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purpose of making a call at Whitehall, and on his re- told them that the police were in search of them he
turn had some more drink, and then Fidler proposed had offered, provided they pail him well, to put the
to give him up the property, which he did, and took a police on the wrong scent by telling them they had
receipt for it. Witness then feeling himself nearly gone to Westminster, whilst they had taken a diffe-
overcome with what had been given to him put the rent direction. This the witness denied, and added
cheque, one note, and the change of the other, into his to his former testimony that one of the women, whea
purse, giving, according to his master's directions about to be taken, attempted to swallow a sovereign
10s. to Fidler for his trouble. Witness had not any but, finding she could not do so, she handed it to hint
further recollection of what took place, but when he (witte se) and desired him to put it away, so that the
came to himself he was at home, in the stable, but police could not lay hold of it. The witness, how-
every farthing gone from him. He had a full recol- ever, very properly handed it to the police, after
lection of putting it safe in his pocket. marking it.
The evidence of the landlord of the White Horse teergeant Goff informed the Magistrate that he had
went to prove the delivery of the property to last no doubt whatever that a robbery had been accoms
witness, and that afterwards Fidler and Jebb went plished by the prisoners. The dresses, shawls, and
into the parlour and had more drink, and Fidler bonnets, worn by the two women were quite new,
smoked. It was here that a gentleman, who was in and had been purchased, he (Goff) had no doubt, with
the parlour, saw Jebb put the cheque and money part of the plunder.
into his purse, which he put in his breast pocket, and The prisoners, who had scarcely recovered from
then laid his head oa the table and fell asleep. As the effects of their debauch, said, the money found
soon as Fidler saw this he came and sat in a position upon them was their own, and that they " were out
to prevent being seen, but was observed by the gen- on a hit of a spree."
tieman to put his hand in the direction of the man's Mr. ELLIOTT was of the same opinion as the officer,
pocket and then draw it way again. They shortly that the prisoners had been engaged in a robbery of
afterwards left the house together, and it would some sort, and remanded them until Saturday.
appear that Fidler subsequently gave Jebb drink SO OTIIW A 1 K.
at other houses down the road before he left him. Jane Robinson was brought before Mr. Seeker,
Mr. Watson, the gentleman alluded to, identified charged with uttering a forged 51 Bank of England
the cheque, and said that, when seen at the hospital by note, and John Whitelock, a musician, was-charged
Fidler, he was surrounded by his friends, and al- with aiding her in the con mission of the offence.
though quite conscious, and capable of taking In consequence of the number of forged notes
charge of his property, Fidler refused to give it up, uttered to various tradesmen on the south side of the
on the ground that he was not capable of taking care river, the examination excited a considerable degree
of himself. of interest.
By Mr. PARNELL—I had not been drinking on the Mrs. Mary Barham said that she is landlady of the
night of the accident, but was seized with a dizziness, Shipwrights' Arms, in Bermondsey-street, and that
and had not any recollection of what took place. the male prisoner was in the habit of frequenting her
It was then proved that, upon information of the house occasionally to play on the violin. On Tues•
robbery being given, the cheque, the only thing day night, about half-past nine o'clock, he came there
found, was traced to the possession of Wheeler, with with the other prisoner, and the latter asked her
whom Fidler had been fellow .workman at the pre- (the complainant) if she could give her change for a
mises of a Mr. Prance, timber-merchant, Padding- 51. Bank of England note, her companion saying that
ton. Wheeler bad shown the cheque to a person it was all right. The note was accordingly changed,
named Zeller without any attempt at concealment, and the complainant placed it in the cashbox, and on
saying he had it from a friend, a policeman, who had the following day it was tendered to Messrs. Barnett,
picked it up. However, when taken into custody, he the distillers, of Vauxhall, who discovered it to be a
said he had found it near St. George's Hospital in the forgery. The complainant added, that upon this die-
middle of the day, blowing about. When they got covery the prisoners were given into custody.
to the station where Fidler was on duty he made the Whitelock's defence was that his fellow-prisoner,
same statement, and said it was at twelve o'clock who was an unfortunate girl, lodged in one of his
when he found it, and Fidler said no, it was three, houses in Snow's-fields, and that she represented to
and then Wheeler said between twelve and three. him on the night in question that the 51. note had
Mr. Hill, a clerk to Mr. Prance, said he recollected been given to her by a gentleman to get changed;
Fidler being with Wheeler on the 15th, and almost that he (prisoner) believing her statement, did men-
directly after wards Wheeler showed him the cheque, tion to the complainant that it was all right, for he
which he made no secret of, and asked him to look had no suspicion that it was a forged note when it
over the papers and see if it was advertised, which was presented at the Shipwrights' Arms, a house
witness did. which he was in the habit of frequenting, and that it
Mr. Prance corroborated this statement, adding was not likely he would attempt to utter such a thing
that Wheeler had been twenty years with the firm, at a house where he was so well known.
and bore the highest of characters. Since his corn- Robinson said that on the evening in question she
mittal they bad kept his place open for him, in the met a well-d -eased man in the street, and that he ac-
event of his acquittal. companied her to her lodgings, and gave her the 51.
