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London, England, 1824-11-26 00:00:00

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How To ore • Dionnia.—A poor, thm, hungry-'.,,Mag felltwei
about 30 years of age, was brought before sir °motor: Fs .:•ase, As
the office was about to be closed, in the rustody of . n e AIM ;Amuse
keeper, named Parker, residing in Dri.ry lane, wil . aril ..e I his
prisoner with " fobbing" him out of a tanntr, the p- ice .4 which
was eightpence.—Mr. Parker stated, that the accu-ed cast-. into his
house some time ago, and ordered a plate of " butt is k - and having
swallowed it, " sneaked" out of the heuse unobset end, and " Gk,
bed" him out of eightpence. That day, between o k and two
o'clock, at a time he was most busy, the prisoner made his second
appearance in his dining-room, and ordered a plate of "'mooch,"
that is, round of beef. lie was served—it was sows ~‘v Mowed,
and then the prisoner -contrived to make his exit at the side door
but was followed, brought hatk, and havirg no mo.rey, lie was earl
tied before his Worship, this being his second offeni.e.
Sir GEORGIC FAWN!, who seemed to feel pity for the accused,
asked him who and what he was?
The prisoner replied : My name is Hawkins and fam a «x;
numerary numerary at Drury-Lane Theatre, under Mr. Vihanti.
Sir Geoace told him that he had no right to cheat Mr Parkerout of his fond; but, from his appearance it seemed to have beer"
No Song no Supper" with him—" By the Loan," exartrite l tia
accused, " I think it was " Where shall I dine? "
Mr. Parker, at the suggestion of the Magistrate, deeding: pre.
ceeding further against the accused, and he was set at liberty, ,ft„
being reprimanded.
A man named Lindsey, who has been some days in eustnly, was
charged with endeavouring fraudulently to obtain £5 from Nlr.
Mortimer, a Solicitor, of the Albany. Some time since, a box c tn.
taining several deeds and legal instruments were stolen from 11r.
Mortimer's office. A few days after, Mr. Moitiiintr inserted an asi.
vertisement in a Newspaper, and in reply theieto an anonymous
letter was sent to him, offering to return the documents, upon WO.
dition that £lO was; paid to, the landlord of the Fox and tiao-c„._
The matter was not noticed by Mr. Mortimer until the pristiatit
called on him, and offered the same terms as those contained h
the letter. Mr. M. agreed to give him £3, but the prisoner as.
sumed a high tone, said his principal would not agree to s.ie:t terms
and was about to withdraw, when Mr. Mortimer gave him into the
custody of a constable. He then said that a man named Barker, whq
is on board a convict ship at Sheerness, had requested him to calls a
Mr. Blortimer, and demand 101. for the deeds. Ile Stu 1:,•t, how-
ever, like the idea, or rather the reality, of imprisamwmt. and
through the medium of a girl of the town of hi* acquainTi.tice, li,
gave it to be understood that if five guineas were paid to the larh'..
lord of the Fox and Goose,ai.d the prisoner's liberty pr,liiiseti. ar,l
no further questions asked, the papers should be ticlive:ed It?.
Accordingly, au officer was sent to the For and Goose with the
live guineas, and he commoricated his business to the landlord,
who went out for some time. In akw minutes after his return,
the officer was told there was a p‘rsoti outside who wanted hini,
and, on his going out, he there found a man with a hag containing
all the papers, which he delivered up to the offi:er, and teceived
the five guineas as the reward of his honesty, and, in pursuance et*
the agreement, the prisoner was discharged.

