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ANPSILI4I:O,-,t
Accounts from Paris represent the state of M. Vine"
main's health as sorntwhat improved, but still hold out,
no hopes of recovery. Having, no fortune, a motion will
be made by the Government in the Chamber for a Pre'
vision to his daughter.
Admiral Dupetit Thouars (says the Courier Francais)
has hired an apartment in the Rue de Castellane, No. 10.
We have been assured that orders have been given to the
porter to reply to all visitors that—" The Admiral i 5
not at home." Behold a General officer secluded ht
command of the Ministry, as was the case last year wit'
Captain Reine, his Aide-de-Camp !
The Commerce announces that the French Government
has concluded a second treaty of Commerce with the
Belgian Government. The object of this treaty is tA°
extend the period for admitting Belgian linen-cloth and
thread into France at a reduced duty, the existing treaty
having but two years to run.
The Moniteur publishes a notice to persons intending
to bid for the construction of the Montereau and TroYe6
Railway, stating that the adjudication is to take 101° °
on the 18th inst., and that they must apprise the MinikeA
ter of their intention, and send in their list of sub'
scribers before the 10th.
The intelligence from Lisbon is to the 31st ult. Se"
veral of the leading men in politics had been raised t°
the peerage, among others Costa Cabral and Gomes de
Castro, the former Minister of the Kingdom, and th°,
latter of Foreign Affairs. The Duke of Palmella h
left for London. Zurbauo was said to have made his
escape into Portugal, disguised as a muleteer.
LAW AND POZICIt.
Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque in the Bankraptelf
Court remanded Thomas Wetherell, Esq., proprietor 0
the Kensington Theatre, back into custody for having,
accepted accommodation bills to a large amount, without
reasonable prospect of being able to pay them.
At the Central Criminal Court, Mr. Commissioner
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Bullock, who presided in the New Court, disposed °
several cases of larceny, and sentenced the offenders
various periods of imprisonment
John Nixon, working jeweller, was c
M harged at the
Guildhall with robbing his employers, essrs. Wheeler
and Co., of Bartlett's-buildings. It appeared, that the
prisoner, while under notice to quit, absconded from his
employers' premises, and that, on examining the stock
of gold in his drawers, there was a deficiency to the
value of upwards of 51. The prisoner, who denied hi
guilt, was remanded, with an intimation that he would
be hereafter committed for trial.
At Clerkenwell, John Warkman, aged 13, wee
charged by Mr. Richard Young, of St. John-street,tt
Clerkenwell, with stealing a silk pocket-handkerchief
The prosecutor was returning to his residence from St:
John's Church, St. John's-square, on Sunday night las"
when he felt a tug at his coat-pocket, and on turning
round, he found the prisoner with the handkerchief is
his possession, and gave him into custody. Sergel'e.,
Barton, G, said that the prisoner was one of the "
school" or " kinshen (youthful) gang," who went 17,
churches and chapels, &c., dressed up in an " innocent
style, with white collars, in company of older thieves, t°
rob the congregation on leaving those places. The PI;
soner, who cross-examined the witnesses with Inee„.l
shrewdness, denied the charge, but was fully comraitt'
for trial.
William Woodham, a plumber and glazier, living ,i 0
with
Ellis-street, Chelsea, was charged at Queen-square, ll—
a furious assault upon Benjamin Williams, a gentie;
man's servant. The cowardly ruffian had thrown the
complainant down, and while on the ground attemPteak.
to gouge him by forcing out his eye with his Ouzo'
The defendant pleaded drunkenness. Mr. Burrell oh-
served that this was a very bad case, in which the ci°'
knee was of a very horrible species. He should 611.6
defendant 51, or commit him for two months ; in ttcl°ri
tiou to which, he should call upon him to find good
for the next twelve months. Defendant pleaded for
mitigation of the penalty. Mr. Burrell said, if he he
had the power, he would have inflicted a heavier 511e'
The penalty was paid, and bail put in.
George Edwards, charged with having embezzled
various sums of money, the property of his master:
Samuel Suggett, baker, No. 85, Margaret-street, Coq°
dish-square, was fully committed from Marlborough'
street.
The
At Maryleboue, Edward Rigby, Mary, his wife,
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their two daughters, were charged with begging.
case was proved by John Horsford, formerly in the ewi
ploy of the Mendicity Society, who found the whole t)
the prisoners soliciting alms in High-street, near this
Court; the male prisoner stated that he was a poor car
Tier, and that in consequence of a recent mine explosie°
he and his family had been reduced to great distrel
They had in their possession upwards of 5/ in silver one
copper money. Wm. Horsford, chief officer of 0
Mendicity Society, stated that the prisoners had 1011
carried on a system of imposture, and that they had bee
committed repeatedly from the various police-courts'
They were each sent to the House of Correction for
month.
Thomas Bartholomew Imbert was brought up for final
examination, charged with having feloniously interzntir
ried with one Abigail Isted, during the supposed life'
time of three other women, to whom he had been pre'
viously married, was fully committed from Worship"
street.
