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London, England, 1824-04-29 00:00:00

PIRACIES. ON ,TZLE THAMES

A .numberof fellows,
.who from .the. extruordinaCy
tact they display in the management' of their wherries
hare supposed tdilse'diiteltinged sailoh, havei,doringthe
last month, committed many and serions 'depredations
Thames. the Thael. Such is die' cOniternation of the regu-
lar bargemen, that they are reluctant to pass up oc down
the rivet, particularly after nightfall, lest they should
_happen to encounter these gentry, who, when they set
Out on their predatoayacursions, are known to be well
'armed, and in every point perfectly prepared either for
Uffentive or defensive-operations. Masts, spars, oars,
CO-cloth, and cordage, foriti the principal wicks of
plunder, and in some isistances paisengert• haves been
robbed of money and other property. 7he following
circumstance was communicated to a very efficient officer
of the Water Gnard at the Medway,' and strict search
is being made after the offhnders'
On Monday evening as Captain Dofcan, of the Royal
Navy, was enjoying a sail to leeward of the Medway,
in company with his sister and a female friend, he ob-
served a six-oared cutter put off from the land on the
weather side, and pull in the direction of his boat. From
the trimappearante of the cutter as she dashed towards
him, Captain Duncan was led to believe it a King's
boat, and though the breeze was then tolerably fresh,
he determined to await. their approach, in order to ask
some queitions relative to the fleet at Sheerness. A few
minutes, however, convinced him of the error into which
he had fallen vas the Cutter came alongside, the men
shipped their ciarii four out of six jumped into Captain
Duncan's boat, and with tlr rapidity of lightning they
unshipped the.rudder, and tore down the mainsail and
jib; at 'the same, time fiercely demanding . whatever'
money' and valUables Captain Duncan and his female
companions Possess-ed. This outrage the Captain was
at first disposed to punish by knocking one of the ruffians
on the head-with chi tiller, of which he still retained
held; but the teirora of the ladies, and the immense
disproportion of odds -in favour of the robbers, there
being only one old martin his boat (who served the sails),
compelled him, though with great reluctance, and. for
the first time in his life, to submit and call a parley:
—The purses of the entire party were delivered, toge-
ther with a small French watch (the property of Miss
Duncan's friend), into the hands of the chief pirate, who
immediately stepped on board the cutter, and was fol-
lowed by his associates; the oars viere in the water in
an instant, and the cutter was out of sight immediately.
Deprived of his sails (for the fellows had carried them
away in order to prevent immediate pursuit), Captain
Duncan and the man were Compelled to pull against
tide with .a pair of small oars, and did not make the,
Medway, whither they were proceeding when attacked,
until One o'clock on Tuesday morning. The loss in
money happens to be very inconsiderable, being in all
not more that kit' or five pounds ; but the watch is
much regretted by' its owner, as it was a family relique.
The boat in Whiih the robbers were was in every par-
• ticular the same as a man of war's Cutter, but perhaps
not quite se large, and the men were all dreised in blue
lackeo and canvas trowsers ; this similarity is no doubt
intended td deceive.

