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LZIOWS Nth► POCIIRi ROAD BOOK OF SCOTLAND.
Lama, Na IS, fkratati. wee.
We can safely recommend this work as obe of the hest,
if indeed not the very best. guides to the tourist or travel-
ler in the north. It contains an account of all the detect.
and also of all the cross roads in Scotland, along
with a very ample description of every remarkable
place, its curiosities, manufacturer. contrairce. and via.
cipal inns; and, from personal knowledge of 'malty of
the places which it describes, we make no doubt that
it may be erfeiy relied on. It is accompanied by a
small map of Scotland, in which every village• of ate
appears to be correctly laid down. and also with a pa.
aoramic sketch of remarkable objects in Edinburgh,
which will be highly useful to a stronger in the northern
metropolis. The work does not admit of extracts being
made from it ; but the traveller may spend many a
pleasant boor in turning over its pages. and those who
do not travel, acquire mach valuable information with-
out stirring from the Are side. It is a handsomely ste.
cuted pocket 'volume, and does great credit to Mr.
Luou.

A Yomuntaabow airy—Friday. last, as a Yorkshire.
man was journeying on horieback from his native
county to Northleach, in Gloucestershire, he, at Broiss.
grove, met with two gentlemen, one of whom luckily
discovered dm he also was a Yorksbiremaa. The three
came to this city on Saturday ; after partaking of some
comforts" together, the newly discovered native of
Yorkshire told bis countryman that he was going to
Nutty a very beautiful girl, who lived at the Hope Pole.
to which inn the "bole party adjourned. fur the double
perm, of viewing a beauty and emptying a bottle;
though the fernier was not discovered. the latter mad.
its appearance. One of the Yorkshireman's friends
baring, is the course of the compotatioo, gone out,
returned in apparent alarm, exclainiiag that there
were so many rogues in Worcester, that he would
secure bis « paper." He accordingly dabbled up cer-
tain pieces of paper, which he *aired 'ln hts watch
fob ; his companion did the same, and the Yor !Airtime
was recommended to follow the example ; be did so,
and taking frown- his pock* 2.0. or SW. in bank notes,
his friend doubled them up for him, and appeared to
deposit them in the watch-fob of the owner. But the
proverbial sagacity of his native province did not en.
direly forsake the traveller, and he left the room to make
some inquiry abbot bis 'new friends : Charles, the waiter.
knew nothing about them; this was startling, but still
more startling was the .discovery that the roll which
bed been deposited in his fob was composed of any
thing but bank nein. He immediately drew forth
cocked a brace of pistols, which were his travelliag
ennspaniobs (as protectors from highwaymen !) and
rushed to the room where be had left the swindlers. Mail
they bad left tool He then ran to the Inn where the
horses were left, but there he only found bit own—the
Others hiving conveyed their masters (who bad ordered
them to be ready at a moment's notice) a over the bilk
and far away." This was almost too much for human tio.
durance. But the' Yorkshirensan bethought himself time
Yr. Orchard might throw some light on the subject. Ti
him be accordingly applied, and bad the satisfaction of
finding that the two worthies were tirstannitgans—old
acquaintances of the police—and a journey to /limier
bans was recommended as the only remedy foe the
Yorkshire %right's complaiut. Thither he accordingly
went, and had the gratification of finding
.both the
Gentlemen under the can of the police, havrag gell
into trouble" upon another charge of a shallot de
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ASKS= SSUSSD to amen TIMIS cram.
" gas—We beg leave respectfully to state. that yesterday the
Fromm to the execution of their de_ty were resisted and most
grossly Molted by a large body of the Undergraduates of this Uni.
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(`whale &divides's, actively concerned In that disturbance,
were In consequence coevened balite the hada of homes; sad we
alum but think that the punishment adjudged affords me adequate
security against the recurrence of a similar outrage.
We therefore fiel that the proctors have sot leficiently the
madam or support of the heads of Muses to enable them to
• pelican that discipline which they hate engaged to upheld.
"Under these drawastasces, we beg leave respectfully to resign
the avtral dices which have been intrusted to es.
(Signed) " A LIZA N DER IL WALE, &n. Proc.
0 HURT NELVILL, Jun. Pate.
• 0 IL TWOPENY, Proproter.
0 FREDERIC SMITH, Proprocur.
0 April
".To the Rev. the Vice-Chancellor."
Pembroke Ledge. April IS.
" Whereas ea Thursday last, the oth inst. a great number of
• I:Warmers:es ',ambled together le a tumultuous manner, and,
sas it has heat represented to es, with a premeditated design of is
curtain of the University Olken;
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111111 e, the Vice.Chaneellor sad Heeds of Colleges, hereby give
notice, that If any perm In sown pupilleri shall hereafter meet to-'
.gather in such manner and with such design, and labig se met,
shall off a any insult to any University Meer. on being warned to
disperse, shall not inunedistely comply, they shah, or being duly
movicted, be expelled front the University.

