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shillings, and (Altar money, to the amount of 9.51'
prupc: ti of Evlarii
zis,pc:ired from the s;rte,r,,,ts of the rog,e,e
ho hept a public •hou eat Gree:lwicT,, andilbat
;1-,o day on wh:ch the robbery was committed the !ii
2,mer applied him f,.r c artme ti in his buusr,
i.riaectuor agrcni to let, him. Shortly Ef[erl
the prisoner discovered him on the stairs, and f`elii,•
auspicious, he went to his oWn roam, the door Of w,..0
he found burst open, and his drawers ransacked 010
money ir. que,tion. The prisoner ran off, but was 11:io
in a few ruinutts after, with nearly 251. in his posses'
21 keys, and a screw-driver.
The RECORDER sentenced him to ten years'
portation.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS PAY.
),° yourg men named John Smith and Benry
wire charged whit stealing a suit of clothes and a 11,/
of keys, the property of a person who repre;entid
self to be Mr. Greene, of Ne. 27, Little Russi
Bloomsbury.
The complainant stat: d that last night he net th,el/,,
sorters at a public-house in Broad-street, St. Giles"
heing somewhat the worse for liquor, he invited
drink with him, which they did readily. Aq.A•
ing of sumlry stiff glasses of brandy and water,
adourned to his own house, the two prisoners
siJerately vo;u: t •tring to see him safe home, where
had more drink and otherwise enjoy e.l themselve,:i
the morning advanced the prisoners manifested
to heat a rttreat and accordingly he lighted theta
stairs; and then retired to bed. Ile bad searcelf,o
coir f atably between the slit e:s IN fore a terrible olti
tat came to the stret-,loor, and rushing down in o'oi
of alarm lest the premises should be on fire. be fulj,v
policeman with the two prisorers, whom he hadill
into custody on suspicion cf having stolen a 51111
clother, which they said witness had given to tbelPy
complainant thought it right to add that ha blicl:0
drinking a good deal, and he therefore had anytbil36
a distinc! recollection r f what really did take plage4
Mr. JARDINE —Well, is the suit yours? ComPl6
—Yes.
Mr. JARDINE—How could the prison, :t of'

_ ,era
then? Complainant—lsuppose the clothes moil
been hanging up in my room.
Mr. JARDINE— Well

I, prisoners, what do you

this?
11°
Smith said it was quite true, as the complainankof
stated, that they all met accidentally at the publiveo
in Brbad- street, and the complainant insisted on trel6o
him and his companion to brandy and water.
they wonted to go away, but the complainant WO:
hear cf such a thing, and, calling for another 01,
,
literally poured it down their throats. Ile spent to
money at this public-house, and then proposed that
should go t) another public-ho Use, but finding
.4
.neither of thorn had any money, he said, " Nev'er :et
my lads, come home with me, and I'll find sotnet
Being at this time rather elevated, they exbibilelo
disinclination to this, and, after some difficulty,
succeeded in staggering into Little Russell atreeito,
finding out his house. Hero the cumplaintiet.,
them sit down on his bed, and, peodoo7,,
bottle of gin from a cupboard, he (1e
that neither cf them should move until diff
had dispatched the gin, and to oblige him they
fit,
every drop of it. It was now very late, and &iv"
a move to go home, but the complainant observe"
it was impossible they could go through the vOillo ,ti
out getting wet through, and he kindly told theo3taitif
down the clothes and put them on. The'', 0'
but directly they got outside they were .stopPeu
policeman.
Complainant—Well, if I allowed you to drink t/01
you need not have taken the Sunday " togs." e colY
The other prisoner said he was too drunk to lid'
what had taken place, but he never had any
of robbing the complainant.
Mr. JARDINE said it was quite evident that tbeilos
sorters and complainant had been all drunk 'Wgp,
and as their recollections could not be rehet vet
should direct the clothes to be restored to the
plainant, and the prisoners, who had certainly
discreetly, to be discharged. •
The prisoners were accordingly liberated. • 4'

IVIARLBRO'-STREET.—(THISPI
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT ON THE PoLICE•"'A
Smith was placed before Mr. Hardwick, owe',
committing a series of violent assaults on the poll
e;
It appeArcd that on the previous night, sb°l
o'clock, a police-constable was called to take they
~),'
into cu,tody in Oxford-suet-it, for an assault on 8;
named 'Gordon. On attempting to collar the 'Pr,'
the latter struck him a tremendous blow in the la";
knocked him down. Before the constable could rio
himself the prisoner kicked him dreadfully 01:0
body. His cries soon brought several other c°, 01
to his aid, who were knocked down, one after tlio
by the prisoner, who was such a determined rtli—
a
it took six constables to convey him to the stol°,o)-
constables were all more or less, injured, and '
them were rendered unfit for duty. bc),il)
The prisoner, who seemed to glory in what ix
dono, was committed for three months, with hard '

XbtttlY
EPSOM SPRING MEET/
DAY.-BY EXPRESS')

The Surrey Hunt St3eplechase.

