The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-04 00:00:00

a Convoy for Guernsey.

" Also his Majesty's ship Statira for Newfoundland; David,
Wilkinson, Devonshire, P-yke, Garland, Ash, Ann, Stan,.
worth, Charlton, 13teddy, and Hawk, Bristow, for New*
foondland ; Elizabeth, Msgdalen, Beatson, and the PrinCe
of Wales, \Vest, for 9uebec ; erovideuce, Saxton, and Hopt•

for London.
'The Mediterranean convoy it is expected, will $4

ea' ly to-morrow morging,

ST. Plaßax's, MART4NIqvg, AUGUST g 70.4110
superiore schooner, of two long brass 12-pounderof
and four carronades, with Ito men 4 and several
small privateers are fitting out at Point-ou-Fetrep
Quadaloope,

DEAL, 00T. 3.—Sailed. his *iesiy's sbip
Griffin, to Sheerness ; Loire, and-St. Fiore= fri•
'gates on.a cruize. A small fleet of trartspOft& re."
main, with his majesty's ships as per last.

The Speedy, Capt. HAR1701:11, has arrived at' W.
verpool from'Martinique, from whence she sailed
Aug. 27. Spoke in lat. 47. the Swan, fro
orto
.Itico., The swar: had c..xileriehced very bad
.
weather, in which she had lost her mien-mast,
three of her guns, and her bulwark foie and aft; ou;
32 days.

The Barbadces,•HAAD:Nc, sailed from Martinique
..the 21st August. The Adventure, ; Aspina4
; and Alexander; -, sailed from the same
place the day tolldwing, none of which have ygt
reached England.
A ship laden with timber from the Eastward, Was
captured off Dover, on the 29th
,ult. by 'a French
privateer, and carried into Calais,
His Majesty's brig Scorpioti has.captured off thc.
Saints a s pall privateer of one gun. •

The schooner Rlet/ry, from An tiara, was attacked,
under -the lee of Guadaloupe, by three row-boat
•
privateers, which she beat 0i1...

A fund has been raised in the ,counties of Inver-
nes3 and Ross, for rewarding those who destroy the
greatest number of foxes, those destruelive animals
having increased of late to an alarming degree,..-
The following may be depended upon as tin eX•
aat account of the proportion's of space allotted to
the. audience in the New Theatre .Royal Covent-
'-Garden, in the Old Theatre, 'and in Drury-lane
The boxes are calculated to hold the same numbet
of spectators in the.present as in the Old Theatre,
but 140 more persons are now provided with seats
in -the- lower circles. Six feet six inches is, the
averaged depth 'allowed- to the three rows in each
bot:- Si.x feet' three inches was allowed in the Old
Theatre, and six feet in Drury-lane. In the Old
Theatre-20 seats were contained in the pit ; their
whole . declivity three feet ; itt the New Theatre
- there are also 2Q seats, but their declivity is fOut-
feet tulle inches. In the two shilling gallery of the
(Old Theatre, a-person seated in the back row Imfo
as feet fi•orn the stage-dobr ; in the present Theatre
he is ; and in Drury-lane he was 100. Itt
• the upper gallery of the Old Theatre, the last rota
was 93 feet from the stage-door ; the present it
is 85 and in Drury lane Theatre it was 104. The
upper gallery in the New Theatre will contain about
fourscore, and the two shilling gallery about 50
more persons than they did in the old one.

