The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-03 00:00:00

Thirty Years of a Gambler's Life

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BULBS AND FOREIGN ROOTS.—Mr. Ledet and his taro 14-r,
of the firm of Ledet and Co., Paris, have been resident here
a short time with a choice stock of bulbs, seeds, flower roots,
and shrubs, and are now on the eve of departure : they are
desirous of disposing of their remaining stock, which will
elsewhere be found advertised. From the report of several
gentlemen who have dealt with them we are led to believe
that implicit confidence may be put on their statements as to
the excellence of their various horticultural specimens. It
will be seen that the elder of the brothers has been taken ill,
and, in consequence, they are especially desirous of disposing
of their valuable stock.

THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—CODBOIS have
shown a firm appearance to-day, though the highest point
attained was not supported up to the close of business.
There were no extensive operations, but general business was
active. Consols for money and the account closed 9-1 i to
95, after having been 95 buyers. Three per Cents. Reduced
closed 93a •, Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 102 to
; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 i to +; Long An-

nuities, 124 ; Exchequer-bills, 625. to 645. premium ; Bank
Stock, 1724 to 4734 ; and India Stock, 262 to 264. In the
Spanish market there was also a better feeling, and quota-
tions left off firmly, with a steady business. Spanish Aetives
were finally quoted 184 to 194 ; ditto New, 24 to 4; Portu-
guese converted, 364 to *; Mexican, 314 to 324 ; ditto De-
ferred, 84 to 94; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524 to
; Danish, 85 to 86 ; Colombian, 23a ; Brazilian, 741 to
751 ; and Belgian, 103 to 104.

COMMITMENTS YESTERDAY AT THE POLICE-COURT.—
An elderly female, named Elizabeth Lovelady, was charged
by Mrs. Mary Ann Arthington with robbing her of a quantity
of wearing apparel. The prisoner, who was poor, had gone
to the house as a lodger for the night, but remained some
days, and finally decamped with the articles—worth 30s.
She had been twice committed before, and was sent for trial.
—Richard Williams, a youth, also for stealing wearing ap-
parel from a Mr. Beattie, with whom be lodged, and which
he afterwards pledged at different places, was committed for
trial.—Edward Barnes, a boy, who had been emyloyed by
his mistress to pay a coal bill to Messrs. Bevan and Smith,
who gave him the money—upwards of £3, and the bill to
get a receipt, was charged with having kept the money, and
put a receipt to the bill, with the signature of John Jones—
there being no such person in the coal-office. On being ap-
prehended he said he had spent the money. He was com-
mitted for trial.

BLOWN MEAT.—On ti ednesday, Mr. Sillitoe, butcher,
who has a stand in St. James's Market, appeared before Mr.
Rushton, to answer a charge prefered against him by the
superintendent of the establishment. Mr. Luya stated that
he found on the stand of the defendant, and offered for sale,
a calf's head (produced), which had been subjected to the pro-
cess of blowing. The defendant said that it had been brought
in that state from the slaughter-house, and he did not himself
know that it was exposed. Mr. Rushton adjudged the meat
to be forfeited, and cautioned the defendant that if a similar
complaint were again substantiated against him, he would
certainly impose the fine. It is somewhat remarkable, as
showing one of the omissions in our bye-laws, that though
blown meat is liable to seizure, in our market, and the party
exposing it to fine, it is exempt from all interference if ex-
posed in shops ! The practice is, to say the least, a very
filthy one. The meat is inflated at the slaughter-house, by
the offensive breaths of the dirty fellows there employed, to
give it a more plump appearance ; and, when so blown it will
not, we are informed, keep so long by a day-and-a-half to
two days.

POCKET-PICKING.—At the Police-court, on Wednesday,
a young man named Thomas Huson, was charged by an
elderly gentleman with attempting to rob him of his watch on
the stairs of the Amphitheatre, during the progress of the
Free-trade Banquet. ' The complainant stated, that while on
the stairs the crowd was considerable, and the prisoner who
was close to him, made a snatch at his watch, endeavouring to
possess himself of it by the guard. He did not, however,
succeed, and was struck at and given into custody by the
complainant, who had no doubt of his identity. It appeared
that the prisoner had before been once committed for a
similar offence, and once discharged, Mr. Rushton com-
mitted him to gaol for three months.—Another of the light-
fingered gentry, named Owen Connolly, was proved guilty of
picking the pocket of a gentleman named Clare, of his hand-
kerchief in St. James's-market. He was caught hold of by
the complainant immediately after he had handed it over to
another boy, and ran off. The prisoner when seized stoutly
denied that he was the aggressor, and endeavoured to per-
suade his detainer to release him and pursue the other, who
was observed to be his confidant, but the gentleman wisely
considering that " a bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush," said " No, I'll stick to you ;" and did so until a
police-officer came up. He was committed to gaol for two
months.

