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London, England, 1816-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON SESSI9NS.

Yesterday, after swear •ig constables, and ward
business, the LOKI) MAitafto 'tavola:mit, Sheriffs, and
City Wig open,d the Adjourned Sessions.--
The Grand and Pet: y Juries being sworn, the follow-
ing trials • tarried :
Conrad Fred:rice, a deaf And dumb artist, born in
Eligianu, of Gelman parents, was indicted for a mis-
time Ail' irg in having exposed and offered for sale se
vend indecent prints or pictures unlawfully and
against the Statute.
The COADION SEIIJEANT, for the prosecution, said,
he had hoped that an excellent law which was enac-
ted some years Ago, had entirely suppressed the vile
offence of selling obscene prints, but it appeared that
the crime of disseminating poison to the mind of
youth had sprung up again, if possible, with more
aggravation than before. He was very happy, he
said, to find, in this instance, that the defendant was
a foreigner, who, by his profession, was able alone to
produce the indecent articles in question. It was
some consolation to believe, he had not procured front
a second or third person the vile production. The
offence imputed to this person was precisely that
offence which his Majesty, with the serious advice of
his Privy Council, had held up to the public as one
which ought to be put down with the strongest hand.
The Court feeling the enormity of it would doubtless
inflict that degree of punishment sufficient to make
an example to deter others. The charge against the
defendant was, that he, in the open streets of the me-
tropolis, exhibited to public view, and for sale, in the
presence of a number of young persons, figures of the
most obscene and. iqdecent description. The
Lion of paintings of this sort was a thing too shocking
to be suffered in the public streets of London. The
defendant represented himself as a pattern drawer,
and consequently hewas a man cepable of making
thesefigores. On the 11th of November, a person
named Snow, to whom the public were much in-
debted, found the defendant at the corner of Pope's
Head-alley, Cornhilt, surrounded- by young men find
boys.He was offering these pictures for sale. With
the assistance of Hodson, another officer, he took him
into custody. In their way to the Cowper, two per-
sons of respectable appearance, so far' forgot them.
selves.as to offer the officers money to let him go.—
The officers, however, knew their duty too well to
'comply, and the defendant was secured. The re-
spext due to • the Magistracy and the morals of the
City of London, rendered it necessary that a mis-
creant of this description should be brought to justice.
The defendant had a wife and young family, all of
whom he had made witnesses of his most filthy
traffic. The Common lierjcant concluded by calling
the evidence.

Thomas &now, a constable belonging to Ludgate,
deposed, that he found the defendant on the 11th of
November, at the corner of Pope's Hiad.alley, Corn-
hill ; he was exhibiting indecent prints, which he
moved with strings. "fhe witness met Hodson, a
brother otlicer, and they took the defendant to the
Compter. He had, previously offered a shilling for a
couple of the figures, and the defendant refused to
sell them for less than. eighteen-pence. The' defen.
ciant could not speak, but seeing the shilling offered,
he refused it.
John Hodson said, he saw Snow on the 11th of
November, and assisted in taking the prisoner into
custody, The prisoner had the following written
notice ;--" Moving figures, nine.pence each." The
witness identified the prints found on the prisoner.
The pristgar, by his iavapretcr, a man who conk

municated with bim by his fingers, alleged that lie I
did not know he was committing a crime. •
The REconoga said, it was an offence that admit-
ted of no justification. The corruption of the Morals.
of youth before they knew e hat vice was, could not
be too much deprecated. If the Jury believed th,?
crime stated in the indictment proved, they would
find the prisoner guilty.—The Jury found him guilty.
He was sentenced to be impriloned in the House of
Correction one year.