Mr. HARRIS, we understand, was advised by
m my of hi; friends, after the destruction of Covent-
Garden Theatre, to re-build it at the least possible
expence ; but he- resolved to leave behind him 3
Olutilorial of his regard for his country, by raising
an edifice that should be a national ornament.—ln
this design his Partners zealously concurred, and the
country can now boast of the first Theatre in the
world.—Yet the beaUtiful interior of this magnifi.
cent structure has been considerably injured by the
wanton mischief of a number of boys, for the ma-
jority of :those who stood up for public rights could
never have disgraced themselves by. such pitiful hos-
tility.
It is said that REYNOLDS had written a charmer
piil
for CATALANI, If she had' been permitted,
tO perform at Covent-Garden Theatre; but though
the harmonious part of the public may regret the.
loss 'of her musical powers, they will sutler little
from not hearing her pionounciation of English.--'
The ingenious dramatist too, we conceive, aNtll have
no great ditiicalty in adapting the character to aria'
ther performer.

ebblit OF ..apiiiiivibk evisrlitii,..:.

s OhrLvb I.V?`ELLI'GEIV''CE.

Yester.laY a 'further disciission took 'Ake in. the
Coprt of Common Council respecting' the
pp
Brandenburgh, by Young Tot
Peter, dam by Higbover, Sst.
mode of celebrating the fiftieth Anniversaryorfolieibr TUESDAT, OCT. 3.
. Mr. Howorth's Viscountess, beat Mr. 'Craven's br. g.
MAJLsTY'S reign. ale. each. Two-yr. old Course, 25gs.—Even.
PreViw.S to the cornmencetnerit 'of ih'e aisctisSiOn.;
the, th yr olds .Bst. 9lb. 57yr olds .
Mr. MARRIoTT took occasion to complain' 3,..yr olds fist. 9.--• 4-
Oaober Trial Stakes, a Subscription of logs. each; for
reports of ids, speech at the last tiieeting of the 7-r olds and aged 9st. 61b. D. M. •
sembly, in which he was reported to have expressed' D. of Grafton's ch. I. Morel, 4 yrs -
himself friendly to a good dinner on the day , Major - 3
Sr C. Bunoury names Mr., Elwes's Miss Sophia, 4 yrs • 2
of
Wilson's ch. c. 'jumper, 4 yrs
- - 4
bration, because -he thought it .necessary after corn-
Mr. Forth's b. c. Sunbeam, 4 yrs
5t04 on Morel. •
ing out of " a cursed cold Church." He did not.
Mean to deny the latter expression, which he ob Lord Sackville's
Two-yr.
9st. alb. beat Sir C. Turner's
Served he had r app' d out. incautiously, bnt he did G...mut:ity,e,i.s.sr. zlb. old Course, 5055.-6 to 4 agst
beat Lord Grosve-
'mean to complain of the manner in which the ex-t Air.".
Shakespear's Sir David, Bst. 41b,
pression bad been handled in the nor's Eaton, Bst. Sib. Across the Flat, 200g5.-2 to agst
eciPapoelrdsisres alluded
0.
In those Papers he had been accused h
was
aspect to Sir David.
much The Lilly Hoo Stakes of 25gs. each, for colts and fillies then
the worship of God, when in a e
rattact led to the Religion
of his Country as any man. 3 yrs. old; colts carrying Sat, 41b. and fillies Bst. D.
1.
All that he meant by
expression was-, that after''• D. ot Grafton's 1).
e. Pope, by Waxy` out of Prunella
- -
leaving the plaee of worship, he thought a good did-
ery, by Don Quix otte
her might not be amiss. tit) had considered it his 1.0 F. G. Osborne's b. t. Puppy, by Waxy, out of
.-
•
duty, to mention these circunistances,i.iandto apprise - Drowsy -
those Gentlerneu who were in the ha dof attending
below the bar, that they-were permitted to attend
she debates in the Council only as a matter of
Courtesy: If in future any indecorous observations
should bemade from any thing which might pass
in debate; perhaps:it might be as well to enforce the
Oder for excloding strangers.
Mr. KEMBLE was happy Mr. Marriott had no-
ticed the subject; if he had not so done, he (Mr.
K.) would have brought it before the Court; who
had, in- the instance alluded to, been treated with
indignity.
The LORD MAYOR requested that. the Members
Of the Court would also abstain from' provoking
_those unpleasant allusions which, had marked the last
sitting.
Mr. GRIFFI.TH complained of the condua of a
Member of the douncil on the last debate when
calling him to order, hat Member having replied to
his call for order by saying, " mind your own busi-
ness !"—He had thought proper to mention this in
the Court, hoping that it would have the desired,
effe& in preventing a recurrice of similar irregu-
larities.
