No such thing ; it is an act passed only
to relieve front penalties incurred under a former statute.
Defendant persisted these were the words of the preamble of
t►e ant in question. Thus did the Legislature themselves per-
il**, impugning the troth of the Godhead of the Trinity,
Mash the Attorney General told the Jury •was part sad parcel
ter the land, and that it was a libel so to impugn. He dared
the Attorney Genets! to prove uny thing i••unoral in the book ;
he defied him to object to it on any other ground than because
it did not preach up tithes and tsar.; becesse it did not
lic►nce oppression and violation of public law and justice, oy
supporting politic robbery sad politic clot-option.
The Lord Chid. Justice interrupted the defendant, who
ed that the Christian religion could not be libelled, be-
Pam.° it was in itself libellous, absurd, bluphemoee, and
against law.
Defendant—l will conduct my defence in my own way, and
sot as your Lordship may please to dictate to me.
The Defendant again proceeded—What could the Jury
°envie! bins of publishing ?--a hook of criticism—filet was not
against law—containing unanswerable arguments—that was
• sot azsinst law. Denying the Divinity of the Christian teligion
ens sot against law.
Lord ChiefJustice--Yemit is, I tell you so.
no defendant then read the book, and coatisited reading till
emu o'clock.
The Lord Chief Justice said, the object of the defendant's
reading was to defame the Christian religion, which it was his
duly to prevent.
(Inc of 11 e Jury oleo observed, that as the evident object of
the defendant in reading the libel was to defame the Christian
religion. their minds were sulhiciestly made op.
The defendant persisted in going on with the reading, con-
tending it was the essential ground of his defence, and that it
was impossible be weld bare a fair trial, if the Jury refused to
bear him out.
The Lord CbiefJustice said, that unless the defendant re-
(raised from the coarse of defense which lie html adopted, after
what had fallen from the Jury, his duty would be to older him
to stand committed.

The Jury, without hesitation, prononneed the defendant—
guilty.
The Lord Chief Illation ordered him immediately to be taken
oat of Court in csatody.
The defendant, in the hands of the tipstalT. exclaimed. " The
Jury have not heard my defence-1 bare not ►ad a fair trial—
the Jury have been packed."
O'BRIEN N. COUTTS.

This was an action to recover loss sustained by breach of
contract.
The plaintiff had imported a qnantity of whiskey from Canada,
and sent his broker to the defendant, inviting bite 4o become
the purchaser. It was agreed that the defendant maa to have
it for 2s. Dd. per gallon. The plaintiff, howweer, after the
contract, required an additional price for part of the whiskey,
which wan above proof, and the defendant resisted that demand,
on the ground that he had agreed to give no more than 2s. Dd.
Cur the whole.

Tie plaintiff's broker did not prove any contract for more
than 2s. WI. and the Jury found a verdict for the defendant

TIUCIUAV, MN. Sl.'
BREACH or PRoallan ItARRIAOII.
M'YHERana w. Ovia.
Mr. Adolphus stated, that tideless an action for breach of
promise of marriage, brought by a widow lady against the de-
fendant, Captain of a West India ship. She went out to De-
inarara in defendant's ship prior to her marriage with Capts n
M'Pherson. In January, Datil, Capt. Lovie mine home,
stating that Captain bl•Pherson had gives defendant 5001. to
purchase for her. The defendant coming brae from Demerara,
came to the house where she resided and took up his residence,
professing hoitoarible suit to the plaintiff, whom he intended
to marry. A letter ',would be put in, promising in the most
solemn manner, to marry her ens his return. The defendant is
40 years of age, the plaintiff, a widow, probably older than
, bat that was no topic of defence in answer to the action.
lie understood the defence attempted to be set op would be,
that this paper, which would be put Ws, was intended as a de-
mise of the premises which Mr. Lovierbed purchased for Mrs.
M'Pherson, in which he bad filled up a blank left with a pro-
mise of marriage, where nu such thing was meant or intended.
He should show that, for the purpose of h ing this poor ,
woman, a warrant of attorney had been fictitiously filled up by
the defendant, and a distress put upon her thereupon, with the
view of preventing berirom prosecuting this action.—This was
• case of all others, which would excite the indignation of a
British Jury. He was convinced the verdict of this day would
be such as would relieve the plaintiff from that oppressive injury
she complained of, and give the defendant nu cause to triumph.
The learned Counsel called witnesses. who proved the
plaintiff's case.
Mr. Heerlen addressed the Jury for the defendant. Ilia
learned friend had not endeavoured to excite their feelings in ,
the opening, hut no doubt would in reply. Now there was no
objection to her enjoy ing the thing she liked best as often as she
pleased. (A laugh:) He did not think any man would give a
thousand pounds to marry a woman who had already buried two
husbends, but more especially when a man had already had as
much of her as In liked. It wan quite dramatic the account
of the tender scene between the Captain and the plaintiff, as
given by the married daughter.—He should prove that that
witness had frequently seen them in bed together—a privilege,
lie should likewise prove, enjoyed by sundry other Captains,
and even Lieutenants.
Several witnesses gave evidence of indecorous conduct on
Bee part of toe plaintiff; hut the promise of marriage b. ing
proved, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff--damages 5001.

