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DUBLIN COMMISSION INTELLIGENCE.
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Rohn.' Howlett, John Motley, and John Toolorwer
indicted for burglary, felony, and robbery.
Alexander Ross, apparently a very old Gentideal
was sworn, and examined by Mr. Greene ;he states
that he lived in Booterstown-lane, and that on the
night of the 9th of May last, between the hours of
nine and ten o'clock, a rap came to the door ; that he
ordered the servant-maid to go to it, but did not now
remember, whether he bid her open the door or not ;
she asked their business, and a young man said, he
had a letter to deliver ; the maid then opened the
door, upon which three men rushed in with pistols ;
that one of them presented a pistol to his bead,
while another presented one at Mrs. Ross's head; that
the three fellows hustled them up stairs. Here Mr.
Ross was called upon to identify the prisoners ; after
looking attentively at them for some time, he laid
the pole on the head of Toole, and swore positively
that he was the man who presented the pistol at bis
head ; he could not swear positively to the young
man (John Motley), but he believed it was him who
took his watch, and demanded his keys ; he also
threatened to burn the house ; he gave him the keys,
and they went into the wardrobe where the plate was,
took a gold watch, and all the plate and valuables
they could find ; that the young man snapped a pis-
tol at Mrs. Ross's head ; but it missed fire. On his
cross-examination by Mr. *Nally, he stated the can-
dles were alight all the time, but that he could not
identify any one but Toole; yet he thought that Mot-
ley was the young man who had snapped the pistol at
Mrs. Ross's head.
Mr. GUJNNESS, one of the Divisional Magistrates .
ofDuke-streetPoliceOffice, swore, that when brought
before him, they all confessed that they were pre.
sent at the robbery ; on being asked, did he hold out
any threat or hope to the prisoners, to induce them to
make this confession—he stated, that so far from do-
ing so, he solemnly urged them not to say any thing 1
that would criminate themselves, from any idea that 1
it would be of benefit to them ; on being questioned
had he any knowledge of Howlett, the prisoner ;
at the bar—he stated, that he was sorry to say, that
he was a police constable in his office, and that night
he had been sent out, with others, to patrole in the
very neighbourhood where he had turned robber.
Mr. Dowtteo, a Magistrate of the county of Dub-
lin, proved, that the prisoners had been brought be-
fore him on the morning previous to their being sent
to Duke-street, and bad confessed their guilt.
The next w itness was Walsh, a Police Constable,
who proved, that on the night of the 9th of May,
Howlett was ordered, with him and three more, to
patrole the roads round Booterstown, Sandymount,
and the Blackrock—that when they had passed Ball's
bridge, Howlett said, he bad some business to do,
and could not go with them that night—that priso-
ner Motley, whom he identified, came up, and claim-
ed an old acquaintanat, with Howlett, said he knew
him in Carlow, asked him to eat some bread and
meat, which he pulled out of his pocket, that How-
lett did, and they both went away together about 9
o'colock. Howlett did not return until 12—that
li he always heard that Howlett had a good character
Ibefore this.
Baron .*Cleland then charged the .Tury, and re-
! capitulated the evidence, when the Jury, • without
leaving the Box, brought in a verdict of Guilty, and
1 the Judge immediately passed sentence of death
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upon them.

Thome', Bowler and William Brayer were indicted ti.
a highway robbery on Robert Burge, an old man. 76
years of age.
The prosecutor stated, that being subpdnaed to
London, but having occasion first to go to the Isle of
Wight to consult an attorney at Newport, he was pro-
ceeding from Yarmouth to that place on the 26th May
last, when he was met about two o'clock in the after-
noon, by the two prisoners, both young men, one of
whom (Bowler) collared him and demanded his mo-
ney, and the other took from him a dollar, a shilling,
three half-pence, and a five pound Wincanton note.,
The prosecutor positively swore to the persons of both
prisoners. The Jury found them both Guilty.
William Stanley and William Cole, two of a gang of
gypsies who travel the country, and who live by
Itorse.stealing, were indicted for stealing one mare
belonging to James Newman, another belonging to
Richard Herbert, a gelding belonging to William
Yining, and another gelding belonging to William
Howard. They were severally found Guilty.
SURREY SESSIONS.
At the late Sessions was heard the appeal of a
Gentleman residing in great Charlotte-street, Black-
friars-road, agairst a rate made for the relief of the
poor of the parish of Christ Church, Surrey ; and
the ground of appeal was, that the rate did not its.
dude the Rev. Rowland Hill, in respect of the
chapel, commonly called Mr. Rowland Hill's chapel.
The appeal was not brought forward to give the pa-
rish officers any unnecessary trouble, or to disturb the
rate already made ; the only object of the appellant
was to have the principle of the rateability of this spa.
cies of property, and its application to the chapel in
question distinctly recognized.
