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London, England, 1831-05-16 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

aantdthine
Maxims-Dor sz.--Johm APCab. was charged with having ri,,,,i ‘,.
the London Institution Library, in Finsbury Circus, of several v;le.
able books. The prisoner obtained admission to the library throuel,
favour of a member, whose ticket for the Institution he has for many
months back had the use of. His apparent studiousness and coni,.‘,,
attendance in the library was often noticed, and long as die librarian.
have been missing books, their suspicions, from his respectable appear.
ance,and the auspices under which he gained admission to the Institution,
never once attached to him. At length, finding the shelves thinning
the subscribers,
very fast, and not being able to produce several works inquired for LI
HBleacwkas's.reemitYa.nr:aledi 4u3intri:
Mr. Maltby, principal Librarian, and Mr. upeo4 sTilibii..
librarian, commenced an inquiry at the pawnbrokers in the neighbour.
hood, and succeeded in tracing out 48 of their books, pawned by rhe
prisoner, In his own naniTriaimafteer
receive
effacing the
orethetlhnansti2atutiaonv-dsltnammep:
following pawnbrokers rtb—Mr.
Sowerby's, Chiswell.street i and Mr. Jacob Russell's, Fore-strcet ; and
minoeneoeuttanbocee
ondide,thone
Friday.
Bow-svascr.—Saturday, as Mr. Halls was about to leave ti
Bench, a gentleman arrived at this office, for the purpose of o'otainio,
the assistance of the Magistrate, to discover the perpetrators of a roi;',
I bevy committed at the house of Lady Nelson, on Friday night.
applicant stated, that the jewels in which Lady Nelson appeared a: 11. t
last drawing-room were of the value of 80,0001. and these were 41!
within reach of the thieves. _ _

Mr. Halls expressed his surprise that an earlier intimation of the
robbery had not been sent to the office. The gentleman replied that
the truth was, Lady Nelson was so alarmed at what bad occurred, as to
render her incapable of taking any step to recover the property ; and
indeed, strange as it might appear, her Ladyship had not a single in.
dividual of her acquaintance in town at the time, except himself, and
he knew nothing of the circumstance until he called at the bouts by
chance that evening. Two of the new police establishment bad beer
called in, but the gentleman said he had been informed that they had
done nothing:the whole of the day but sat in the kitchen romping with
the maids, laughing, and eating and drinking.
Mr. Halls, after making some observations on the manner in which
the New Police took up cases of this description, sent a messenger far
Ruthven, and desired him to make all haste, and proceed with the
gentleman to the residence of lord Nelson.
Towx-HALL.—Skinner, the elder, appeared to sustain several in.
formations laid against hawkers for trading without licenses; some es
whom had taken out licenses lut year, hut being poor, were unable to
renew them. There were five in all, three of whom the solicitor con.
sidered himself warranted in calling upon the Alderman for convictions
against, which being unable to pay, they were committed for thrw
months.
THAMES PoLicz.—Robert Quail, master of the brig Alert, !yin,
in the St. Katherine's Dock, from the Gold Coast, was charged with
stabbing William Biggen, a seaman, on the 9th of December last, oft
Acors, on the African Shore. Some trifling dispute had occurred,
when the defendant swore at Biggen, and run his sword.atiek
left thigh, close to the groin. A struggle took pl.we, and the defend-
ant cut him on the shoulder. Biggen put his hand up to defend him-
self, and caught one blow, aimed at his head, but his hand was se.
verely cut, and his hat was pierced. The defendant was ordered to find
bail.