TIIIVOIIILL O. KITCIIE!FR•

This action was brought by the plaintiff, a seaman, to recover
damages for an assault committed by the defendint, his Captain.
The plaintiff, it appeared,' AS employed as a sailor on boar
a collier, name the Rom i• June, belonging to Sanderland.—ln
October, 11421, the vessel was on her trey to the Port of Lon-
don, amid the plaintiff was ordered to heave the lead for sound-
ings. Whilst in the discharge of that duty the defendant
called him npon the deck, and on pretence that he did not per-
form the operation of throwing the lead in a seaman-like et le.
beat him with • rope, until his hack was discoloured by
bruises. The assault was aggravated by the state of drunken-
ness in which the defendant thought lit to exercise his violence.
The defence was that the plaintiff had grossly neglected his
ditty, to the great danger of the vessel.
The Jury, Limier all the circusnatiumes, found a venligt for
the plaintiff—Damages 101.

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WEDNESDAY. Jas. 22.
DULLER N. CALDN ELL.
Mr. Botch stated, that this way an action brought by a repot
sailor against the owner of the ship New Liverpool. Having
perlorined two voyages, on the third the vessel was taken by a
IFrench privateer, in consequence of which he was refused his
wages, as defendant agreed for, at Si. per month. It enter-
tunntely happened the defendant was in America when the
plaintiff was in England. This occasioned • lapse of some
years in bringing this action. At length meeting Mr.Caldweil
in England, the defendant agreed to pay hint half his wages.
Mr. Larder, the mate, went with the plaintiff to the defendant's
lodgings, in Bury-street, St. Junri s, to IdelOgiy Miller as one
of the seamen of the New Lisarpu•l. The.plaintilf delivered
his account, giving the defendant credit for money received,
which reduced the amount to 471. The plaintiff was •adm
the necessity .1 arresting defendant, who as a British met-
chant, and a man of fortune, had pleaded the statute of limi-
tation. The question would now be, whether the defendant
had admitted the debt within sin years. His settling with
Larder, the mate, who had Rued him, the Learned Counsel
contradmi, would amount loan admission of wages doe to the
plaintiff for the services arising out 01 the saute voyages.
Mr. Larder, the mate, proved the case as stated by the
Counsel.
The Lord Chief Justice in his charge to the Jury, observed,
that it was a hard rale for mariners ; hat the law had reong-
nixed it—that if the ship was lost, the mariner could nut recover
for that voyage. This claim, however, was for antecedent
voyages actually performed. If the Jury believed Larder.
hero was acknowledgmeut that the wages due to the plaintiff
rem•ined uns.•dsfed.
Tim Jury found for the pleintiff—Damages 401. Lis. 104.
0 KAHAN H. ALCOCIL.
This action was brought te•recover lbe amount of • tayines
bill for clothes, made and delivered according to the order of
the defendant.
Mr. Scarlett stated the circumstances of the case. The de-
fendant and several others having set 'up an opposition coach,
which they named the Manchester Inelepeaelext. it was consi-
dered necessary to start with becoming eclat, and accordingly
the plaintiff received ■n order from the defendant to oak•
scarlet liveries, with buff belts, &a. The clothes were sup-
plied, and worn by the coachman, guard, and others, end
nothing remained bat payment of the plaintiff's bill. Mr. Scar-
lett said hr should prove the order was given by the defendant,
and he entitled to a verdict.
Witnesses were called to prove the plaintiff's case.
'Mr. Marryatt, for the defendant, said this was an attempt to
make hie client pay debts incurred by others. The clothes
were not furnished on credit given to the defendant, but to the
men belonging to the coach. Independent of that fact. which
be should prove, it would appear that the defendant had
nothing to do with the coach, haring quitted the concern alto-
whet.
The Learned Counsel called the servents belonging to the
coach, who stated that they gave orders for the clothes. It
•iso appeared that the defendant was not a partner in the con.
tern.
Mr. Staten, in reply, contended that the defendant, who
had given the order, was liable to pay the plaintiff 's demand,
whether he remained one of the coach concern or not.