Mr. Richard Hoppey stated, that he was Steward
of the Surrey Chapel, in which Divine service was
performed every Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. Mr.
Hill principally officiated, when he was in town. H.
had seen him numbers of times in the Vestry. The.
Chapel-house, communicating with the Chapel, was
occupied by Mr. Hill. The witness said, that part
of his occupation was to receive money at the door
regularly. He received for many guinea seats.—
Thu re were about $OO tickets distributed annually-,
each admitting two persons. The seats in the gal.
lanes were Is. 6d. per quarter, with the exception of
the front seats, which were 3s. Last quarter there
were distributed from 800 to 900 tickets, at Is. 64.
and somewhat more than 140 at 3s. Strangers of
decent appearance, who came to the chapel, were at-1
commodated with seats without paying ; but if they
repeated their visits, they were expected to subscribe.
The income of the chapel, which passed through kis
bands, was about £BOO a-year, of which £2OO a-year
was appropriated to the ordinary expences of the cha-
pel. The residue he paid over to Mr. Webber, the
Treasurer. He said the chapel was managed by 12
Trustees, of whom Mr. Hill was one. Mr. Webber,
of Clapham, was a Trustee, as was Mr. Nield, of St.
Paul's Church-yard. The witness had acted with
them as Trustees, and always attended to receive their
directions, but he had never som any trust-deed.
Mr. SPANKIE, also, Counsel for the appellant, made
a most eloquent address. Nothing was farther from
bis intention, than to say any thing offensive or disre-
spectful to the Rev. Gentlem:in whose chapel was
the subject of discussion. He believed that no man
had ever performed the functions of his Ministry with
greater success than the Rev. Gentleman. The ques-
tion was not whether his chapel should be *inducted
on the laudable principle of preaching the Gospel to
the poor, at the ex pence of the rich ? on the contrary,
if Mr. Hill was en tbled by his eloquence, to attract
a numerous and wealthy congregation, he gave him
credit for his exertions ; what he maintained was, that
whatever profits were made by means of this chapel,
and in whatever way these prcfits were ultimately em-
ployed, they ought in their transit to be appropriated
to the relief of the parochial poor, the same as profitd
derived from other sources. This was a great insti-
tution of a spiritual nature, but producing consider-
able piofits from physical causes ; and in the opinion
of many, those profits might be deboted to very lau-
dable purposes. That the chapel was greatly fre-
quented was a matter of such public notority that it
could not be disputed. The munificent donations of
Mr. Hill, to what he might conceive charitable pur-
poses, formed no part of the present question ;—the
only question was, whether the property which fur-
nished the means of his charity was rateable to the
poor ? Those whose cause he was advocating viewed
with alarm and apprehension the splendid and bene-
*olent donations of Mr. Hill, justly considering them
as the most powerful instruments employed in the
propaganda system of methodism. What claim had
people of this description to be exempted ? None
whatever, for he was persuaded—and many per-
sons, and wise ones, too, were of opinion,--that the
present prevailing and increasing system of Metho-
dism existed for the ultimate and final destruction of
the established Church of England. He believed Mr.
Hill thought that his preaching did not operate to
the prejudice of the Church of England ; but let the
fact speak for itself : Was it not manifest, that
wherever these methodist meeting-houses existed, the
worship of the established Church of England was
not held in the repute it ought to be ? Men could
not serve GOD and Mammon. They could not fol-
low the doctrines of these Methodist Ministers, and
at the same time love or respect the regular Ministers
of the established Church, whom GOD, and the con-
.titution of their country, had appointed to instruct
them. He concluded with submitting, that the chapel
in question ought to be included in the rate.
Mr. LAWES and Mr. NoLate, for the parish, admit-
ted, upon the evidence which had been produced, the
liability of the chapel to be rated ; but they conten.
dad that the evidence negatived the proposition that
Mr. Hill was the proprietor.
• Mr. COWLEY and Mr. SHEPHERD, Counsel far Mr.
Bill, argued to the same effect.
Lord MIDDLETON stated, that the Court were of
opinion the property was not sufficiently vested in
Mr. Hill to entitle the Parish to make the rate on
him. The present appeal was therefore dismissed.

Yesterday morning the wine-vaults of Mr. Firth,'
In Middle-row, Holborn, were broken into and rob-,
bed of plate and cash to the amount of upwards of
Forty


son, and says they were both obliged to cTiiit that
place through the. prosecution of Jefferson, who has
pursued him for four years ; that Burr was his par-
ticular friend, -and that General. Wilkinson is the
greatest of all villains ; and a great deal of that con-
ciliatory doctrine. Trunks, papers, pistols, and cor-
respondence of various kinds, were found on them.—
The elder partner in this business is a man of about
five feet seven inches high, fair complexion, het
weather-browned ; a sedate appearance, but with a
down-look, yet with great command oecountenance
—dressed in light ginghams, apparently newly made. '
The young man was dressed in a black coat and
black silk waistcoat, yellow complexion, and a shoe-
maker by trade. They were committed. .