The total number of visitors to the Horticultural Gardens
last year was 224,745.
MEDICAL BOTANY: The medico-botanical society of
London has offered a gold and silver medal for the best essays
on the questions, What is the vegetable substance which
could be employed with success in the cure of hydrophobia?
and ' on the medicinal qualities and uses of any indigenous
plant which is not yet sufficiently known, or ou new uses
and applications of any other indigenous plant.'
We regret to have to announce the decease of James
Maze, Esq. of the house of Peter Maze and Sons, of Bris-
tol, who had gone from Alexandria with a party to explore
the Pyramids; he had ascended one, and in attempting a
second, without a guide, was precipitated from a great height
to the ground, and on his friends coming to the spot, they
found him a corpse. He was a gentleman of amiable and
excellent character, and formerly consul for France at the
city of Bristol.
LORDS ELDIN AND ELDON.—Mr. John Clerk (after-
warde Lord Eldin), in pleading before the House of Lords
one day, happened to say, in his broadest Scotch accent,
"In plain English, ma Lords." Upon which Lord Eldon
jocosely remarked, " In plain Scotch, you mean, Mr. Clerk.'
The prompt advocate instantly rejoined, Nee matter! In
plain common sense, ma Lords, and that's the same in o.
languages, ye'll ken.—.. Legal Observer.
On Wednesday last the labourers in the employ of the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests began cutting down
several of the trees in the Birdcage-walk, in St. James's
Park, and levelling the ground, preparatory to letting the
same on building leases for the intended new crescent about
to be erected there. The houses are to be what is culled
" first-rate," to correspond with those on Carlton-house-
terrace, on the opposide side of the Park.
In addition to what we stated on this subject last week,
we now learn, that the Right Honourable the Speaker of the
House of Commons is about to retire from his distinguished
station. The reason hinted at we find to be a defect of
vision in his right eye—whether in a political or a physical
signification we shall not seek to determine. Mr. Littleton,
. the late member for Staffordshire, is spoken of as likely to be
his successor.—Court Journal.

At Chatham, on the 14th inet. the lady of Major Wolrigr, of the
Royal Marines, of a son.—At Lymington, on the 12th inst. die lady of
Capt. Bernard Yeoman, R. N. of a daughter.

MARRIED.

The 14th inst. J. White, Esq. surgeon, of Dartmouth-street, Writ-
mlnster, to Frances Cato Hoe, only daughter of C. Waite, 11. 11. of
Hope-lodge. Woodford, Essex.—The 12th inst. at St. Luke's, Oid•
street, Mr. N. Felstead, of Stamford-hill, to Miss Mary Smut, of
Islington.—Tbe 14th inst. at Allhallows Staining, Mark-lane, Mr. H.
A. Graves, of Hackney Road, to Miss E. Davison, of Billiter-street.

DIED.
The 11th inst. at Hastings, in Sussex, John Burt, Esq. of Ashford,
Kent, in the 24th year of his'age—the 11th inst. aged 38, at Winllan
Llansahnfraid, Montgomeryshire, Jane, youngest daughter of E. Ed-
munds, Esq —at Hampstead, the 13th inst. MTS. Elizabeth Sotheby.
aged 82, relict of Mr. Sotheby, formerly of York-street, Count-pr.
den—of the hooping• cough, on the 14th inst. Anne Maria, eldest daugh.
ter of W. J. Newton, Esq. of Argyle-street, aged 8 years —at Nanle.
on the 23d ult. 91. Kecting, Esq. aged 75, formerly collector of the
Irevenues in India—the 12th inst, at St. Lawrence, near Ramsgate.Eleanor, relict of the late J. Foote, Esq. of Lombard-street, in he
78th year.

CORN-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY.
Although our supplies of English Wheat are abort, yet the rotviP
abounds so much, and the quantity of American Flour being so rat
that we find an extremely dull- market, at a reduction of 21. per quarter
from the prices of this day se'onight. Barley also meets with a rel
heavy sale, at a decline of Is. Oats being very great in supply', are 2f.
lower. Beaus are in demand, and fully maintain last week's terra
Peas have no alteration. Flour is selling on lower terms, and we es•
pest an alteration in the nominal pa ices.
Whest.new,Kent, Essex 70s 74a ' Peas Grey . 36e 401
Old .—s —s Beans, Small . . 401 gl,
.
Suffolk. (White) . 68. 72s Tick . . Xis 381
Norfolk at Sue (Red), 62s 68s Oats, Potatoe . 28s 38'
Rye . 30s 34a Poland . Ns iB+.
Barley, S4a 361 ..Fine 42s 47s Feed . . 24+ 2f4
Peas, White . 40s 42s Flour, per sack, . . Ilk 644
Boilers . . 43s M I Rapeseed . 236 .£3B Pa Isst
1

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Wheat, English (qrs.) - 3,818
Irish . . . 43
Foreign - . . 39,623
Barley, English . . 1,951

Hum. Foreign . . 1..114
Oats. English . 12.4
Irish - . VP
Foreign - 20.313
English Flour (sacks) 6.213
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