Ann Maxwell, alias Stewart, was indicted for strip.
ping and deserting her infant child, on the 17tli of
November last. It appeared that on the night of the
day stated in the indictment,. the prisoner was rb.
served by a watchman, aiotit half past ten o'clock,
entering Warwick-square, Newt ate-street, when sh:
Advanced to the door of Mr. Ftddington, and after
remaining a few minutes, dropped a parcel, and Van
away. The watchman stivecting her conduct, ap-
proached the door, and discovered a female infant,
about twelve months old, nearly naked. Having
created as alarm, the prisoner was pursued, and she
was atlength taken into custody in Paternoster-row.
Having, however, in her flight, thrown away the
clothes of the infant.—The prisoner pleaded guilty to
the charge, acknowledged that she was the mother of
the child, and said she was driven to the rash and in-
human act by despair, distress, and the unfeeling con-
duct of her husband.—The prisoner was sentenced
to one month's imprisonment in the Giltspur-street
House of Correction.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
ROBBERY or THE IV I NJ/S*lK COACH .—Yesterday
William White, suspected of being concerned in this
robt:err, was examined at this Office. A Mr. Jones,
who was on the roof of the coach, and a Mrs. Flowers,
an inside passenger, said, that while the coach was
standing near the Gloucester Coffee house, they saw
the parcel taken away by a than exactly resembling
White in size and dress • but they could not positively
swear to his person. Hei was, therefore, discharged,
on giving bad, as Roberts bad done, for his appear-
ance whenever he should be called on ; himself in
£2OO and two sureties in 4100 each.

Yesterday Thomas Moore, who was convicted at
the last Westminster Sessions, of stealing a handker-
chief fr•'m the person of Major I)aw•s.in, underwent
part of his sentence by Ir:ing. whipped at the cart's
tail 1O) yards, between the Horse Guards and Cha-
ring.cross. . _ _

A kw nights since, the dwellirg-house of a small
thopkeeecr, in the village atf Greenfo-d, near
liar-
rhw on t:te Hill, was brslcea open and robbed to a
very corisidciabl.! arm•unt. The thieves gained ad-
mittsnee by ctrting a pirce tut of the front door, sn'
:as to en.thie them to push back the lock. A Mr.
Smith, who resides in the sime place, in riiing homt-,
the sane night, froat town, was attacked near the
Doke sai K..nt's, at Castiehar-hill, by three men,
succs.t...ird ir. pulling him eff his horse;' when
Mr. S. ‘o.h great pteseoce of mina, cried out—
," Hare they are," and the roblers tr.reediately de•
camped, suppcsing th.l were sur-riscd.
Toorsday est:Ling a d..ring roititery was commit.
ted near Burnhar...lane, on the ivlaidenhaad.road.—
The name of the Geolemas robbed • war Blake ; he
had ceme tram Landon to Coitibto•lc by the 1i 'iii.l-
- coach, and h.d t:tken a post-clviise at Colidnor.k.
to convey hiin to his house at 131.tywick. At the
place before-mentioned, two footpads (Laud upon
him from their concealment. Resistance was vain ;
we *egret to state, that they succeeded in plundering
him ut *lOO, a gold watch, and his portmanteau,
containing linen and other articles.
Oa the night of Thursday se'nnight, the house of
Mr. Blac kmore, at Fethard, Waterford, was entered by
a banditti, who robbed it of five or six stand of arms,
'a quantity of ammunition, and of from £l2O to
£144) in money. The.party amounted to five or six
in number.