Mr. Sheriff WOOD then arose, and stated, that he'
had to propose certain resolutions for the adoption
of the Court, which resolutions were founded upon
the provisions contained in the 32d Standiog,Order
of the Court. He had thought it his duty to sub.
mit them, because the proceedings of the last Court
were contrary to that Standing Order, which for-
bids the voting of money out of the public purse for
:celebrating the AnniVersary without previous notice:',
The best mode in which the occasion could be cele-= •
brated was, in his opinion,- to be found in the reso
lutions he held in his hand, which in substance pro-
posed, that the motion of the last Court agreeing to
illuminate the front ,of Guildhall, should be rescind-
ed. He next should 'propose,' that a Committee
should be appointed to prepare an Address. Thirdly,
that it would redound more to the honour of this
Court, and be highly gratifying to his Majesty, to
appropriate a certain sum of money (instead of
"dining) to the building of Alms-houses for-freemen
incapable of business, and for their widows; (Hear !
hear !) And laitly, that these resolutions should be
referred to the consideration of a Ward Committee.
-That the Standing Order (No. 32) be read, whieh
was read, and was to the effect stated by the She-
riff; but
A MEMBER moved that the 28th Standing Order
be read. ThiS order was read accordingly, and it
expressly states, that no resolution of a previous
Court shall be rescinded unless notice of motion for
-rescinding shall have been given.
Mr. SAMUEL DIXON thought the worthy Sheriff
Was rather premature in his motions. The precise
time for submitting them for adoption had not ar-
rived ; the summons to meet being to consider only
the propriety of voting an Address to his Majesty,
and that Address aught to be the first conideration.,
WAITHMAN did not think it a light or trivial'
matter to rescind orders, and was against the motions
for the present. At the same time he conceived
the original. proceedings,-to which the worthy- Sheriff
referred were wrong altogether, because there was
-On the books. a\ standing order against them; and
teing of that opinion), her still &Aisider-ed the mat-
ter-as open for discussion in any manner the Court
pleased.
Mr. Sheriff Woon, conceding to what appeared
to be the general opinion of the Court, consented to •
. frame his-motion for an Address onto,. it being
-un-
derstood that he should not be precluded from pro-
posing his other resolutions.
Mr. S. DIXON, however, moved that-a-Commit-
tee be now appointed to prepare an Address, the
I\,:lenibers to consist of all the Alder-en present,
and a Commoner from each Ward.
The Committee was accordingly appointed, and
retired fur upwards of two hours. On their return
'with the Address, the liar was cleared of strangers,
and the Court sat in debate v ith closed doors nearly
three hours.
Mr. WAITHMAN moved, that strangers should be
admitted, which caused a long debate, and much
Warmth ensued, in Consequence of which Mr. Grif-
fiths lett his seat; and without the Lord Mayor's
direction, opened the dodrs, which caused such a
ferment as was never before experienced in that
Oourt.
Mr. MAWMAN moved that a vote of Censure
should be passed on Mr. Griffiths.
Mr. KZMIILE, -in strong language, seconded the
motion, and on putting the question Mr. JAMES
Dixott begged leave to call the attention of the
Court, and trusted as Mr. G. had asked pardon of
the Court they would consider it as a full apology,
- in which he was strongly supported by Mr. Waith-
man, IYlc.-lacks, Mr. Ord, and several other Mem-
bers; which was carried by a large majority,
it then being past six o'clock, the Court adjourn-
ed to Thursday, when the business will be resum-
ed. Mr. KEMBLE'S motion relative to rescinding'
the motion introduced in September last will come
on, when we trust that no Member, an advocate to
good order
-in society, will be absent, as if ever a
Con etas introduced into the Court of Commthinon
Council without any previous notice that wai`in.,
staffing to the Corporation at large, it was flint We
allude to.
_The. Sheriffs, . attended by the Remet-nbrancer,
were requested to wait upon 'his Majesty to know
'A' here they may attend him with the Adores,

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING,

7 to 4 on Pope.