Evidence was given to show that Fidler had not note (produced) to purchase some liquor ; that she
been instructed by his superior officers to apply for the called at the Shipwrights' Arms, and finding White-
property from Mr. Collard. lock, her landlord, there, she informed him of the
Mr. PARNELL contended that it was most probable circumstance, and he mentioned to the landlady that it
some one else had robbed the groom after he had left was all right ; that when she (the prisoner) returned
Fidler, and begged the jury to bear in mind that with the change she gave it to the gentleman, who
nothing had been traced to him but the cheque, and sent her out for the materials for supper, and while
that only by inference. she was absent he left the house. She added that
Mr. PRENDERGAST commented upon the excellent Whitelock had nothing whatever to do with the
character Wheeler bore, and the certainty of his transaction more than what she had represented. She
having been the dupe of Fidler ; Wheeler was an should know the man who gave her the forged note,
illiterate, stupid man, and had evidently prevaricated and she proceeded to give a very accurate description
to save his friend, who he thought might have been of his person and dress.
guilty of some breach of regulations in not giving up Another woman, who was with the accused when
a cheque which he had found. she met with the person referred to, confirmed her
Mr. BULLOCK having summed up, statement with respect to his identification.
The jury immediately Acquitted Wheeler, and Mr. SEEKER said that he should discharge White-
found Fidler Guilty. lock, as it did not appear that he was cognizant of
He was ordered to be transported for seven years, the fact that the note was a forgery at the time that
he spoke to his landlady on the subject. It was no-
torious that a number of forged notes were put into
circulation in that district, and as it was of the utmost
importance to the trading community that steps
should be taken to apprehend the utterers, if possible,
he should remand the prisoner until Saturday. The
magistrate then directed that no pains should be
spared in the endeavour to apprehend the man who,
it was asserted, had given the note in question to the
prisoner; and as it appeared a very accurate descrip-
tion had been given to the police of his person, it was
probable he would be taken into custody and placed
at the bar on the neat examination.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A smart well-dressed boy, named Henry Bentley,
who appeared to be about 14 or 15 years of age, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having
robbed several taverns and coffeehouses of silver spoons

and forks.
It was the plan of the prisoner to go into a coffee-
room and inquire for a Mr. Davis, stating to the
waiter that a gentleman of that name, who was in the
habit of dining in the house, had appointed to meet
him there. As the boy was apparently a simple well-
conducted person, of whom suspicion was not likely
to be entertained, he generally was asked to sit down
and wait for the customer, and upon the first oppor-
tunity which presented itself he slipped all the plate
he could get hold of into his pocket, and then stole
out of the house unperceived by the waiters, who
never missed him till they missed the property they

RAILWAY tillAlik; MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Nov. 29.
STocic EXCHANGE.—The only transaction to-day was
Great Western, Quarters, 114 dis.
LIVERFOOL, Nov. 29.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a very good demand for
shares to-day at the quotations. The transactions were
as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 60—Ditto,
Fifths, 6% dis.—Ditto, Preference, 1214 c.—Ditto, Halves
(Huddersfield and Sheffield), 29 —Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire, 161,i dis— Liverpool, Chester, and Southport,
3% dis.—London and North- Western, 114 c.—Ditto, New
Quarters, 3/4 p.—Midland, 50—Ditto, Halves, 21 dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, Consul. ( No. 3), 18%—Ditto
(No. 4), Cl. Bs. 9d.—North Staffordshire, 914 dis.—South
Staffordshire, 33/4 dis. —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N.
E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1830, 41. -18 s. ed.
MANCHESTER, Nov. '29.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow :—North Staffordshire, 9 5-16 c. dis.—Caledonian,
Preference, B%—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6% —.East Lan-
cashire, 124—Ditto, Preference, Quarters, min. 6 per cent.,
VA—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 6 9-16 dis.—Ditto
(West Riding Union), 6 9-16 dis.—London and North-
Western (M. and. B.), Quarters, 13A p.—Northern Counties
Union, 4s. 6d. per share South-Eastern and Dever, 19.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 29.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only transactions to-day were
North Staffordshire, 9% dis.—South Staffordshire, 3% dis.
