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POLICE.
• BOW-STIMET.--ROBBERY AT THE POST Orrter.—
Yesterday Mr. NAM was occupied nearly the whole
of the day, In investigating several charges of rob-
bery at the General Post Office. The substance cf
the circumstances is. as follows :—For some time
compleind have been made of letters, containing bills,
bank notes, &c. being lost ; also that notes had been
taken out. Several persons were suspected, but the
grounds of suspicion weie not sufficiently strong to
take them into custody. At length tome bank notes
that had been paid for cettntri notes that had been
stolen, were treced to Wi}finite Griffiths, the beadle
and chapel del k of Lrideweil Hospital ; and al-
though he was coesidcred a respectable reran, yet be
not giving a artisfrictnry account how be became pos-
sessed of them, Tie was taken into custody on the
21st asst. The =come he gave was, that he re-
ceived then} from his Wile, who he did not cohabit
with. It being le4mt•that shetesided in Park-place,
Kennington, early the following morning Vickery
went to the house described ; he was anseered by a
servant, who said her mistress was not up. Vickery
proceeded to herbed-tooth, and found her and a
tnan in bed together. Mrs. Griffiths went into fits ;
but the officer having assistance at hand, soon se-
cured her and her gallant. He afterwards proceeded
to starch the premises, and in the bed-room he found
a great number of bank notes. He secured, his pri.
soners, and yesterday a full investigation took place,
when the man proved to belong to the General Rosa-
Office. Griffiths, the husband, being admitted an
evidence, his deposition was read over, from which it
appealed that he and his wife had separated in Oc-
tober, 1811, by mutual conser.t. On the morning
of the 28th ult. she called on him, aild asked him to
p,et her some notes changed, and on his examining
them, he found they were .Worcester and Evesham
bank notes. He took the Lank of England rotes be
had received exchange to his wife, at her house in
Pat k-place, but was not positive that they were the
identical notes lie had received for the ceantry notes,
as he had mixed them with other notes he had got in
exchange fin some Newbury notes. He denied re-
ceiving any part of the notes, or in any way particisl
gating of the amount for his trouble, except that he
did not pay his wife so much for a separate mainte-
nance since he had been in the habit of getting notes
changed for her, she telling him she received them
fiom a friend. The way hits wife 4ot money, be-'
&Ars what he allowed her, was byletung lodgings.—
The other , &honer, H.,Johns, lodged with her. At
one of his interviews with her, at her house .in Parke'
place, when Johns was present, he told his wife he
had Raid her £3 too much in his last settlement for
notes he got exchanged, which Johns acknowledged,
saying that he had found it out after he was gone,
and it was returned to him. In another conversation
with them, it was observed that the person concerned
with Johns ought not to receive half the amount,of
the notes, as he ran no risk in getting them thatiged.
When-he got some of the last Worcester notes chan-
ged at Robarts and Cog's, in Lombard4treet, Mr.
Curtis, jun. brought a printed list of lost bills, and
examined those lie was presentineor payment ;
however his notes were paid. He mentioned this
Circumstance at his wife's, which appeared to create
some alarm. Mrs. Griffiths was asked what she had
to say to her husband's statement ? She replied, a
great deal cf jt wers true, and a great deal false. She
admitted that the gave him the limes to get change,
and that he -was not a participator. ' She attributed
her husband's conduct to jealousy, observing lie bad
said be would be revenged. She refused to tell who
she received the notes from. Site denied, most so-
lemnly, that she received them from Johns, and said
he was perfectly innocent, but persisted in refusing to
tell who she had the notes from. Johns denied Grif-
fiths' statement.
Mr. Hope, of Pershore, in Worcestershire, said,