(Second Year.) One Third of a Subscription of 25gs. each,
for 4-yr. old. colts, cal-tying Bst. iolb. and fillies, Bst. 71b.
D.l.

D. of Grafton's br. c. Vandyke -
Mr. Lake's b. c. Tumbler
Sir C. bunbury's b. f. Agnes
to I on Vandyke.

Ld Jersey's Langton, 9st. rec. from Mr. Lloyd's Puck, fist.
R. M. sop. .

DONCASTER.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28.
Match for foogs. Bst. each.—St. Leger Course.
Mr. Clowe's b. 1. by Stamford - -
Mr. Hewett's or. f Teazle 0 vna
.... -

6t04 on Teazle Una. Won easy.

Handicap Stakes of togs each, with 'ogs. added by Lotd ,
E itzwilliam.—St. Leger Course. t 8 Subscribers).
Mr. Wilson's b. c. York, 4 yrs old, Bst. 71b. - t
•Lord Milton'stbr. c. Easton, .4 yrs old, 81a. iolb. 2.
Mr. Duncombe's b. f. by Chance, 3j rs, 75t..61b. 3
Mr.E. L. Hodgson's ch. 1. by Shuttle, 3 yrs old, 7st. rzlb• 4
Mr.-Clowe's b. f,.. by Stamford, 3 yrs old, fist. 21b. 5
Mr. Neville's b. c. Venetian, 3 yrs old, fist. 21b. b
• 6to 4 against York. Won easy.
. .

Sweepstakes of molts. each, with 2ogs. added by the Corpo-
ration. _

Duke of Hamilton's bay, Lady lane, by Hambletonian I
Mr. Pc:r e's grey, Lisette, by Hambletonian - 2.
Lord kitzwilliant's Chesnut, Kitten, by Benningbrough - 3
Mr. Ilawkc's brown, Vitniera, by Hambletontan 4
Sir. Thomas Gascoigne's bay, Sheba's Queen - 5
. Even betting on Lisette, 5 to 2 agst Lady Jane, 4to r agst
Sheba's Queen, and 6to a agst Kitten. Won in a canter.

Match for zoogs h. tt. Two miles.
Mr: E. L. Hodgson's b. c. by Cockfighter, Bst
Mr. Thompson's b. c. by Barriaby, Sat. alb. -
3tol on Mr. Hoirgsort's colt. Won very easy.
The tool. Plate for 3 and 4 yr. olds. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Shatto's b. c. Whitworth, 4 yrs. old, Bst. 71b. s a I
Mr.Beirs b. C. Rover, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 51b. - a 3 a
Duke 01 Hamilton's b. c. Petronius, 4 yrs. old,
gat. 71b. 4 2 Cbs
Mr. Hewett's ch. c. Lingodale, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 31b. 3 4 dr
Lord I.itzwilliarn's bl. f.'Charcoal, 4 yrs old, Bst.
71b.

I

2 dr.

6 to 4 agst. Petronins, 7 to 4 agst Whitworth, 5 tot agst
Rover ; atter the ist heat, 6 to 4 agst Petronius. and 5 to 2
agst Rover; atter the 2d heat, 2 to t on Wnit►vorth, 4 to I
agst Rover, and 7 tot agst. Petronius.

FRIDAY.
Mr. Hewett's Teazle Ovna, by Sir Peter, received forfeit
from Mr. Brackenbury's Chancina, Bst. each, the St. Leger
Course. Mr. H. staked ioogs. to jogs.
.Mr. T. B. lohnson's Spaniard, by Waxy, received forfeit
from Mr. N cvill's Venetian, by Cockteeder, lour tDogs.
h. ft.
- -

MONDAY.
Mr. Neville's gr. g. by Alexander, 7st. received forfeit
from Mr. lirackenbury's Chancina, 7st. 71b. four miles,
rovgs. h. Ir.

