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London, England, 1816-12-27 00:00:00

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Mstrotox-Houm.—Yesterday PratEs was brongbt
up, for the purpose of being discharged from custody
on bail. The Crre Somme suended the Office,
and stated to the LORD MAYOR that he was satisfied
with the security offered upon the responsibility of
Mr. MARK Buttartw, of No. 85, Oxford-street, straw
liat.maker, and Mr. CHARMS Pennsum., of New.
gate-street, boot-maker. for the appearance of Thomas'
Preston at the next Session, to answer for a misde-
meanor. The bail was then swot% in the presence of
the LORD MAYOR, and bound for the prtsoner's ap-
rarance in the sum of 4.50 each ; Preston himself
was bound in the sum of iiloo. We understand
that Preston did not deviate from his resolution to
make no application for bail; of course those who
have answered for his appearance came forward vo-
luntarily. There were as he calmed to expect, many
who were willing to become his security. The per-
sons who have bailed him are very respectable.—
Preston's Solicitor attended, and seemed,xo exercise
some authority over him, for he did not n4mr a word
upon being brought up, and study hoWed to the
LORD MAYOIt on leaving the Justice room. which he,
did in company with his bail.
Hooper will be bailed to-morrow; and it was re-
ported yesterday, that all of those ender similar
commitments will, at the beginning of next week,
meet with friends who will give them a temporary

liberty.
A sailor, named John Raiff, who has frequently
been brought before the Loan MAYOR by Officers
who have many times found him on London-bridge,
and AS frequently ordered to undergo the usual form,
for the purpose of being passed to his parish, was
, yesterday again put to the bar under similar circum-
stances. The Loam MAYOR observed, that he was
determined to punish a practice of imposition which
WAS beginning to grow very common, and ordered
the offender to be tent to Bridewell, and well flogged.
George Savage, the driver of a hackney-coach, un-
derwent an examination upon a charge preferred
against hitn by a Mr-Silver, of stealing a parcel
containing some property out of the coach, which
the complainant had left for a few moments.—Re-
mended.

Bow-Imam—Yesterday Efizaktk Thentftion, one '
of the gang of wretched prostitutes that nightly infest
Idle Lgighbourhood of Temple Bar, was brought be-
fore RICIIMIE Blum, Esq. for examination, being
charged with having stolen a watch from the person
of John Forest. It appeared that on Wednesday
night, as the prosecutor was returning home, he was
accosted, near Temple Bar, by the prisoner, who in-
vited him to treat 'her to some gin, it being, as she
designated it, ig Christmas rime." The prosecutor
readily complied with her request, and they adjourn-
ed to a public-house for that purpose. On coming
out, the prisoner, not contented with the liberality
already 'hewn towards her, asked him for some mo-
ney : be consequently gave her all the halfpeoce he
had. Still the prisoner was not satisfied, and on pro-
secutor assuring her he had no more money about
Ihim, sbe snatched his watch from his fob, and ran
away with it ; but she was pursued and appreben ded.
She was remanded for future examination.

William Roberts, an urchin not more than 15 years
of age, was broil& up under a charge of threaten ing
his mother's life, under the following circumstancvls:
It appeared thAt he was pursued to his mother's house
for picking a Gentleman's pocket : she would not
suffer him to escape, and he immediately seised a
knife, with
_which he threatened to cut her throat.--