The Jury, after receiving the Judge's charge, retired from
the boa, and hawing been out a abort time, returned • •erdict
for the defendant.
THURSDAY, JAN. 23.
This being the first day of Term, the Judges took their seats
with their usual formal;:y.
The report of the 000 duct and state of the priooeers in the
Penitentiary, Millbouk, was presented sod read by t►e officer
of the Court.

BRANSCOMB Y. BRIDGES.
The Solicitor General moved to set aside the verdict in this
ease, and enter a nonsuit.
It was an action to recover damages for an excessive distress
levied on lady Branscorab's goods.—The Jury found • verdict
for the plaintiff.
The witnesses for the plaintiff made a tender of the rent d•e
from Lady Branscomh, and the Solicitor General contended that
the form of action wail wrong. After the tender the Sheriff's
officer had no right to distrain, a•d the action ought to have
been for a trespass.
The Court were of opinion that the •erdict could sot be
disturbed.
SIR W. HORTON V. LORD NEWRY. _

Mr. Scarlet! moved to set aside the verdict fur the plaintiff,
and to enter a nonsuit. This WAS an action on the warranty of
a horse, warranted to go safe in harness. The plaintiff had
seen the horse in the Park, rode by S;r Simeon Steward, and
bring struck with the animal, made some 'inquiry, with a view
to purchase it to run in harness. Sir S. Steward wrote to Lord
Newry, to whom the horse belonged, and informed the plaintiff
that the horse would run well in harness; the noble plaintiff
then purchased the horse oldie defendant's groom, and some
time after returned him, on the around that hr would not run
in harness, according to the terms of the w ty. The Jury
found a verdict fur the plaintiff. Mr. Scarlett now contended,
in support of his motion, that t:.e communication from Sir
Simeon Steward did not amount to a warranty on ibe part of
Lord Newry, but a mere representation that the horse, whilst I.
his possession, bad been ased in harness. The Court granted
• rule to abets cause.

WAY?! V. CARR.
This was an action to recover damages for negligent driving
OD the part of Lady Carr's coachman, by which the plaintiff and
his wife were overturned in their chaise. . _ .

Mr. Gurney moved to met aside the verdict given for the
defendant, on the ground that the weight of evidence proved
negligence, for which Lady Carr was answerable. The mis-
chief fur which the plaintiff sought a compensation happened in
the Regent's Circus, Piccadilly. Mr. Wayte, a 1111111C1M140 in
that street, was driving up Regent-street, and crossing the
Circus. There was a hackney coach at the some time driving
from the stand, and be drove his chaise before it. Lady Carr's
carriage came on him by surprise on the near aide of the
hackney coach, end overturned him. Mr. Gurney stated on
this occasion that a special rule in driving was Ibis :—Orie
carriage rrossing another ought to pans on the off side, and by
omission on the part of the defendant's coachman to observe
that rule. the accident happened.
Mr. Justice Bayley—lt may happen that a man is obliged to
stop on the near side.
Mr. Gurney—that was not the case here. The coachman bad
not to stop, and might have gone on the off side. All the
indifferent spectators of the accident gave evidence that it was
the fault of the coachman.

'rite Court. after hearing all the arguments of Mr. Corner in
support of his motion. were of opinion that the question had
been properly left to the Jury, and that they ought not to dis-
turb the verdict.

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LINO o. POTHDER THE ELDER.
The Common Sergeant moved to set aside the verdict of
guilty in this case. The defendant had been tried upon an
indictment for refusing to serve the office of overseer of the
poor in the parish of St. Anne, Blackfriars. A point of law
was reserved at the trial for the opinion of die Court, and the
question was, whether Mr. Poynder was liable, as an inhabi-
tant of the aL,ce parish, to
was proprietor, with Mr. Dobson, as a lime-merchant. Me
had a house and wharf in Earl-street, Bleckfriars. It appeared
at the trial that he
copied by a sleek, who was employed to carry on the business.
The defendant lived with bis family at Clapham.
Judge Bailey—There was a tenantry
Common Sergeant—Yes ; yet there is some doubt thrown
on the liability of the defendant to , by a diseussion last
Term, on a question respecting the meaning of the act of the
43d of Elizabeth. The question is, whether, as this was not
Lis sleepingdiouse, he was an inhabitant of the parish. The
sUth Geo. 111. enacts, that a person d for the relief of
the poor of a parish may be appointed overseer of the poor,
although not a householder in the parish. As a mere occupier
he may be an inhabitant. If it if es in his regular occupation.
it might be described as his house in a case of burglary.
The Court having decided that the conviction ought to stand,
refused the rale applied for by the Common S mgeaut.
RIDAY, JAN. 24.
wittlawson es. JOHNSON.
Mr. Msrryatt moved in this ease to enter • aossoit. Three
persona were in partnership of the names of Habgood,
Fowler, and Dixon,; Dixon bed been in the habit of in-
dorsiag bills in the Name of the km, and the question was
(after a dissolution or alteration of the Orin was alleged to have
taken place), whether the issuing such bills for the purpose of
being discounted, was evidence of the existence of suob firm,
as es to sustain 11.1 action on a bill of exchange.
The
Justice, and • verdict given for the plaintiff, on which an objec-
jtetion was taken by Mr. Marryat, and reserved for the opinion
of the Court. His Lordship was of opinion on the trial, that
there was evidence of business being carried on by inch Grin,
and that it was not necessary the bills should be endorsed by
the other partners, Habgood and Fowler.