"G. AINSLIE, Vice Chas. OM. DAVY.
J. LINCOLN, w W. CHA FY,
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FBA& BARNES, M W. FRENCH.
" R. T. CORY, "H. GODFREY,
It) XV!4 CHR. WORD. WORTH, "W. FEERE"

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SMITHFIELD MARKET.

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The public attention ought to be directed to a Bill
'tow before Parliament, by which the Corporation of
London proposes to enlarge the present market at
Smithfield ty the addition if three roods of land (one'
rood of which Must necessarily be consumed in ',-
poaches, &el' for which accommodetion the Corpora•
lion requires the followiog increase of tolls—namely, isle
every beast. which now pays one penny, the sum of
oevenpence ; and for every score of sheep, which now
pays twopence, tenpence. Mr. Dean's evidence before
a former Committee of the House of Commons states the
.present profits of the City, atter deducting the expense
of collectiog, to be 2.106 L 134.3 d. and the present tolls,
after the expense of collecting, to be 9711. lfie. Id.
Multiply the present product by the proposed in-
crease, and admire the liberality of the Corporation of
London 11l Will the landowners and graziers through-
out England, and the consumers of animal food bought
at BnrthBeid, patiently submit to this? Will any man
of common sense say that an addition of half an acre
cau materially tend to remove the loss now sustained
by huteh'ers and grittier, owing to the present crowded
state of the market, and the consequent cruelty practised
on the animals? As a further boon, the Corporation
proposes to stop up the present thoroughfare through
the market for hackney-coaches and car ts de r tog market
bowl. Will this diminish the present obstruction daily
experienced in the leading meets of London, or will it
tend to the better protection of the lives and limbs of his
Majesty's subjects, so long endangered merely for the
pecuniary benefit of the Corporation of London?
The Bill has already been read twice in the Commons,
and will pass through the Committee on the 28th inst,
unless the people and their representatives inseslidiately
bestir themselves.

IKEY SOLOHON4:
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A rearm has very generally preiatird, for the list
.• three works. in the east end of the town, the theatre of
the principal part of his exploits, that lkey Solomons
had terminated his career in South America, whither
hefted esc4ped from New Yuk to avoid the muse.,
riprences of sonic extensive frauds and forgeries which he,
in concert with two others, who had been tried and con-
victed, had perpetrated on the banking house' of that
city. The rumour, from what has subsequently Iran.
spired, proves to have been utterly unfounded, and ap-
pears to have been put in circulation by some of his
friends here for the twofold purpose of burying every
inquiry into his fate, and concealing his meditated in.
gentian of going to Van Dieman's Land. To this rash
iftep he is said to have been impelled by the only good
feeling that had a place in his bosom, viz,, a strong al.
fection fur his wife and family, the former of whom
being after his &Ott tried, and found guilty of receiv.
ing stolen propeity, was transported, together with tier
diilditn, at her own solicitation, to that colony.—
limy embarked at itio.delatreiso under an auunsed
name, on board the Coronet trader, for Van D:e-
man's Land, bin scarce bad he entered Hobart town
when he was recognised under his fictitious appella-
tioo, and his studiej disguise, by some of his old
customers, who congiatulaied him on his safe arrival
ationg them, and complimented him on the dexterity
hi had evinced in his several hair.bceadth escapes both
in England and North and South America. The re-
cognition proved most unfortunate for the fugitive, for
it baring reached the ears of the authorities oat no less'
a personage than the celebrated 'key had reached the
Cplotry, they had him taken into custody, to await a
communication front this country as to the propriety of
his ing transmitted home to undergo his trial for the
.numerous offences with which be stood charged when
he outwitted the turnkeys of Nance. That this was
thefact_was la+t week communicated to his father, bat
.he discreJited it altogether, and, shaking his head, sir
.ssifieantly said to his informant, "1 don't believe st.
hey is too good a judge, and knows better:

. Luminous —ln the bale village of Rindolpb,
(Ohio). which domains only about 1411111Inhaillents. that* are said
Ishtissesty•three barbers., • . •
temovAl '1 the blettagetia ham Exeter Change,
Its bees elected without the slightest molest, and with a bold.
sent end tact that could only hive been the mutt of leas practical
"aperients.
COSCULATIoII NOWMPAIMRS.—.There is an ankle,
as the last number of the Noislosisfer Iletkw, en the 61 Weekly
Newspapers." in which it is mated, apparently as seed authority,
that the total number of copies of Newspapers, primed in Oren
'Britain, dieting the week, u warty /00,000; that** daily average
is, moseopsently, more than 70.000 ; and that. tadadles Children
sod ethers wins cement reed, every IST persmor Wit thee else
Neitopapee aseesig them.
&laminas bad half a dove bottles, and as many
emalire, before him wises the familiar spirit of pectic mom was
epee idol; thus philosophically proving that light and heat are the
ireogeolal elements of Ufe. Beam composed his immortal song of
Ibis. She eis'e, after taking as stir-op am." TIMMS being asked
haw be could paint wins ets beeadfegy In the midst of whiter?
replied. that be had as 6* on Lord UMW, table." Ba-
ykal forgot, over a bottle of wine, that be was a bastard • and.
Gosmairrn never composed !Akita* till after he bad left the
teem. ,Braiso wrote hie immortal lathe et TAe BROM Bards and
goad Reviewers between two bottles. one wine, sod the other gin.
Dessau insulated Virgil over a bottle of Lord Damen wine;
mad alumna as himself, Fancy's child. wrote Ids Merry rays V
Nitissr when drinking Queen Base's present of sack. Baur
Ciariwaui, °filet/trial patinoey. conceived his noblest and Waist
40.._06 seer his bade of claret ; and it was theft, too. that Loots
met ibavgba of combed% the Arbtatellau ker. Pars kept
Orals at dmapaine is his Lady to " help. be MENA speedo" sad
Omaha. mein his vistdordeak.—Limpod 11§44. •

•
A NTRIELECT—VESTRY MEETING.
Thursday evening a very respectable Meeting of de.
potations from Committees of Inhabitant HOsfaeholderi
in various parishes of London sad Westmintitsr was held
at the Freemaso s Tavern, to consider of Measures to be
adopted for reforming the Vestries in their respective
parishes, and in support of s Motion to be submitted to
the House of Commons, by Mr. Hobhouse. touching the
abuses and general operation of the Select Vestry aysmm.
Deputations were preient from *the parishes of Mary.
la-bonne, St. Pancras, St. James, Westminster. St. Mar-
tin in the Fields, St. Paul, Covent Garden. St. George,',
Bloomsbury, St. Giles in the Fields, St. Giles. Cripple-
gate, in all of which petitions from large bodies of the',
inhabitants •have been prepared, complaining of the!
'misrule of Select Vestries.

Colonel Jones was tailed to the Chair.
The resolutions of a former meeting having been read,
and some matters of a private nature disposed of,
Mr. Hoauovsc, in &cadence with the wish' of the
Meeting. proceeded to state the course he intended to
pursue. His motion would be for a Select Committee
of the House of Commons to take into consideration
the Select 'Vestry Ls ws as operating in parishes within
the Bills of Mortality; and if he were successful in
his motion, he, should then introduce a Bill, ready
framed, in which the elective principle would be
recognir.ed, and to be modified according to 'cif-
, clintstances. The measure could not, under present
circumstances, be extended to parishes in other' parts
of the country with any chance of success, and a'
clause would be introduced that no parish be included
without the concurrence of &certain proportion, say One
half, of the inhabitants. The Hon. Gentleman having
spoken at some length in support of the principle for
which they were contending, said, it would be his wish
to show that io all parishes where the Vestry is close and
select, there were grievances—general discontent—and
application'to Parliament. ' supposing the Select Com-
mittee to be granted, it would be composed of different
parties,and he should endeavour to have such Members in
it as would prove of service in the discussion of the busi-
ness. It was then that he should call upon the gentlemen
of this meeting for their assistince, and should feel ex-
tremely obliged for any information they could furnish
him with as to the mode in which the parochial matters
were managed, and the difference between select and
open vestries, proving the advantage of the latter. He
should suggest, that one or two Gentlemen, intelligent
and experienced persons, be delegated from each parish
for that purpose. He anticipated that he should have
to encounter much opposition; but if he experienced a
present failure, such a mass of information would be
laid before the country, that he felt certain of ultimate
success. He should always be at his post, and they
might rely upon his best exertions for carrying their
purpose into effect.

Mr. Faun having made some observations upon the
evidence that would be produced of miaapphcation.
neglect, Ste. on the part of twain of the Select.
Mr. Houton's' said that what he should want would
be, in the first place, evidence of the amoral discontent
in any parish occasioned by the Select-Vestry ; and then
as to the Datum of the Vestries, and other matters coo-
nected with them, without any personal charges ; for
he found that where personal. charges were made awe
was more disinclination to afford relief than if they am,
five.' themselves to the abstract question.
Mr. A'Sackax, and another Guatemala from St
James's Parish, addressed the Meeting id explanation of
some matters CODOCCIed with their pariah which appeared
o hive been imperfectly understood..
Mr. Wryness made a clear statement, sonsewhat at
length, of the growth and mina', of the Select in Sint
Pancras, who now rule in that parish; self-appointed and
irte.ponsible to the pari.bioners, whose money they have
the power of expending.
Some'other Gentleman were proceeding to represent
the grievances of their respective parishes ; bet it was
agreed that statements upon these matters should be
forwarded to Mr. Hobhouse, before the time appointed
for his motion..

Arrangemeets. were then made for communications
of the various parishes with Mr. Hobhouse, after which
that Gentleman retired, amidst the applauses of the
company.

AresOlution was passed. thar king Mr. Habhouse for
his attendance that evening, and for the communication
he had had the kindness to make to the Meeting.
A vote of thanks was afterwards passed to the Chair•
man, for his able condom in the chair, and the business
of the evening having been disposed of, the Meeting
adjourned.

Some workmen employed in making excavations upon
the site of the ancient city of Fesu's, in Tuscany, re-
cently discovered 9,000 pieces of Rom in coin, struck
under the Republic, Julius Caesar, the Triumvirate, and
Augustin. •
MATRINoniAL FELICITT.—Senday last,John Yates,
who had been married 53 years, wore the same coat at
the funeral of his wile in which he was married, and
although in his 78th year, he observed to the sexton of
our parish chutch, after the funeral, in reference to the
antiquity of his coat, "If I thought I could meet with
another woman I could like as well as the one I have
just buried, I would have no objection to be married
again in this old cage The buttons on the back of thO
coat are 15 inches asunder.—Blackerens Wel%
aster Jeered. • • •
Thursday, two young men left Glasgow, for ti plea
btu e excursion to Camsie Fell., where they spent the
day. Ou their return to • Glasgow, they somehow or
other separated from each other, and in the evening one
of them was found by two men at the road-side, is
slate of ins mibility ; be was carried to a public:house in
the neighbourhood, where medical aid was promptly
procured, and he recovered. On Friday his companion_
was found dead in an adjoining field.—Glatt' ete (Tahoe.
BRUTAL OUTRAOL--.As Margaret Crams*. the wife
of a soldier of the 752 regiment, stationed in Drogheda,
was, about the hour ei eleven o'clock, on the night of
Wednesday last, proceeding with bey husband's supper
to the gaol guard house in that town, she was ses.upoo
by a man and two women. After Mies knocked down,
the man proceeded to use' violence on her person, while
the wretches is a omasi's shape held her down. They
robbed her of every article of clothing they could de-
prive her of, from her bonsai to her shoes and stockings,
acid left her in a state unable to move from the place
(the Rope walk); where the unfortunate woman remained
till next anorning. Mr. *Canary, the very efficient
and active Chief Constable, took prompt measures to
apprehend the miscreants, and was so successful as to
lay his hands on the two females, who were folly ides-
tsfied. Their names are 'Mary Melee* and Elisabeth,
Herm both women of the town. On their persons
were bound the cloak, handkerchief, and shoes, of the
victim of their brutality. They have been fully com-
mitted for trial at the oen. Assizes; The male villein
has is yet eluded the close pursuit set on foot after hill)
bet as be is well. know., beaus hardly escape thiledve,
vigilance of Mr. McCartney and hisgiartyei../rfibPalten

MELANCHOLT ACCIDENT AT HECIEMONiN
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Is is this week our painful dute,to record one of those
accidents which -occasionally occur. without any reel. r
adequate cause for the,effects producsal. On Sunday
evening last, duri the performance of divine worship
in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. at Heckinondwike,
a rush was caused bye pan of.the congregation taking
alarm at the falling of a stove-pipe, the result of which
was the death of six individials, chiefly young people.
The followipg are the particulars—Mr.Wm. Dawson. a
local preacher. of Barnbow.near this to wn.w as preaching
a sermon in the evening, after which it was intended to
have made a collection for the Sunday' School connected
with that place. He preached from John" ix. 4,! I must
work the works of him that sent me while it is day, for
the night cometh when no man can work." At about
a quarter past seven, when the preacher was applying
the practical part of his discourse. it is supposed that
the pressure of the crowd (for the Chapel was filled
to excess) had shaken or displaced •the stove, which
was in the body of the Chapel, and a little in front
of the gallery. 'From the stove was an upright pipe,
connected by an elbow with an horizontal one, run-
ning under the gallery for three or four yards, and
out of the front wall of the building. Thii pipe
was feebly supported by nail crooks, and, from the
cause above mentioned, it fell upon- the people be-
neath, but without injury-to any one. At this moment
that part of the congregation in the vicinity of the spot
began to retire. This caused an alaim jn the minds of
many not acquainted with the trifling nature of the
accident. The consequence was, that an alarm imme-
diately became general. The panic in the minds of the
people in the gallery was very great, from the circum-
stance that a large quantity of dust and soot ascended
towards them. A belief was thus induced that one
end of the Chapel bad fallen down, than which nothing
could be more groundless. • Then came a general rush
from all puts of the Chapel. which was continued
end increased by the crashing poise made by trampling
upon the broken fragments of the stove-pipe which
had fallen on the ground. The shrieks of females,
the cracking of the wood work, end the jumping of
people over the' pews, produced an appalling effect
upon the congtegation, who seemed engaged in one
general struggle to make an escape. The preacher in
the pulpit used every effort to quell the alarm, but his
exertions were fruitless. An individual, perceiein; the
crowd hastening towards one of the doses, closed it.—
This caused the ucumnsulation of a dense mass of
human beings in a porch of but small dimensions, where
they remained a short time wedged together, till either
from excessive pressure, or from the excitement of
fear, the cries of those within induced some persons
who had made their escape from the open door, to
force the one which had hitherto been kept closed. This
being with some difficulty effected, a scene.presented
itself which beggars all descsiptioo. Those nearest the
door were young persens,who were immediately thrown
down and trampled upon by those in the rearothers fell
upon them in making their way ow, and when the plea-
sots had subsided, the passage to the door was literally
choked with males and females lying on the floor. so
closely wedged that it required considerable effort to
extricate them from each other. Those who-had been
fortunate enough to have their faces exposed to the
air suffered comparatjvely little injury, but others
here suffocated before they could be removed. • Part
of the assembly remained in the chapel. A report'eas
.at length brought in that four perecial had Veen Wed.
Thirnatorally excited a fear in thelreastia thine Who
remained, that those individuals might form a past of
their Oita family, and the visitation was immured by
their reships to ascertain whither that was the fact
Stilt several people seemed ifispe.ed quiedrto remain
in their pews.' but their fears were again soused by a
person who had gone outside. thissiting his umbiella
through two of the widowi at the back of the chapel.
After singing and prayer, the service was concluded
without making any collection. The following is a list
of the dead—

Jobs Leaning. aged 14, take.. est deed, apprentice to a akar
maker at &ainehte, mar SvAtbeniank ; Emma W►iteley, taken
out dead, Heckinondysike, aged 13; Betty Utley, taken oat dead;
ditto, aged 33, unmarried; Ann Heald. Wien sett dead, ditto,
aged IS; klartha &rem, taken wt dead„ ditto, aged 14; Hairy
*Gamy. died on aloaday evening, ditto. aged 7.

Tuesday an Inquest was held on the bodies, at the
bootie of Mr. Schofield. the Wnodman lon, before Mr.
Jewison, Coroner, and a respectable Jury. Mr. Thomas
Wilson and Mr. Joseph Croft were examined at con-
siderable length. We ire in possession of their evidence,
which entirely confirms the statement given above.—
Mr. George Whitehead deposed that, having beard Mr.
Croft's deposition. it was perfect in all its parts. 'fbe
Coroner summed up in an appropriate manner, after
which the finding of the Jnry was as follows:-
44 That the said Emma Whiteley, on the 12. h day
of April. in the year aforesaid, was attending Divine
Service at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at Heck-
mondwike. in the parish and county aloresaid, when
accidentally a stove-pipe fell soddenly down amongst
the congregation, which then and there excited
such great alarm and fear. that great nombeis of
,the cougregation so assembled rushed instantaneously
to gala the west door of the said chapel. and that the
said among the rest. in mating such attempt,
was then and theie.accidentallithrowo down near the
. . dial& of the said west door, and was then and
by the •preseare of the crowd, instantly seas
and died.
...A 'ember of humane gentlemen have set a sobacrlp.
Soo' on foot, and have gone rotted with it to the sew
opulent, for the purpose of raising a fund for giving
assistance to bury the dead. and of affnrdin& relief to
those who are bruised or otherwise injured. the number
'of.whont. it is painful to add. livery great i and serious
*Wits are entertained as to the recovery of three of the
iiifivldoals. A copy of the petition for this hemline
object has been sent to this town, and will be handed
to .the blanket merchants. and others connected with
.the Hockesoodwike trade. The sum already subscribed
,emottnts to upwards of 201. We all sure that to call
in the aide( the benevolent upon this melancholy occa-
sion, we need only add that all the sufferers are very
rier.--Lecis litteiligincen

Wednesday last, Mr. Chapman, accompanied by Mr.
Shaddick, landlord of the Nulett Arms. Chard, bearing
screams of murder from the house of Thos. Newberry,
butcher, of Chard, ran in to offer assistance. when they
found the latter severely beagles his wife, who is Mr.
Chapman's sister. Having compelled Newberry to de.
list from his outrageous proceeding. Mr. Chapman and
Mr. Shaddick were about quitting the bottle. when
Newberry suddenly dstabbed the-former in the groin
with a butcher's knife so dreadfully, that an immediate
consulsusion of all the medical and surgical Gentlemen
in the town was deemed necessary. The victim of this
ferocious attack is still living, and having undergone a
very painful and serious operation, it is thought that be
may recover; but be still lies in a very doubtful state.
The assassin has absconded.—Tian den Coatis:.

" • ASSIZE

CHESTiIIs A►ea. Is.
sew the Hen. C. Wain* and doe Hos. tisetas Snell.
N 11/SPA I, IR Lien.-- /IA Tll 2 •. FL Sten en.

Mr. J. Jangle opened the pleadings. and stated that
the damages were laid at 1,0001.
The defendant pleaded the general issue.
Mr. WILLIAMS stated the ease. The plaina. Mr.
William Mayne. was a Lieutenant in the Nifry, and
most respectably connected; the& iendant, MI. John
Fletcher, was the proprietesi, printer, anal publisher of
the newspaper called the Chester maids. After in'
dulging in some remarks, the Learned Gentleman pro.
ceeded to read the libel complained of.
C.avestai.—(Frost a eurreseeedene.)—A tan thin knew. eat of
heath appaready, and calling himself C.aptain Mayne, dressed same.
times In an old drab great colt turned, at ether doses la titbit an
aid bloc at black one turned she, sad the leiter dyed, accompanied
by a &etc squat, vulgar, and lequadosee Irialterentaa. ebb one eye.
are traveling the pantry. Impede( open, and taking hi the nessa.
pectins and enemy ; they centamence by stating that ahoy are In ea.
!mileage eta luxe we et emery from Ireland, that the Gawkiness
is a casein of Jedge Mayne's. and the Lady a near relative of Lord
Gott. By them and dollar represeetationos they have imposed
epos numbers at &edition* 'barkeepers, (the Wag being quite
seed le Wales). Their roots has hitherto been Wreak:tea, Retitle.
and Flint, nearly to Holywel; in the %riser place the Captain, by
some unlucky soma. got into llrtdewsn. Scarcely a person in Flint
has escaped them modem charmers.
The plaintiff did not bring this action for the purpose
of making a profit of his character; he sought only to
have reparation made him in the face of the Concr,
and in order to evince the sincerity of the plaintiff, he
would then propose that if the defendant would make
a suitable apolft ogy, a 'verdict for nominal driage'
should be teen.
Mr. Sirgiant Jones—Mr Lords, Mr. Fletcher, at
the time that the paragraph complained of was inserted
in the newspaper, was ill and confined to his bed, and
knew nothing of the tomposing, ptinting.,ot publishing
•ith which he is charged; and the next week he dial
that which every hououraile minded man would have
done—he inserted a paragraph expeessing his regret
that any thing should have appeared in his paper teat
could give pain to any individual. The planniff was
an entire stranger to him, and he bad not even seen
him; and be would not now repeat the charges in the
paragraph.
Mr. WILUAMI—Ay 1 Mr. Fletcher, it would appear,
is always ill in bed as those occasions. I have a recut.
'action that he was so on a former occasion of this snit.
The cause must go on.
Proof was then given of thedrfeodant being the prin.
ter and the publisher of the (hater Chromic*. _

It was proposed to put in the newspai er from which
the Learned Counsel had read the alleged libel.
Mr. Sergeant Jonas objected. that me publication of
that particular paper was not proved. '
Mr. WILLIAMS contended. that the 11th *Katz of
the 38th of (hinge 111. c. 78, did nut tender that on.
testa: pi
Mr. Sereant Join—That section goes on to say,
that it shall not be necessary to trace the publication to
the individual by the perchese of the particular paper
containing the matter compleir.td of at the u.ual place
of business and poblication of the defendant.
Mr. Justice JlWlrls—Certainly.
After some &idler discussion Mr. Huxley, from the
Stamp office. produced a copy of the paper of the 28th
of March. 1828. which was read by Mr. Prothonotary
Lloyd. 'Oncoming to the word •• Captain."
Mr. Sergeant Jos is—What 1 what ! what I Captain
what?

Mr. LLOTD.—Captain Blank.
Mi. Sergeant Jonas—Captain BI ink I why, I have no
such name here on the record.
It appeared that all the names of this col y of the
paper were in blank.
Mr. Wittman then looked to the former paper; its
admi-sibility was reargued; after wbich.
Mr. Justice Jams said. that as the Lord Oriel Joss
lift and biussels differed as to the admissibility of the
first paper, it would be admitted as evidence, giving the
defendant leave to move, in cue a verdict passed
ag.iast him, to enter a nonsuit. He would sake care to
put the case that there was no evidence of publication
m Cr.e.hire, except by the title.
Mr. Thomas Jones examined by Mr. Justice Janata
—I am a solicitor at Holywell ; I know the plaintiff;
Mr. (not Captain) Mayne ; I read the paragraph now
in my hand en the Chester armada, at liiilywell, on
the day of publication. The descript....." eta responds ,ie
every particular with his appearance.
Mi. Justice Jaaws—Did you, Sir, in consequ .nee of
that paragraph, discontinue to associate with hon.?
Witness—l never did associate with him; I had 9417 '
a usual acquaintance with him.
Crobs-ezamined by Mr. Sergeant Jonsa-1 do not
mean to say 'hail real the paragraph it this particular
copy of the paper ; I had only
.a might knowledge of
the plaintiff; 1 cilia 1 saw him Seat at tbe King's Arms,
din Holtwell; I Cannot say whether the de.croptino of
the Leal I. equally evict; the nature of rny, acquaint.
;once was a peotessional sine; I was prutessiiieally zoo.
_corned against hint; it was t obtain payment of seer.
geon's bill; I had some other engagements with him.
which it would be 'professional breach of faith to state;
he might base been three reeks at Holy well; I have
heard that he is now at YirkJale,. near Listi pool; I
_cannot say by what means he lived at Holy ell.
The Cutar JUSTICZ stemmed up tatter Mr. Sergeant
Jones had addressed the Jury for the defenJaa.) iather
in favour of the plaintiff..
The Jury iastasier found for the plaintiff—Damages
Five Pounds. •
SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF ROUSURRALING 11 A
FACTORY. • .

John Hobson, aged 21. and John Pendell, aged 20,
were indicted ior breaking and entering the warebonse
of Messrs. Corbishley sod Co. silk• manufacturers at
Macclesfield, and stealing tbetein a 'Until of silk rib:-
boas and a means cloth.

The A TTOIRMIT-GINIIRAL MI • Urro•C011111611411111
conducted the prosecution.
Mr. LLOYD appealed for the primmer", • /..• •• •
The fact, of the caw wore these-1n consequence of
information received on the night of. the sth February,
a watch was set within and without the factory of the
prosecutors. About twelve o'clock on that night one
of the windows was forced open, and two persons
entered, and began to take away the. articles charged.
A pistol was fired as a signel, when the pr isomer Hobson
was seised, and the other prisoner retrosted by the
window that he bad entered, and fill into the river
Bollen, o bich runs by the Factory. He was, however,
taken. but escaped, and was retaken shortly afterwards.
Part of the property was found in his bate. Dana facts
were sworn to by several witnesses. • .• . •
On bein/ called upon for his defence, the prisoner
Norden said that he had not with Hobson, who was a
stranger tnhim, and he told him that he was seeking
work, and had no money; he treated him with meat
and drink, and be proposed the robbery. They went
together, and got into the factory. When there, Mt.
.Lockett fired upon them with a pistol, and bit Hobson
ow the bead without saying a word, which was an Ma-
gid act, and be bad no tight to do so. Another ear

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• 1 hi, •
table firedidid bit m; OW/ had no tight to do thiti
it was not the law.
Wham then beaded in the following. which he re.
quested might be read as his defence:
• "John Hobsos. who is indicted with Jobs Powdell,
charged with breaking into the warehouse of Joseph
Corbishley and Co. states,' that two nights together,
previous to the robbery, Powdell came to him, ad said
sf he would go with him be would make him a hand-
some presiat. The first time be did not explain him-
sell; the nest he called him out of his lodgings, and
took him to a cook shop, and gave him something to eat
and drink; whilst there, Powdell proposed the robbery
of the prosecutor's factory. saying that it could be doge
safely. Holmes told him that he was sot accustomed to
any thing of the kind, and at first refused to godurt
Powdell pressing him, saying, that there was no dap-
ger, he consented to go; they went; Powdell entered
tbrugh a window, and called Hobson to follow, which
he did ; upon which Lockett. the constable. fired a pistol
•at him without saying any thing, and he and another
visitable immediately apprehended Hobson,but allowed
Powdell to escape through the window; be was takei
up the nest morning (it is supposed) by the order of the
Magistrates, and that Powdell informed Lockett tithe
robbery previously. Powdell. who is a strangers, Hob-
son, has told him since the robbery, that be has been in
Laol several times, and that be had been employed by
ockett to trepan persons to commit crimes, end to
give information thereof. Hobson has no money to
engage Counsel, but wishes Lockett to be examined, vs
to whether Powdell informed him of the proposed rob-
bery; also the other constable if called."
,William Lockett, the constable of Macclesfield, stated
that he was informed by the prisoner Powdell that a
rubbery was to be committed at Messrs. Corbisbley's
and Co. previously to which be bad received an anony-
mous letter, and that it was that made him think there
was sonietbing in it. When be saw Powdell he said,
"that he might as well be transported as live as he
did ;" in consequence of the letter, and what had been'
&Aid to him, a watch was kept at the factory; Powdell
told him that a man in a flannel jacket was to be there.
The Learned Jonas, in summing up the evidence,
remarked, if the Jury believed the witnesses that bad
beets called, there could be no doubt of the guilt of the
prisoners—the defence that Hobson bad set up made
no difference as to his guilt—they were in law equally
guilty.
. The Jury pronounced a verdict of Guilty, and .they
were sentenced to be transported for the term of four.
teen years.
Powdell was charged with having been before con-
victed, but under the circumstances of the present case
the Learned Judge thought it unnecessary to go into
the evidence on that charge.

'ITALIA° A COACR PAM'.