The -poor woman, with the greatest emotion, told her
melancholy tale, and intormed the Magistrates that
she had spared no pains to have the prisoner properly )
educated, but. notwithstanding all her maternal pre- i
cepts and admonitions, he was daily treading in the '
paths of dishonesty and vice, and unless lie was in
some vray taken care of, she feared his conduct would
bring him to an ignominious end.
Mr. BIRNIX remarked, with horror, the peculiar
ingratitude of the prisoner, in raising his hand against
the life of his mother ; and told him that he might
depend on being properly taken care of.
A curious case, arising from the festivity of Christ-
mas-dity, came to this Office yesterday, and under-
went a long and voluble discusilon by a party of
males, who inhabited the same house, and who had
unfortunately only one kitchen to carry on their culi-
nary operations in. On the rine hand, an unprovoked
assault was alleged to have been committed ; on Cie
other, it was said to be only a deserved basting for
wickedly and maliciously ;sating a pail of cold water
into a copper in which a very fine turkey, a beautiful
plum-pudding, and a handsome piece of pickled-pork,
were being boded, by which means an excellent din-
ner was spoiled, and a hungry company dissatisfied.
After a great deal of persuasion, the Laslisi were
prevailed on to adjourn their noisy disc.'s* In the
open air, where the matter was settled is ad Amicable
manner. ,
Usiof-Hant.—Snvirm Coss.—A decent trades-
man residing in Lambeth-road, applied to blr.
EVANCE yesterday for advice under the foilowing cir-
cumstances t—He stated, that from the nature
ile
trade he was obliged to take a great number o
pence*. He yesterday Morning sent one to a baker's
shop in the nizighbotsrhood for some rolls ; the baker
refused to take it, though the Mint impression upon
it was visible. He wished now to knew Irons the Mai
gistrate. if there was no mode of punishing the baker
for his refusal ? If there was not, he observed, he
had better shut up his shop at once and go to the
Parish, since it was no use his taking money which
no one would take of him again.
The Magistrate, on looking over the Acts of Par-
iament on the subject, regretted that he had no
power of assisting the complainant, though he con-
sidered the person who refused to take the InOney
very much to blame.
The complainant then inquired, whether if he had
taken away the rolls and lett the sixpence, he should
Crave been gpilty of an illegal act ?
-The Magistrate said he did not cbasider there would
have keen any thing illegal in the complainant's doing
so, if the 6J. was-legal coin, In that case it would.
be a legal tender, and he would be protected by it.
With this opinion the complainant welt away ap-
pavently satisfied.
RATING PLAEBB Or POBLIC WOREGIP.••-It. will be
recollected, tbat at the late Sessions at Guildford an
order ash made lot rating the Rey. Rowland Hill's
Chapel toy/Ards the support. and maintenance of the
, of the parish of Christchurch, and on an inspec-
dun of the Receipts sad pipits de4red from ihe Cha-

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pel, the Magistrates-flied 111416 as. a fair
rat
assessed. Mr. Webher's names as Treaqtro„r*:'
Chapels was accordingly inserted in the n. xr
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ment. arid a sum of Al 6. 18s. vies ci.arved. ‘‘:
the Overseer applied to Mr. Webber
that gentleman refused to pay any ilpfam
refusal Mr. Meymott, the Solicitor, wl.r) is \e'l44
traces
of
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ari s!' .
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,motions to be diteCte
Mr. Webber, eating on him to ai_yeir and oh
cause why he refused paymant of the su:n in 0,
;ion; and why, if he continued such refusal, •
rant of distress should not issue ? Yesterday least,'
dtiamYer Mr. Webber
edinthesnomtmapnpnesa.
After waiting t! a usc~
ring or any uric fur ~~
Mr. Meymott proceeded to prove by the evident, i
Mr. Bransdrum, the Oversee:, that the rate hdj t,„;
duly demanded of Mr. Webber, and that lte err
to pay it. Troughton, the beadle, al,o pr, t.
he served the summons on Mr. Welker. Thi
having been gone through, Mr. Meymott a pl,t, f.l
a warrant of distress, which the Magistrart, .
EVANCii and Mr. ICMG, granted. We tioderstaild:
defendants have declared their deterinati,,n
,e
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pay till they have the opinion of the Court of y.
Bench en the subject.
QUEEN-SQUARS.—Yesterday Amer CArant,
Barker, and William elnderion, alias Jack Re 43,,
re-
charged with robbing Mrs. Eliza Wilt
containing a silk gown. Mrs. West said, dui 4.0 t.!
a fortnight ago she was walking, along ea.:,
with a bundle in her hands, aoi the three „r,„;
hustled her. The prisoner dethrane wrested *
bundle out of her hand, struck her violently, and 1,1
away. She cried ig Stop thief," and he was iollowtt
by the watchman and taken. Edwards, the cros.
stable of St. Margaret's, from information he reetirm
from Anderson (who is only twelve years et E.O
went to the lodgings of the other prisoners, and r°o
them into custody. Cochrane, who is the ringleader
of a juvenile gang of thieves, was filly commind
for trial ; the others, on account of their youth, ece
admitted evidence against him.
A Serjeant in the 3d Regiment of Foot Guar%
accompanied by a private, named John Patchett, be-
longing to the same Regiment, brought a very hand.
some travelling trunk to the Office, which he raid he
had been ordered to do by Captain Hall, Captain of
the guard, and to ask the Magistrate how it WU to be
disposed of? It appeared that yesterday morningot
six o'clock, Patchett went on guard as sentry at the
Queen's House; a little after seven, as soon asit was
light, he saw the trunk standing on the ground, very
near the inside of Buckingham-gate ; lie called
assistance from the guard-room, and on tlieirexaniis.
ing it they found it had been forced open by All inn
' crow and stripped of its contents. The direciiiin *r.P.!
been torn off. 'lhe trunk was taken to ti.e guard.
room, and the Captain not knowing *hat reps
were proper to be taken, had sent it As ab,ve -ra-
tioned. The Magistrate (P. CoLQUHous, Eq..; o-
rectei that the trunk migiit be lett in the cite of al
one of the Officers, and it say Wed be advertised sitA
a description of the marks, lc was tecordilyly
livered into the care of Pace, and the Serje.int v
desired to inform his Commanding Officer Loyd IL:
dispcsed of.

