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London, England, 1815-01-20 00:00:00

the soeneey and bath-grOinds of their *Orbs. lb.
prominent figures were oircourie to be itudieusly4ll,l
posed with prepar devote* so necessary WO*,
!them effect ; but the 'scenery and back-growed ewe
in tact the point. *felt sheaved how tar the peeler
was a Inkster 'of his subject. Mt. Puma enfetitsl
this breath of Ms subject. with seined 'apposite sibs.
sions.—ln style, this Professor far mrarpasses the ge.
neral class of Lecturers—his roes. like his
paintings, belong to a distinct 0 full of genies
and vigour, they boldly travel of the beaten
track: the one can never be viewed without a marked
interest, nor the other heard without the conveyance;
of deep instruction:* Always aninrsted; often glow:
ing, he carries his hearse with a pleasing avidity along
his course; and his lectures will be read in the closet,
and pronounced as little inferior to our best speci-
mens of condensed eloquence.

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' faratierrs.—Yesterday an ioquest woe held Mins
Slialtewar's lead, ai Perceval-street, C*lolslink
on Ritt4Lilley,llD 'Tars and a half 'eddy whist
death was occasioned by his frock taking firm* whitlt
wag so shockingly butted. as to Carrie tie sifillet.
Verdict—Accidental Death.—Another bursa* "Is
bfld st he same place, tat Adam Swaine, a6' Iss
Pensioner, who lodged as the.CarPentffi All"' it
Berry-street, who, ors Torisky -last, ordered a beef-
*AA for supper ; and after be had eat the mold bits
be west into the yard, where. be dropped doses a*d'
pi_red. Verdict—Died by the Vi*tation of Gen.
MAALSOItOUGH4TREILTe.-41 alter Nnlias .Ikaid was
yesterday charged with obtaining £lO of .F. Staff tt by
false pretences. The prisoserhad succeeded in get-
ting possession of the greater part eta house, No. 9.
Bennett-street St. James'sunder pretence of estab-
lishing what he termed the Grand Union Club-house,
. under the patronage of a party of. the Nobility and
Gentry, not one of whom, howeveti, could he name.
To carry on his plan, he issued pompous announee-
ments relative to this Club throughout the town; but
his principal plan was to get goods of.diferent trades,
people to furnish this noble Clubhouse, which djd,
not succeed ; but he had another trap, in 1t
prosecutor was caught. On the 6th ingot kloo/11t1V::
tisement appeared in the Newspapers for m,„gortv:
vain. to engage at the new Club-hoese ; aniViniwthe
application of the complainant, who had Lein a
ter at the Rainbow and Stock Exchange Co-.
hOusis, he was sheers a delusive plan, which helskeit:
the advantages to be deriVed ; that he was dit receive
.4150 a-year as head-waiter, provided his perquisites
did pot exceed that sum, and his wife was to be
houstkeePeY. but he must advance 450 to aid in fur-
nishing and decorating the house. He advanced £lO
out of the 450, which constituted the fraud.- All
the furniture obtained was one hazard-table. Atm%
Aber man advanced 410 for a situation as porter.—
The prisoner stated himself always to have been a
'gentleman, and said his servants would have been
well off had he carried his plans into Hi
was confident he had committed no fraud; but the
Magistrate being of a different opinion., committed
hint for trial.
Mansion-uouss.—Yesterday lir. Lardalt J. Lew.
ard, and Sarah gene,, were charged, t former
with uSeriog, end* whole with having in theirseision a quantity of base money.
deposed, that he saw Lazenby, on Wednesday morn.
ing. go into a shop in Aldgate,, and baying tuforma•
tion that he was a dealer in bad money, be watched
him. After the prisoner left the shop, the Officer,
went in, and requested to see the money he had ten-
dered, which proved to be a counterfeit shilling.
Wray then begged of the shop-keeper to mark it and
keep it separate. He then pursued the prhoner, and
took him into the Blue Boar public-house, and pro-
ceeded toaearth him, when he found in private poc-
kets several counterfeit shillings and sixpences. He
then took him to the watch house, and having ob-
tained the assistance of Kinnersley, the officer, they
proceeded to the house of the prisoner in Stepney.
fields, which they found fast. Upon knocking, how-
ever, thole:mile prisoner, from a two pair of stairs
window, demanded their business ? and not seeming
disposed to open. the•door, Wray left Kinnersley in
charge of the front door, while he obtained admission
through aback window. In the mean time, Kin.
nailer observed the woman throw something into a
pot on the fire. Both officers having secured.admis-
*ion, they found, carefully made up., hi parcels, a
quantity of base silver of various descriptions, a heap'
of filings, a quantity ofilream of tartar, aquafortis,
ramp% ke. They then examined the pot, which
Was still on. the fire, and filled apparently with peas-
*bop ; but upon emptying it they found no less than
lone hundred and ninety-two excellent imitations of
Leonard hiving come to the door while
the officer, were in the house, he was also searched,
and a quantity of base shillings and sixpences found
upon him. A-parcel of copper, amounting to three
,Isouticls, which it was supposed he had brought for
;be purpose of purchasing.base silver, was also seized
roe his•person."—They were remanded.
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