Yesterday W. Bowler and Elizabeth' Tatelbv were
fully committed, from Shadwell Office, charged with
breaking into the house of Mr. Hamblin, at Poplar,
and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, &c.
Wednesday night, the George public-house, on
Little Saffron-hill, was broken into, and robbed of a
quantity of apparel, linen, liquors, &c. and yester-
day a person residing in the neighbourhood, was ap-
prehended on suspicion, and committed from Hatton
Garden Office for re-examination.

DUEL.—On Tuesday a meeting took place in the
Rope-walk, at Walmer, near Deal, between a Gentle,
mast in the army and a respectable tradesman in Deal,
attended by their seconds. After firing two resolute
slats each, by which the Officer was wounded
slightly in the ear, the seconds interfered, and, with
much persuasion, the matter was adjusted.
Thursday se'itnight, a woman and child fell over-
board from a boat alongside the SCYLLA in Hamoase.
Seven or:eight men of the SCYLLA having sprang over-
board, succeeded in rescuing the woman, but the child
slink ; a black sailor observing the spot, immediately
dived with his clothes on, and brought the child from

the bottom.
An Inquest sat yesterday at the Marlborough.
arms, Noble-street, nn the body of Mr. Hitcham, a
half-pay Officer, who met his death on Tuesday last.
, The deceased was an infirm man, SO years of age ;
and his servant not having answered his ring he left
the drawing-room, and in the act of calling, fell over
'the bannisters to the passage, a height of 18 feet. He
survived several hours, and was collected. Verdict
I—Accidental Death.
RaCENT DISCOVERY.--.M. de. CHEMANT, Surgeon
and Dentist, No. '2, Filth-street, Soho-square, original
inventor of Mineral Teeth, has recently discovered in
England a mineral substance, for the making of Arti-
ficial Teeth, possessing qualities infinitely superior to
those which he forMerly made of materials procured
from France. Teeth formed of this substance can be
made of any colour, which it is impossible to change :
they are not liable to break, being by no means brit-
tle, and by the procets used in their formation, are
impregnable to the most intense heat, consequently
they will not contract ; they act as an astringent to
the gums, which they never discolour, and will not
require replacing—by means of which the excrucia-
ting pain generally attendant thereon, is avoided.—
The numerous and pressing applications with which
Mr. de CHEMANT has laeen favoured, during an ex-
perience of near twenty years, may in some measure
have prevented his paying them individually, that-et-
tention which they have demanded—but he flatters
himself that he is mow enabled to furnish those, who
may require his assistance, with Artificial Teeth,
with thatexpedition, and upon terms which will meet
the approbation of every class of the community.
In the various complaints incident to the human
frame, these are none more dreadful in their n.iture,
nor more alarming in their consequences, than the S
Gravel and Stone, Pains in the Back, Loins, and
Bladder, and Lumbago. They, are complaints to
which every person is liable, and area foundation for
every other species of disorder. HICKMAN'S PILLS,
composed of the most innocent ingredients, have been
found of singular efficacy, in not only strengthening
the vessels containing the urine, but !sappily destroy-
ing the petrifying quality of it, from which proceed
the above complaints, &c. removing the calculi, or
gritty secretions, and banishing every pernicious ten-
dency to those disorders, without confinement.—
From a consciousness of the powerful quality of these
Pills, fully evinced by a private practice of many
years, they are offered to the Afflicted, and recom-
mended as a Cure ler the above Complaints.—Sold
wholesale and retail at Mr. Butler's, 4, Cheapside,
corner of Paternoster-row; and retail by Belam and
Sharp, Portsmouth ; Hall and Johnson, Gosport ;
Allnntt, Weston, Mallory and Jones, Portsea ; Treat'
man, Exeter ; Cookworthy, Glenville, Gilbert and
Hoxland, Plymouth ; Newbury, Dublin ; Baxter and
Macdonald, Glasgow ; 'Smith, Manderston, Scott,
and Cargill, Edinburgh ; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and
Peck, Hull; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool ; Stains
and Lynda, Manchester; Bowen, Norwich; Knott
and Lloyd, Birmingham ; Gregory, Brighton ; and
most Medicine Venders, in boxes at 2s. 9d. each.

EXTRAORDINARY CONSPIRACY.
(From an American fearer of the 10th di.)
