Star.
London, England, 1824-07-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Mary, Bivouac's, of Kincardine, was towed into Holy
Island the lath inst. by some fishing-boats, full of water, andaban-

doned by the crew.
Arrangements have been made for the garrisoning the bland 4f
Bermuda with Marines, 300 of that corps will be sent out as early
as possible, and the command of these troops (as well u 400 Ma-
rines, now doing duty there, as a guard to the convicts), will be
given to Lieutenant-Colonel Lawn, of the Plymouth division. The
Loyal Briton transport, Lieutenant P. Amsaoss Agent, is ordered
to proceed from Portsmouth to Plymouth, to receive en board part
of this reinforcement, consisting of about 100 Officers, Non com-
missioned Officers, and privates.
The Baltic Merchant transport, Lieutenant LETIITZII, proceeds
from Portsmouth to Dublin with the 67th Regiment, and will con-

grey troops hack.
Monday, the Scoanox tender sailed from Portsmouth to Ply-
' mouth with Marines.

TheVires tender sailed from Portsmouth on Tuesday, en a cruise.
Wednesday, the Woontrae, tender to the Growls:ea, took
several seamen into Portsmouth, raised in London.
The Board of Admiralty have recently issued instructions for a
new mode of victualling his Majesty's fleet which we cannot but
think will contribute essentially to the comfort: and convenience of
our brave tars; by the present regulations each man *and boy on
board a King's ship will be entitled to the following quantities of
provisions daily; viz.—One pound of bread, one gallon of beer, or
(when at sea) a pint of wine, or a quarter of a pint of ram instead
of beer • one ounce of cocoa, one ounce and a half of sugar, one
pound of fresh meat, half a pound of vegetables, and half an ounce
of tea. The principal alteration in this mode of victualling consists
in the diminution of half the quantity of spirits formerly allowed,
when spirits were served, and the substitution, in lieu thereof, of
tea and cocoa, and in further compensation, two shillings per month
is added to the pay of every warrant and petty Officer, seaman, and
boy • which two shillings will be paid to them every two or three
months, when in port, whether at home or abroad.
By Order in Council, his Maanrr has been graciously pleased to
establish two new classes of Petty Officers on board his Majesty's
ships, to be called " Masters' Assistants," and " Volunteers.of4be
Second Class." These young Gentlemen it is intended should-*e
persons of education and attainments in the various branches of
navigation ; and they will be brought forward in the service in the
line of Masters. The Masters' Assistants will take rank immedi-
ately after Midshipmen, and be entitled to a monthly pay of 31.11..
In whatever rate they may be serving. Persons who have served
three years in the Navy, and possess the necessary acquirements, are
to be deemed eligible for this Class; and it is open to such Midship-
men as may choose to accept the situation, the pay being IL 3s. per
month more than that of Midshipmen. The Volunteers of the Se-
cond Class, although they are to rank next to the First Class of Vo-
lunteers, are to receive 10s. per month more, their pay being 32a.
and that of the First Class 225. Boys, who have been brought up
at Christ's Hospital, or the Upper School at Greenwich, are con-
sidered eligible for this Claw, and Captains of ships may enter suck
persons at once; but this Class, as well as that of Masters Assist-
ants, is open to any person qualified, on the approbation of the Ad-
miralty being obtained.
Mr. E. L. Eva, Midshipman of the Caannuaw, has been pro-
Meted to the rank of Lieutenant.
The Cs/Arlon tender is returned to Spithead.
FALMOUTH' JULY 15 —Wind W.S.W. Arrived the Industry,
Doing, from Cork ; and William, Kinnautn, from Guernsey.
Fri-mown Jun' 15.—Wind W. light airs.—. Sailed the Request,
Davison ; Margaret, AXDZASON ; Hannah, Dixon ; and Minerva,
Dare, for America.
POILTAYOUTN, JULY 16.—Wind Majesty's ship Hesars
was towed out of harbour by a steam-boat, and sailed for Deptford.
Arrived the Sir Charles Id`Carthy, Fawn, from London for
Demerara.
Ships at Spithead ROYAL SOVIA11:106 and Carrion. In Hu-
bour-.-NICTOLY) BULWAYLK, ALBION, WILLISLZY, ROYAL 13110114311.*
CAMBRIAN, REILIMOAPATAM N LOON CHAKYLON, Oairres,.Bano.
MILT, JASITL, Aaaow, LtrxxT, and Wan..
Dear, JULY 16.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River and
sailed, with the Miley, for the South Seas, and the rest of the out-
ward bound, the Orestes, —.•-•; for Pernambuco ; Tamerlane, Bars-
vow, for Leghorn ; Telegraph, GILANDINB for Havre ; Traveller,
for Leghorn ; John and Isaac. MARTIN, for Newfoundland ;
Charles, GRZYBUSNIL for Naples • Charles, &aux, for Rouen; Va-
liant, MA:STIN' for Jamaica ; and Britannia, STAVRAIII, for Quebec.
Passed for London, the Cicero, from
Cowes, JULY 16.—Arrived the Eden, Craze, from Bahia in
fifty-eight days—reports that the Peranaqua, Brazilian frigate, Cap-
tain Norrox, came into Bahia for supplies, the day before she sailed,
from off Pernambuco she being one of the blockading squadron.
On the 11th July, in let. 50. long. 8. spoke the Princess Charlotte,
of London, from Jamaica, out forty-nine days.
Lerzaroor, JULY 15.—Arrived the Montrose, DAVIS, from An-
tigua ; John Wells, —, from New York ; Canoe, —, from
Charleston ; British Tar, —, from Mobile ; Sally and lather,
from Wilmington; Rawtler, from Virginia; Auspi-
cious, —, from Qoebee; and Lady Douglas, from Pietou.