ROMAN CATtIOLIC MARRIAGai.—IThe Bill before the
House of Commons on this subject, after reciting the
Act of 3d of James I. for preventing dangers from
Popish Recusants, proposes the Repeal of the ob-
noxious provisions of such Act • and after reciting the
Marriage Act of the 4th of George IV. this Bill sets
forth—That Roman Catholics are desirous of being
married by their own Priests. It accordingly proceeds
to enact, that Roman Catholic Priests may solemnite
marriages between perionsi bah of shod areCatholi4;
that persons presenting themselves to be married, to'
produce a certificate Of the benni or license ; that such
Marriages be- solin`Mized in the preserree of two with
neasei i that the certificate to be fixed in the parish book
where the marriages are registered; that the. certificate
and Minute to be the same evidence of the marriage as
an entry in the parish register ; that Roman Catholic
Priests solemnizing marriage in any other manner, or
not delivering certificates of such marriages to be ad-
judged felons.
There are now .43 prisoners under sentence of death
in Newgate, 47 Males and Six females, all of whom
were convicted at the two last Old Bailey Sessions.
The revenue cruisers on the coast of Scotland have
been placed on the.sarne footing, with respect to con-
front, as thtise in England ; the Adtinifal cotionanding
Leith has no longer the direction of them ; but this
vice will henceforward be vested in the Inspector-
eneral•for the Preventive Service in Scotland, which
ce is at present held by Captain Kuionr, formerly
ospecting-Commander on the coast of Sussei.
On the night of Wednesday last, a house was mali-
ciously burned, the property of Coppinger M'Mahon,
Esq. at Lackanashane, in the Barony of Clonderlawo
county Clare. The reason surmised is, the old tenants
being rejected for non-payment of rent.
A valuable smuggler was recently chased olf the coast
of Scotland by one of the Revenue cruizers stationed
there, over to the coast of Holland. During the chase
the Revenue cruizer sustained lomedamage, which ren-
dered it necessary for liex,to go to Leith to repair; the
smuggler being aware of this, availed himself of the
absence of the vessel from her station, to run the whole
Of his cargo, estimated at £26,060.
Information was lately received at the Police Office
at Liverpool, that a quantity of base morfey was on
board of a Liverpool smack, on its way to Glaigow.
Three officers went on board the vessel while she was
coming up the Clyde, and seized, the box, which had
been described. When opened, it was found,tO contain
twenty spurious sovereigns, and £252 in base half-
crowns, shillings, and sixpenCes.
Thursday night last, a singular ratoootie took plaCe, at the Croitrn
Inn, at Windsor, between a man named White, upwards of sit
tfeithigh, taper ot the canteen in the foot barrack*, and Bianchi, a
little diminutive man; a native of Italy, and by profession an id.
Siemer hawker of trinkets and isijosOetit, It appears that Bianchi
bad some time back subjected White to the expense of bye shillings
and sixpence, by undertaking to eat one hundred and thirty °titers;
two Welsh rabbits, a penny loaf, and to drink thiei pints of lie,
with a glass of brandy, in ten minute*. White was to pay if it were,
performed within the given time. Bianchi perkinned his task to
the astnnisbment of the company, but not to the satisfaction of
White, who, wherever he met Bianchi, repeaChed him With 'lds
voracious appetite. Both meeting on die above night, fun if spirits,
White, as usual, reproached Bianchi; the latter replied be was
ready to serve him again in the same way. White immediately
gave, him a blow which knocked him from his chair, and while
down endeavoured to straijlite4l the pollute thrinigh which the
oysters passed, by geit4 MI hand kifide of his neckcloth; and
pressing his windpipe with Violence. The bpstinilers. rescued
Bianchi from the fatal grasp, who teconift his breath, net his
antagonist with true limn= contrite, and it was the boluftjeewels
to an the pots, pane, and saucepans of the antein• was
floored, and while down, was Runiinelled by Menai mast tinier.'
'clfrilly. He had doe of his peepers ixdorildied and relieved!
;some severe bruises. Manila's laces Iran B.l4ChlgOttred in
kne.ading over hie enemy, that h. !MU htprevented for soma time
mnznalaks; ateeenseia;sbota it be accessary te'deM, in a kneel.'
fee p xtion,