Mr. Justice Bayley conenrred in thinking, that after the dis-
solution of the partnership, it might be cap dint to draw bills
for the new firm, in the same manner as the old had done. If
Dixon drew such bills without authority, that would amount to
fraud or forgery ; but Dixon being still a partner of the new
Arm, it was competent for them to draw bills by Dixon's pro.
°oration, in the same manner as before.
Mr. Justice Holroyd oonourred—the allegation of the hills
being irtdor►ed by an indifferent person was immaterial, if
Dixon had had a general authority.
Mr. Justice Best held that very slight evidence of the waist
once of the old ';rm would sustain the action agoiaellb• wast-
ing partners, without binding such original parterre tY bad
withdrawn from the existing firm.
The Court was of opinion that the ♦erdict for the •
(who was an innocent bolder), should nor. be dist
refused.
• RTICLES OF THE PLACE.-STEEL V. LIMAS. • •••
Mr Adolphus moved to exhibit articles of the peso. on
half of Francis Steel, of Oxford-street, and George Steel, 140,.
shopman, against the defendant, Philip and John Lhasa, timbrie
dealers, for obstructing the ethibitant's right of way through
certain wooden gates—assaulting, abusing, and threatening him
with personal violence—taking exhibitaot and shopman to the
watch-bowie, and occasioning alarming mobs to collect in
front of exhibitsnes shop-door, with the aid and assistance of
a watchman of the parish of Mary-le-bone--striking exhibilant
with an iron bar—causing his nose to bleed and giving hint a
black eye, with divers other bodily Injuries and personal
wrongs, so as to cause the exhibitant to confine himself to his
bed, to the great injury of bis health and danger of his life-ssi
waylaying ex Whiten% at • late hour at night, after having
threatened to do for exhibitiust, &c. ate. oo the night of the 11th
ofJuntary instant.
Mr. Adolphus stated, that this was a possession of premises
►y the family of the defendant, to the annoyance of every other
neighbour adjoining. That an indictment bad been preferred
by other complainants gluiest these deferdantv, who having
been convicted, still went on to offer these acts of violence in
defiance ot-std law.
The Coart.eravitted the articles to be filed.

HANDING V. SIR H. WILSON.
This was an action for a noisome and the obstruction of •
public right of wag, in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea. The
cans* was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the sittings
alter last Term.

The defendaot held premises in Chelsea, and in the couse of
his improvements he raised a bank and a wall on the side of
the road which led to the plaintiff's leasehold property, so u
to render access to the same less commodious. .

Mr. Scarlett applird for a rule to chew cause why a new trial
should nut be had, on the ground of a misdirection on the part
of the Chief Justice.
The Court granted a rule, in the expectation that it night
lead to accommodation between the parties.

COURT OF CHANCERI.
THURgDAY,JAN. 29._

This being the first day 'of Term, the Learned and Linea
Comm! met the Lord Chancellor. as ward, in the Hall beture
they proeeded to business is their respective Courts. Thy Lord
Chancellor Vali his seat at one. He stated that he thought a
great part of the relief in the petition of Mackay a. Todd must
he granted, but as to-day was so abort, he haring in Term
time to rise at two o'clock to alive place to the Benchers, and
as it would tnke at least an hour fur him to state the ground■
on which he had formed his opinion, he ssou'l defer it till to-
morrow morning.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
TUFSDAY, JAN. 21.