HATUA MUT TnzATaa.--Another new piece was
brought oat at this prolific little Theatre last night, and, in spite of
the hot weather, was completely successful. The author is Mr.
Pans, and this piece, Married and gawk is very creditable to his
reputation.
A passenger in the Asia, arrived in the Downs from
Bengal, reports, that previous to leaving St. Helena, an
American vessel from Beocoolen touched there, and
stated that the Fame, Young, of London, with Sir S.
Raffles on board, caught fire shortly after leaving Ben-
cooleny and was destroyed, and that the captain, crew, -
and passengers had returned to Bencoolen. This was
the vessel, we believe, on board of which Mr. Arnot,
the editor of the Calcutta Jeanie', had embaiked.
FATAL COMBAT.—Thursday evening, at seven o'clock,
the Inquest on the body of Thomas Smith, the Kentish
Town stage-coachman, who was killed in a pitched
battle with Harry Bostic, was resumed at the Half-
moon Tavern, Lower-street, Islington. After the exa-
mination of witnesses at great length, the Jury retired
at about ten o'clock to consult as to their verdict, and
ut nearly one o'clock yesterday morning, they returned
a verdict of " Manslaughter against Wary Bostic,
Thomas James, Donovan, &chard Ford, ake4q.
titer person, unknown." The Counter issue4ilill 111111 F...
rants for the apprehension of the parties. jot*
formed that Bostic is at present in thshospitat, • •
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OLD BAILEY, JULY 16.
Alexander Fidler was pUt to the Bar, charged on;
three indictments :—The first, for embezzling; and
the second and third, for stealing jewellery and articles
of silver to a very considerable amount, the property of
Robert Johnson Allanson and Joseph Spencer, jewellers,
his employers, in the month of May last, and found
Guilty of stealing under the value of 40s.
Mr. ANDtiEvis said, there were other indictments
against the prisoner; but as the ends of justice had been
obtained, he should decline offering any further evi-
dence on them.

The tespective pawnbrokers /eleven in number) were
then ordered to deliver up the property in their posses.'
s:on, which was done accordingly.
George Birch was indicted for stealing a sovereign,
ti►c property of Chatlotte Wood, a widow residing at
Ilounslow. The prisoner, one of her neighbours, came
into her shop, and after some conversation; took up a
sovereign, as if in jest; on which the witness observed
—" You ate fond of sovereigns, Birch?" Birch re-
plied—" Ile was," and took the sovereign away, saying
he would return it as he came from dinner. Having
reglected to keep his promise, the witness called ou him
it: the evening, when he said he would return it imme-
diately. It appeared, however, that the prisoner spent
the money, and the witness had him taken into custody.
The Jury found the prisoner Gbilty,but recommended
him to mercy.
The RECORDER commented on the mean .conduct of
Ole prisoner, but as the Jury recommended him to
n:ercy, he should have the benefit of their humanity.