WELSR JUDICATURE. •
IA the Welsh Contts thertris not thatinenct-and de-
corum of manner which characterises, the-administra-
tion of justice in England. The Sheriff remains covered
in the presence of the Judges. We know not if this be
si molter of righter of custom • if the latter, iire would
say, it iv a custom-" more-honoured in thebreach-than
the observance;" if it is a- privilege, the rebuke- made
by Georgethe Second to-the then Kingsale comes
apposite to the question. He claimed a similar privi-
lege, of being covered in the Royal presence, as derived-
'from his ancestors, and appeared with his hat on at a
Drawing-room at St. James's, whieh, when.his Majesty
'observed, he stepped up to hi*, and- said, 4,, My Lord,
though the King is-here, there are Ladies also." There
is nothing'so-essential to-public justice as-its influence on
the publici- mind. Everything should be done to hold
up to public respect thosepersons administering it. We
need not say what the effect on the Minds of the'pea--
santry must be when they see that courtesy which they'
themselves always pay their superiors, withheld-by any
person from a Judge. The Cottrt-shews the effect ; for
it has more the clamour of " Babel" than the regale-
.rity which should inseparably attach to the proceedings-
of a Court of Justice. The practice, to say the least of
it, is not aces:Tr:dant td the present usages of society, *ld
should be ahandoded.
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Some dine ago a handsome swords dirk, antpistols,
Were presented to the !light lion. Lord °wrens by the tenants on
the estate of Perth., with the follovAndinicriptinn :
" The tenants of the iv/ fated Peithrtoftet this mark' of their grati-
tude, ,affection, and' devition to their met-loved and benourelt
Chieftain, Lord °Wawa, regretting Abair inability to shew, in a
more suitable manner, his kindness and liberality to them—Drum-
mond castle, iluptat, 152x3." - . . -
Yesterday au Inquest VAS held before THOMAS
TON, Esq. at Whitecross-street Prison, upon the body of
David Thomas, a man of about 40 years of agereo
came by his death in consequence of bursting a blood-
vessel on Monday last. It appeared the deceased was,
a most eccentric character, having been for upwards of
three years and a half confined in that prison for the
sum of 171. although it had been clearly ascertained he
had changed several 201. notes during that period. Such
was this extraordinary man's propensity for avarice,
that he not only denied himself the common necessaries,
of life, but cautiously avoided giving any'clue by which
his connections might be known. He could have ob-
tained his discharge fepeatedly, but he preferred even
the sick-ward of that prison to open air; and it-further
appeared, that under the compulsory clause in the In-
' solvents' Act, he would have been dischatgedleven con-
trary to his-inclination) next Term: After the examina-
tion of witnesses, the Jury returned a verdict—" Died
by the visitation of Gout'
A few days since an infant male child, about thirteen
months old, named Ketcheu, was unfortunately killed
by a mangle in John-street, Wandsworth-road. The
deceased, who bad previously been placed in safety at
another part of the room, unperceived by its mother,
crawled along the floor toward the mangle, which being
in motion at the time, suddenly caught the child's head,
and crushed it in such a dreadful manner, that it died
while she was conveying it-to a surgeon.
No license is required fur a person to dispose of cider
of his own making ; but such cider must be made from
fruit of his own growth, and not from fruit purchased.
A tradesman in Worcestershire recently sold about forty
hogshead of cider, part of which was made of his own,
and, part of purchased fruit; the whole. has been seized,
and forfeited under the Excise Laws.