Robert Owes., aged S'2, was indicted for stealing at
Stockport, on the 18th of March, one Bank post bill of
the value of SW. two Bank of England notes of the
value of IW. each, and ten Bank of England notes ci
51. each, the property of Thomas Cartwright.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL (Mr. Commonest with
him) stated the case. Mr. LLOYD was for the prisoner.
Mr. Thomas Cartwright;—l live at Stockport= ass the,
18th cf Match I had occasion to send one hundred
pounds to Mr. David Holt, at Manchester; the pri-
soner was the driver of a coach running from Stock-
port to Manchester; I put up the 1001. its a parcel,
there was a 30/. Bank post bill, and the remainder was
in Bank of England notes—l gave the parcel to the
prisoner. and told him to deliver it to Mr. Holt, before
11 o'clock that morning, and that it was a valuable,
parcel; that was on a Wednesday, and the next day I
found that it had not been.delivered, and gave informa-
tion to Mr. Barrett, the officer of police at Stockport;
on the following Sunday I saw, in his possession, 9.51. in
notes, some of them I knew to be the same, but parti-
cularly the SOL bete.
Cross-examined by Mr. LLOYD—The coach I believe
belonged to Matthew Pott; I did not book the parcel;
I entrusted the money to the prisoner; I had beforeen-
trusted him with larger sums; I always considered him
to be an honest man.

Elizabeth Carl saw the prisoner at Macclesfield, on
the 18th of Mach; in the evening, at the Flying Heise;
he was going by the Herald coach to Coventry. I
changed a M. note for him; I saw other notes in his
band; he first offered me a 101. note. _ _

. J.Stavelyßarrea—l am deputy constable of Stockport;
on the 19th of March 1 went -to Macclesfield. from
thence to Coventry, and then onto London; at Meta's-
* field I saw Shottleworth, the guard of the Telegraph
coach; I arrived in London, at the Axe Inn. Alderman.
bury, about half-past seven o'clock on the following
evening; 1 saw the prisoner and Thonsts Shottleworth ;
1 took him into custody; he said he was very sorry;'
—be could not tell what possessed him—l received
trout Thorne. Shrittleworth. in the presence of the pri.
stoner. SlL—the prisoner said be bad changed one of
the 51. notes that he had out of Mt. Canwright's par-
cel at the Flying Horse, Macclesfield. to pay his coach
-fare--,he prisoner had always been considered a very
• honest man, and I have entrusted him with money.—
that was his general character in Stockport.
• Thomas Shuttlewotth stated, that after he had got
in with the Telegraph coach to the White Horse. Fetter-
lane. he sent to the Magpie and Stump. which is oppo.
site to it; and he theist saw the prisoner—he told him
that he had taken a parcel—he admitted that he had,
and immediately gave him the mosey, and-said lie
could not tell what he was about—he then told him
tbat_Mr. Barrett was coming up by the Herald coach,
whe' he offered to go and meet him at the Axe inn,
.Aldermanbury. and be did go.
This was the caw for the prosecution.
Mr. LLOYD took an objection to the indictment, and
Obtained that there was no taking, and that there was
no contract to carry.
• Mr. Cenwright was recalled, and stated that he was
to have one shilling from Mr..flolt if delivered before
acres o'clock; he supposed be would bate de shilling
it delivered after eleven o'clock. The case was argued
at considerable length, and many cases cited.
Mr. Justice Janina said that be had given the case
his serious considerition, anticipating that such an ob•
jection might betaken; but in order to bring the obi
sedan into such a shape as would answer the purpoid
of justice, and to take the opinion of the twelve Judges
if necessary► he should leave it to the Jury to say wise;
tber at the time the prisoner. received the parcel, be
did not .receive it with the iatention to convert it to
his own use?
Several most respectable witnesses were called, who
gave the prisoner a most excellent character.
His. LORDSIIIP then proceeded to sum up, and ref
quested the Jur y to say what moment of time the pn4
sooer conceived the intention of taking the parcel,. folk}
ing it into their consideration that be was told that it
was a valuable parcel, and that he said be would cok •
care of it and would deliver it. .
file Jury found the pirisoner Guilty. but not, with:
..feloniottainteut at the time be, took the parcel, but ;ha ,
be conceived the felonious intention on the road bp

two Stedman and binfichteeri they flusher
recommended him to mercy on ground' of Ins
former good character.
The Connie said it could pass judgment on the psi-
goner, or detain him until the opinion of the twelve
Judges was taken, and that might be a long time; apd
under die then impression of the Court, the tunnies
might have expired by the evilsion 'of date; prOlialsly
some course might be adopted that might spare the
necessity of taking the opigoo of the Judges—prefab:4Y
by taking bail to appear if called span for judgmtat.
Mr. Arroanier Gsnianr. teed k dint personally be 644
no feeling, but the offence wits of a veryserions nature;
be bid a public duty to polaris, and if it pissed exit
out punishment, it might be imagined to be of if trieWs
natpre ; he was, however, in their Lordship' hinds.
Mr: Justice Jitavte said that it was a case of greet
difficulty, and it being understood that four persons
were ready to enter into retogniiances for the prisoner,
in the sum of 501. and that the prisoner should enter
into his own recognisance in 20P1. to appear if called
upon, the Court observed that that *mold render the
opinion of the Judges unnecessary.
Mr. Arroaxar objected to that arrangement unless
the opinion 'wits taken.
The Cover --Then the Court will take anal to-snos.
row to decide what shall be done.

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