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London, England, 1812-11-25 00:00:00

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MANSTOW.TIOtraI. Yesterday the young man who I
has undergone two or three examinations, charged
with having collected money for a respectable Mer-•
cantile House in BasinglialPstreet, and turning it to
his own use, was again brought before the Lotto
Mixon, in the custody of one of the Marshalmen,
who told his Lordship that the prosecutors, in conse-
quence of the intercession of the prisoner's friends,'
had relinquished all further prosecution, upon condi-
tion that the prisoner entered into his Majesty's ser-
vice, which he cheerfully agreed to do.
GUlLDHALL—Yesterday Mote: Levey, who was
charged some time since before the Sitting Alderman
with having defrauded various persons of goods and
money, was again put to the bar, when a great many
fresh charges were made against him.--He was fully
caturnitted for trial.

NlMane Adanu was charged with stealing a quan-
tity of veltdegris, to the value of twenty pounds, the
propertytet Messrs. Wilson, Hodgkinson and Co.
Chemists, Snow-hill.—The prisoner was committed.

BOWSTREET.—RIND DROPPERS. Can/dine, a no-
torious character, was yesterday examined on suspi-
cion of being concerned in swindling a farmer on Fri-
day se'nitight, of £59, by the old standing trick of
ring-dropping. He was committed for further exa-
mination.

MAaLsonoucnr-sTazer.--Yesterday Job Sellon, a
hackney coachman, was charged with an unprovoked
assault on a gentleman of the name of BELLARD, on
Friday evening last. It appeared that the defendant
was hired at Charing Cross to drive to Charlotte-
street, Portland-place, and having arrived there, he
demanded, with much impertinence, 4s. the fare be-
ing no more than eighteen-pence, which was tender-
ed. The coachman dragged the complainant out of
the coach with much force. He was held to bail to
answer at the Sessions.

SHADWELL.—Yesterday a hackney coachman, for
refusing to take up two gentlemen from his stand,
and making use of abusive language to them, was
convicted in the penalty of 40s. with costs.

BREAD.—No alteration in the price this week.
CORONERS INQuzsrs.--An Inquest was held on
Monday afternoon, at the Hospital belonging to the
parish of St. Pancras, at Camden Town, on the body
of an elderly man, who was found in a dying state, on
Saturday moi fling last, in a field near the Hope and
Anchor public house, by Pancras Church, when he
was immediately conveyed to the Hospital, where he
soon afterwards expired. Verdict—Died by the Vi-
sitation of God. •

Sunday se'nnight the body of Mr. PloKsTocK, a re.
spectable farmer living at Calcot Hall, near Llandri-
nio, was found in the river Tannantt. The deceased
had been at Oswestry market on the preceding Wed-
nesday ; and as several marks of violence were mani-
fest on the 'body, suspicions were entertained that he
was robbed and murdered. A Coroner's Inquest sat
on the body. Verdict—Found drowned.

At Northampton, about ten days ago, a young
man, the son of a wealthy farmer, was fully commit-
ted nnder the following circumstances r—About two
months ago, a young woman, servant in the family,
swallowed some noxious drugs, which occasioned her
death ; and a Coroner's Inquest having sat upon the
body, returned a verdict of Felo de re. —Some time
after it transpired, upon the declaration of a young
woman, the confidential friend of the deceased, that,
prior to executing the fatal purpose, she stated to
,her, that she was with child by the above person, who
procured the poison and persuaded her to take it, In
order to cause an abortion. The informant tried to
dissuade her from it, but in vain. The above infor-
mation coming to the knowledge of the Magistrates,
this young woman was examined, when she confir-
med upon oath her former statement.
On the 12th inst. A. Mil'att.s, a cooper, at Belfast,
and his wife, were found dead in their bed, the gable
of an outhouse having fallen on their chamber, and
crushed them to death. A child, about two years
old, which slept in the same bed, was extracted from
the ruins, with trifligg injury.