SLQo.

Vt-lITEHAVEN, SEPT.. autumnal 001-
nor of the present year has proved. eminently 'dis-
astrous in a variety o'f instances, the detail of which
Is truly .afflicting. The following, We are sorry to
say, is merely a sketch of the abundant • mischief
these tempests have occasioned • s - •
In the night between Monday and Tuesday, the
18th .and i gth instant, this part of the country ex-
perienced one of the most awful tempests that has
been known by the oldest person living. it blew
most, violently, from the N.N.W., and the rain tell
in torrents, and with a violence which cannot be de-
scribed., The rivers and• streams of water over-!
flowed-their channels in all quarters, duluging the
adjacent grounds, and sweeping away almost every
object which opposed their course.
It is impossible to estimate the great damage
which has been sustained, in the space of a few
hours, by this destruedive flood, and chiefly in the
article of grain ; the areas of which, it is to be
feared, will be severely felt by the community at
large. Innumerable sheaves of wheat, barley, and
oats, have- been found hanging upon 'Ledges, and
left in lanes; besides vast quantities seen floating
down the different rivers.
The river Eben (or End) was higher than had
been known for fifty years. A barn was Washed
down at Braysiones, belonging to Mr. John Smith,
of Beckerrront. Mr. James Little, the farmer,
lost a great deal of corn. Mr. Suneddle also lost
upwards of 100 stooks; the water on the ground-
floor of his 'dwelling-hoese was at one time nearly
three feet deep.
The water in Bransty-beck forced down a part
part of the wall, near.the bottom of the New Road,
and the cellars of the adjoining houses were under
water for some time. From the quantity of water
in the Poe, the same temporary inconvenience was
felt in some houses in the market-place ; but we
do not hear of any damage having .been sustained.
Bridges destroyed by the flood :—Lowca-bridge,
near Lowca Iron-works, over Morresby Beck,
about a mile and a half from this town ; Ker-
sey-bridge, over the End , near Low-mill, about
a mile below Egremont ; Nether Hall-bridge, over
the Ellen, near Maryport ; Waver-bridge, near
Wigton '; Cleator-bridge, over the Keekle, within
four miles of this town- (not entirely destroyed, but
split in such a manner, as to render it, we believe,
impassable for the present); the bridge at Hasket
New - Market ; Sebergham- bridge ;; Bell-bridge ;
Hawkesdale-bridge, and two wooden bridges at
Cummersdale.
The river Greta, at Keswick, was astonishingly
swollen, and in a much greater Proportion than the
Lake. The flood occasioned thereby was the
greatest ever known. Many.fields, the corn being
siren in stook; were entirely bared.
Mr. Rand, of Cockbridge Inn, had two valuable
horses drowned in the stable, by the overflowing of
the Ellan ; and much mischief besides was done in
that neighbourhood. The loss in the fields adja-
cent to the Euiont, is also said to have been con-
siderable.
The river Cardew has carried down whole fields
of corn :• at Caldbeck it swept away the strong stone
weir that diverts the stream to the corn-mill belong-
ing to the ReEtory of that town, and totally de-
molished the woollen carding manufaCtory and ma-
chinery belonging to gr. Isaac .Saul. It alsocar-
ried away a dvvellirrg-house at Dam-side, Carlisle,
an 89-acre field of wheat at Dalston Hall, and
all
the corn in Blackball-holtne. In the suburbs of
Carlisle, in consequence of a large mound of earth
at the head of Denton-holme having been carried
away last year, the Cardew ran direct into Caidew-
gate—and all that part of the town was so com-
pletely under water, that it was with difficulty any
person, even on horseback, could pass into the town.
Much injury has been sustained at the extensive
print works of Messrs. Forster, at Cummersdale ;
also at the print works of MesSrs.•Losh. These works
are both situated on the banks of the Caldew.—
James Ascough, dyer, and Robert IVl'Cornick,
bricklayer, have nearly lost their all by the late Mop-
datioe.—The Eden, we hear, has elso done cotisi-
detable damage; the farmers in the neighbourhood
of Botcherby and Rickerby have suffered very se-
verely. The Wampoul has carried down great
quantities of corn.—At Wigton, Mr. Cummings
lost a pair of valuable- post • horses, and a chaise, in
crossing the river Waver; the post-boy was provi-
dentially saved by laying hold of thu branches of a
tree. The river Fettered waslikesVise swollen to•an
unusual height. Several fields of corn adjoining
that river were partially swept away by the torrent,
particularly one field of five acres of. oats.
On Tuesday morning 'the river Tyne overflowed
its banks to a most alarming height. It haS not
been remembered so high since the year 178.1.,..—
Great qnstuities of grain have been swept off those
low lands, which in many places lie contiguous to
the river. The loss sustained cannot be calculated,
but it must be immense; corn to the amount of
near 12001. having been lost by the occupier of
Ncwburn-Hall Farm alone. The quay, at New-
castle, was overflowed daring Tuesday, and it was
with extreme 'difficulty that some small vessels,
which were lying inside of the tiers of ships, could
be prevented from being-placed on their beam ends.
Great damage has likewise been done in the neigh-
bourhood of Hexham, many water-mills being dis-
abled, by their dams, sluices, fee. being carried
away.. Great quantities of grain have also been lost
in that neighbourhood..
The river Wear was so much swollen at Sunder-
land bridge '(southward of Durham), that the mail
coach could not pass ; but'the bags were got across,
and for Warded to Newcastle in a chaise. The Wear
was covered with -sheaves of corn for several hours.
The sufferers are too numerous to particularise.—
Some parts of the road to Morpeth were under wa-
terao a considerable depth ; and all'the small streams
of the country overflowed their banks.
Besides the loss in • corn, timber, &c. it is too
probable that numbers of cattle, sheep, &c. have
perished several having been seen floating down
the different rivers, &c. It is said that abo was
drOWned neat Seaton Iron \Yolks; and another near
Maryport.