The Hero
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Won by a bead.
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THE GREAT METROPOLITAL STEEPLEuOO—
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THE ARISTOCRATIC STAKES•
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E REV. CANON OWLEs.—This ReY• f
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man, one of our own Poets, and whose contrOeri I'
01/' Byron may be recollected by many, died at Salisb,nr,
7th inst., at the advanced age of 89.
WINDSOR THEATRE.--This pretty iiLwe , „•titi,9
has been opened under the direction of Mr. 11.• Seer
the Olympic and Strand Theatres, for a short periods itOtti
purpose of affording the good folks of Windsoz-ny".111t)
cinity an opportunity of witnessing some of the Piviteci
performed before her Majesty and her Court at 4013,
Castle. A very excellent company has been enteoooo
the occasion, comprising several London, lit,
Planche's Charles XII. has of course proved .11.;,pg,
lessee, Mr. Butler, sustaining the part of the'
Miss Jane Coleman, from the Lyceum, that of EL0.414
successfully. Mr. Barnett's clever farce of Illonsiesif yio
has also been very well performed. But after alitiesoll!A
the admirable farce of the Eton Boy has proved the "elirlr'l;
and most attractive piece, the audience greet,' 1,,,ti11?0p
and applauding the acting of Miss Coleman, who 51,0$ip
the part of Tom, the Eton Boy, with his fencing' the
shooting, fishing, and love-making propensities to o
Mrs. Nesbitt and Miss J. Blordaunt are announced t°
before the termination of the series of pert ormances. 7111
MANCHESTER MECHANICS' INSTITUTION' 0114
twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of this,
institution was celebrated on Wednesday evening,„,o„ J. hi
party, in the Assembly-Room of the Town-hall. 4"'n.'ea
pinal Turner, the president of the institution, necAleifinoi
chair. From a historical sketch of the progress et Oro
tution, which was read to the meeting. it appeared t
slit)
attaining its majority—at the age of twenty-one J'etors.
institution was wholly the property of the me° n- oil ,to
money originally borrowed, and the mortgage. uriostl•
building having been paid off from the funds of th.e. 000
tion. The citizens of Blanchester look upon the xev,o;
Institution as one of the noblest ornaments of the to id
it has already reared within its walls men who 110
high positions in the neighbourhood. ps4oo
THE UPHOLSTERERS' AND CADINETMAICEStie'ro
VOLENT ASSOCIATION.—The first anniversary in Nara tll(
S.
ration of the foundation of this society, and in .3`74°C/ "1
funds by which its beneficent views are to be elr-rdeall'il
took place yesterday, in the Great Hall of the Free"oo9o,
Tavern, Great Queen-street, where upwards of 200 ge're°,,,
sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by Mr. 10$
The chair was occupied by Mr. C. Luskin ton.
ported by many influential persons connected with tre ono
of upholstery, &c. The musical arrangements l'y„fer,'Vo,
the management of Messrs. Howe and Bruton. s'ojefoi.
acted as toastmaster. The usual toasts given at 11,0 eh 0,
tivitles were drank with the honours ; after which Wt., I)i
man spoke at length on the claims of the association unet
lie attention and support. The result of his sPee° 1
liberal subscription to the funds. 6ellif3tll
THE ARMY.—We understand that L'eut.- be 9,,
Sir James Douglas, K.G.8., will be removed froulfoalel
Highlanders to the Colonelcy of the 42d Royal HieG,C.l3,•O
vice the late Lieut.-General Sir John Macdonald,
coo
and that Major-Geneaal William NN'enayss will seiitiorolo
the Colonelcy of the 93d, which regiment was raise, is t
the war by his father and himself. General WOW
of the equerries of her Majesty.
BIRTLIs.
ssrg. reo
On the Bth inst., at Leamington, the Hon. r
D
a daughter. full°
On the 9th inst., at Portland-place, the wife of -ifr'
ton, Esq., of a daughter. k 0100'
On the 9th inst., in Oxford-terrace, Hyde.par !wig of
of W. A. S. Westoby, Esq , of Lincoln's Inn, of n.,"rs, f‘
On the 9th inst., in Hereford-street, Park-11110,o' vio.
Wells, of a son.
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On the 9th inst., at Bognor, Sussex, the lady cf th
et`
H Henry C. Knight, of a daughter.
On the t, t h inst., at Easton Maudit, NortharnPtell"
t
wife ot the Rev. H. Smith, of a son. are,
On the 10th inst., in Green-street, Grosvenor-sq- df
wife of E. Colston, Esq., of a daughter. I.ll'
On the 6th inst., at Stoke-house, near Chichester' /t
Roper, of a son

MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at Pitfour Castle, Perthshire. sb°-eNtrike
Milliken Napier, E:4-1., eldest son of Sir Willialli,—,l3oo.l
Napier, Bart., of Milliken and Napier, Renfrowslur;:isvg
to Anne Salisbury Mellora, only daughter of John 11 Aei
Adlerer(), E of Alo:( glare, county Meath. 1re,1411 Me: to
On the nth inst., at the church of St. Andrew( OP,IO,
bone, the Rev.
.Nevill Gre-ain, of Botherlield. Susa
Mary, :econd (laughter of Thomas Chandless, Esq.,
cester• place

DIED. . ' r .11 retiCl
On the 22d ult., in Buckingham •street, ....Adelph,it '-'"
. Putts, 1,,q., M.D. aced 60. • [Or,
•
On the 4th inst., at Paris. Lieutenant-Colonel 13°14c Jolo
On the Bth inst.. at Witney, William, second son o'
Early, Esq., aged 36. fo
r
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On the Bth irst., Miss Elizabeth Russell, of B°l,°.6lte"
• Itie%#
merly of Holland. house, Nuffield.
in n 4 mt.
On the bth inst., at St. Leonard's. Essex, WiiSo- ‘,.,m-
-ander Kortright, Esq., third son of C. liortright, r''' -
of Porto Rico, aged .- 3. , ~j
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