The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-25 00:00:00

IP.iltallltS DINNER AT CHICHESTER.

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Chichester. Pei. 10. 181 S.
Mr. C 011111.?? Coed to-day at the market ordinary, at
the fiwan-ian. ie this city. It had been haws for some
days previons, that he intended to be here. and by the
time dinner well anaonneed, a party of Agriculturists.
amounting to upwards of 130. bad completely illed
the tables in the di:slag-room.
Mr. C. took his seat at the right held of the Chair-
man. (S. Woos.vansea. Req.) and seemed le perfect
health aid spirits. After the cloth was removed, the
towing toasts were gives by the Chairman :
"The King, may be always remember that be holds
the crows for the good of the subject:"
" The Memory of Caroline, the injured Queen of Rag-
land."

"The Royal Family, may they never forget the
principles which placed the line of Brunswick on the
Throne."

Thal:us:emus thee rose and said, as be was quite
are that every person present felt (in a greater or less
degree) the present national dinettes. he should take
t►e liberty of prep:ming the health of • person the.
in the room, who be believed could point eat both the
tease aid core of it better the. any other man is
Raglasd : he meant Mr. Cobham
Several persons then proposed an oddities of three
times three, with which the Chairsnan emaplied.
After the applause which followed this Mast bad
subsided, Mr. Cossare rose and aid,—That be felt
most rise:rely grateful for the very handsome mouser,
in which the large party be then saw before him, bad
dose him the hover to drink his he then
proceeded to state his °Oaks that the distresses,l
which ass sew so generally felt, arise from the enor•
moss weight of taxes with which the coustiy is sow
bertkened increased as it is by the operation of Mr.
Peel's MlL—This position, Mr. C. illustrated with his
usual ability, by malty powerful arguments which
seemed to make a great impreesios en his hearers,
who by this time were increased considerably. to
upwards of 300. He next stated. he believed things
would never have arrived at their presses pis:, or at
say rate would sot have remained so long as they have.
if the most powerful and wealthy of the Nobility and
Landlords, had not ether reasons for wishing the pre-
sent system to be persevered in. if possible. He would
take for lastest* those of the neighbourhood of Chi.
ehester—Of Lord Selsey, be never beard any thing in
his life, till by accident he saw his same in a Sussex
Newspaper the other day ; consequently be did not
know whether he received may thing from
the taxes or not. He would next speak of fir
Duke of Richmond and Lord Rgremout ; in
doing which he ►egged to disclaim all persesality, as
every thing ►e had beard of both these Noblemes was
highly creditable to them; but still, he must obser►e,
that their families, if not themselves. reorienl large
sums of money from the Hovernmest. the west o
which would be west severely felt by them. Det as t
is @eldest (oestisant Mr. C.) that Ibis email' this, a
casuist last for say lesgth of time. and if they eons
der rightly the difference, as to stability between the r
meow &Ashok from their landed states, and, Ai
frees the Treasury, it will set be len before they j.. 1
as in wishing the bonbons of the /*wary to he e-
dema, as aurae peoless that-preoperkp es the -Mail ia
wilds wu the pride sad glory of oar inveighers. He
the. ridiculed the idea, that throwing a port of de
lead out of cultivation would benefit the firmer, us.
also that any trifling redaction in taxes world be of
Amy service. send osneinded by drawing a meet ac".
mated picture of the crisis, which, he said. must come.
if preseat measures are persevered in.—His speed
lasted exactly an hour. and was received with thi
most enthusiastic applause.

A Petition to Parliament is sow lying for signature
at Carlisle, praying for the amelioration of oar Cri
urinal Code.

Last Monday oinking, at a very namemme meeting
ad the Radical Reformers, held at the Union Rooms

la Leeds. a Petition was voted to the House of Com
MO., on the motion of Mr. Mason, seconded by Mr.
Mann, animadverting on the increase of punishment
inflicted opou Mr. Hunt. and praying the House not
only to institute an inquiry into the circumstance. but
In consequence of the service which Mr. Hunt had
rendered to the conntry. to remit the remainder of his
sentence.