Tuesday morning, about three n'clock, a fire broke
out in a painter's shop, Lime-street, Liverpnol, which
totally consumed it, but has done much injury to the
adjoini,.g buildings.
There is now living in Hereford,
.an old *arra r
named SMITH, who is in her 81st year, and she has
never from her birth tasted of any kind of spirits, wine,
malt, liquor, or cider ; her sole beverage has been tea.
Nearly all the journals of the new American Repub-
lics are printed partly in the Sertni,h, and partly in the
English language.
A plan is in agitation for building another free
church at Bath, near the Wale st turnpike. It is in-
tended to be quite plain, and of the Doric order.
CANAL AND RAIL-ROAD.—We have great pleasure
in announcing that the Committee, at their Meetrig nn
Saturday last, came to a resolution of requesting, Mr;
TELFORD to report upon the practicability of forming
a canal, the expense of it, &c. and also upon the cost
and expediency of adopting a rail-road. This will give
satisfaction to the public, and nothing short of another
report from some engineer of eminence would have
done so.—Tyne Mercupy.
' The following decision has been made in the Court
of Common Pleas, at New York :•••‘' That the owners
of a ship were liable for damage sustained by ownets
of goods on freight, firm any other cause than those
excepted in the bill of lading, say the dangers of the
sea, meaning, as explained by the C,utt, the acts of
GOD and the dangers from enereres." The suit was
brought to recover amount of damage sustained in a
parcel of furs shipped at New Oileans for this port, and
partially eaten by rats. The Court charged that the
owners of the ship, as commit carriers, were liable;
and a verdict was given accOrdingly. Believing that
owners and Captains of vessels are not generally suffi-
ciently aware of the application of this law, this no:ice
is given that proper precaution; may be observed, to
guard against more serious consequence,.
SkOEMA KERS.—Wednesday se'nnight, Wm. Stringer,
David Hazletvood, John• Gambles, Thomas Marsh, Ku-
hat Dobson, Richard Holmes, James Plaister, and Isaac
'Wild, all of Doncaster, journeymen shoemakers, wee
convicted before WM. SIiEA !WOW N, Esq. Mayor, and
WALKIR, Esq. under a very salutary Act of Par-
)lliMent, passed on the 23d June lay, for combining
and returning their vent k to their employers before
was finished. The Magistrates sentenced the whole
to iniprisodment and hard labour in Wakefield 11 use
of Correction—the first four for one month, and the re-
mainder for fourteen days: and we sincerely hope the
sentence'Will have the desired effect, and operate as a
caution to others.
the Raining is the exact copy of a direction on a
inicel which arrived a few days since at the Belle
gauvage Inn:—For Mises Keays, No. 30, Whort ea
Lane, new Poatroecareas Hall, Neear Blickfriears,
Whith All Speead.—London.
A person named JON AS Wisncomne, a short time
since, found betweenCharmonth and Lyme Reg's, 011•
der a hedge of blue lias, in a slaty substance, a neatiti-
ful petrified fish, called the &Tedium Politam, carte
perfect. It is one foot four inches in length, and etrh,
inches in girth, and supposed to be the finest ever )et
'discovered.

DIED.
At Triehinopoly, on the 13th July last, Charles Harwood 11i2-
ginson, Eq. Senior Provincial Judge.
At Transy, near Dunfermline, on the 17th inst. John Wil,,rr
Esq. late Provost of Dunfermline.
At Belcaum, in the East Indies, on the 27th of June, Cain
Matthew Kemble, Ist Regiment N.C. Assistant Adjutant-Gerd.'
to the Field Force in the Dooab.
At Edinburgh, on the 1 ith instant, aged 93, Mrs. Anna Fogyt.
widow of the late Itcv. James Watson, one of the Ministers Oi
Citnnongate.
Wednesday, after a few days' illness, Lady Elizabeth A.av:
Brodrick, wife of the Rev. William John I3rodiick.
At Clonmel, Ireland, in the 20th v‘iar of her age, Wien Rebeloli;
eldest daughter of Wm. Ramsay White, Esq. Sargeon, 84th Rest.
At Assam,oti the 30th of May I:st, of tikt cholera might's, white
in command of the troops belonging to the Est India Company.
sent to that country, Colonel George APJlorine.
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