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London, England, 1816-12-31 00:00:00

.easurer) came to
e engagement fur the
tiN .e .my' vingon, which he stated was to be
reeveyeci.to the meeting 4t Spafields, flr the use of
*UM who were to• address the multitude. The
-price I demanded was three guineas, and the pro-
.,being assented to, I was paid two 8111 notes
and the residue in silver. On the notes were endorsed

theliame of ,Hooper. According to agreement I
l~rtui waggon to Holborn, on the morning of
• the ..ffd, of
.December instant, and stationed it at a
given apot, .near*Grars Inn-lane. Soon after I ar.
TOW, the person to whom I- had lent the waggon,
came'Ma to the appointed place. He *is accompanied
by tt nof
.low stature, whom I particularly re-
ntal:l4, having a matt upon his check (the descrip-
tion of Watson, junior.) They brought with them
a blanket-and portmanteau, which they put into the
waggon. The former I aherivards discovered con-
tained two id-coloured flags or standards, on one of
which was written, 4 The Soldiers are our Friends,
treat them kindly,' on the other several sentiments
relating to the distresses of the times.. The port-
manteau was filled with ammunition (powder and
ball), and I and the two persons described set off in
the waggon for Spafields. Upon our- arrival there
the tall man urged me to decorate my horses' heads,
&c. with tricoloured cockades, but l positively de-
clined. Several persons soon after got into the wag-.
goo, and made speeches to the crowd, after which•
the flags were unfurled, the individuals who seemed
to lead the proceedings jumped. from the waggon,
and left the fields, attended by a considerable assem-
blage of persons.—The portmanteau was afterwards
brought to the Lord Mayor by Gilmore, an Officer
of Qae,:a.square Police Office, but I saw nothing of
the elterior proceedings of the thrum—Preston I do
not knie.v,. not having had an opportunity of recog-
nizing him." .
• The witness was boon,' over to give evidence.
•Mr. Hobler, the Chief Clerk, having called for the
expeceed bail on behalf el' Hooper, no answer was
returned, and the latter, of comae, still remains in
custody.
The LORD MAYOR, for the last few days, has not
been so actively employed in attanding to conanuni.
cations relative to the younger W.stson, his Lordship
not having received more that treat letters upon that
subject for two days.
• Anthony Nell, an Italian, one of the dehtors who
some time since committed an outrage iu Wilitecross-
sueet Prison, was brought up under a detaining %vat-
rant issued by the Lord Mayor, his debt having been
compromised, to answer the charge in question..
.The 'Amu MAYOR informed the mistime, that
being well acquainted with the whole transaction,
and believing that he was led into his error by cer-
tain bad advisers, he was not disposed to inflict fur.
ther punishment upon him. His Lordship therefuie
dischetged hint with a suitable admonition.
Distuenoets SEAME.N.—Mr. liesenesow, who has
been appointed by the GGVettliliela to the place of
Surgeon to the Helder, the ship appropriated to the
receptiun of discharged seamen, yesterday bad a coo-
k-reine with the LORD MAYolt upon the sickness and
dread et n.o! tality prevailing on board' her. He
stated, that sickness to a considerable degree: was es..
perienced in the vessel, and that the cases of two per-
sons had lately become so dangerous as to require
immediate removal to an Hospital, where they died.
The LORD MAYoll remaiked, that the expense
of their interment would in consequence tail on
the City, and it was not only desirable to avoid this,
but also to remove, if possible, the cause of such an
evil, as that whit!) would lead to the filling of the
lospitals with foreign and other sailors, to the ex-
clu, an of poor afflicted citizens. His Lordship stated
that 11? was extremely anxious to obtain an o..eurate
description of the seamen of the difierent nations, in
order that he might irnrress upon their respective
Consuls the necessity of providing ships to take them
home with all possible speed.
Numbers of these poor creatures are daily received
on board- from Britiewell and other places, where,
through the attention and humanity of the LORD
Maimi, they are treated in the best manner which
the means of the ship C3ll afford.
Among other observations the LORD MAYOR stated,
that the American Caw' seemed most willing and
attire in his exertions to send home the unemployed
seamen of that nation.
laaw-senzer.—Lavender and Vickery, the adficers,
have returned to London, after three weeks perse-
vering exertions to discover young Watson, without
being atsie to pain the least comet intelligence re-,
set-emit; bim. It is still supposed that he is concealed
in or ahem. Loadoe.
MARLHOROUGii-STREET.--CHARGI OF MURDER.—A
youth named Smith, was charged on suspicion of
havitg murdered George Stanton. A number of
disorderly characters were at Leiters Coffee-shop,
in George-street, St. Giles's, the propriety!. of Which
' was broaght to this Office a few weeks since for
keeping a disordetly house. The following facts