that on the rah ult. he, pnt into a letter different
Ilank-notes, to the amount of £15.5, and, put it into
the Post-Office, directed to Messrs. Robarts and Co'.
Lombard-street, on account of the Tewkesbury Bank.
The Corresponding Clerk belonging to Robarts's
Bank stated, that all letters relative to the business
of the house pass through his hands, and no such
letter came to him.—Several of the notes ie this letter
were proved to have Leen exchanged for Bank of
England notes by Griffiths, which he had received
from his wife.—The Inspectors of General Post let-
ter-delivsrers proved that Johns was on duty as a
sorter on the 28th of November, when all the letters
directed to Robarts's house must have passed through
his hands, and at which time, in due course, Mr.
Hope's letter would have passed through the Post.,
Office.—The prisoners were -committed -for further
examination, aild Griffiths was discharged, on his
producing two sureties for his appearance.
JiNtou Alas and R. Price were charged
With stubbing a tradesman, in Blackfliar's-road, of
nine 3s. pieces.- -It appeared that the prisoners went
into the shop in question about a month since, and,
under a pretence of wanting some three-shilling pieces
with thin edges, requested the mistress, who was in
TWELFTH-NICHT CHARACTiIIS.—Two Sets c f new :the shop, to skew diem some: she accordingly shelved
I-them a drawer in which she had just before'deposited
Characters have been executed for the present season,
and may be had gratis cf the Coptractors for the Lore' twenty, which the prisoners perceived whilst looking
tery. Messrs. S WWl' and Co. and Messrs. R tette RDSO•79 I through the shop-window. They turned them over
Goo Deuce, and Co. on application at either of, their i several times, and then returned the drawer to her,
Offices. Pastry Cooks and Confectioners are lequested observing, there were none there that would suit
may them ; but as they had -given her so much trouble,
to state in writing the number of sets they
respectively want,
which shall be sent to them if peg-1 tiro, would not leave the shop without .purchasing
sible, or as near the number as can be spared. The soMesfeng of her: they then purchased some niffing
article, and went away. Soon after, having occasion
Lostery Offices will, as usual, be provided with sets
of the Characters for their Customers. fir change, she went to her drawer, when, to her
CtittOliS MATCH—Carter, the pugilist, whose mas. mortification and regret, site perceived, that though
seyly pedestrian performance has pl iced him high on there were no thin-edged pieces amongst them, yet
that Ist, has bOen matched to run three amateur pe. her customers had reduced their number to eleven,
de. !rians, on Sunbury Common, on Monday next, and having taicen nine away with them.—The prisoners
to the following distances : the first is to receive are in custody on suspicion of being concerned in
give
yen ds out of two miles, the second 600 yards, and several robberies, and were of course remanded.
the third 700, for 30 guineas. 'I he ground
to perform ground to be A coal-merchant was fined ,g3O, for having in his
taken at starting. Carter is backed a,
' waggon .30 sacks short of measure, and a further sum
the distance in, ten minutes and a half. ' of WWI for having a bushel measure in the same cair.
yft. Jacques, a pedestrian, started from the Edge. riage of smaller dimensions than prescribed-by Act'
ware.:aad on Monday last, to do 200 miles on foot, ofrarliament.
in 72 hours, for a wager of 200 guineas, being at the 1
rate of 67 miles a day. He did 74 miles on Monday, Last week, as some, 'workmen were employed in
sand 82 oft h., use and halted at a village near An- pulling down an old hise Northampton-.street,'
,l,iver ; and at 11 o'clock yesterday lie had or ly 24 t icy discovered the skeleton of a man in its perfect
rieles to do, and was in good condition, so that he s ate, which, from its appearance, must have lain
won with ease in several hours less than the given t sere a considerable time. The inhabitants in that
strzct are unable to account fur this singular affair.