EXTENSIVE SMUGGLING OF Tosacco.—A man named
Patrick Keats (alias Shean), was, on Wednesday, brought
before Mr. Rushton on a charge of smuggling a quantity of
tobacco. Mr. Brooks, solicitor for the customs, conducted
the case against him, and called several witnesses. It ap-
peared that the prisoner had, last week, come from New
York by the new packet-ship Ashburton. On Tuesday he
got two boxes out of the steerage, which he had brought
with him, and the mate directed him to have them taken to
the depot of the Waterloo Dock to have them passed, which
he did, by means of porters. He there gave the key of one
of them, which was locked, to one of the customs' officers,
who, in presence of another, opened it, and afterwards the

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other box, which was corded, when they was both found to
be double in the sides, bottom, and ends, and, on being
broken up, a quantity of foreign manufactured tobacco was

found secreted in the chamber all round—the whole weigh-
ing 182 lbs. The prisoner stated at the time that he was a
poor man, and had invested all he had in the world in the
article. It appeared from the sample produced to be
Cavendish," in small square wedges, After being cautioned
as to what he might say, the prisoner merely said that he was
a poor man, and had a wife and six children to support,—,
Mr. Rushton said he must he remanded, in order that the
opinion of the Custom-house Commissioners; in London,
conk be obtained as to the proceedings to be taken against
him.

