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London, England, 1812-12-05 00:00:00

dant, however, wishing to tern the aftair to his
own advantage,refused to receive any charge against
Eagle, unless money was d: pot ire.! with him by Mr.
Haniond, who, to avoid Eagle's escaping, consen•
ted to such deposit ; bust he protested against the de.
fendant's conduct in demanding it, and threatened to
punish him for so doing. At this the defendant de-
clined to take the mney, and etpressed hit determi-
nation at commit Mrs. Harnond, if the -charge
ap,ailist Eagle was persistedin ; and Which not being
withdraxon, the defendant proceeded to take Mrs.
ilantond to the CoMpter. But before he left the
wake:ll-house, in order to shelter his own misconduct,
he advised Eagle ciasnalcy a counter chat fie against
Mrs. H. and whichbeing made the defendant,notwuh-
standing the threats of Mr. Hamond, proceeded to
force Mrs. Hamond from the watch-house towards
the Compter, in company with Eagiz, until they ar:
rived at the hcu:e of a gentleman mho was known to
Mr., Hamond, and who undertook for his and Mrs.
Harnond's appearance, if necessary, the next morn-
ing. These facts being clearly proved in evidence, the
Jury found the. defendant Guilty ; and the Court
sentenced him to be imprisoned six calendar months
in Giltspur-strcet Compter.

Wednesday se'nnight, a chaise-driver, belonging
the Kingswell Inn,'when returning from Glasgow,
was rubbed between Flbckside and Kingswell by
three toot-pads.

Sunday, a hare made its appearance on the streets
of Edinburgh, and was killed . by some boys on the
South bridge.' • '
A great number' of French prisoners have lately
passed through Kirkaldy, ontheir way to the depot at
Perth.. They are in general wretched looking crea-
tures, very dirty, and very ill clad ; having been, on
their march through Portugal, as they themselves
declare, stripped of almost all their clothing by the
Portuguese. A striking contrast to this barbarity
was exhibited by two amiable young Ladies of Kirk-
aldy, who took the mantles from their own shoul-
ders, and the blankets from their beds, -to bestow
upon the prisoners. Many others of the inhabitants,
influenced by similar philanthropy, contributed pro-
visions, and such articles of clothing as they could
spire.

There has lately been, for several nights, great
sym,ptoms of discontent and riot among the labour-
ing class of the community of Aberdeen, on account
of the dearth of oatmeal. On various occasions? these
complaints•broke out into acts of the mast daring and
outrageous violence, whereby the public peace was
exceedingly disturbed, and the lives and properties of
the inhabitants at large endangered. Multitudes of
disorderly. persons nightly assembled in the streets,
setting at defiance the civil power, and committing
every species of mischief. Upon the first appearance
of these meetings, the Magistrates, with a promptitude
ancifirmness which did them great honour, adopted,
and succeeded in adopting every necessary means to
restore tranquillity to the city.
Last week as a Sheriff's officer, in the neighbour-
hood of Leeds, was conveving to prison a poor man
who was taken into .custody at the suit of the Kings
on their way to York they were met by a Gen-
tleman, resident some miles East of Leeds, who
finding that the unfortunate Pebtor was on his
way to Gaol—a place where good men are often
made bad, and bad men worse, he enquired the
amount of the debt, and being told that it was thirty
pounds, he most generously paid the money, and
restored the object of his bounty to his distressed
family.—Leeds Mercury.
A CARD FROM CORNHILL. —lt Is With a great
degree of satisfaction EYTON introduces to the notice
of his friends the Scheme of the present Lottery, so
arranged as to be drawn without classes, by which
means every number decides its own fate, and no
other. The Capital Prizes consist of two Twenty
Thousands, two Ten Thousands, with various other
Capitals, making Thirty-six great Prizes. The ad-
vantages which constantly result to numberless indi-
viduals from a trifle'-expended in a Lottery Share at
Error's Office, need not be pointed out ; there are
but few persons who have not such instances amongst
their own acquaintances. No. 2, Cornhill, and 18,
Coventry-street, are EYTON'S fortunate Offices.
The variety and judicious arrangement of the new
Performers at the Sans Pareil Theatre, Strand, reflects
the highest credit on the taste of the Manager, and
attract hundreds every night at that elegant place of
Public resort. Indeed While such popular Pieces as
Love, Ilomur and Obey, in which Miss SCOTT displays
the versatility of her talents, and the beautiful ballet
dance of the Rival Sisters, which introduces the inimi-
, table dancing of the Gteoux's, with the Red Karr
and "lizard tle Demon Hunter, the scenery of which,
particularly the last, excites universal approbation ;
it is not to be wondered that so many of the Nobility,
and most of the fashionables in town, should grace
the Boxes every eveniug.
INeteeers.—Tuesday two Inquisitions were held at
the London Hospital, before Mr. UNWIN. Coroner
for Middlesex ; and in the evening cf the same day
two other Inquisitions were held before the s ime Co.
roner, in the parish of St. I'.iul, Shadwell, all of
them on the bodies of burnt children. The facts of
.all the cases were nearly similar, the children had
been left alone, or with other young children, in !
apartments where a fire was burning, and either by
playing with the fire, or by sparks flying upon them,
the melancholy result had been occasioned. The
Coroner took occasion to remark, that the number of
children annually burnt in this county, from being
improvidently left alone in rooms where there happens
to be a fire, was perfectly shocking to reflect upon.
The feelings 'of the inhabitants of Coedycymer,
near Merthyr, Glamorganshire, were lately very sen-
sibly affected by the circumstance of a child, not two
years and a half old, the son of Rises PRICE, of that
village, having wandered from his home on the even.
ing of the 9th ult. and, notwithstanding the strictest
search by hundreds of neighbours, was not discover-
ed till the following Sunday morning; when he was
found by his father, upwards of a mile and a half
from home, lying on his face last asleep l—Although,
the poor little fellow had passed two rainy and incle-
ment nights without any shelter, and was but very
thinly clad, and had moreover fasted forty hours, no
other injurious effects than a coldness and swelling of
the extremities were produced, of which he Coon re-
covered: