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a sheet, looking-glass, and counterpane, and pawning
the same. The things were produced, and sworn 10
by George Davis, son of the prusccutor.--Fully
committed. •

While the committal was being made out, the pro-
secutor interposed, and requested the Magistrate to
let him forego the prosecution.
Mr. Girroun said, his request could not be grant-
ed: he had brought the prisoner there on a charge
or felony, and it was his (Mr. Giifurd's) duty to
send it to a Jury.
UNION HALL.—STRIPPING A House.—Yesterday
Joseph Oliver was brought up for reexamination,
charged by Gleanon and Hall with burglariously
stealing a quantity of household furniture, the pro-
perty of Mr. Barnett, of Wellington.place, Newing-
, ton, on the lath of November last. It appeared
from the evidence of Mrs. Barnett, that she went out
e ray in the morning of the day in question, leaving
no one bin the prisoner, who was a lodger, in the
house on her return in the evening she discovered
that the furniture had all been taken away, and also
that her lodger had disappeared. She gave imme.
Jiate information to Hall and Glennen, by whose
exertions part of the furniture was traced to the pre-
mises of two respectable brokers in Walwortli.—
Shergold, the constable, also traced the prisoner to a
lodging which he had taken in Wilson-street, Lam-
beth ; and here, in his apartment, were found a table
and several other articles of furniture, which were
awf.ru to by Mrs. Barnett, as well as some articles of
wearing apparel, which were also taken away with
the furniture; and in the drawer of the table the
01fietT discovered Mrs. Barnett's certificate of het
marriage. He made no defence, and was fully com-
mitted for trial at the Assizes.

BOW-STREET.-Yesterday Fraarir &feria,: was
brought to the Office by James Gibbs, one of the
Horse Petrole stationed in the neighbourhood of
Romford, charged on. suspicion of being concerned
nith others in committing footpad robberies in the
county of Essex. One ot the. party suspected 'of
being concerned with liini aas James dlund,ty, who
was committed a few days since on suspicion ot being
one. of the footpads who stopped and robbed Lnke
Spriogham on Friday three weeks at an early hour.
The latter attended again yesterday, and stated that
he was going with his master's cart and horses to
fetch a load of soap-ashes, when his cart was stopped
in Whalebone-lane by some men; two of them got
into his cart and demanded his money. He replieJ,
he had not got any. This did not satisfy the robbers;
they knocked him down; one of them knelt upon
his stomach, while the other, who he had no doubt
was the prisoner, emptied his pockets of all the mo-
ney he possessed, consisting of three shillings, which
they made off with, and also took some bread and
cheese in a bag which he had with him for refresh-
ment.—The prisoner denied being the man ; and the
woman whom he cohabited with stated, that she
could prove he was at home and in bed at the time.
Sir NATHANIEL. CONANT informed her, that if sue
could satisfactorily prove it on his trial, it would be
of service to him. He was fully committed for trial.
Mary Digby was charged with robbing William
Day of sixteen shillings, at three o'clock on Sunday
morning, at a coffee-shop in Black moor-street, where
he was asleep, and there was no person air him but
the.prisonar, wheet.isa awoke.—She was defitia-al

An Election foriCeeper of Tothill-fields Bridevrell,
is expected to take place at the next Quarter Sessions
for the City and Liberty of Westminster. Theron)*
several candidates.

Friday the 3d inst. the Commissioners of Hackney
Coaches revoked the licences* No, 99, 659, and 924,
being all belonging to one owner, oa the complaint
of the Inspectors, for keeping the whole of his horses
in such a state of starvation and wretchedness as to
be incapable of performing their labour. The dtivets
of several coaches and chariots were fined is sundry
penalties for exaction.