The appointment of BARTEIOLOMUW FRERE, Esq,
to be Minister Plenipotentiary, which has bean
transmitted to him within these few days, is not,
we find, in the nature of a new appointment, but
is the.necessary consequence of his previous situa-
tion, and of the probable return to England. of
the Marquis WELLESLEY. Mr. FRERE is Secre-
tarV of Legation, and the .Marquis having the
rank of Ambassador, it required that Mr.
,Fltßitit
should have that of Minister Plenipotentiary, as
second in the tuission; in case of the absence of his
principal. • •
A woman of the name of Youngson, drinking in
company with two men, at the Peace and Fame
public-housei in Plymouth, being accused by, the
landlord of purloining a drinking glass (the men
having previou,ly left the room), made use of the
.most horrid. imprecations, wishing her
.arms might
drop-off; &c. in denial of the charge; but on rising
to quit the room, the glass. was perceived to drop.
from under her clothes, and, shocking to relate, be-
fore she ihad power. to reach the door, she „fell down
and fractured her leg in so dreadful a manner, as to
be incapable of-being-removed nail medical aid was
obtained.
Many persons have felt a disinclination to pur-
chase Tickets and Shares. in . former Lotteries, from
the great length of time. which the drawings had
used to occupy, which necessarily kept the Adven-
turers a long time in suspense as to the fate.of their
numbers; this objection is now done away—the
whole Lottery (consisting of only 5,000 numbers)
is to be drawn in One Day, when the immense sum -
of 20,0001. will be distributediu Prizes, inciudino-
four of 20,0001; each.
By only laying out a few pounds, as many tl
sands.can be obtained, which never could before the
present day have happened ; the objea,is great, and
the risk so trifling, to . those who can afford .to try.
their success, that no one can hesitate in becoming
an adventurer t as such, HORNSBY and- Co. hope
their friends will not delay • purchasing Tickets and.
Shares, the demand far surpassing any former Lot-
tery. • A supply of two, three, or four Tickets of a
Number may be had at No. 26, Cornhill, and St.
Margaret's-Hill,Borough.
•