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EXTRAORDINARY BAND OF ROBBERS.

ASSIZE ( ',UR PARIS, DECEMBER °.3.

'The Court of Assizes yesterday, atter f( or ho rs'
deliberation, pronounced judgment in !Ile affair rt.
lative to a great number of robbers. Sixteen
accused, viz. eleven men and tive women, 6gotr,l:l
them ; some as authors of midnight tit:p..(ll6o,
committed for the most part by scaliinz ; out rs as
i-eceivers of the stolen goods. One of the ptimien,
reamed Gonthier, vvas aged only 13 years six months;
tl to rest had hardly pAssed SO.

Almost all of ifiens manifested at the trial a qr.
pt ising effrontery. One of them, named Jarlsc•::,
the elder, who had assumed as his :on: de guerre Cr
Ric k.narne of Pied-de-Celeri, said—,, How i Yre.
sidont, do you desire me to avow myself iq
destroy my mistress ? Promise me !hat she th.:!:,l
safe, and I will acknowledge every tiiiag."
Another, named Gurgy, pleaded his own cause :
he dissembled nothing, and stiught only to atilet ;Is
Judge's, by stating the mistartunes, true or taie,
which, accor.!itig to him, left him no alternative,
,since the age of la. but to because a robber.
One of the charges against Jardinand, the Chief of
this band, was, that he bad inuoduced hiniselt, in the
month of January last, into the apar:Mcnt el Ve
Countess of Caraman, rue St. Dominique, and (P-
-ried off a gold watch, suspended at du! /wail nt Ole
bed, without disturbing, her Ladyship's repot.
was acquitted of this charge, but found guilty 0n...1
the others.
The *flay acquitted four of the accused, and er-
clared all the others guilty, but pronounced only hp
a majority of seven to five, respecting two sisurt, eve
aged ;8, and the other 28 years.
Jardinand, the elder, has been condemned to IU
years hard labour ; Jardinand, tl:e younger, to tir.
years ; Gurgy, to tive years ; the test to re:ay,
ten, or five years. With respect to Gontliter, the
famous punishment has been converted iiity five ye,,n
imprisooment, on aacount of his youth.
'ilia three female convicts wept ahundantir
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hearing their sentence pronounced. lirdinaio,
elder, exclaimed, with vie ence and i h ...aspherny—
" The judgment is had, Gurgy is more guilty than
I, and you have condemned liim only to five yesis.
The gendarmes imposed silence on him, and all ti.;e
prisoners suffered themselves peaceably to be reon"
ducted to the Conciergerie.

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a bachelor. His niggardly disposition did out per:llA him tote'
joy the bounties of Nstin a: which Ptt ()yips cE t.a.! plarel
his reach, and he latterly denied himself the common ners•u•
ries of life, :hat he might add ar.other s:iinea to the Iteq. Too
days prior to his decease a neighbour called in to vhdi him, atli
was surprised to see him eating a raw potatae. " Joke," sahib's
"why do you eat your potatoes raw? I tbiok they cat:entry"
very palatable to a person of your years." "Ob ! 411".11
'John, this Is as sweet as an apple !" After his (boil. f""
*phew and heir fogad Sfso guhieas concealed in au oil ew
door of which was made up with loose bidets, aid lad bet"
Inewly plastered over; the newness of the riasterri; lad to
happy discovery. "11;.! nephew's name is (kap Ri•••:lraY,
4* resides in Ma desileld•

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