YORK, Nov. 28.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were of
follow :—Caledonian, 11%—North British, Halves 4/. 16g.
—York, Newcastle, and Berwick 17%—Ditto (Newcastle
Extension), 11%—York and North Midland, 19.
GLASGOW, Nov. 28.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as fol-
low :—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 366—East of Fife,
13s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 46/ 10s.—Ditto, sper
cent. guaranteed, 10n. Dit'o, Halves (No. 2), 1153.—Wit•
sontown, Morningside, and Coltness' F9[.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase or Preference), 60s.

were responsible for.
He was remanded to this day week.
GUILDHALL.
William Lake was brought up for final examine,
tion, charged with not surrendering to a fiat in bank
ruptcy issued against him in the latter end of 1846.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, attended to prosecute,
and Mr. Kenealy, the barrister, defended the prisoner.
The facts are shortly these :—The prisoner formerly
carried on business at Enfield, in Swsex, but suddenly
went away, leaving the place empty, and owing
money to the amount of from 1,0001. to 1,5001. The
creditors, on finding this out, had him declared a
bankrupt, and it was only a few days ago he was met
in London, and given into custody. The ordinary
proof of the bankruptcy was made, and the officer
(Joseph Hedington, of the detective force) deposed to
the prisoner confessing he was the bankrupt. A long
discussion took place on the objection of Mr. Kenealy
that secondary evidence could not be received as to
the service of the notice on the prisoner of his being
declared a bankrupt, for he had never seen or heard
of it. The objection was overruled, and it was then
proved that the messenger of the Bankruptcy Court
went to Enfield and left the original notice with Mr.
Martin, the landlord of the White Hart, at Enfield,
who was the agent to the landlord of the prisoner's
house. That person, having the keys, went in and
placed the notice on the counter, and therefore the
service was sufficient, he having run away and ren-
dered himself liable to imprisonment for so doing.
Alderman Hoorna committed him for trial, but
remanded him until Saturday next for the depositions
to be made out.
WORSHIP-STREET.
John Lees, a thickset, determined looking fellow,
was charged with feloniously breaking into the pre-
mises'of Messrs. Winter and Co., proprietors of the
North Green Sawmills, Finsbury, and stealing a
large quantity of parts of machinery, and other pro-
perty.
The prosecutors' premises, which are surrounded
with a brick wall ten feet in height, were properly
secured by their foreman George Ward, who slept
there, at nine o'clock on the preceding night, but at
five the next morning were found to have been entered
by thieves, who, after scaling the outer wall, and cut-
ting out ono of the panes from the counting-house
window, had next proceeded to break open the desks
with a chisel or crowbar. From these the money
usually kept there had been prudently removed, with
the exception of two base metal pieces, and the
burglar, therefore, to compensate himself for his
hazard, carried off a great number of valuable portions
of the machinery called " bearing brasses," a large quan-
tity of files and other articles, and, to complete his
load, had finally stolen a heavy gutta percha belt, used
by the firm in driving their machinery when in mo-
tion. The load was too much for the thief, how-
ever, who was obliged to relinquish a portion of the
brasses and files on some timbers in the yard, to
enable him to retreat over the walls, and about two
o'clock the same morning, the burglary having been
committed only about half an hour before, the pri-
soner was stopped in Tabernacle-walk with the
driving belt on his shoulders, and upon being searched
by the constable who took him, his pockets were
found to be loaded with the property stolen
.from the
prosecutors' premises, together with the base coins,
a heavy life preserver, chisel, and crowbar, the end
of which latter instrument exactly fitted into the
marks left by the burglar in Messrs. Winter's doors
and desks.
Alderman, the gaoler, identified the prisoner as
having been twice or thrice previously convicted of
similar offences, and the prisoner, who had been
employed by the prosecutors four or five years ago,
and had an intimate knowledge of their premises,
having reserved his defence, was fully committed to
Newgate for trial.