CONSCRIPTION.

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Tyrant ! view the ensanguin'4 plain,
Myriad* mite; myriads slAin ;
View the remnant of thy'host,
Hope revered, and glory lost !

Youth, devoted to your doom,
Furc'd to arme, and torn from home,
De%thed to'return no more,
Slain; you freeze on Dnieper's shorel

Was it in your Country's cause,
Justice, Liberty, and Laws?
Blood for this. is nobly dna,
Glory bolters o'er tot t'.rad

Tyran,7,No!-7.for thy renown,
For the bat}ble•tif thy (—own,
Toi thy'pritk ard dab st. of poser, .
Slah tkes.ireese on Duleper's short!

Lodi, Alain-Bit, and Jena,
PUMA, Aspirn, roroutebina,
Conqueror, or eonqored, know,
Blood's the'priee, and war Is woel\

Colonies, not one remaining ;
Commerce crush'J, finantes *airing;
Navies to destrosetion
Still you rule a 1 rustrlit'sturerld

ME yen call for leifetts pore
1140 ever 7ortal led befdre
Still Too rage, Lod calculate,
England's fall hi Russia's fate!

Childless parents, wislow'd 'tv West
France in you a'one sutvivesi
Woe and womau-cultur'd ptains,
Till the world Napoleon reiemi
Fit FNCN
COURT adLENDAR.

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The fo loWing list of Preach Generals, with theil'
t iget:er with an account of the different
:wenches of the Imperial French Court, Must prPve
itremely useful to the rnblic, particularly it the-
present moment,
Soveteign of liolland—Franees Bealtharnnis.
King of Naples.-4vlarelial Murat, Prince Juachint Napoleon:
Queen et Naples—Caroline Bonaparte.
King of Spain—Prince Joseph Napole,..n.
King of W. et tpbaha--Princo Jerome Napoleon. -
Viceroy of Icaly--Prince Beg ne Beauharnuis, (4th Corps.)
Princess Borghese--Peolina Bainayarte.
Princess ofßaden—Stephania,do la Pager*.
Grand Duch..ss of Florence—Eli,a Bo :wade.
Grand Duke of Berta-Prince Charles I.ustis Napoleon.
Grind Duke of Warsaw—Frederick Augustus IV. King and
El...ctOr of tilasm.y. . ••
• hi:ho oil.yons--Cardinal Fetch..
Prince of Pootecorro-.-MArshaißernadocre,CrowsPrince of
..wedeu.
Prince of Neittcbstel—Marshal Benbier, Vice-Constable of

France.
Prir.ce of Essllits—Maritel leassena•
Prince of Bases ento-•••Talleyrand, Vice Arch-ClAncellors
Prince of Eckmuhk.—Marsital Davou.t.
Duki of Abraotes—Marshal luoot.
Duke of Albuff ra—Count Socket.
L'ul-e r f Auerstadt— Marshal Davoust.
' Dui* of Bassario—Man t, Secretary of State.
Duke of Belluno—Mar-Ital Victor.
Duke of Cadore—.Champagny. Mini-ter of Foreign Afralz s.
uhe of Castiglione—Marshal Augereau.
Duke of Cotnegliano--Marshal Tvto:icy.
Duke of Dalmatia—Marshal soutt.
Duke of Dantak—Marshal I.efebure.
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Duke of Elchingen—Marshal Ney.
grand Duke of Florence—General Bacchiochl.
Duke of Frig['—" arshal Duff Grand Marshal of the Palace.

Doke of-Montebello--Marshal I..asnes, killed at Wagram.
Duke of Istria--Marshal Bc.sleres, Commatitier of the lass
{teal Gorda.'
Duke of Otranto...Touche. Goverr.or of Rome.
Doses's Pados-=General Arig a.
Duke of Parma—Cambaceres, Arch-Chancellor.
Duke of PlArenza—Marshal Lebrun, Prince Arch-Treasurer.
Doke o 1 Ragusa--Marshal Marmon.
Duke of Reggio—Marshal Oudinot, (2d Corps.)
Doh: of Rivull—Marshal Massona.
Duke of oVigo.-General Savory, Minister of Police.
Duke of Tarento..-Marsbal Macdona d, (10th Co; ps.)
Doke of Triv.so—Marshal Mortier.
Duke of Valmy—Mar.hal Kellerman.
Duke of Vicenza—General Caul.ocourt, Grand Cha.bberbin,
ard Master of Saxony.
Ex-Marshal Brune, (supposed to be murdered).
Ex-Marshal Jourdan. I Marshal Perignoti. 1 Marshal Serrurler.
lke following General. of Division are also Barons of the Empire :
Borde.Soak I Ruard I Valtier, and
Rajol Subervie Denon.
be following Generab of Division are also Counts of the Empire
Andreossi. Sebastiani. •
Baraguay de Hillier.. I Vandamme, Coihniandant of
&lliard. Boulogne.
uyeres. Linoh, Vice-Admiral
CO4vion St. Cyr. Grouchy.
Delisnce. 'Hogendorp, Governor of Ko.
Du Governor of War.' ningsberg.
saw. Hulin, Governor of Paris.
St Germain. L0i4.011, Governor 01 the impe-
Ornaud. riot Palace.
Rapp,Governor of Dantzie, and Miuberg.
First Aide-de-Camp to the Montkrun.
Bil.peror. Morand.
Rtigoier.' Nansouty.

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