Monday night a boy fell overboard from the Nancy,
Captain FAIRBUItS, lying in Bell-Wharf Upper Tier,
and was drowned, before any assistance could arrive.
SACRILEGE.—On the evening of Sunday se'nnight,
during Divine Service, a most daring robbery was
committed in the Burgher Meeting House, Brechin.
In the porch of the Church there is a small wooden
cupboard, erected for containing the communion im-
plements, &c. into which all the money collected on-
that day (being the communion) was deposited.—
During the sermon the cupboard was broke open,
and the bag, containing all the offering, carried off.
LUDDITICS.--Saturday night, about seven o'clock,
when numbers had retired to hapel, six armed mep,
In disguise, entered the house of Mr. Gum, in Earl-
street, Nottingham, while he and two of his workmen I
w,ne sitting by the fire ; and, while proper guards
were left over two of them, the third was compelled
to go into the work-shop and point out a lace-frame,
which the Luddite: had 'learnt was at work for half
goods and half money, which frame they broke in a
few minutes, and carried away the machine, without'
any disturbance being created. . I

Saturday the 7th instant, at three o'clock in the
' morning, Joux &Jim, carrier betwixt Dundee and
Aberdeen, three miles from Forfar on his way to
Brechin, was attacked by three men, who struck him
several violent blows on the head and body with sticks,
which the carrier resented by bringing two of them
to the ground with a like weapon—his faithful dog
I took charge of the third, seizing him by the breast,
and laying him prostrate on the road; nor did the
animal quit his grasp till his master had given the
other two such a drubbing as to prevent them doing
him any more injury.
Last week were committed to the Castle, York, J.
Fawcett, and J. Hunton, the younger of Fencoat, in
the North Riding, shoe-maker, charged with entering
the house of Mrs. J. Hutton, at the township of
Thusnton-le.Beans, on the 2d inst. and stealing two
promissory notes, value ten shillings in silver,
and a watch of W. Hutton ' • and T. Plowman, to the
New Gaol, charged with having on the 13th ult.
broken into the White Swan Inn, Ooodramgate,
York; and stealing several, promissory note% and.llan-
dry articles ni mann( apparel.

- • 6901ANIVARDEN3TREADPE.
Last night •Laa's Tragedy pf.i/10.culdtr the Great
was again represented.--alr. Barry, as the hero of
the piece, Wag; as tight bighlY applauded in the de-
clamatory parts. The }hinge was well filled. The
dress-circle displayed more beauty and elegance:thee
usual at this early part of the theatrical season 4., gis
Royal Highness the puke of YORK was present, and
seemed much delighted with Karniy's Farce of Live,
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Law, and Ph:lc.

The different rival Companies in their anxiety to
furnish the Metropolis with wale"; generally manage,'
at the same time, to deluge the streets with mud !
The Monireur lately represented the ltu•sians as a
nati6n of bear,; Rod they cettainly seem to have licked
the French monkeys soundly.
The French Officers contrived to make their Mite-
rate followers believe, that the Aussi An soldiers slept
supine, like their native beats, dtiring the winter, and
only gathered strength with the return 'Of the suo.H
But time dismisses .eredtility, they had For nd that
raging amid their native glows, like bears bereaved
of their whelps, the tenor and .destruction of the
Spoilers.
PEDESTRIANISM.—A sporting foot-race took place
on Monday on the Bagshot road, betwixt Geraticc
BARTHOLOMEW, a Shropshire man, and Jon); tVu.
MOT, a professed runner. The men were backed for
100 guineas a side, to run against each other fee forty
minutes. The pedestrians went off at the rate of ten
miles an hour, and did four miles abreast of each other
in twenty-three minutes thirty-six seconds. WILI4OT
was evidently beat after running thirty minutes,
and his antagonist progressively gained on him and
run strong in, leaving Ins antagonist 300 yards in the
rear. The winner did six miles and three quarters
in the time. '

Wednesday se'nnight a farmer of Congresbury, a
remarkably corpulent man, undertook for a wager of
five guineas, to go on foot eight miles in an hour.—.
He tailed in his performance by about a minute ; at
the close of which he was nearly blind, and has since
been seriously indisposed.