Emily Sauvage, a genteel young woman, was indicted
for child-snipping, having committed the act upon the
person of Caroline Winch, a child of only four years
dd. The facts, as given in evidence, were these:
Mrs. Winch, the mother of the child, residing in Rose-
street, Covent-garden, went out on the morning of the
9th of June, taking her two children with her, one in
the arms, and the other, Caroline, by the hand. As she
passed along Drury.lane, she stopped to look into the
shop-window of Mr. Lawrence, the pawnbroker, at the
corner of Blackmoor-street ; whilst her attention was
engaged at the window, the child withdrew her hand,
and shortly after the mother turning round, missed her
child; thinking she had only strayed away a few paces,
she went in search of her, butio no purpose, the child
teas nowhere to be found, and she never saw the child
again, until she heard she was at Bow-street, and that
she had been robbed of her clothes, and that she was
picked up in the streets in that state. A woman, who
had heard of the circumstance, was some short time
after in the shop of Mr. Lawrence, when the prisoner
came in, and offered the clothes of a child in pawn;
tl.is woman suspecting her, related the circumstance
to Mr. Lawrence, who, instead of taking the things in
pawn, took the prisoner into custody, and conveyed
her to Bow-street, where the mother of the child iden-
tified the clothes.

The prisoner, in her defence, said she found the
clothes in Turner's-court, and denied that she ever had
seen the child, ;nd solemnly protested her entire inno-
cence of the crime.

The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and dwelt
with much stress upon the serious nature of such an
offence in so populous a city as London. The Jury
found the prisoner Guilty.
The sentence was deferred, and the RECORDER ad-
dressing the prisoner, told . her that unless she brought
forward before sentence a better character than that
which she then possessed, she certainly should not re-
main in this country, for unless such an atrocious prac-
tice as child-stripping was put a stop to, the unprotected
children of the metropolis would become the daily prey
of persons of the class she belonged to.
Thomas Williams was indicted for breaking and en-
tering the dwelling-house of William Umpleby, of the
Golden Anchor, Saffron-hill, and stealing therefrom
two silver spoons and other property.
The prosecutor stated that on the night in question he
locked up his house, and in the morning found the
shutters forced and the al tides gone. He did not know
who committed the robbery. He remembered the pri-
soner to have used his house two years since.
Robert Lundy, a watchman, found the prisoner in an
office in the yard in the morning, about three o'clock,
and asked him what he did there? He said he was
loCked out, and begged to be allowed to remain there,
until four o'clock, when he would return to his land-
lord, Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Howe, pawnbroker, stated that the prisoner ten-
dered two silver spoons to pledge, and which witness,
on account of information he received, thought proper
to detain. Witness went out for a constable, leaving
the prisoner in the custody of his brother. The prisoner
ran away, but was pursued and taken near St. Giles's
church. He was searched and property found on him.
—The silver spoons were identified by the prosecutor.
Tile prisoner was found Guilty of stealing under the
value of 40s.

Eliza' Buckingham, a very handsome young woman,
about twenty years of age, who was enciente, stood ca-
pitally indicted, on a charge of stealing, in a dwelling-
house, a gold neck-Chaiu and- locket, value 44. 10s. a
coat, value SOs. and a pair of stockings.
Nicholas Jermain, a person about sixty years of age,
dressed in the style of a Gentleman, wearing powder,
who was described as the box book-keeper at the Italian
Opera House, being sworn, stated that he resided, in
May last, at No. 1C;, Berwick•streer, Soho-square. The
prisoner at the bar came backwards and forwards to do
things for him. On Saturday, May S, he left the pri-
soner at his house, and went to the Italian Opera, and
did not return borne till Sunday morning, when he
found the prisoner was gone, and the abovementioned
property carried off. Ile s:tw nothing of her till about
a month afterwards, when he met her accidentally in the
street ' • he seized Ler. and carried her to Marlborough-
street Ot ce. lie subsequently discovered that the gold
chain and locket had. been pawned by the prisoner at
one pawnbroker's, and the coat at another.
A pawnbroker produced the gold chain and locket,
Lich was pawned on the Bth of May at his shop by al
female, but he could not say the prisoner was the person
Mr. Jermain was called up again, and underwent the following
cross-examination by the prisoner; I believe that we lived together
as nun and wife, did we Lot ?--.No. Did I not sleep in the same
house with you in Berwick-street?—Yes; fur two nights only in
two months. Did I not dit:e and sup with you front day to day as
your wife ?—You took Your food occasionally with me.
. air. Justice 13eattoumr—You ray she slept with you ; is not that
actin; somewhat like man and wife slept twice with sue.
Did you give- her the pr,operzy ?-1`,19 ; I did not.
Mr. Justice- Ikrautotiatt—Have you anything to say
to the Jury, prisoner? Prisoner—Yes, my Lord, and
I wish to ask more questions of, the prosecutor. To the
Jr)',o I have to say, Gentle Men, that I am soon likely
to become a mother; 1< *ls suet by the prosecutor,