INFRACTIONS OF THE EXCISE LAWS.—At the Police-
court yesterday, several parties, keepers of public-houses,
were proceeded against by excise informations, for selling
spirits and beer without having paid for the requisite licenses:
Two of them were fined £l2. 10s., or (in mitigation) one-
fourth of the penalty incurrable on one of the informations
only; and as it appeared that there was no intention to de-
fraud, and that the defalcation in paying up arose from want
ce. means, and had since been made up, Mr. Rushton, with
the concurrence of the collector, said that he would recom-
mend their cases to the favourable consideration of the board
for a further initigation.—A man named Harrison, his wife,
and a girl, her daughter, named Ellis, residing in Gentry-
pourt, Norfolk-street, were proceeded against for haying
illicit spirits in the house in which they lived. The place
having been suspected fpr some time, several excise officers
went to it at an early hour of the morning some time ago.
After knocking some time, and obtaining admittance, found
in the cellar, a tub containing a Heald, ten per cent. of which
was spirits ; also a bottle floating in it containing a liquid,
of which fifty pee cent. was spirits at proof. From the evi-
dence it appeared that the husband was not at all implicated.
The evidence against the girl was imperfect. The old woman,
however, was known, an the case being made out against
her, she was fined £so—being one-half of the full penalty.
She will of course be imprisoned during the pleasure of the
Board of Excise.—These instances ought to operate as a
caution to parties against infractions of the excise laws,
which are properly strict in justice to the fair dealer.
FIRE AT MUCH WOOLTON.—On Monday night, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, a fire was discovered to have
broken out in a beer-house at Much Woolton, belonging to
Mr. Moss, brewer, near Halewood, and situated in the mid-
dle of a number of cottage buildings pn the west side of the
pond at the brow end of the village. The house itself was
four stories in height—the lower floor occupied as a tavern,
and the upper floor (being uninhabited) were used as hay
and straw lofts, and contained a considerable quantity of
these materials. So soon as the fire became threatening, a
man was despatched to this town on horseback, and reached
the fire-police station about half-past twelve o'clock. Mr.
Hewitt, and a body of the police, immediately got out two
engines, with powerful horses, and hastened to the scene
with all possible speed—a distance of about six miles. On
their arrival at the spot, the roof of the burning premises'had
fallen in, -and they were nearly destroyed interiorly. The
adjacent property, chiefly newly-built houses, close together,
were, however, in imminent danger. The engines were im-
mediately set to work, and there being abundance of water
readily procurable from the pond, the flames were confined
to the Wilding in which they originated ; theefiiret thmeeny,
assisted by stout yeomen of the village, making what
termed " a good job" of the fire. Two of the cottages on
each side alone sustained slight damage in their roofs by the
ftlliag upon them pf portion; of the wall of the tall burning
house. In about two hours, the flames being so far subdued
as to remove all further danger, the police mounted on the
engines, and returned merrily to the town, and arrived at
the fire station at a quarter-past five o'clock. It is not
known how the fire originated. The premises were, we un-
derstand, insured.
THE ACHILL MISSION.--REV. E. NANOLE, AND MR.
S. C. meeting of the friends and supporters of
this valuable and interesting cause, in this town, is announced
for Monday evening next, in the Music-hall ; the Rev. El.
M‘Neile in.the chair. The object in particular which Mr.
Nangle has in view, at this time, is to vindicate himself, and
the cause to which he has been for so many years devoted,
from the flippant and most unfounded imputations cast upon
them by Mr. S. C. Hall, in the recent number of his work
on Ireland. This has been already triumphantly accom-
plished by Mr. Nangle, in the December number of the
.Achill Herald; but to make the refutation, if possible, co-
extensive with the calumny, lie has taken the trouble of hold-
ing meetings, in the chief towns in England, the result of
which has been, in most cases, as in Cheltenham for instance,
a considerable accession of pslin sppport of the mission.
The schools of the mission have been signalled out by Mr.
Hall for especial censure, whilst it is well known that seve-
ral competent tourists, who took both time and pain..s to ex-
amine the proficiency of the children under Mr. Mangle's care,
have, on all occasions, expressed themselves satisfied. Even
to surprise at the success vouchsafed to this part of Mr. Nan-
gte's labours, we ourselves have been informed by a clergy-
man, who, together with several other brethren, was in com-
pany with the Rev. Charles Bridges, soon after his return
from the Island of Achill, that this truly honourable and
pious man (and he is a witness, at least equally competent
with Mr. S. C. Hall) pronounced these.schools to be the best
conducted, and most successful, he had ever examined. We
anticipate much good to the cause of truth at Achill from
this wanton attack. The Protestants of Liverpool are ever
ready to assist in every good cause; and are fruitful in every
good work. That the Achill mission is preminently so, is
proved even by the untiring and ingenious malignity by which
it is assaulted and aspersed by the abettors of Popery, of
every grade and description.
THEATRE-ROYAL.—It is now some yeare since The Ton-
i pest was produced here, it must therefore now come with a
freshnesS and novelty to the playgoing public. It has been got
up well—exereiwily Well; and, what with new scenery, dresses,
and attention to stage effect, we ray say that The Tempest
is well worth seeing. Mr. Stuart'S PWSpero ichighly ju-
dicious performance. His knowledge of his power over the
elements, his mastery over Caliban, his control over Ariel
were well marked out, and the lofty tone and habit of one
used to " threaten and command" was kept up without o'er-
stepping the modesty of nature." Prospero does not give
muchopportunity to the actor to display the " fineness" of his
art. Mr. Stuart lost no ground in his well-merited reputation.
Mrs. Seymour's Miranda was a very graceful performance.
We defy the utmost perfection of acting to make much of it :
all that could be done, Mrs. Seymour effected.—Miss Gard-
ner, es .4trid, looked like a sylph, and floated about with all
possibld'ease and srace. She sang the songs extremely well,
especially that beautiful one, " Wbei-e the hee sucks." The
scene with Prospero, he reminds .4riel of the obliga-
tions due to him, was very well' acted.' The'performancd'ot
Ariel reflects much credit upon Miss Gardner, who apptars
to understand well the spirit of the original.-'M r. Rayrier'S
Caliban was admirable.; as were also Mr. Hammond's Trin.
clap and Mr. Adclison'a Stephano. The drunken scene was
capitally played, and drew forth shouts Of laughter.—Mr.
Nantz, as Ferdinand; Mr. Barton, as Sebastian:
Cooke, as Alonzo; and Mr.' King, as Antonip, greatly ex-
erted themselves.—The scenery is all new, and beautiftillY
painted : one scene is especially worth namlng—the interior
of the island. The storm scene, with the destractitm of
the vessel, is well managed. " The Tempest" has been ge4
up with very great care, and will doubtless prove attractive.
The pantomine continues popular : it is to be withdrawn this
week for other novelties, which are in preparation.—The
house has been well attended.

