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London, England, 1828-12-24 00:00:00

ses'elied it my Watch, and succeeded in getting it out of my ft.
believe the prisoner is person ;he ran off with it in.°, glop
1 pursued blot sod called oat "atop thief ;$ I lumvededoskji,
assistance of several otherrisoos. in taking the primer to ttt:
watcbbnuse.
John Pearce corroborated this statement ; be added, he fo„„A
watch in the field close to where the prisoner was app
kikd the last witness claimed k as Ids mopetty.
The prisoner declined saying soy thing in his defence...4/.14,
Puma* rod for trial.
QUEEN—SQUARE.
Yesterday Michael Lawless applied for a summons sealust
drew Jones. The applicant said, be bad made out his
in waiting. and banded a paper up to the klagi•trate. sta
r..-d„rf.
he was ready to swear to the truth of every word. The
wessnet
is a copy :
4• May it please your WOribir,
" I, klichael Lawless, have tail a hiU before Andrew ,---
.which he fames to pay. The circumstances are peeuwr,
a:;.
toll tw :
.I.l:oorlse&jUileludvcrieewdoleviwybeitsrhsawoll:ll,:janwigiditaltruendplrialwsegitlitente,gdauhitinnietihef astims•k!
brother, during which period they abused my twits
as ass man, for which damage I charge . . 0" 0
lel 13 0
• '• This testimony I can make gond on oath,
" MICHAEL LAWLESS^
No sooner had Mr. Monatoss read the above eattaoiditurfyi
than be indignantly ordered the applicant out of the face; 1,44
tirct attempted to reason with him on the moderation of his eutp.
biseetorr—Turn that fellow nut of the office ; 1 0,,t,
heard of such a piece of impudence in my life.
Applicint-1 our Worship, 1 ant willing to swear to the facts
Mr. MARRIOTT (to GiUmure, the Chief Countable)—Tutadat
fellow out instantly.
Whereupon Gillmore ignominiously ejected the applicant esti(
the omee; who complained, in bitter terms, that he could hoer,.
justice for his wife's infidelity.
THAMES POLICE.

Some Captains of ships were yesterday summoned before pr
BALLAPTINI by Capt Compton, the dock master of the S.L.ti.
rites Docks Company, for having moored their ships eriebibift
yards of the entrance to the duck, contrary to the provident g
the Act. 'llse defendants conteeded, that under the circernou,,,
of the weather it was impossible to move at the time they w."
desired to to do ; and they were altogether iznorant a the
party having this power, which was against the zenerat
rtegaluiw
of the liver. They considered the Legislature could never Ms,
known the effect of this clause wbtn the Act passed. Nit. BA.
LANTINC ►aid be was only required to administir tae law. synowit
at ill having any feeling upon the subject. Ile could have outman
nth do with private intetests. This Company was pretested 41,
potticular Act of Parliament. MI he could do was to decide op,
that Act ; and leis decision was, that the defendaws were guilty.
*is offence witoot the meaning of the Act, and he must or*
them. lie ntitig tied the penalty one ball, and f.nrd them :4,
each, and in one e.se allowed the penalty of IL for on: hoursiritiek
period utie of the vessels remained after notice.
UN lON—H A LI«
Armes Griffiths, a well dressed young man, was charged by Jet*
Clank with a fraud. The prosecutor, it appeared, was going akin
the Newington C,auseway abuet ten thsyi back, when lie was:teasel
by the prisoner with '• My lad, du you went a pl,tce ? lam its
looking for 'such a tight youth as rm." The :trowcutor tbutted
hint and they went on, conversing together, the prisoner Whelk,
what a good place be would find it, and the wed-_-, weren't&
week. The prisoner then asked him to lend him a new shilling._
The youth did eel, but no sooner had theirrosecittor put into de
prisoner's hands 13s. drat away ran the latter, and was wen esttl
sight. Yesterday morning Clark met bins by accident 00 Blew
fi tart Ibidge. and seized him by the collar tuttila patrol came tots
assistance, and they all proceeded to this office, when the case lus.
lug been made out, the prisoner was folly committed for triAl.
_./