who entered into conversation' with Ine, and told me
he was a Gentleman of fortune; he invited me home
with him ' • I declined going, but I told him where I
lived, as he said he could get me a situation; I re.
celved a note from him next day, to call upon him at
his house in Berwick-street, Soho-square, and by his
persuasions he prevailed upon me to live with him.
I was out of a situation, and destitute almost at the
time; I lived with him till: he grew tired of me, and
asked me if I would like to go into a situation ? 1 told
him that I should, above all things. He said he could
get me into service in a family in Lisle-street, Leice.ter-
fields, where he had got situations for two females who
had lived with him, and they were delighted alit their
places. I told him I would go wherever he thought
proper. He said that he would give me a note to carry
to the Lady, who kept four servants, and she would ad-
mit me. The note was given to me by Mr. Jermain,
addressed to Mrs. Wood, Lisle•street. He accompanied'
me to Lisle-street, and pointed out the door, and I wentl
and gave the note to a person who desired me to call II
again; but I was advised by a female friend not to do so.
Mr. Justice Boatioucal—Why not?--Because it was a house of
ill fame.

Mr. Justice Busuonoit—How do you know that?—The prose-
cutor can't deny it; and I know it is, because be told me, when he
made me a present of the gold chain and locket, that I should have
to go to the Opera and the Theatres, on which occasior.s I should
wear the chain.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH—Let the prosecutor stand up again. Did
you give this girl a note to go to a house of ill fame?—Mr. Jer-
main--yes, I did, my Lord.
,Mr. Justice Bassoon ir—And did you go and show her the house?
Jermain—Yes, I did.
Mr. Justice BUSROUGII.--IS the house kept by Mrs. Wood a bad
house?—Mr. Jermain—lt is impossible to deny:that it is a noto-
rious house.

Mr. Justice Bognor:mu—And you wished to make this young
woman au inmate of it?—Mr. Jerniain—l certainly diii.
The prisoner again addressed a few words to the
Jury, declaring her innocence; and said she had a wit-
ness who coul4 prove that she and the prosecutor lived
as man and wife together for a considerable time, and
this charge of robbery was made because she did not go
to live at the house is Lisle-street.

Maria Seaward sworn.—She is a married woman,
and lives in Monmouth-court. The prisoner resided
with her for twelve months, and assisted her in the ma-
nagement of her family; a more honest young woman
she never knew. She bad left property of considerable
value in the prisoner's way, which she might have
stolen had she been so inclined. She knew of the pri- 1
soner living with the prosecutor as man and wife for a
considerable period. • The prisoner acquainted her with
the prosecutor giving her a note to take to Mrs. Wood's,
and she advised her not to go and live there, and the
prisoner said she would not. She went on several oc-
casions to see the prisoner while she lived with the pro-
secutor, and sbe appeared to have the management of
the house, and sat at table with him. The prosecutor,
on one occasion, during the absence of the prisoner, at-
tempted to take liberties with her.
Mr. Justice Buanouou addressed the Jury.' He said
the case bad now assumed a very extraordinary com-
plexion. There could be now no possible reason for
doubting that the prisoner and the prosecutor had liied
together as man and wife for some time, though the
prosecutor at first denied it. This charge wits one af•
fecting the life of the young woman at the bar, if they
(the Jury) should find her guilty—the property alleged
to have been stolen being above the value of forty
shillings. The question was, did they (the Jury), after
the admissions made by the prosecutor, of his wish to
get rid of the prisoner, and of his sending her to a house
of an infamous description, believe that they could give
credit to his testimony, when his moral character had
been so lowered in the estimation of every individual in
Court ? Did the circumstances of his wishing to rid
himself of the young woman, and the manner in which
he attempted to do it, excite in their minds a suspi-
cion against him so strong as to destroy his evidence?
The young woman says that the property was given
her—the prosecutor denies it. If you believe him, you
will find her guilty ; if you credit her story, which is
greatly strengthened by the very singular facts which
have been elicited, you will acquit her.
The Jury instigdy returned a verdict of Not Guilty,
which excited a strong expression of satisfaction through-
out the Court.—The prosecutor asked for hii expenses,
and the Judge refused them ; but allowed the witnesses
for their attendanie.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, JULY 16.