EXCHANGE: DINING ItOom's.=-Mt. Harris fia'S addeA two
tiibre rooms to his already extensive and commodious es-
tablishment, finding that he had not sufficient accommoda-
tions for his increasing customers. The excellence of the
viands, the promptitude of supply, and the civility of all per-
sons in his employ, render him well worthy of notice and
patronage. The cleanliness of the rooms is prais
and Mr. Harris has n

'orthy,

4, a suite of apartments, certainly not
Their contiguity to the Exchange

surpassed in Liverpool
is also a great advantagc
TEMPERANCE AND GENERAL MARINE INSURANCI
COMPANY.—Various shipowners in different parts of the
country are combining in a plan to discourage the disuse of
ardent spirits on board their vessels, and to promote an In-
surance Company which proposes to allow a per centage on
all vessels insured with them, the Captains of which on their
safe return making a certificate that no spirits had been used
by the crew, going out or coming home. And also to give
valuable prizes to all Captains who, for a certain number of
years, have made safe voyages under the temperance princi-
ple. In America the principle is almost universally adopted,
and it appears from the Parliamentary Report on shipwrecks
of the year, 1836, with vast success, so as to give American
vessels the preference over our own. The Barings have
adopted it in ships in China, and it is becoming very preva-
lent in Liverpool, where the examples of Messrs. Cropper
and Co., Messrs. Taylor and Co., &c., have had a great
effect. The Temperance and General Marine Insurance
Company is on the eve of starting upon those principles.
REPEAL OF THE ; UsroN.—The Queen's Theatre, last
night, was crowded by a very miscellaneous auditory, for

the pqrpose of hearing Mr. Daniel O'Connell addresS the
Repeal Association on the blessings which would issue from
a separation between. Great Britain and Ireland. Mr.
Richard Day was called to the chair; and speeches having
been made by Dr. M'Carson, the Rev. P. Wilcock, Mr.
Guffin, and Mr. M`Donnell, the " Liberator" rose and de-
livered a speech an hour and a half long. In itself the
oration was dullness itself, compared with some former
efforts ; but it presented the accustomed diversity of a heap
of coarse abuse upon the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, the Con-
servative Town-council, and the two representatives of Li-
verpool. " The Town-council, and a chap named Hugh
M'Neile, were the instigators of the mischief which led to
some portion of the Irish oppression. (Hisses.)" I see,"
said the great Daniel, " his name is music in your ears. He
has insulted me since I came to Liverpool. (Hear.) I read
it in the newspaper (the Liverpool Standard) that he called
me a countryman of his. I would not say anything harsh to
him though he has insulted me ; but I must say, he lies, the
blackguard. (Cheers.) He is no countryman of mine; he
is no' countryman of any body ; he was born no where.
(Hear, hear.) He is countryless and creedless. Some of
the foulest language ever uttered by a drunken blackguard
followed these expressions, but we will not pollute our pages
by repeating it. He concluded with one of his accustomed
quotations; and his disappearance was a signal for the
meeting to disperse.
STREET ROBBERY' AND VIOLENT ASSAULT.—On Tues-
day,
.a man, named Alexander M`Puhae, was placed at the
bar of the Police-court, on a charge of being concerned in
robbing a gentleman in the street. Mr. Robert Neilson, a
clockmaker, residing in Lambert-street, said, that, about a
quarter past twelve o'clock that morning, lie was .passing
along Stafford-street on his way home, when he was accosted
by a female, who walked with him into Finch-street. He
had a purse containing a sovereign and a foreign silver coin,
in one of his pocktts. The woman stood near him, and he
saw his purse, which she had contrived to abstract in her
hand. She ran off towards the prisoner, who was standing
a short distance off, and handed to him the purse, which he
pocketed. He seized him, and a scuffle ensued, in which the
prisoner threw him down, and ran towards Islington. .Com-
plainant pursued him, and caught him in Stafford-street.
He there broke away, but was caught by a man. When near
the corner of Stafford-street, complainant saw the prisoner
hand something to another man, who ran off towards Isling-
ton, and escaped. Christopher Seed said he heard a cry of
help, and on going up found Mr. Neilson and the prisoner
struggling together near the monument in London-road. Mr.
Neilson said he had been robbed and abused. He assisted.
to secure the prisoner, who was handed over to police officer
Morris. The prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions.
It having appeared that while the complainant was struggling
with the prisoner, a number of car-men came up to endeavour
to rescue the prisoner, and struck and kicked the complainant
very severely, particularly on the knee and uncle, on which
they inflicted severe contusions. Search was made on Tues-
day for some of these delinquents, and on Wednesday one of
them was brought before Mr. Rushton, and it being proved
that he had taken part in the attempted rescue an& assault,
he was ordered to pay £5, or be imprisoned for two months.

CURIOUS ADDRESSES

The following curious addresses passed through the Liver-
pool Post-office this week :

FOR LIVERPOOL.
Good Postman, when these lines you see,
Laugh not at them, nor laugh at me,
But hasten off to Renshaw-street,
Nor stop if e'en your wife you meet.
At 7 you'll find my friend,
Who'll read, this letter to its end—
You've taken some, I think, before,
Addressed to Mr. B. S—mour.

FOR LONDON

Come Postman, pray haste and deliver this letter,
Well observe the address of my note,
J. H. T---r, a surgeon, (in London none better,)
(Be quick, 'tis some time since I wrote)-
3 is the number, and BERNERS the STREET,
Out of OXFORD-STREET to it you go ;
On the right of the door, a bell you will meet;
On the brass plate, the name you will know.

CORRESPONDENCE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—A friend of mine, who was at Manchester on Tues-
day, bought a supplement to the Manchester Times, which
had been announced to contain all the proceedings of the
Anti-corn-law League, and a picture of the great Pavilion
which that seditious body have built in Peter-street. When
this supplement appeared, he found a most meagre report
of the proceedings, and instead of the promised picture, a
large open space in the centre of the page, on which it was
announced, that in consequence of an accident the picture
could not be printed, as promised. My friend, who certainly
had no great expectations, put up with the disappointment,
and brought the supplement home.
In the Liverpool Times of the same Tuesday morning
there was a grand parade made of what would be done in a
supplement—that it would contain all the League's proceed-
ings at Manchester the previous day, and a* picture of the
great Pavilion in Peter,street. Like my friend, I had formed
no great expectations, and therefore, like him, I met with no
disappointment.

But, Sir, on comparing my friend's. copy of the supple.
ment to the Manchester Times and my own copy of the
supplement to the Liverpool Times, I found a most singular
coincidence, which, not being a practical man, I cannot
account for satisfactorily. The speeches were just the same
in both ; the advertisements, more singular still, were exactly
the same; and, most wonderful of all, both pictures had met
with the very same accident, to prevent the world from gazing
on them !

Now, Sir, as I scorn to suspect these eminent Liberals of
a conspiracy to humbug both ends of the railway at the same
time, I submit these accidental coincidences to your con-
sideration as worthy of perpetual recoyd.—,Your friend,
OH DEAR ME !

Old Po4d, Vednesday,

FATAL ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.—On Monday even-
ing last, the following distressing accident occurred at the
Flock-manufaltory, recently established by Mr. James, at
the Old Victifalling-office, Plymouth, The clothes of a
young woman, named Eleanor Houghton, who was employed
in the manufactory, having become entangled in part of the
machinery which revolves with great rapidity, her body was
immediately drawn in, and repeatedly carried round before
she could possibly he extricated. The moment the perilous
situation of the unfortunate sufferer was discovered, the most
prompt assistance was afforded by those on the spot; but the
injuries received were such,
in the opinion of the medical
gentlemen, who were quickly in attendance, as to have
caused almost instantaneous death. An inquest was held
on the following day, and a verdict returned of " Accidental
death," with a decidand of one shilling on the machinery.—
Plymouth Times:

THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE MAILS.—The town-
council of Manchester held a special meeting on Wednesday
last, in order to take steps for obtaininc, an alteration in the
transmission of the mails between 'that town, Bradford,
Halifax, Huddersfield, and Hull. After a good deal of dis-
cussion, in which the inconvenience, delay, and, in 'too many
cases, loss, sustained under the present system were warmly
dwelt upon, Mr, Taylor proposed that the council should
memorialize Sir R. Peel, as the head of the Government,
who was well known as a man of business, and who, he
thought, from his information and connexions, must be
aware of the accommodation that an important business re-
quired, and of the necessity, in these days of railroads, that
no time should be lost in the transmission of important
commercial intelligence, from the ports to the manufacturing
districts. A. long memorial to Sir Robert Peel was accor-
dingly agreed upon, the prayer of which was as follows ;
Your memorialists therefore pray, that you will be pleased
to direct that a :post-office surveyor be despatched to this
town, that he may carefully and deliberately investigate
this subject, and ascertain the various serious inconvenien-
ces now suffered; and in concert with persons to be desig-
nated by this council, that he may report on the extra
expenses which two mails per day to and from Hull would
impose on the Post-office ; so that his information may
enable Her Majesty's Government to afford such relief in
the premises as the wants of the commercial communities
of Manchester and Hull imperatiiely require, and the mer-
cantile importance of the two Towns, and the districts con-
nected with them, may justly claim; A.nd'your memorialists
will ever pray,

ROBBERY ol" 4 FottptiNEß.--A daring and impudent
robbery was committed on Thur'sday morning, on the pre-
mises of Mr. Law, the landlord of the Blue Last public-house
and chop-shop, St. Martin's-court, Ludgate•hill, by a
foreigner. From the statement of Mr. Law, it appears that
the party called upon him on Monday, and took a room, as be
pretended, for a short time, having great and important busi-
ness to transact in London. which promised to be very lucra-
tive. He accordingly was accommodated by the worthy host.
On Monday evening there was a supper held at the house,
and the foreigner being very talkative, the bons vivants asked
him to partake with them of the joviality of the evening. On
Tuesday evening he was up in the billiard-room, and entered
freely into conversation, although speaking broken English.
At twelve o'clock he came down stairs, and the door was
shortly afterwards closed in the usual way; by being bolted°
He was noticed to take a general survey of the bar and side_
room, in which the landlord sits, but nothing was thought of
that, he being a foreigner, and he went upstairs to his room,
and they all retired to bed about half-past twelve o'clock.
Between two and three o'clock on Wednesday morning h'e
must have gone, down stairs, as something was heard moving
by the waiter, but he paid no attention, thinkini, it might be
Mr. Law. At three o'clock a foreigner addressed the police-
man on duty in the Broad-way, with a Taglioni great-coat on,
and asked'him the way to the Boulogne steam.packet, He
directed him to London-bridge; and he walked away quickly.
On going back his round, he found 'the debr 'of tlie Bine Last
ajar, and he instantly gave the alarm to the inmates. ' On
Mr. Law coming down stairs, he discovered that the till had
been cleared of fourteen sovereigns, besides a quantity of
silver; also several parcels of cheroots, his Taglioni coat, a
ring, and various articles had vanished. Information was
immediately given at the station, in Black Horse-court, and
the policeman went in all haste to London-bridge, where he
was informed that a foreigner, answering the description of
the party'-=-tall, sliiii, and dark, without whiskers or musta-
chios—had gone off by the four o'clock. Ostend steamer.
lie immediately proceeded to Blackwall, and tried to get a
hint to take him on board the' steamer, which was 'at that
moment coming doWn the, river, but there wag not a single
waterman to be fOUnd, so that ClY:Valler CrindYffrie got
off with impunity. Mr. Law 1106 not Tro* naute.' Rob-
• beries by foreigners are' Vow becoming very gedetal in the
metropolis. On Monday Week a German or FieUctiman,
who had been residing at a coffee-hodse, in Patinon-street,
city, for six weeks; under pretence thafhe'expected to receive
a stun of money daily from the government, 'suddenly de-
camped, taking with him a great coat, two new pair of 'boots,
a sOereign in
-gold, five shillings in .silver, and varien
ticleB of plate, not
oil" *Ft heard of. There are
at present in London a gang of foreign swindlers, both French
and German, who are living entirely by larpe appearance;
and gambling transactions.