Superstitious people will be apt to consider the recent
visit of so many gulls to old Futter Themes as an affair
of 'omineur import- to the. nurnerous speculators who
are-expectin to enfich thentritiv'es by various schemes
connected With the river. Unfortunately far intend
dupes, these birds confine theinsthes wholly to the
water, or their appearance at a ctrtaio hour, hovering
over the Foreign Stock Eiclrange, Might occasion very
terrific but useful consequences.
There is now living in the parish of Enville, near
Bridgenorth, a man aged seventy, who has drank a
gallon of ale per. day for the last forty years, indepen-
dent of small beer; and he iinovi in the habit of doing
so daily. He therefore has drank the quantity of 228
hogsheads (sixty-three gallons each) in forty years.
Friday, at the brewery of Messrs. Woodcock, Hodges,
and Wells, ai Chelmsford, a man of the name of Dow-,
sett went to the top of a large vat, for the purpose of
shooting in hops, when (as is supposed) he ascended a
step or two higher than usual, and losing his balance,
fell in and was drowned.
The steeple of the new Church erecting in Regent-
street, attracts riruth notke, itr conseqUence of its sin-
gularity. The spite has the appearance of a fluted extin-
guisher, and from its taminatfon, is likely to draw some
poihtel observations from the architectural critics.
Sir JOHN MaLooLts says, that within the last thirty
years above I,OOQ women have been put to death as
witches in Central India, and chiefly by the ruling
Powers, all of whom are childishly Superstitious on this
point. He entertains sanguine hopes, however, ofeven-
tually otdshing this inhuman practice. Mr.WitiAtimir,
the Resident at Indore, insisted on the accusers under-
going the same ordeal as the atetised, which so amused
and instructed the I)ewan of Helkar, that though
strongly imbued with this superstition, he determined
to follow the same plan on all occasions.
Romn.—Translation of a Letter from the celebrated
SCIPIO:
" De I implore the Gods' protection to thee, my Celonica ?
Does the sun warm all on this earth ? All but Scipio, for thou art
the sun to hit mind. I piny ihoU art well.
" The day is paq, and I em weary: a.mourtibl day int the
Cattbagintam. The *alleys of Nunddla are earl, Milt as the
grains of Egypt, with the mortal remnants of brave been The
'warriors' features are fixed in death's eternal quiet. Carthage has
fallen 'under the world's iniiteri. Our legions are the rotas of
Rome; they hie battled al iney always did, and *twirls will'—to
Conquer ! Outhage b their meat and the wild freest of human
folly now rusks throne' her palaces, her mansions, her dwellings !
Carthage,
,thy day of splendour. recedes into the West ! I rest
under the folds of my tent, whilst the dint night wave* slowly. My
bbify Is quirneent, bee m
om;mind it with thee. The *tour Of this
diy, 'Woos to Mir Rothe, iebildes erith the prima* bear. Up-
' 'guar sinks upon one, and the vinous of the mind past on. Thy
eyes watch over me, bleised treasures, which first brought tender-
, ness on. earth, eoncentreted as they are with the power of all
Persia's pearls. The tarts Of thy Wandering hafr stray upon my
broad breast, cud the winks of the dove rest Upon the rock.
The gods are with me, sit shall ire long be with thee. Tbmtl
my heart's own, must abide the course, of war. li?lutter not thyself.
With fear Live ler thy Roam, who knows it not.
NSCIPICk"
In the Rolls of Parliament, A.D. 1445, is a Petition
'froth the tonimmis•Of thfo tetintles, thee** that the 'Mother of
Attorneys bad latelyinaineed front sin or eight to twenty-four,
-whereby the pea* dahlia attain had hben greatly interrupted.
,' by mks The Celantoas therefore Petition,. that it may be or-
that them drill be no more than afs common Attorneys for
its for fliffelk, end two 'fee the dry Of- Norwich. Any
kotharpetao,llol4:4l4lll:ittdraay tblbifeirterentfsbniings. The
Kb/ *tined tee prof/1444i were thoughtty the Judges
reassemble.