CRUIKSHANIL V. VALET.
Mr. Abrahams opened the pleadings.
Sergeant Pell stated the cue to the Jury, and observed this
was an action for damages stwained by the plaintiff in conse-
quence of the furious driving of a aaaaa nt of the defendant's.
John Clarke remember, on the ash of August going to
/trowel!, in company with his son and the prosecutor—took
places in the coach to return—plaintiff sat on the coach box—
witness sad his son sat directly behind. It was a two-horse
coach—the coach, an in the first instance, drove off violently,
togging his horses repeatedly. When we were descending
Hanwell Hill, at the rate of 12 miles an hour, witness feared
danger, andikalled on the coachman not to flog his horses so
violently. Witness beard Mr. Criiikshank say to him, " Fur
God's sake, don't drive so violently." Plaintiff took hold of
the bar on the left of the box-seat, and when the coach had
nearly arrived at the bottom of the bill, the coachman again
fogged his !wises, and turned suddenly round to the left—it

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was down the turning leading to Breatford—the turning is at
right angles with the road. The coach was thrown over on the
right side as it turned. Plaintiff was thrown same distance
upon the gravel-road. Witness was thrown upon him, and
thinks his weight broke the plaintiff% kg. The person who
drove the coach was not • regular coachman—believes he was
a helper.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Vaeghain —Does ant think
plaintiff seized the reins—is sure he did not ; observed his right
band grasping the onshime of the boa—his lett hand held the
bar of iron by the aide of the boa--did not bear Coster; the
coachman, say For God's sake, drop the rein." The road
was very good—there was no irregularity in the road beyond
the descrst.
Re-easmined.—They frequently ran away from the whip.
Thomas Clarke, sort of the preceding enthrall, confirmed the
evidence of his father is every particular.
George Dickinson, a surgeon, residing at Ealing, deposed
that he attended plaintiff at Mr. Robins's, at Hartwell; found
the small bone of the right leg broken ; the uncle had been
previously reduced ; the shoulder joint was fractured, and
otherwise injured, and lie haul • severe cat cross the right
temple ; attended plaintiff for shoot right weeks • attended
him daily daring that time—esamined him proleasionally on
Saturday last ; be was nearly well, esee;.ling an impeded mo-
tion of the slkulder joint.
Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. deposed, that he attended the
plaintiff roar or five days after the secident--the cop which
receives the yrincipal bone of the shoulder had been broken
through—only attended him once.
SergeantVaeghan observed that this accident had been caused
by the refusal of the reviler coachman to drive round the vil-
lage of Haswell to take up passengers ; there were, however,
always persons about a coach office, who for a trilling rem•ve-
ration would turn Phaetons. Coster was one of these, and it
was in erinseqbence of a loss of time in so doing that he was
obliged to make all possible despatch to resign his temporary
command to the regale, trabridge coachman. who was waiting
his return.
Mr. Justice Park summed op, and the Jury returned a vim-
diet the elaintiff—Damages 2501,

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
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TUESDAY, JAN. fl.—Blotimr.—Fredcrick John
Hauler, alias Halm, a foreigner, was indicted for (elm
niously intermarrying with Sarah Dm!marsh, his wife
Harriet being at the tune alive.
William Brice produced a ►egister from the parish
church of St. M try, Islington, of the marriaite of the pri-
soner with Harriet Weston, Ott the I Bth.April, 1813.
Mr. J. Stowe man stated, that he was present at this
msrriage. The prisoner is the man who married Har-
riet Weston. Witness saw her alive this morning,
Cross-examined.—Harriet Wes was servant at the
house of a Jew named Levi, at Wilton'. where she was
I married to the prisoner. Ii was a lislaing.hoote for
men. He did not know whether the prisoner lived
much longer with her than three months.
Mr. Price, parish clerk of St. D 111111.111.11, Stepney,
toodneed the register of the prisoner's marriage with
' Sarah Dud:Harsh, on the Bth of April last. He was de-
scribed as a widower, and Sarah Dutlinarsh as a widow.
He was sure the primmer was the man.
Cross-elai .. i 111111 l —He did not believe that Sarah Dud-
marsh prosecuted the Intoner.
'Elie prisoner in his defence said. he was by ki;rth a
German, and told, through the used of an interpre-
ter, a long story, about his first wife threatening to brat
out hi! 'brains with a child's chair aid a poker, and
threatening also to stab him with a knife, when he took
up his leg, and pushed her down. They then separated,
and site cohabited with another man, by whom she had
a child; but he could not deny the secinid marriage.
The Jury found him guilty.
'Cite Recorder ordered him to be called up for judg-
ment. and sentence I him to be imprisoned six calendar
months, and kept to hard labour.
George Nash was indicted for stealing 40 113. weight
of beef, the property of John Bennett.
The prosecutor is an eating-house keeper in Ratcliffe
Highway, and hail neglected to take in his beef at eight
o'clock in the eve g. He was nil' I that the pri-
soner had stolen it, and went to his lodgings, where he
found the beef.

' The prisoner was found guilty, and pounced to two
months' imprisonment. and kept to hard labour.
Matilda Scott, a woman of the town, of very superior
address, was indicted ho stealing eleven sovereigns of
Joseph Busman, from his person.
Mr. liesinan is a slopseller, and nee the evening men-
tioned he the indictment he had brew Making a little
free with his glass, when, as he was returning home
through 'Power-street, he overtook the prisoner, and
heard her, as he passed, emitter to herself, " Alt! if Cap-
tain new was at home. I should
dreadful distress.' She appeared to be indeed distressed,
!taring scarcely covering sidfictent for the purposes of
decency. He knew a Captain Kew, soil turning itrtieet
to her, he said, " If you know Captain Hew, I will give
you :,temething to drink, for you went to ',valet it." lie
took her to an adjacent public house, where they had
two glasses of rune and water, sod they then 'Lined. lit
a few minutes after she was gone he messed his purse,
containing seven sovereigns, from his wai,ocoat pocket.
He heani nn more of the prisoner until about eight days
alter, when he saw an account in a newspaper of a
young woman harlots been taken into custody while
quarrelling with • tier woinaie in the turret, and ten
s vereigns and some silver henna finned in her possession.
She hail been kept in custody fur some days, and was
about to be sent to the tread-mill, and the tuneley trans-
mitted to the comely funds to contribute to her support
while in prison, when an appeal was made to the Al.l.
gisirate by the prisoner, to have the money returned, or
to be remanded to prison until she could find the gentle-
man who she said gave it to her. Teti. took place at the
Thames Police Office, and being reported m the public
j .uritals, was wets by the prweentor.
The defence of the prisoner was, that the I.rmecutor
gate her the money.—She was lowed guilty.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 22.--Pr rick Cr IN icy and James
Carr, two lads, were indicted for stealierg 201 Les. of rope,
' the property of T. Phillips.

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Me. Phillips is a lightennan, and on the 19th of Dec
last he was sent for to the Thames Polieepwnere he saw
a " beadfast" belonging to one of Ins lighters, is hich
was lying in the City Canal.
A w.iteliman of the canal heard some whispering in
the dark on the 9th of December. Ile challenged the
parties and took the prisoners into custody, who had the
rope coiled round their bodies beneath their smock •
frocks.
The Jury found bah the prisoners guilty, when the
Recorder sentenced them to he whipped in the neigh-
bourhood of the canal, and to be confined six months
in the Douse of Correction, and there kept to hard la-
bium

Isaac Ilitetnin was indicted tor stealing a bimilk,emi. •
'Minim three pocket handkerchiefs. and other articles,
the property of Joseph Brumley. Prom the et Ocoee of
the prosecutor, it appet.ri•il that he was a private the •
lath regiment of Eight I) attorins, soul had taken a
!dace on lille I,leworth coach, 10 )(o to his gitirters.— •
Tile boodle containing the articles in cpiestion was placed •
on the roof 11 his side. The prisoner was also a pas-
senger. The coach stooped at Turnhari Green, and pro-
sv•ctitor ant oil for a few inition•s, liwring the prisoner
and his bundle oil the co tch. On Isis return he finny{
that the prisoner had pone off alert taken the boodle
with him. A patrol belonging to Bow-street stopped
the prisoner about a quarter of a mile from the place
where the coach had stopover!, hot oft the prisoner's tell- •
hog where he lived, he suffered hint to proceed. A few
minutes afterwards the coach drove itp, and eiliiired of
him if he had seen a person with a bundle, and on
learning that he had eii her taken ii away in mistake OT
'lnlet' it, he went to the house where the prismer sass '
he resided, and found him with• the things its his prroesa••
shot. Ili was very much townie ned, and had left a •
box belonging to himself in the touch.—The prisoner
in his defence declared that he had 110 intention of *teat— •
tog the property, and that he took it away by mistake. •.
fie also received a pond character, from some pe 111111 l •
who had known him for upwards of three years, and
.who were in the coach at the. time,
After the Recorder had &unlined till, the Jury ac-
trained him.
Thomas Collins and Dennis 1)onniroo, two hoes of
15 years old, were convicted of stealing. au old hand-
-1 kerchief from the pocket of a Mr. Biitfield.
An officer swore that he saw the prisoners watching.
the pockets of gentlemen before Collins drew out Mr.
Hatfield's handkerchief in Holborn, and gave it to •
Donovan.
Several witnesses gave Donovan a good character,- -
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The Recorder said they belonged to a gang which the '
officers feared to attack in a body and he therefore
sentenced them to transportation for life.
This sentence, which was heard with evident no-
wise, hail a severe elfeet upon the boys, both of wl
cried bitterly. 1). 1111 l van professed that 1w had never
been in prison before. When they had (seen remover!
Imo the bar, the soother of one of them was heard
screaming loudly in the yard ailjoiiiing the Court.
TIOURSDAT. .1 . it 11111 l ing she sessions
terminated, when the Recorder proceeded to pl.{ sets- •
leilee MI the persona convicted.
Thirty-one were sentenced to 7 years' trarrsorwialion— -
two for 14—rive for life—one so sue imprisoned for two
years—seven C'r one year—for sex months eight—Moir
morons ten—iwo mouths eight--one month three, one • -
of them, J. Reynold., to lie privately whipped.
Tile judgmeut iir several cases was respited until next
sessions,
The sentence of death was passed on the following' :
persons, twelve in ummser,who lird bent convicted of
capital felonies during the sessions:—John Buckley. J. •
itohi,iwiti. George it larshall. Thomas Bi•swick. and
J ones Thomas, for burglary. William Pearce, Neil
Moran, Anne Williams, Mary Tickirost, James Cruise,
Harrah Find and Elizabeth Ford (sisters), for stralin4
in dwellma houses.