--•■••••-•
BETSWORTII AGAINST A CONVICTION or r.
MARKLAND, MM.
_

This was an appeal of the plaintiff, a coal-Merchant,
of Chelsea, against a conviction of Mr. Markland, a
Magistrate of Queen-square Police-office, charging Mr.
Betsworth with two offences under the Coal Act, upon
which he was convicted. The proceedings were insti-
tuted by the principal coal-meters of Westminster, in
order to abolish the practice of coal-merchants sending
out trucks and carts loaded with coals for sale in the
streets, with which they usually neglect sending any
meters tickets.

Mr. Awn, on behalf of the conviction, was proceeding to call
witnesses, when
Mr. Mmuws admitted the fact of sending out coals in carts
for sale; the Act of Parliament not allowing sending out more
than eight bushels of coals at one time without a meter's ticket ;
this fact was also admitted.

The Camasssx observed, that the whole eight bushels must be
proved to be sold to one person to require a meter's ticket.
W. Field said, in this case there were 15 bushels in the cart.

The CKALIMAN ludd that was of no consequence, for the cogs
were sold in smaller quantities than eight bushels.
Mr. Awn', on referring to the Acts of Parliament, found it 11
there expressed, " all coals sold, or to be sold." Therefore the
Chairman dismissed the conviction.

Another appeal by Mr. Betswcirth was then heard ; he had been
convicted for sending out coals in sacks of illegal dimensions.
Mr. Aunarws contended, that the Act merely referred to the
sending out a greater quantity of coals than eight bushels, or the
bringing coals from on beard ships, &c.
The CIIIiIRMAN, however, thought otherwise, and therefore con-
firmed the conviction.

Aunarws expressed a wish to have the case argued in the
Court of King's Bench, which Mr. •ALLZY die lined.

A Belgian Journal says, that a vessel lately left Am-
sterdam for America, having a cargo of 80,000 umbrellas. Several
musicians of the town united on the quay, and saluted the Cap-
tain on his departure with the air, " Dpkot,iipleutibergem!"
A few days ago we gave an account of a lamentable
accident at Prince's Dock, Liverpool, and of the great
exertions of a sailor of the name of Edwards, who suc-
ceeded in rescuing several persons from a watery grave.
We are happy to find that a subscription has been set
on foot by the Coroner for the purchase of a gold me-
dal, and by hith presented to this intrepid young man,
as an acknowledgment of his great exertions on the pe-
tilous and trying occasion. On one side is inscribed,
" In commemoration of the signal intrepidity of
Jos. EDWARDS in Liverpool,
4th July, 1824.*
On the obverse—
: " Several persons rescued from drowning,
In the Prince's Vuk,
Dy the undaunted czertions'of a Native of the th.ited States."

• MR. SMARR'S ASCENT.
Wednesday afternoon, afternoon. at two o'clock, Seller,
accompanied by Mr. Livingston, the aeronaut, ascended
in his balloun, from the ebburg Uardensi Wawa-
street ; the extreme finerreti of the day, and the noVelty
of a balloon ascent in Dublin, attracted a vast assem-
blage of persons, amongst whom were observed several
of the Nobility, and scientific Gentlemen—the flags
were presented by Lady Manners. The ascent was the
most magnificent we have ever witnessed. After taking
a westerly direction for five minutes, he got into a cur-
rent of air which carried him to the north—he was a'
long time over the city; the balloon was out of sight at
half-past two, and appeared going in the direction of
Baldoyle and Skerries, at the latter place of which they
safely landed, and returned to Dublin between four
and five o'clock.

REMAINS OF JAMES 11.
FROM A PARIS PAPER OF TUESDAY.

Yesterday the workmen employed in making excava-
tions for the foundation of the steeple of the new church
at St. Germain-en-Laye, found at the bottom of an an-
cient chapel three leaden boxes, on one of which is the
following inscription:
" Here is a portion of the flesh and noble parts of the body of the
most high, puissant, and illustrious, and most excellent Prince
James Stuart, second of the name, King of Great Britain, born
23d October, 1633, deceased in France, at St. Germain-en-Laye,
September 16, 1701."
Below the inscription are the Arms of that Prince.
This box is partly mutilated : it contains, besides frag-
ments of bones, other parts which ai e not yet consumed.
The Mayor immediately assembled the Municipal
Body, and in presence of the Governor of the Castle
and the Vicar of the Parish, caused those precious re-
mains to be removed, and deposited, under the grand
Altar of the Provisionil Church.