were given in evidence:
Mary Jealous said, that she lived at Bastall's, No.
24, George-street ; she occationally assisted him in
serving tea and coffee to persons who called at the
bow. On Sunday night; ab.ait half past eleven,i
the decersed came into the coffee-room, and asked
flw a pint of coffee and some toast; she gave it to
him ; atter he had taken it, he went to a cook's shop
nearly cpposite and hae some supper. He returned,
and took some more coffee, and began to beast of
what money he had, which he took out, of his poc.
kets, and exposed to the persons•in the house. She
saw both bills and 64%41% There were about twenty,
persons (men and gii Is of ill fame) in the holm ar
the time The prisoner and about twelve others
forced themselves against the deceased ; he retreated
into the corner of the room, they followed and star-
rounded hien ; she saw the prisoner seize the deceased
by the throat, push him against the wall, and map-
pearettits if he was trying to strangle him, for be held
Wield against his mouVr, to prevent him it:taking
ar--g•tor atsistAucc. It was about hag-past out

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on Monday morning when this.bappened s she called'
her master, who came into the room, and threstened
to send till to the Watek.house, if they did not-leave
the home. The dee'eiittl appeared so linvarl! that
he ental4 not Speak.' The prfstmer took hold of floe
of his arms;'atid another man the other, and took
him into the siren. She believed that theptisoner
and his associates 'took the deceased out of the house
.for the purpose of robbing hint. She went into the
street in a short time after, and saw, the deceased
lying on the step of Mr. 130)1er's boom, about seven
doors from her master's. She SAW tssto watchmen
and two patroles battling las forehead with vinegar.
Mary Lea, an unfortunaLe woman, said, she was
Lin Mr. Bastall's house oh Sunday night ; She saw
the deceased taking coffee, and was present when the
prisoner, and about 'twelve other men, got round him
and .attacked him in a furious manner; she thought
that their intentions were to rob him • be could not
call for assistance, for the prisoner and several others
had thrown themselves upon him, and held Mlle-
thing before his mouth; she saw them afterwards go
into the street.

William Price, a watchman, of Sr. Gila's, said,
he saw the deceased lying upon the step of Mr. 131-
Ter ; his partner and two patrcles were with him,
bathing his temples with vinegar. There was ano-
ther person present assisting, which he believed to be
the prisoner. The deceased was quite insensible, and
appeared to be dying. He and his fellow watchman'
carried the deceased to the wateL-house; when they
arrived with him they found that he was quite dead.
llary Ann Newton, a friend of the prisoner, said,
tlot she was present at Mr. Bastall's hrose during
the whole of the time; the deceased was titere, and
she was certain that there was no foul play ; she ai-
knowl.dged that she saw tic deceased drop• some
money upon the around, and several men MI upon_
him ; she did not see them rob him, nor beat him.

WILLIAM PARSOtiS said, that it was a (most
shocking case, and he should remand the prisober for
a further examination on Thursday next, by that
time be should be furnished with the decision of the
Coroner's Jury.
John Thomas Hayes v.as charged by J. Yorke, Esq.
of Gloucester-place The prisoner called at his house,
and represented himself as being a respectable trades.
man reduced by extreme distress to abject want, with
a wife and large family starving. His pitia%le tale
induced Mr. Yorke to relieve him ; but, on Inquiring
into the reality of the case, he found that he had beint
impcsed upon, and that the prisoner's tale was alto•
gether false. On his calling again on the 27th, Mr.
Yorke caused him to he secured. The imposition
was clearly made out, and the prisoner was re-
manded.

W023111P-3111221% --Yesterday .7,h0 My U 23
charged by Mr. Thomas Stubbs, ur the City.rind,
with assaulting him un the highway and rubbing hint
of his watch and it: appendages. Tac prosecutor
stated, that on Sunday night between eleven and
twelve o'doek he was crossing Finsbury-square, in
cumpany with a friend and his wife, when the priso-
ner and three others rushed against them ; at this mo.
ment he was struck and die prisoner •3atched 116
watch from his fob, and ran ofi w Li, his tor:yaw:vs,.
. A cry of " stop thief," being r.tis,:.3 prisoner was
taken, but the whets eseapt;!. Aas Judy ...;uaa-
rnitted.

Mena: iblray was brought up rn a charge of
burglary. It appeared 111;it on the riight of the 2lst
of October list, the Catherine Wheel Inn, in Bishops-
gate-street, had been broken iwo and rub Led of con-
siderable property. The pri.owr and another man,
were übsetved by William Ware, the patrule, going
along cautiously with bundles ; lie pursued them, and
with assistance seemed both. Tisc pric..ner had a
looking glass, a pair cf blankets, and j pair of shuts,
which afterwards proved to be oast of, the stolen
prJperty. Both were lodged in the watch-house, but
the prisoner contrived to escape during the night, and
WAS not heard of since until Saturday night. Warr
apprehended him at his lodgings in Plumber-street,
City-road. His companion had been tried for the
offence.—The prisoner was fully committed fur trial.

Mr. John Hill, hall-raylicer, was examined nn
a charge of bigamy. The substance of the case
was, that in the year 1788, the prisoner was marileti
to Catherine I lin, his first wife, at the parish church
of. St. Mary, Lambeth-; they s.ontinued together 14
some years afterwards, and bad several children,
some of whom appeared in Court ; he afterwards
deserted her, and was about eight years ago married
a second time in St. George's Church, Bloomsbury.
His first wile having discovered this, and having in
vain endeavoured to prevail on him to return so his
children, at length gave information at th.; Office,
and he was taken at his house, in Old-street, St.
Luke's. The registry of his second marriage was
produced by the proper officers, and his person iden-
tified.—Mr. GIEFORDI the Sitting Magistrate. incidired
for the register of his that marriage, but Glad, the
Officer, informed him he made application for it, and
was informed, unless the coach hire and carriage of
the book would be paid, it could not be d..ne. The
Magistrate instantly ordered a summons to be sent,
and given into the hands of the .Itectur, ordering.
him to send it this day. The Magistrate observed,
it was the first time mat be ever experienced any dit-
ficulty in such a case., He ordered the prisoner to
be committed until then.

QUISN-SQOArtr.—dun Edward: was brought up is
the custody of Clements, constable of St. Maim's,
upon various charges of obtaining money and gcods
under false pretences. The prisoner, about ssz months
ago, was servant with Mr. Millard, merchant, No.
16, Cheapside, she was discharged by him for em-
bezzling. different sums of money, since when she
has lived by defrauding almost every person she got
acquainted with.—. Mrs. Shaw. of Denmark-court.
Strand, said that the prisoner tame -to her about a
month ago, and said that she wanted respectable
lodgings ; that a Gentleman, named Dyer, recom-
mended her to coil upon her, and make negoiries if
she had lodgings to let, she ( Mrsa Shaw) let her an
apartment, the prisoner remained in .her house one
day sand one night, and neat morning left the house,
and took with her a quantity of linen and.plate, her
property, also a pelisse belonging to a lodger.--
-Mr. Dyer maid, that the priiontr carpet° his house,
and said that des had been recommended to him for,
comfortable and respectable lodgings. He allowed
her to have en apartment, she had not been in the
house above two day 4 before he missed a row of coral
beads, and with them the prisoner, for he never saw
biter alter till Saturday he had digovered thee Mut

.had Pled fed ttem at a pawabroker'4,in the Strafe.
—Mrs. Shaw said, that wbea tbeprisouer was appre-
,herided, she had a lace cap belonging. upon
her head.andsire had acknowledged to haviSpledged
the property Mt a pawnbier's, in Blockiriarsgoad
SeVerai other persons had charges against she prisoner,
and she was ;emended nil Thursday net, to dhow
time for them to come forward.

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CORCIVER'S INQ UEST.

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An lorptiaition was taken yesterday, at tbe Golden
Lion, Dean-street, Solio.square, upon the body of
Margaret ThAtcher, who Was found in a state of
starvation at the door of Mr. Parker, corner of Car.
!'lisle-street, Sehe-square, on Fridley night, by a watch-
man, who assisted in taking ffer to St. Ann's watch,
'house—she died before she arrived there.
John Peart, watchman of St. Ann's, S. Haydon-
street, Swftllow-street, said,' that on Friday night,
about nine o'clock, be was going his rounds, and saw
the deemed sitting upon the steps of Mr. Parkes's
door, in Carlisle-street. He asked her what was the
.matter ? and she said that she was very ill and very
.celd ; slit! begged to be taken to a fire. He asked
her if she knew the people who lived at the house
wheee she was sitting ? she replied no ; he knocked
door, and the servant gave the deceased some
warm water, at her request. • She drank it, and he
gave her a ghiss of gin at a wine vault near Mr.
Parkes'i ; he was obliged to assist her to
walk, she was so weak ; when she got opposite Sir
Josepli Wirika's house she could not go any farther ;
he called the neat watoliman, to take her to her own
parish ; she complained of being very ill, but did not
say what was the cause of her illness. He gave her
a piece of bread, which he had in his pocket ;--she
ate part of it ; she appeared to be too ill to. eat. She
was quite sober; and, by her respectable appearance,
she appeared to have seen better days. He delivered
her into the care of Chapman, the watchman of
Soho-square.
William Chapman, watchman of Soho-square,
said, that on Friday night, about ten o'clock, the for-
mer witness gave the deceased into his care, to take
her to St Giles's, where she lived ; he said that the
deceased was very ill ; he assisted her to Greek-
stteet, Soho-square, and she grew so weak that she
could walk no farther. He called several watchmen,
and they catricd her to St. Ann's watch-house. He
thought she was tipsy, as she could not walk. When
they arrived at the watch-house, the deceased was
apparently quite dead. He left her to the care of
the night constable.
Joshua leely. beadle and constable of the night of
St. Ann's watch-house, said, that the deceased was
brought to the watch-house on Friday night, about
ten o'clock, by four watchmea. . He farce was in a
cold death sweat : he had no idea orkif being dead,
though Lc thought she was dying. *He sent :or the
parish deaot, e.ho came and exatnined the deceased,
and bled her ; he also used other methods to recover
her, but wiihout effect. He said that she was dead,
and he could not do any more for hit. kle (witness)
searcli.el her pockets, and found one penny, and .54
duplic nes ia them.

The Cops' Elt said, that he was certaio the .bry
woul.l unit') a verdict in a cons'. ntious untin,r ;
and if wis tlxir opinion the deceased died for vane,
they return tlitir verdict accordicg:y, and not
can! a!maist throwing a slur upon the parish. Verdict
—Died by the Visit.iiion of GOD.

A burglary of peculiar atrocity has occurred at
Gretna-Hall, mar Springfield, the residence of P.
Gibbs, Esq. About one o'clock in the morning of the
16th inst. the servant-man, hearing a noise in an ad-
apartnie:it, proceeded to it ; when he found
this room and 'knee others in flames. • The family
was immediately alarmed, and it was presently disco-
, veted, notwithstanding the confusion of the scene,
that 63 guineas had been taken from a desk. This
Icircumstance. coupled with the fact of a ladder hay.
ing bteu left against the window of one of the bla-
ring rooms, left no room for doubting that the rob-
-6%11 had been effected by some villains Kell ac-
quainted. with the premises, and who, after tfftcting
the ro!..bety, had set fire to the mansion in darerent
putts, for the purpose of escaping detection. Though
great numbers imm,cliately assembled to render as-
sistance, the flames continued to rage furiously until
about five o'cl.,ck, when they were at length sub-
dued, atter very conside; able damage had been sus-
tained to the building, and a quantity of furniture
and some very valuable pictures consumed.
On Ed iday night, the house of Mr. Cat butt, in
York-place, Z;hadwell, was Woken open, and rabbed
.of haberdishew, Eitc. to a large amount.
Muttuau.--J. Kavannals, the pei,pgrator of the
horrid rnur.kr at Collenstown, in thiseounty of ',Vex-
ford, of which the particulars weseitiven iu a former
Paper, was appiehendeel on:thelOth at Carrick-au-
Sum. He acknowledged his identity, and professed
resignation ; he protested, however, that it was. to
mete mischance that the murder of the infant was to
be imputed, :end that he did not intend to kill even
its mother, Mt s. Cosker, but to stupity her, and ren-
der her incapable of observation. He said ten, that
he got in the place no more than 881.5. .
. GonstaNniziNo.—A few days ago, a man of the
name of Robinson, formerly *collier, but now drover*
perforwed for a wager of 6s. the following it-rad:r-
oot* at the Swan Inn, Borough-bridge. After swat.
lowing a -povii of oatmeal, made into eresrity, along
with two pines at tea and a twopenny cake,•lie com-
pleted his meal by eating Mbs. and a quarter of beef-
steaks and fourpence-worth of bread, washing,the
whoie down with three pints Of sitting beer
EXTIAO ROW Ait Y /MCI; OF 'A ff..
day, the 14th of November last,. Mr. Pugh, of the
l'fbicklayrr's Arms, Abbey F.m gate, Ehrewstury,
i missed cue ei his pigs. and, aotwithaanding seaich
t
was mace its every detention, and a reward offered,
no tidings could be obtained respecting the anintzt,
'and it was given u 2 for lost. The pig was, how.
ever, discovered on. Moirday se'nnight, the 16:h in.
'tabu., in a stable belonging to an untenanted house
in the same street; egress from which itself had pre-
vented, by pushing:the door to, and rooting the soil
against it. When found, it was reduced almost to a
skeleton., having been thirty-rive days without food,
.and doubts were entertained whether it would sur-
vive ; it is, howeier; new fast recovering its flesh.
The pig,was discovered by some rersons tulip were
Viewing the! fitcakisea with the hitent o. taking
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Pt. • 4, Noemai,t le City Solicitor, appeared before the
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C- • ' 7 sign Imo. '•Vhsly were 0 the following nature :
• 0 A rtit, days previous to the 2d of., December, A
is"! thin than, • drevied in a light drab great coat, (the
- iktittt spaeriptlon of illioper, the Treasurer) came to
' my. I,,,nir,,and.eritered into au engaKement for the
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