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The sestkirs were adjourned to Wednesday, the 17th •
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of February. i
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filtstVliscs.—Satorday was a grand gala dye at this'
!semifinal pastime, ice several matches amongst first rate
is -ii of seienee, on the 111.se, between Wade's Mill and ;1
hondlesham, Herbs and Male part of She perfunnauee
was equal to any thiug on record. The first month was a
sweepstakes of two . iota each, between Messrs. .
Wurewoml, Pisani's, Schultz, Thompson. Jtepp, Hollu• •
way, and Rodgers, to go six miles round a half-mile '' i
circle. They all went of together in hoe style. Mr.
, Rodgers soon took the lead, with Mesas. H4rewsuoil and .
Tlininimon nearly abreast of him. Mr. Scholl, led he the ' ' ' `'t
second mile, and ell being near togrilser, it was a Sae •
sight. to the third mile, Mew is. Phillips. and Jepp . .I.
were a liondred yards behind ; and Mr. Holloway tell,
Itaviog the race to the other three. Mr. Harewood kept
a close PPCOIId to Mr. Thompson in the fifth mile, when ,
Mr. SCIIIIII2 was bear. In the lash WIC-stale Mir. H. let
Iris adversary two hundred yards behind, sued won easy- •
Captain R. Smith was nnepire, and the principal betting
being shunt time, he declared the six miles to have been • •
statue is Id minute* and 38 seconds.
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DEATH CHIA REINARLARIA Misen.—A shout time age* ii
au old man, named Robert Tristraii. who resided in a dirty •,' . ; 1.
court in Cow-cress, brio: to every appearance in the •
greatest distress, not harm; continuo neesagaries of life,
was admitted as a painter into ilre poor.honse of St. . .
James's, CI. rkenwell, where he remained until Friday . ' ik.
last, when he expired Some pr.tvon• in she poorhouse •
after lets death opened a box, in which were deposited a •
few rags of clothes belonging to the deceased. and Its . • •
their surprise, in the pockets found IS sovereigns, and - . 1
afterwards three wateiies; this induced then. to irm..4
Swore minntely, and II toy at last found a written paper, .
porp•oliitg to be the use man's will, whereby he :eves .
1,0.101,. in tier fonds, and other property that lie may ho
possessed of at the titter of his deal's. to Murry Anne
71 peon, whom he emits hi, natural daughter, and de-
scribes her to he Omni 14 years of age. Tide gill is not I
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known by any stetson an Uee 110114 house, nod J';liii Scott.
Esq. the elosieliwarden, has takes. the affair ions his own •
howls. and is 08.111, every exertion in loi• power to trate ,
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out the poor gist, in order than she mu nut be derixong -.
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Verre o'cluck, p. m.

The contents of the Paris papers, received yea
torday by express, are warlike. The Neapolitan
Ambassador gave a grand diplomatic dinner, to
which the Spanish Minister the Uuke Of San Lo-
renzo was ndt invited. This is not extraordinary,
tor so lung as Naples is plagued with Austrian
troops, the Neapolitan Mini,try will, of course,
think it meeessary to support the politics of the
Emperor Francis. The dignified answers of the
Spanish -Vovernment to the Notes of the Ministers
of the. Holy Alliance are universally admired. The
Emperor of Austria and the Kiag of Prussia appear
to have humbled themselves in continuing ad alli-
ance with the Northern Autocrat, who, by the
repnlsiie and domineering correspondence with the
ititnish•Gtosernutent, exhibits himself in something
•like the character of a .IYettrier to Europe. We
have no objection to 'him self-importance, and hope
it will tie carried to greater length, until it occa-
sions u dissolution of an allianco, incompatible with
the happiness and freedom of the civilised world,
in which the semi-barbarians the north feel no
interest whatever. The private letters from "France
express au opinion that the French Ministers would
willingly retrace their steps, as a strong party in
the Cabinet fore' es the•ealatuities that war would
entail nom France, and thetefure the dissolution
of the Chambers is not improbable, us tooimmy of
the ..tiends of the ultra factio were •retarned at