The following article, copied from the Aurora of{
yesterday, contains additional particulars of the daring i
attempt to rob some of the wealthiest merchants of
Philadelphia. Perhaps a snore villanous project
has never been formed in this country ; and it is
strongly to be wished, that the criminals arrested may
meet with prompt and exemplary puniskment :
gg Two persons have been committed to prison in'
this city, within a few days, upon a chkrge of a most
extraordinary nature. One of them, ilt man about
SO or b 3 years of age, had applied to a citizen in the
Northern Liberties to aid him in a speculation which
promised wealth, conspicuity, and honour ! The
person applied to shewed the letter to a third person,
as extraordinary and mysterious ; the third person
advised to probe the matter to the bottom, and to
apprize fie Mayor, and the persons concerned, of it,
which was done ; and it was agreed to carry oa the
idea of a concurrence, in order to tusfold the whole
mystery. A second to the original then appeared, a
young man of about 21 or 26 years old. The plan
was of this nature :—A house was to be taken in
town, and another on the bank of the Delaware, and
fit houses were sought for and pitched upon—in
which the principal was to open a house for trade ;
he has given two or three names for his own—he says,
however, that his real name is J. Sylvanus M'Clean ;
that he is a native of Pennsylvania, and resides in
Rappahannoc, Virginia ; his associate says his name
is Graham, that he belongs to Vermont, and
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came to this city on business. -
66 The project they disclosed was to this effect : SOLOMON'S ABSTERGENT LOTION, for
that they should open the house in the city, and lay removing Eruptions from the Face and Skin, and effectually
in certain merchandise ; that they should invite eel- cnrgahritnagedthine octonniloplexoirono.ccaßoyontahlei simplethce application this fluid
perfectly o eth e
min opulent men of this city to see the goods, and most rancarous andg
alarming Scui?:ay thrice
the face. It will
is
then seize their persons and exact money from them. safe, yet powerful, and possesses all the good qualities of the most
This plan was not completely unfolded until after celebrated cosmetics, withoat any of the doubtful and sometimes
the communication was made to the Mayor ;-- .dalndgeertiouuws eanfredctssi. k A rough uneven Skin, its shining appearance,
several meetings took place, in which it was gradu- moved. In the paleness,
Sehilynges lyymtheatts Lotionit
infallible
.effectuallyt,thrre
atl 1 rat ceke
ally developed, and at length the name of Stephen Gi- it howeeer to say, it has been administered to many thousauds
card, the wealthiest merchant of this city, was poin- without even a single complaint of its inefficacy. A small bottle
will be sufficient to prove its value. Price 4s. 64. a bottle, with
ted out as the first object ;it was proposed that he Each genuine
on the Sump.bottlegenuine '
has the words " Sand. Solomon,
should be first invited, and as soon as he entered the Liverpoo
s i," en
house he was to be seized and gagged, and conveyed Likewise, SOLOMON'S DLTIESCENT 01NTUINT' wen known
to a a cellar, where he was to be compelled to write a for the safe and speedy cure of old wounds, ulcers, chilblains,
sore legs, scorbutic or scrofulous humours, gangrene or monifi-
note to be sent to his family, thnt lie should be absent cAtkin, scald heads, &c. having been used in the above diseases
a week, and during the interval he was to be forced '
I upwards of 15 years with unparalleled success. Price 4s. 6d. a
Ito draw checks for Isis money in the Bank. Upon the I box, duty includes'. Observe the name engraved on the stamp,
matter being communicated to Mr. Girard, he insis- tinisl "Surd. So.omon, Liverpool," without which none are go-
ted that the scheme should be suffered to go on, and ntslne*
kiTh.ls Medicine is prepared by Dr. Solomon, of Liverpool, and
be would go to the house ; however, the menaces and ,
intimations of death to whoever should betray the 'sofor
stun. en bottles,
Is saved,
6d.
durub,ty included o four
I.llaountlemtym;:ey had boccie
o f
scheme, alarmed the person who had first detected it, every respectable Medicine Vet:dcr in the United Kingdom.
and it became necessary to seize them before this pro. Curious, scarce, and interestingWork.--A few copies, price 51.
are new only left for sale, containing near Sot) pages of letter. press,
so elegant
ject was carried further. They were accordinglyPortrait of the Author, and a view of Gilead-House,
seized on Satdrday at a place where they had made 1 of SOLO ON 6 (sUIDII 10 HSALTN, or Advice to both Stan, to
an appointment to meet on the business, and the facts J a variety of complaints.
above came out on the examination. To which Is annexed, a Dissertation on the Properties and V-
" M'Clean, afias Melville, aka, Johnson, says he \ fecr ofa
p 114)t and Cold-Bathing; also an Essay no Secret Vener"
Bar-
practised physic, and it appears that be was for a time 'tenors an Discourse onto
Fluspotrogya in the Male, and Sterility or Bar-
e illustrated with a
eoncerna4 in the Charleston Courier with another per. variety of a tii • facts, l' c*-1 he se".
u cam never before published.