FIGHT BETWEEN NED
.SAVAGE AND
SW EBNEY
The match between the game Welchman and Its
Sweeney for the important stoke of 51. a.aide, was 4eeided
day, not amidst the sylvan shades. but term the marshy will
among the leafless tressed Rpping Forest, :t no great distance fin
the • Old Maypole." Both men reached the Maypole u
o'clock, not in bang up drags and four," but in humble Op
They were attensled by a very thin muster Of their ftletoisni
so thin was the assemblage of amateurs, that a modems Met
tarpaulin would have covered the lot. The tagermity Jul
Cone, Ina Mich field was called Into action to form a rin
midi* the dal of a few poles and ropes, they succeeded is in.
agookis a tnierable substitute for the ordinary arena. AU blip
hodlmer, the men entered the ring. Savage attendol by Jigi
C natal Bob Castles, and T. Sweeney by his brother Pew
lad the' Chelsea Snob. They were soon at work, sod :rit*
Ibrea few rounds Savage bad the lead, jobbing Sweeney is is
left eye with his right, which be nearly aced twig
his cheek on the same side. As the .4 march of milling" ai
fenced, however, a change in the state of thaw beam
perceptible—in good truth. Sweeney proved himself too rasa
too trash, too active, and too heavy for Savage. He bit on
great severity right and left. joi,bing poor Ned dreadialt a
lever), prominent part of his pins. administering divers aevere CAN
and intact producing a sort of foe simile of the frontispiece of
New Zcaland Chief, after undergoing the proud &stint:too of In
tattoo. To add to bb misfortenes, the right hand of Ned gave wit,
and his blows Irons that hand became of little effect. His good
strength, from want of training. also diminished; and m Meth
round; after fighting 35 minutes, and enduring as much punishoss
as would have satisfied the veriest glutton in the tiny. his smash
saw there was not a chance, and cried, “ Hold ! enough
r--
Sweeney was little the worse for Ms exertion, and actually rand
out of the ring, and in the fullness of his joy bestowed a Wenn
the mit-brown cheek of oue of the nymphs of the forest, by Who
the contest bad been witnessed whir no ordinary interest. He vsi
then conveyed berme as became, while Savage was conveyed to*
May Pyle, and pot to bed.

USEFUL REMARKS.

-- - _
Of an poverty that el the mlntl is the most
It is impossible to make people understand ttrabigner.
an mint
requires knowledge to perceive ft, and therefore he that can pi'
mitre it bath itnee:--Basnor Tarte*.
By looking into physical muss our minds are opened and •
larged ; and in this pursuit, whether we take, or whether we ha
the game, the chase is certainly of service.—Boaas.
Knowledge directeth practice, but yet practice isscreaseth km*
ledge.
The end of learning is to know Gon ; and out el that Imo*
ledge to love him and to imitate hint, u we Slay the Deans bl
pommels; ear souls of true virtue.— Almon. •

Tna CATHOLIC QURSTIOIL—The vestries of three
more of the populous pati.hes of Bristol have agreed to
petition Parliament against the granting emancipates
to Roman Catholics; or, in the more torcib!e and a'
telligible language of the prayer of the St. Paul's pi
tion, that the • legislature " will not admit the Remo
Catholics to political power, being confident that thrt
religious tenets, and their supreme allegiance to all"
reign potentate, render tt.em unfit to be memberscf
Protestant Government."—helix Farley's &idol Arr.
As Mr. Dale, an assessor of King's taxes, and M
Dumbrell, of the small 44 Thatched House" lien, Dih.
ton, were returning from Cowfold on Wednesday ercr
ing, they brought a wheel of the gig so torcibly large
tact with a post at the northern part of the town s,sl
snap the shafts, and they were both cast with dreads!
violence to the earth. Mr. Dale had his back broke",
and lies without twin of recover y ; Mr. Dumbreil ff
tured three ribs:and his collar-bone, but is not regal'
as mortally hurt.

CORN-EXCHANGE, NARK-LANE, Dec. 24.
• The Healing Trade continues in the same heavy gin ads
bleaday. and there betas no buyers from the country, priegia.
dime asedmilly as on Monday. Barley and Oats we:cabal's°,
sale, but nut lower.
issromearoros since MDIIDAT
Wheat, English (qrs.) 900 Foreign
Irish -- Oats, liostisb
Forufita 9,600 Irish
Barley, English 1,150 Foreign
Irish Flour (sacks)

r.... 11;
HIGH-WATER at LONDON-BRIDGE TO MORRO%
Motalag . 55 minute, after 4
Mumma . 9 mutates slier i
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