tl:e 41.:1 Suide pats, as a itie:4Jate that the
speech of the French Ki.tg to the Chautbers on
Tuesday will cuotaiu a tkdarittioir of %var. Pre-

tarutery to the ,CIIIIIIIICIICCI.Iciu or the session, the
ultra papers terra with the most gross and absurd
falsehoods respecting Npuin. Tltcy announce suc-
cesses of the 'The] a [my over Mina, io • vhcre
the insurgents have nut a single man under urine,
and where it is known that the deluded rebel
Lave dispersed, .and have returned home, whil
others have joined the P.itriutie ranks. The dicta-

toriul note of the Palmitin Ambassador, in Aspiring
Lis passport Goal the (;averntuctit of Spain, will be
of iticalcolablc beim& to the patriotic cause every
true Spablurd will leel the nut! determine to
support the honour and dignity of his rue no ry.

A IluNnusu AND I Wi.LIIC MILLS IN TNIINTN-

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Inc eft •i us." It t y :vticikaeiJia of thatllalllr, Ithalell
at art ell 141.0! 110413114 illl4lsll ‘V•I.I
11,11.1g.', 1.1 go hi the ..iiiipike anti hack in
the Woe 5,..1.41) 1111 I%tretsty rOtrcrti.tiet.
lie tyde,II:4ICJII Crl ury Ilaw.rn INAC 41,t1 ' k
pu ha.tec•.a) 0ni.11111.4 %%11110111 1111:1..1.g, 0.111 traselhil
1,,c•. to Fat,rstea...„ it h. re ice hae., 41 out tita4 unit sip.
ward-. it tried s.t e.le, le it het; I ,If :firmly 13
Aeolus 111 per;..IIII the icetialetetg 48 nodes. k.-pt
steadily at work at to..er moles ..et hour, etieltl -toil snips
pages, acd hjltt d an 110.0 on the Loice.ce S.asieer.•
MIL J 1.141 le" 111.1,0 t. au n.n.x and toi.y sti,nuics it, CO
I,ISI six if: CJIIL.I a, J 1110811'11 14.1".: i.e the
In. uI-nods cliaoged en, traselli,el;. ..std WOll the
great .Ih.. riakeici, teeth lei,
FlHE.—Yer.tertlay aciroing, hetweete four and li•e &dna,
a tire lercke out inn )rant ul the house of Mr. Palmy, wane
niertheut, 11'aeling-stncet, *loch was occupied by Inuaers.—
Unfur tely no ..tact could be u1.1414..Cti w I....ftrtidebCV of
nee fruit ; and the lite .‘tendileg its. If :u the waeLineuxe coll.
lU i glks spirt.a, uecasiomtl esplostucs and cot 11.. gr. Con
as rendered all as.ustunee Copraraicable. It huts
speedily eonetualeit,thil le the adJmwug lootilme, .1410, still
!rx stuchacked for cant of water. it si pWattil so raze with equal
fury, •id in l‘ss than an hour ti.es..,l,llllseb need eery
014dei.-contents were tidally destroyed. I.ie fire, still Lou-
Shemin,/ its progress nude Its war sdeeessively into done other
contiguous huuses, sod, nolo it'adanding that a supply of water
was by this tine prevured. they were, iu less than MI 0134
Lours, ctienplett.ly velindislied nisei 10.4:lied %All the ground.—
Never was destruction more tepid or Inure cee plete ; it 1148
actaicell left •• a .*rcck bel.iou.' 'l' r luss ut property ix esti
related at 100,0001. but the sufferers ate ssid to bu vcry satin-

tauturily oovered by their ii11•111,11Cel. 1111 d I, .111141diely ito life
kw been lost. it is the nes ...... t•os uptmuu or OM II er,hlwuric,
that, had the wind bluA up in en oppuNite direction, IN/ human
exertion could have inevented vie lire flout spreadiug itself to
Cheipside, cad becoming rn,e O. the wont eaten.irc end tuiti-
ons Vie city bat experienced since its general distroution. lisle
of thelrerties involved in this rieleachnly distotterJived a tee
(lours from the spill at tvluuti the fire nrigtuatvd, and notwith-
•tanding the ehlturtatious sod 4,entresties of his neighbours,
sorb was his infatuated cuntittedue its his security, that he
would not permit his hence to be opened, nor ruy part of bin
property, not even lois books, to n, :moored : the consequence
wan, that the daisies bursting icrwurd, seized his 'trendies. and
consented them with such tremendous rspidity as rendered
~very sttempt to roam the property abortive, and not ao article
nab asted. •

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