Coßt-EktFt AiiE, OCT; 41—To-day the supply
of Wheat is rather considerable, and sales are hea-
Vily made, at lower prices ; Rye this week is dearer .';.
New, for seed, up to Fos., in Barley little varia-
tion ; Beans of the two kinds likewise.; Malt and
White Peas are higher, not many of the latter.; of
Oats the supply is:large, and sales theca are
cheaper ; Flour is lower, and fine American nearly
t cur last quotation.
tv.heat - 845 a 94s a tios Tick Beans -' ...
' 5.A S a sA os
Fine ditto - -
1.i25 a 1155 Oats - - 3os a 345 a 37S
16,e ' - - -56 s a 02,s Poland dittb_ - 395 a 415
liai-ley; ... .. .. 54s a 62S Potatoe ditto .. -a a 425
Malt :. - .. 54s a 92s Itape
_Seed :. -, 501 a 541
White Pease - 9-:s A tool Pine I.loLir - 9;s a .IQos
Grey ditto - . 54s a 59s Seconds - • - 9Qa a 955
Beans - - - bis a Ps

A Conti' of Common 'Council is to be held 10l
morrow, to appoint a Committee to conduct the
entertainment for the Corporation oA thp- -95th of
this instant CAtabor.

POLICE.

EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD.

ow-sTitttiMr. hOokSeller,"Of i7atei:-
noster-row,, applied yesterday to the Magistrates tor
his instrualons how to PrOceed in the case of an A-.
tratirdinary fraud ,practised upon hini. He stated,
that having occasion about a week since to draw iL
check a ion hiS Bankers; Messrs. Ranishottarn and
Co. Lombard-street, in favour ot. a Mr. Miller, td
worn he was paying a bill, by Mistake he filled the
check f0r.3661. instead of a smaller turn ; but im-
mediately on discovering his Mistake; he tore the
first check into pieces, and threw the fragMents ott
his counting-house floor, and then wrote another for
the proper win; but on receiving the Usual return
from his banker's book on Monday, he was atto;
nished to find amongst other vouchers the identical
cheek) before Mentioned; which he had torn in
pieceS,-,neatly pasted together on a piece Of blank
paper, and which had been paid by the bankers to '
some peisbn unknown, for his account. He iname
dittely-went to the bankers to inqUire into the 'cir-
cumstance, and was informed that the check was
paid ton man calling himself Thomas Thomas, in a
3001. Bank of Englaitd note, and some,smaller ones,
the numbers of which were.now given to IVlr.Scholey.
He proceeded to make further inquiry at;the Bank of
England, and there found those -notes had 'been
changed for their
.amount in small notes ; but no de:.
scription could be remembered of the person. The
Magistrate therefore 'could only advise him to aaver•
tise the transaction, With the description of the per-
son who brought the check tb Messrs. Ratoshottem.
Four notorious chargters, named Jones, Morris,
Brown, and Crouch, were yesterday brought up, od
a charge of stealing two mariners' compasses from
the shop of. Mr. Parker, optician, Princes-street,
Soho, on the preceding evening, about eight u'cluck.
Mrs. Parker stated, that the two latter-mentioned •
Prisoners, one of whom had a wooden leg, and was
dressed in the garb of a seaman, came into her shop
and asked to see a compass, which she shewed them.
They agreed .to purchase it for twelve Shillings ; but
on its beinc, packed up for them in a case, they said
they would not give more than seven shillings,which
Mrs-Parker refused to take. They then went away,
and immediately after their departure Mrs. P. missed
two compassesof considerable value; one Of which
had been in thewindow, and the Otherpn the floor,
a few minutes before the Prisoners came in.
Mrs. Parker then went Out for the purpose Of
going to tow-street, to give information of the oh-
bery, and as she passed through Leicester-square,
she s.sw the: two men Aho had becn in her shop with
three others, and from their conversation thought
they were alluding to the article-S that had been
stolen froni her. Having proceeded to Bow-street,
and lodged her infortriation, together with a descrip-
tion of the Prisoners, they were apprehended that
night by Croker the Officer. They were all com-
mitted for a future 'examinationt