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Rirstwa•vria Wark—EE.filliff' *W. WO. brodlOrt'-ip Weir-
mad examination, charged with bbtifirior Maher under false pros
minces, from several persons: It appeared, that the.plisoner•Wm'a
journeyman bricklayer, bet
.not being over fond of work, he kink
recourse to varioas dr:doesn't° supply .kis necessities. Amalie
°then, he dated that hip' Ina& was a very rich man at Waltham;
.in Esser ; 'and that ht Mir entitled' to considerable sums by Ora
death of a near relation. In.canfirmatlon of this, he produced lid.
tees from his supposed verde. and other persons; in which the psui
perty to which he was entitled was particularly enumerated, in.
luding a thousand pit a& and teveral houses. Oa the strength
these representations he contrived to borrow ses from one, &o
nit another, and'ao an Walarge amount. At last' he absconded,
in taking:hb leave of a yawn Irian named. Pearce, from whom!
got a considerable sun, bethought proper to borrow a suit of-
!clothes without his.permession, which he afterwards pawued. fee
this last act he was folly committed for trial. The letters turned
lout to be of his own fabrication. .
• Posi-Orrica Roasaar.--- William trhailey, a tetter.carrier in the
General Pon-once was brought before Mr. Missnuto-yesteed%
In custody of Itutilven, charged with secreting a letter contabue
Ivan note:
F It appeared in evidence, that 'on the lit •if .this month a letter,
Containing a .Its note, paced through the General Post-office, ad.
dressed.to Mr. Cos, of-Portman-street, Portman-square, from the
!Military College at Sandhurst whiCh letter did not reach hint ;
and'payment of She:snide befog instantly stopped at the Bank, it
was traced to the . possession of Mr. Charles. Foret, the proprietor
ots the Cambridge. Coffee-home, Newman-street, Oxford-street,
,who deposed that the prisoner, whom he 'had known some wecks,
brottglit-tbk notes to him on-the Mutant, -requesting change for it,
Ind he gave him five sovereigns.
The Magiatrirto relied- the' privatise *theater he Wished to offer
pity explanation; at.die same time' cordoning him against saying
anything which mighr oriminatetiniselL
The prisoner' replied,," I know nothing at all of the note; I
never saw it before • and itis'entirely a mistake."
: He was cammitteel- ftir further examination : the Solicitor to
'the sPost-office intimating the ire had reason to believe other Koko
irides would be traced to him.
IrAh-roN,GARDEN.
• likitiet Itfavtlitlet was yesterdar charged with being concerned
addle person named Wilaant alone, with robbing the house of Jolla
.11hybew, Esq. of' Hunter-street, runswick-square, of several an.
tides of silver plate. It appeared that the prisoner, who was set-
',raft td Mr. Mayhew, was in the habit of admitting Stone to visit
her; and treating' hilt to everything the kitchen afforded, both at
dinner, tea, and supperos well as giaing hint provision, to take away
WWI-hint: Several articles of plate had ben stolen, and R/UtHt
plietiltd•Vtith•diaTent.pawnLrokers, one of which was traced to are
prisoner, who confessed that she received it from Stone, who' has
absconded.—The prisoner was committed for trial.
DIARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.
Atlvairli Vitaboi.—Yesterday, several respectable trailestnen
ph:added' themselves to the dicing Magistrate, Mr. RAVICINiON, IQ
villeins they made the following somewhat sitigttlar application :
It apiteared from the statement of the applicants, that for the last
twel'vemouths, i female of very imposing manners and dashing ex-
terior bad been living in the most extravagant manner, at No. 31,
Oppir Montague-street, Cavendish-square, under the name of Mutt.
ton, but whose real name was Fixideliburg, and. who was the widow
of an °Meer in the army. During her residence in Muntagile•
street, she paid visits to tradesmen of every denominition in the
neighbourhood, With.whom she dealt most extensively. Mrs. Wu-
top had entered into an account with Mr. Jones, a linen-draper, of
Oxford.street, who iupplied her with linen-drapery, and other ar.
titter tir the most erpendee'manufacture, to the amount of SOW.
Mrs. Moreton intimated to Mr. Jones, that she was about to pur.
chase some jewellery, and begged to know if he could inform her
where she was most likely to be suited? , Mr. Jones directed her to
Mr. Harding, a jeweller, a few doors !Owes down; thither Mr:.
itareton proceeded, and warreceived with the respect due to a Lady
of rank. MIS. Moreton having seated herself at Mr. Harding's coun-
ter, selected suits of jewellery to the amount of between 2001. and
3001. which were immediately sent to 31, Upper blootague-street.
She subsequently went to Mr. Turner, the eminent gold and siNsr.
smith, in Hond-street, and obtained property to the amount of 330:.
At length it Was whispered, that Mrs. Moreton was nothing wore
than a swindler; and this story having reached the ears of her cre-
ditors, they instantly obtained a warrant for her appreheusson,
which was placed in the hands of Winans, the officer. of this esta-
blishment, whir proceeded to execute it, and having made her ac-
qnsinted with the nature of kit visit, searched her, and found pawn-
broken' duplicates of all the property she had thus obtained; but
at that moment a Sheriff's officer arrested Mrs. Aloreton at the suit
of Mr. Turner, the jeweller, of Bond-street, for his debt of 3501.
for Which she was cortalgned to Whifecross-street Prison, the off.
net still retaining pfdisn -of the duplicates, which be has shier
Mead to delivetoleettothe creditors. The application now was,
that his Worship • should forthwith order the officer to restore the
duplicates he held, they being of the valuable-property Mrs. More-
tnn had obtained front them (the applicants).
The Magistrate laid he could not order the restitution' of the du-