Lord
At Southwark an application was made by
Huntingtower for a warrant against an individual 50
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Duckett, for using threats of personal violence to tul
It appeared that Lord Huntingtower held a bill
I)uckett's, which he had obtained from a Captain White'
and that yesterday on meeting Duckett in the lobh
of the Queen's Bench prison, that individual had cage',
White and Lord Huntingtower a pair of scoundri
had declared that the bill had been stolen from him, 013,
had threatened his Lordship with a kicking unless„
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gave it up, whereupon Lord Huntingtower gave Ducket
the bill, and came to this Court for a warrant, /ale'
was at once granted.
Marie Adele Renoud alias Josephine Fountaine, i°,
middle-aged French woman, was charged at Greenwie",,
by Melanie Turlen with having robbed her of a variet.7.
of valuable jewellery and dress, to the value of upward' l
of 301. The prisoner who had lived with the proseett"
trix as servant, had absconded, taking with her the Pr °cl
perty in question. On being asked whether she had
anything to offer in her defence, she merely replieu
" C'est vrai," and was fully committed for trial.
At the Thames Court two men, named James Francig:
a hatter, and Thomas Salt, a labourer, were charged With
committing a burglary in a private dwelling-house. bei
longing to Messrs. Brendel and Roberts, proprietors
the Artichoke Tavern and Whttebait House, at Blao';
wall, and stealing property to a considerable arooneci
therefrom. The house broken into is opposite the Js°,
frontage of the Artichoke, and is occupied at night 1/4
some of the tavern servants and Mr. Brendel Ming"'
On Saturday evening one of the servants on attempting
to unlock the street door to go into the house, heard
scuffling in the passage and gave the alarm. Sentine'
were posted at each door, and a ladder being procured
man got in at the first-floor window. The prisoners procured
tempted to escape by getting over the fences and yore
in the rear of the premises. They were however Pe';
ceived, pursued, and after a gallant chase captured. The'
were fully committed.

•;:".ttUa,'l"--
The Duke of Wellington will join the distinguished
circle invited to meet her Majesty and the Prince &Iv'
sort at Stowe on the 15th inst.
his Excellency the Duque of Soto Mayor, the no%
appointed Ambassador from Spain, has arrived at
vart's Hotel, from the Continent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas have le
Hamilton Palace on a visit to Lord and Lady de Table;
at Tabby Hall, Cheshire, and are expected in town Or
in the ensuing week,

_suing week. jt
The Earl of Cardigan is still in Portman-squate• to
is yet uncertain when the Noble Earl will leave town
join his regiment in Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of Manvers and the Ladled
Pierrepont are at present staying at Thoresby
Notts.
Earl and Countess Grey have a numerous family piling
at Howick Hall during the Christmas recess, inoludiAtis,'
Lord and Lady Howick, Lady Elizabeth Bulled, i's 7
Caroline Barrington, the Ladies Lambton, Lady Gre°"'
giant), Grey, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Grey, &c.
The Earl of Wicklow has left Shelton Abbey for Dube
in, en route for Cavendish-square.
Countess Flahault (Baroness Keith and Nairne), and
the Hon. Misses Elphinstone Flahault, arrived in C'iti'„,iv;
ham-street on Saturday, from Hastings. Her Ladr
will not leave for the Continent for some time. it
Viscount and Viscountess Beresford, who have
passing the Christmas recess in town, returned to Decls-
- Park on Saturday.
Viscount Banelagh and the Hon. Miss Jones have re'
turned to town from a tour of visits.
Lord and Lady Wharncliffe are expected to return t:
Wharncliffe House, Curzon-street, to-morrow, froinrt,
visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Witley-0° f
Lord Foley has left Grosvenor-square on a tour 0
visits.
Lord and Lady Glenlyon left their residence at Dlinti
keld last week, and proceeded to visit the Duke $l3
Duchess of Northumberland at Alnwick Castle.
TAISCISZLAZIIIOI7III.
The Earl of Bosse and the Marquis of Waterford, l
newly-elected Knights;of St. Patrick, were duly instilleis;
by the Lord Lieutenant, at Dublin Castle, on Saturdq,
The marriage of Cerito with St. Leon is official, 'the
Pope having granted a bull for the union, St. Leon, 0
violinist and dancer, having been converted Erred
Judaism. Cerito has given the fortune she has arclulh
to her parents.
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The Wesleyan Society are going to erect a 81)--n e 0
chapel in the Bclgrave-road, between Eceleston-5911-h,
and Warwick-square. Mr. Seth Smith and Mr. Arcot
butt have liberally subscribed 1001. each to the fund, i 4
Mr. Edge 504
On Monday last the Salopian coach from ShrewsZil
met with a singular accident on its road between Shi",ita
and Wolverhampton. The coach was proceeding :frtop
usual pace, when the guard, who was seated on thddeo
of the luggage, speaking to the driver, heard a soil
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crash, and on turning his head round, he beheld, tc/cii,,
utter astonishment and dismay, about thirty yards,. the
tent, the hind seat of the coach in the middle „ e
road, with four of the passengers on the ground.
of the passengers were seriously injured.
We are glad to find the institution in Rathbone-Placeted:
for the relief of needlewomen, is likely to be engine': the
It has lately received the patronage of royalty, alls"_,;„0,
Duchess of Sutherland has signified her desire of h
name added to the list of lady patronesses. Die
Arrangements have been made by the London It'the
Company for the erection of two steam-engines
Shadwell entrance of the dock, for the purpose of PP'