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—'The Young 'then Who
have been for some time in custody upon a charge
of forgery on the Atundel Batik, to the amount of
some thousands, were brought op fdr a further eic.
amination; but as it was perfectly private, w e are
unable to state the particulars. ,
They were reMakled for a further exaininatien
on the 17th instant, Mr. Alley is Counsel for the
prisoners.
One of the most daring burglaries that have been
recorded in the annals 01 Newgate for sothe, years
was on Monday n;3'ht comtriittcd at the, house of
Mr. Thomas Biggs, a wealthy tallow'-Chandler, at
AEton,- by a young, Woman of decent appearance,
named Mary Harris, who had formerly lived in. his
house as servant.

It appeared in evidence, that the 'prisonel' had
.broken several panes of glais in one of.the windows
at the back of the house, and by that means re-
moved sthelastenings. of the shutters and obtaintfd
admi,ttabse. She then proceeded to break open two
cupboards, and took out six tea and two silver table
spoons, a pepper castor; and a two-pound ntlie,
. Having ransacked the house of every valuable :ti-
de that she could hide abotit her per Son, site delibe-
rately kindled a fire in the kitchen, and made !ie.:-
self a cup Of tea. By this time;
who was going- his rounds, disc :vered the deinoli-
,- tion of the back window; and gave the alarm. Mr:
Biggs immediately began to search the lioti§e for
the
,ciNcrtaled thieves. His attention Was soon
drawn to alight in the kitchen, which he instantly
eatet"os,Wid to his surprise found his ci-devant housse.:
maidenjoYing a cup of his, best bohea. Finding
herself detected, and without the means of escape;
she Confessed the robbery, and produced the proper-
ty. She was then taken into custody, and brought
to London.—The prisoner was fully committed for
trial,

UNION-MALL.—Yesterday Thomas 7Onzpkins Was
charged with robbing an unfortunate Girl of the
Town of some .wearing apparel, ice. The Girl
stated, that the Pri4oner went home with her on
Monday evening, to the Ship public house in the
Borough, where he 'Went to bed. On waking
about 4 o'clock, she discovered that he had quitted
her, and looking round the room she missed tile
cloaths which she had pulled of the evening befote,
together with her pocket; in which was three still,
lings. Awatchman stated, that he was going less
rounds about 3 o'clock, when he perceived the Pri,
sines drop from the first floor of the Ship•pubiic'
house into the street ; he immediately took hint in-
to custody, and conveyed him to the watch-house. In
his possession were found a gown; petticoat, shawl,
&c. which .were claimed by the first witness es her
propyrui—The prisoner, was fully committed tot
trial.

HATto&-oAabEtg.--;-Yesterday Samuel Cox way
charged by ,the Officers of Excise, with working a
private still at
,I4atnpton Court; 500 gallons- of
wash; and 50 gallons of spirits were found on tile
premises. To escape from the Officers, the Defer's.
dant Went over the Duke of Clarence's garden wall,
and from thence into the fields, but was pursued
and i&tired. He was conviaed in the penal.), of
,101. and on non-payments to suffer six months irnA,
viiifp,t,lßAnt in the House of Corre6tion. '
QUEEN-sauatts.—Yesterciay Richard Mitton, a
yokulg r‘.-cruit belonging to the Foot Guards, and an
old fellow named Stephenson, were brought before
the Magistrates, charged with an abominable crime,
leo
TL vwere vornmitted for trial,