plicate. of the property. They were her property, and if she should
hereafter take the benefit of the Liso!vent Act, the duplicates nuts;
be divided amongst the creditors by the provisional assignee.
One of the applicants said that he had offered to indemnify the
officer from any harm that might hereafter accrue to him, if he
i would restore the tickets. -
The Magistfate said there wereeotne eases wherein be had allowed
an officer's taking an indemnity, but in . this case he should not :
therefore, said the Magistrate, let the officer do what he pleases,
but don't let him turn round upon the Magistrate, and say that he
had led him into the error. "'The parties then left the office, and it
was afterwards understood, that the tradesmen were to have the du-
plicates upon an indemnity being given to Winans. It appears that
one of the applicants had waited upon Mrs. Moreton in prison, and
agreed with her, that if she would give them the duplicates they
would procure ber her liberty. It is Supposed that this hay has
succeeded. in obtaining upwards of 10,0001. worth of property in
this Manner.
UNION-HALL.
A man of respectable appearance,named George Baker,was brouLlit
before the Sitting Magistrate, charged with the following fraud :
Mr. Dare, a timber-merchant, residing in Bermondsey, stated,
that in the month of September last the prisoner called upon him,
and asked for goods on credit, whith the witness refused, unless sa-
tisfactory references were produced as to his honesty and punctua-
hty in payment. The prisoner subsequently called with a note,
purporting to have been written by a Mr. Faugher, saying-4 I
; have known'G. Baker for some time to be an honest industrious

man, and worthy opening an account with. you." The complainant
said, that upon the strength of this recommendation he gave the
prisoner credit to the amount of £26, which sum becoming due
/rag not paid ; and upon his (witness's) making inquiry for Mr.
Faugher, he fonitd no such individual had ever been in the service
of Mr. Lille? ; and that the above note was written by the prisoner
himself, in order to defraud him out of his property.
' derendant's Solicitor contended, that the ease against his
client dtrglit not to be considered a fraud.
The MOgeltrate obeetted, that he was satisfied with the evidence
before hint of the pirbdster's guilt, and immediately held him to
hall to answer the charge at the Sessions.
A Most beautiful plant, the misletoe, may be propa•
gated by siftiply taking awe the berries at Christman, and pressing
it itgainst a tree, td erMik it Will adhere by the viscous juice, and
heed* it 'Planta

MARRIED.
Yettentay, by the Rey. Solomon Hirschel, Louis Cohen, Fe+
of No.l/, Wsv *end-street, to Floretta, eldest daughter of the
hits Amur Kerstr, Esq. of Finsbury-square.

DIED.
The 14th inst. at his house in Sandymmant Park, county of Dub-
lin, aged 78, William Ashford, Esq. President of the Royal Hi-
bernian Academy, and one of the original members of the Inca•
pouted Society "of Ares in London.

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