The registers deposited in the Record-room of the
place were then consulted, and acts were found
dated the 16th of September, 1701, recording the
decease of the Prince, and indicating " that his body
was taken to the English Benedictines in Paris, his heart
to the Ursulines at Chailot, and pan of his entrails, his
brains and his lungs, to the Church of St. Germaine-en-
Laye, to preserve in that place the memory of so great
and so religious a Prince.
It is believed that one of the other boxes contains the
remains of the Princess Louisa-Maria, of England,
daughter to James 11. who also died at St. Germaine-
en-Laye on the 17th of April, 1712.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

A Medical Gentleman of high literary attainments, and his Se-1
eretary or Amanuensis, were brought before the Loan MAYOS yes-
taday, charged with ;awing acted in a most' obstropulous' manner
In Portsoken Watch-house, even in the presence of that most aw-
ful and learned of characters the Constable of the Watcb, who
condescended to prefer the accusation in proprfit persona. attended
by but few of his satellites.
The Constable's account stated, that upon going into the watch.
house, at eleven o'clock on Thursday night, his ears were assailed
with a ' wolley' of abuse, and the whole of the biagisltates, as
well as the watch and others, came in for their share. The Doctor
bad let og the'motley, while his Secretary usedlis hands and feet;
but the Constable appeared much more shocked at the' wolley'than
the watchmen were injured by the violence,' and thought It con-
sistent with the dignity of his office to • pull' both before one of the
Maghttates.
The Loan Maros requested that the Constable would state the
cause slid particulars of the assault, and not trouble himself about
the Magistrates.
The Constable, although highly indignant at what he called as
aggrawatlng' attack on their Worships, then stated, that some of
those under him bad found it necessary to take the Doctor and his
Secretary to the watch-house, in consequence of a dispute between
thins and a drunken Gentleman, wbo claimed as his own some li-
terary matter which the Secretary bad in his possession. The Coo-
stable thought the watelohouse the best place for deciding upon the
minden, mad was sumfortid In the opinion by his brethren, who
wee prompted to adjudicate by the drunken Gentleman.
The Doctor, in explaining the business to the Lord Mayor, said
that as be and his Secretary, who carried some of his papers, were
passing through Aldgate, they saw a person of respectable appeac-
ance lying upon the pavement in a state of intoxication. Ills Se-
cretary humanely raised the man up, and advised him to get into a
coach, but instead of following the advice, the drunken man made
a snatch at the papers which the secretary held, and swore they
were his own. Of course a manuscript was nut to be parted with
upon such unprofitable terms; the Secretary persisted in holding
the papers, but the watchman held him, and the thing was brought
before the constable for decision. Now the reference of a matter
of the kind to suck a person as the Constable of a watch-house was
extraordinary and absurd enough, but the conduct of the Consta-
ble and of the watchman was still more reprehensible, for they de-
tained him, against whom no charge whatever had been made, and
tied the legs of his Secretary, who had been prompted by compao-
don alone to render a service to a person labouring under intellec-
tual and bodily confusion and distress. As to the imputation of
having reprobated the Magistrates, the charge was too ridiculous
to gain a moment's belief, although it was certainly true that he
said that the minions of authority, in this as well as in most in-
stances, most grossly exceeded their duty.
The Constable declared that he was obliged to tie up the Secre-
tary's legs, as he kicked most abominably. The Doctor, he said,
forgot to mention that it was his own choice to go to the watch-
house, and finally, to the Coznpter for the night.
The Doctor positively assertzd, and was seconded by his Secre-
tary, that the Constable refused to let him go. Some of the papers
had not, he added, been found.
Ilia Lordship told the Constable (who wished very much to have
the case postponed, that he might bring forward more witnesses)
that no charge was substantiated against the defendants.
GUILDHALL.
George Edmonds, a young man, was charged on suspicion of hav-
ing stolen from Mr. James Harman, Solicitor, Wine Office-court,
a cash box, containing Bank notes, cash, and bills of exchange to
the value Of nearly Xl2O, besides papers and documents of import-
ance. The prisoner had been employed in Mr. Harman's o6ce to
prepare the office for business in the morning; the box was missed
out of a drawer, and sttspicion attaching to the prisoner, who was
the first and only person in the office in the morning, and that,
contrary to his usual *lattice, he left the house to go to his break-
fast before he had completed his work, led to some suspicion, and
he was taken into custody.—The prisoner denied all knowledge of
the robbery, and was remanded.