Tug CHOLERA AT EYEMOUTH.—The village of
Eyemouth for 24 days past has been tt.e scene of great
distress and mourning. In that short time no less than
54 persons have fallen victims to cholera and fever, being
at the rate of 4 per cent., or I in 25 of the population,
which numbers about 1,400. On some days the number
of deaths were as many as eight. A wife and four chil-
dren were cut off from their husband and father in four
days. Its fatality was and is most alarming. Ac-
quaiutanc, s have been talked with in the morning in the
streets, who ere the midnight hour were called to their
account. One very striking case was that of a person
who attended a funeral at mid-clay, and parted with
few friends at seven o'clock in the evening, and before
day break was numbered among the dead. Business of
every kind has been totally paralyzed since the outbreak
of the epidemic. The ministers of tho different denomi-
nations have jointly commenced a subscription in behalf of
the poor and suffering, which we are glad to say has been
liberally responded to—upwards of 601. having already
been received. A soup kitchen has been opened for the
distribution of soup three or four times a week, and warm
clothing is being given to the poor and destitute. On
Wednesday there were a few cases under treatment.
From Sunday to Tuesday it seemed to be on the decline'
and the cases were not so virulent, but on Wednesday the
number increased. Upwards of 50 are now under treat.-
ment.—Ber wick Advertiser.
ROYAL MINT. —On Wednesday morning an !loci'
dent of a most distressing character toile place at the
Royal Tower-hill, whereby a man named John
Voles, aged f irty-nine years, a mechanic, received
such tearful injuries, by falling into a copper of boiling
vitriol, that no hopes are entertained of his recoverf.
It mite an that the unfortunate man was employed in
;he d .partmerit where tho coin is washed with being
liquid, consisting of vitriol and other powerful aoides
and whilst walking along the plank over the copper, he
by some mettles slipped, and fell into it. His screams
brought several of the workmen to his aid, but the poor
fellow had crawled out of the hot liquor on to the top
of the copper. He was in a sad condition, his legs end
other parts of his body being most shockingly scalded;
He was carried to a surgeon's, but the injury be bat'
sustained was such that it was deemed necessary t°
place him in a cab and convey him with all speed to the
accident ward of Guy's Hospital, where be was seen by
Mr. Edward Cock, the senior house-surgeon, who im-
mediately- anli,d the best remedies; but yesterday
(Thursday) veening he was suffering severely, and in
precarious st rte.
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LAMBETH.
Last evening, as the court was about to be closed,
James Stephens, William ITDonnell, Anne Plummer,
and Caroline Hill, the two former notorious thieves,
and the two latter well-known thieves and prostitutes,
were brought up in custody of Sergant Goff, 8 L,
and other officers, and placed at the bar before Mr.
Elliott, on the following charge:—
It appeared that the prisoners had drunk deeply at
a public-house in Tower-street, Waterloo-road, and
having treated and made the acquaintance of a young
fellow named Clark, the latter became such an
acquaintance that 11I'Donnell made a confidant of him
and told him that they had been in luck, that he and
Stephens had " cracked a drum" (i. e., broken into
a house), and had got 241. in money and a watch,
were giving their women a treat. Clark, on gleaning
this information, started off to the police-station and
gave information to Sergeant Goff of the sort of ens-
towers he had fallen in with. Guff, who had been
previously watching the parties. suspecting from
their appearance that all was not right, on receiving
this additional testimony in corroboration of his
previous suspicions, took a couple of officers with
him and secured the whole of the prisoners. Upon
being searched, five sovereigns and 133. 6d. in silver
were found on prForm
The i‘ri,o, ,rs, n.ll of whon, Nvere r,o.t
turbulent while at the bar, cross examined the witness
Clark, and endeavoured to elicit from him that which
they declared was the fact, namely, that after he bad

MATH&
At Edinburgh, on the 26th ins'., the lady of the Re. f*
Tonken, of a son.
On the 26th inst., in Southampton street, Bloornsbtar
square, Mrs. R. G. Hennell, of a ton. the
On the 27. h inst., in Morningt,n-road, Regent's-pars. 9
wife of Paul King, Esq., of a son. are(
On the 27th in at Sorrento, Devon, the lady of
and Wight, Esq., of a son.
MRRIED.
On the 22d inst., at St. GA
eorge's Church, Hanover-WV-I%re' -
Fr.mci3 Horatio Fitalloy, Esq., to the Hon. Gertrude 0°"
combo, daughter of Lord eversham.
DIED.
On the 27th just., at Aston Tyrrold, near `Yellingrordr
Berk% Frances Boyfiehl, relict of the late Commodore ."
J .hn Strutt Pey.on, R.N., K. C. 8., ard 61. gelid
On the 27th inst., at Laverstock-house, Hampshire,
John Garrett, Esq., of Welbeck-street, London, aged 64„,,. " 0.
On the 27th inst., at Harrow Weald, MiddleseXt iu`
Piaci-oven, aged O.
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