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tain and France, the proceedings of the
Conference may be considered as indefinitely
suspended. Affairs thus remain in statu quo,
and we cannot refrain from asking whether it is
just or generous on the part of England and
France, after having, by means of a lawless em-
bargo, forced Holland into the Treaty of the
21st May, by which Treaty the statu quo was
rendered as unfavourable as possible to that
weaker power, to take advantage of the first
difficulty ariing in the negotiations to suspend
further proceedings ? Is it honourable, gene-
rous, or just to arrest the progress of a negotia-
tion commenced in these circumstances, upon
such a question as that of the King of Holland
obtaining the consent of the Germanic Confede-
ration to the cession of a portion of Luxemburg,
which may justly be regarded as a premature
question, so long as other and more important
points of the settlement between Holland and
Belgium remain undecided ? Caprice, ill tern-
per, arrogance, and tyranny seem to predo-
minate in this amicable Conference, rather
than the principles of equity, moderation, or
good sense. First one party takes it into his
head that nothing must be done before the
Citadel of Antwerp is placed in the hands of the
Belgian Government. Now every thing is to
remain in suspense until another object of a
subordinate or collateral nature is attained. And
if, after all, the latter, as well as the former of
these objects were accomplished, the most essen-
tial points of the negotiation would still remain,
unrelieved from any one of the numerous em-
barrassments and perplexities in which they are
now involved. The duty of proceedings with
the utmost possible speed to narrow the ground,
and subtract from the questions of controversy,
is one which it certainly would not be neces-
sary to preach to any candid and honest media-
tor. This duty, however, the Conference of
London obstinately refuses to learn.—Morning
Post.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

B 0 W- STREET.

COMMITTAL OF WILLIAM TREEN FOR FORGING
THE MARKS OF THE GOLDSMITHS' COMPANY.—
Yesterday having been appointed for the re-exami-
nation of William Treen, who stands charged with
having forged the marks of the Goldsmiths' Com-
pany on divers articles of wrought silver plate,
while he was in the employment of T. C. Savory,
silversmith, Cornhill, the office was crowded at an
early hour by persons who came to witness the pro-
ceedings, under the impression that the examination
would take place in the public office. Their expec-
tations, however, were disappointed, the prisoner
having been examined by Sir F. ROE in his private
room; and, upon inquiry, we found that the course
adopted by the Magistrate was with the view to
forward the ends of justice, it being considered ad-
visable, in the present stage of the proceedings, that
the evidence against the prisoner should not be made
public until it came out on his trial at the next Old
Bailey Sessions.
The several witnesses who attended on behalf of
the prosecution having been examined, they were
all bound over to appear before the Grand Jury of
Middlesex, and subsequently at the trial of the pri-
soner.

The prisoner having intimated a wish to com-
municate with his friends in the country, it was
finally arranged that he should be brought up again
on Friday next, for the purpose stated, on which
day he will be sent to Newgate for trial.
The description of forgery alleged against the
prisoner is supposed to have been carried on to an
immense extent, and it is said that a great majority
of the London pawnbrokers have been imposed
upon by advancing money on plate bearing the
forged marks of the Goldsmiths' Company, and the
loss to such persons will, in many instances, be con-
siderable, as it is well known that pawnbrokers are
in the habit of advancing on plate nearly three-
fourths of its actual value. The advertisement in
the newspapers, inviting the purchasers of plate to
come forward, in order that the marks might be
tried at Goldsmiths' Hall, has had the effect of
bringing several forgeries to light, and it is said that
new discoveries are made every day.
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE.—Thonzas Graves
appeared to answer to an information preferred by
Byers, the informer, under the 12th 13th and 18th
of Geo. 11., for the suppression of Private Lotteries
and Little Goes, for suffering to be played on his
premises in the Strand, known by the name of the
Lowther Bazaar, a certain unlawful game of chance,
called the Wheel of Fortune.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the in-
formation.
Charles Digby, the informer's witness, lived at
No. 8, New-road, Chelsea, and was a labourer. At
eight o'clock on the evening of Thursday, the 29th
of August last, he went into the Bazaar, kept by the
defendant, in the Strand, known by the name of
the Lowther Risaar, arid saw a great number of
persons in the shop. He observed several men and
women, each of whom put a shilling down on a
table, and a young woman, who sat behind the
counter took the money up. On the counter
there was a wheel, made in the form of a box, and
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inside of it were a great many tickets for different
sums, from 6d. to .ss. The young woman, who
sat at the counter behind the wheel, turned it
round, and as soon as it stopped a door at one
side of it opened, and the persons who paid a shil-
ling put in their hands and each drew a ticket out.
After witness had seen several persons do this, he
paid a shilling himself, and did the same. He
drew from the wheel a round piece of bone, marked
one shilling, and he was told that if he went
with it to any of the stalls in the shop he would re-
ceive the value. He saw several articles on the
counter, marked a shilling, and, amongst others, he
observed an inkstand and a chimney ornament. He
saw one person put down a shilling, and draw a
sixpenny prize. He then put a sixpence to it, and
tried his luck six times more, but with the same
success.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Phillips (pointing to Mr. Graves)—Did
you see that person there ?—No.
Then how can you call him the defendant?
Byers—The name of T. Graves is over the door,
and the gentleman has answered to the name by ap-
pearing to the summons.

Mr.—Phillips—You have not in any way proved
him to be the proprietor.
Byers—He holds himself out as the proprietor of
the house by his name being over the door.
Mr. Phillips—No such thing; there may be 20
T. Graveses.

Sir F. ROE—It is not proved who the proprietor
is, and I must therefore dismiss the complaint.
Byers—l must only try my luck again.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday considerable interest was excited by a
case under investigation before the LORD MAYOR,
on an information laid by an extensive manufacturer
of flints, named Burgon, against the firm of Oxley
and Taylor, who also do considerable business in
the flint trade.
Mr. ADOLIIIUS, for the prosecution, stated that
the warehouse of Mr. Burgon at Brandon, in Suf-
folk, had been broken open at the top, and robbed
from time to time of flints to the value of upwards
of 6001. Casks of those flints had been traced to
the house of a man of the name of Jacob Jacobs,
who was the recognised agent of the firm of Oxley
and Co. This Jacobs admitted. Upon being called
upon to account for receiving the property, he said
that he kept a place where he received at night
property of this kind, without inquiring who con-
veyed it thither, and that he paid for it in the
morning. The Magistrates before whom the agent
was examined, were so dissatisfied
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