FIRE. —About six o'clock on Saturday evening,
Miss C. Mills, of No. 4, Sloane-street, Chelsea, went
up to her room to dress, in order to go out to an
evening party, wken she inadvertently set the candle
on a bed ; in a few minutes after she was alarmed at
seeing the curtains on fire; the flames instantly com-
municated with the wainscot, and before she could
give the alarm, the whole room was in a blaze.—
Some of the domestics, however, rushed to her as-
sistance, and happily succeeded in getting her safe
away ; but, in the mean time, the tire assumed such
an alarming aspect, that serious fears were enter-
tained for the safety of the surrounding houses. The
fire was got under in about half an hour alter, but
not before the upper part of the house, with about
£3OO worth of the property was consumed.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCL—Tuesday last, Messrs.
S. Cohen and I. Isaacs, left Worcester with a friend
in a gig, to settle a trifling dispute with Mr. Monks,
.a hatter, at Eversham, where they arrived early in
the afternoon, and scion compromised the business..
Mr. Monks invited Cohen and his friends to breakfast
the following morning ; and Cohen being overjoyed
at having made peace with his opponent in trade,
took cyder, brandy, gin, wine, and ale, rather freely.
The three friends left Bengworth on Wednesday, to
return to Worcester. Cohen drove at starting, hut
soon, with his friend, falling asleep, Isaacs took the
reins, and when they arrived at a short distance from-
Pershore be found his friend and relation Cohen dead
in the gig.—An Inquest was held on Thursday, when,
from the medical and other testimony produced, the
Jury returned a verdict—Died by an attack of Apo-
plexy, occasioned by excessive drinking.
COME.--There were two public sales of Coffee
brought forward last week, and much interest was
excited owing to the length of time which had elapsed
since the last sale (nearly a month). first con-
sisted of 235 casks and 461 bags, and being a mix.
cure of all descriptions, fixes in a great measure the
currency of the market; good ordinary Jamaica 70s;
ordinary middling Dominica 80s a 83s 6J ; good
middling 86s and 87s; Dutch Triage 65s 6d; ordi-
nary middling, in extensive parcels at 79s 6d a WI 6d,
good middling 90s a 95s 6d ; SO tierces fine ordinary
Martinico 76s ; 20 lthds middling at 32s.—The to-
reign consisted of very ordinary Havannah and St.
Domingo, and we believe chiefly taken in ; the other
sale was altogether Jamaica Coffee, the first part
going off much about the former currency, a few
lots towarde the close going off at a depression of Is
a 20. Generally it may be stated our market for
Coffee opens much about the last December prices,
the demand improving, and we may very shortly ex-
pect the usual extensive Spring exports

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LONDON MAO?'Rit. tee. Livu,,-; T 9
Corrnt(.—The President's Speectlihtemeitibp,muilueri:,,
of
asf
tehoeopgeraecses
binetAweementitchae hast no effect
countrieson e ne
to meet with any Ude; rupteon. The tepee 71'
for Cottons continues to increase ;
stock consists of 11,976 bags, yet and
alt
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;nferfsatevs4epdsietoirmiwciceiatlto:sei.odstuatiaitatat.;:l,seeofasuttltribi
2s 5d ; 100 Itla.4nh~m IS
2e Id ; 180 Behias '2, Id a 2, i4el;-01,
sold in the warefieuie at Ina it lit 4.-0' ar I "
ill
rican Cotton 50 ) Ore ins were eel.' at 17' Ia i
6 ) Beweds 16J a 17ti —Be.iiies these Lee,
small parcel St. Duniingo, all teulta, same/
Ltveneoin., JAN. 6 —The dented hr C tt.s AP
been unusually dull this week, and .)ri. • '
ei ease
Mused tee decline ;in lioweds an i Nov elem. •
reduction may be considered t,
Bt I
&c. nearly Id per 1!).
SUCAu. —We mentioned the exters'ee tale or, I
covades lest Tieesaley ;th Briskness of t
nue, and towards the clew of t' 'e week tie'.
might be made a shade under the Law ger-eel site
The buyers of Nluscevades will nut ,
forenoon, except at a reduction ; the: e has, nr
quence, been little busin:ss effected. The pi
flood and floe sugar cannot be steed at
then ; inferior browns maybe Tent d Is a c)
nl fixer'
go'ordhse. r.tehlelasexbepeoiritearsv earoyt
having eetmca
tor the Spring shipments ; several earcelt
hands have been pressed upen the market,
*hid
occasioned a depression of ls a 9s ; t!.e quttlt
first hands is very trifling ; some crusted Suzan
reported sold at B:ls.—Molesses continue to rate
The request for foreign Sugersel,liw
.itelyityr:
trivial, the only sales reported are yl
at 68s a 70s ; line white Bss a 90s ; brows
.511 a 56s.—The prices this year are from lOsa
per cent. lower than last year.
There is no public sale this forenoon, and from
few sales advertised, the holders ap; ear not in
to make any sacrifice by pre-sing Cuff-e on the, • I
ket ; the late currency, it is therefore Fob itee, st
be fedly maintained. J
Ruet, BRANDY, AND Hneeeens.—The bas;
done in Ruin since our lest may be estimated et
puncheons, generally at an advance ut Id a 24
gallon ; the purchases chiefly confi eed to old. ea•
Jemeica ; several parcels of Leeward have her
been suld, average proofs, at Se—What we hoi , •
mentioned as to their admissiee into France
now of little doubt, the duty one franc per lit, a
3s. 91 sterling per gallon. Pale Geneva niiy
quoted 2 s.p a .3s Bd. Tinged Ss 2d a 31;
some of the New Brandies landed on account ai .
strands, &c. 6s 44 is demanded, but there has
little baleineas lately effected. . •
SPICEit —There have be: few parcel •e(
hroe.glit forward for a length or tir, thew V
price 9114 1.00. —Ginger continues in goad de
tht stock Chiefly Consisting of interior desixiptions
heel Paevisioss.—The vibe Beef ceatinen
quireai after. The New 'lndia and pt-me milli •
are in more demand ; the stock of tale tiler is • 111
sider ably renewed ; at a public sale of New
Macon, the prices were S 1 s. a .Ss. according It;
Ity. The frequent public sales of Bieter !end
press the market ; at a public sale 1 ist were
firkins Watertoiallst, 95; ; 2J, 8.6; Dub
s. 6i. a 82s. Carlow, 2d, 9,)5. a 96; Se 77,6
a 83s; Limerick, lst, 86s. 6J. a 91s; 2d, 82s
• NAVAL Srottes._About &MO barrels ef T
tine have been reported 'at the Cunene House
America, for which 20s. is demanded; Bs. has .•
offered. It is the only Turpentiee of any e
quence at market ; Spirits Towne.lrewn say
stated at a small improvement, say, 80s. a 8h;
first arrival of Tar from America to this market •
place last week ;no market price can yet bee • •
till sales are effected; the prices were 18s. 9J. a
In Rosin, Pitch, &c. there is no alteration.
Deewoons.—The demand continues lengulJ;
total deliveries from the warehouse last month I"
718 tons Log wood (of which l2lr for exeortatiot
131 toes Fustic for shipping ; and of Nicc e I
Wood 60 tons were delivered. '
Cosiow.—The demand for Cocoa has been
trivial since the close of the shipping season,
prices in a great measure nominal.
TODACCO.-1 here has been some revive' ia the 'd
mend for Virginia Tobacco. • It is reported that
late orders received from France exceed Week;
Virginia ;it hes prevented any fettber decline. •,i
quantity exported last month was e 76 i, Ids. Virg: •w,
and 300 for home. consumption ; of Waybills
girds. were exported, and d 5 hfids. delivered
bone consumption ; 400 bales Brazil Roll and
were also reported for shipment.
Asires.—A few inconsiderable parcels control
anise: from the United State, bu: no sales we bet
lately effected.
.otes.—Greenland Whale Oil may he era
(04 whicie is a small clecline ; two cairgits rd S'.
mated have been brought to market, the
realised 470. In the other deecriptitme there is li
variation. •
Hines.—The • prices ehave declined considers'
Buenes. Ayres A may he quoted 9,td. a Ind ; •
holders, however, are sanguine of aa tinprovee •
when the shipping season coineeeeces.
HEMP Aen eexe—"there is ree variation is e
prices or cl:neand for Hemp and Fiax. The let°
from Petersburgh state the Eieteinge a little big!!
say 10f; ; the accounts yesterday teens Elennre
dated 24th ult. tee weather continued Mn:letiite,
vessels upward bound had proceeded en their ‘0)
those for Etigland were. gettir.g limier weight ;
gales had been experienced at Cuxhaven, and 41
the coast of Holland.
MAK KILL/.
On Monday, the Bth instan!, John Aubin, Esq. one
Commissioners for Vietuailltig his Majesty's Navy, tn hi'"
second daughter o.' the Late arm., eaq of ein "I'l •
DIED.
At Kirkton, Gleneig, • on the 15th ult. Mary IVl'entisf.
105 years; she was born within one stile of the place *h.('
died, and was never out of the country, she was spinning.
within ten days of her death, and a-tied her tacult.es tie
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Afternoon - 6 minutes after II
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