ONE or THE SC AAAAA OUCH BANIIII.—WE are sorry
to learn that the Banking-house of M . Lister,
Moorsons and Co.. of Scarborough. suspended pay-
meat a few days ago. Oa this subject, a correspond.
eat of another paper observes, that every thing at
Scarborough is consequently at present at a stand
still ; bat be adds, and we are glad to satire the re-
mark. that it is confidently expected that the unfortu-
nate Bank will ultimately pay in fall.—( Leeds Mere.)
The Commissiosers of the Customs have issued an
order to their officers, that in future in all cases where
a cargo of timber, la. is reported, am so many pieces
" part cut." or in cases where the word " about" Is I
used, that they are to proceed to seise the excess I
above the actual quantity named. The law certainly
requires that the muter of every vessel shall correctly
report his cargo, but from the extreme difficulty of
determining the exact number of pieces cut for stow-
age, the indulgence of qualifying this by the words
" part cut for stowage," has hitherto been allowed
by the practical officers under such circumstances to
cover any above the actual number reported.
lorouvaxv TO AORICULTUMISTII..--WO are Inform-
ed, that a few months agu. prosecutions were raised
by a Collector of Excise against I farmers, and
a gentleman overseer of this county, " for selling by
reap their crops, and letting grass parks, without the
employateat of a licensed auctioneer." The cases were
tried at the Judos of Peace Court, Dalkeith. when
the parties were Geed. They. howe►er, ceaceiving
the convictions illegal. petitioned the Board of Excise.
who. after the minutest deliberation, granted the
prayer of the petitioners, and ordered the fines to be
returned. It hence follows, that all farmers. Su. are
legally entitled to let parks, and dispose of their own
crops, by auction, without employing auctiouers.—
I (Edinburgh Stir.)
Accounts from Cassel state, that a person who served
in the Hessian troops has bees arrested on snipicion
of being guilty of the poisoning the Prince's attend-
ant at the Masquerade.
Oe the fltb instant five shocks of earthquake were
felt is the environs of Laadshot, in Bsvatis, is lees
than $0 seconds.

NR. COUTTS.

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Yesterday, the 14th inetant, died at his house in
Stratton-street, Thomas Coots. Esq.
Mr. Contts bad attained the advanced age of 90.
His life was one of great and useful exertion. He
possessed a singularly clear judgment, with a warm
and affectionate heart. Few men ever enjoyed in the
degree which Mr. Coatis did, the confidence and es-
teem of his friends, or obtained, unaided by rink or
political power, so much consideration and influence
is society,
The large fortune which he acquired was a conse.
qneoce, and not the object, of his active life, which at
every period was devoted to the aid and advancement
of those he loved,

He died surrounded with friends, in the presence of
Mrs. Contra and his daughters, the Countess of Guil-
ford and lady Burdett, with their families, and Lord
Dudley Stuart, the sou of his second daughter, the
Marchioness of Bute, who is now in Italy on account
of her health.

DRURY-LANE .7'H E.9TR E.
A new musical Drama in three acts, called the Pete.
ran, or the Farmer's Sam, was brought before the pub-
lic at this theatre on Saturday. sod received with universal
applamse. The plot is simple, and not very interesting,
but the characters are drawn with considerable humour,
that dialogue is lively, and some of the incidents very
anissieg. An old General, represented with effect by
Menden. has two daaghters, one of whom Rosa (Miss
Fade), obtains her father's consent to marry a young
officer (Mallifillsat her sister Bell (Madame Vestris),
through .envy, opposing the match, the officer in dis-
guise pretends to make love to her, and is favoured,
when be discovers himself to be her sister's lover, and
she is now ashamed to oppose the onion. The officer
who had entered the army at an early period of life, and
was ignorant of the abode of his parents, discovers his
father in the person of a worthy old fanner, named
Franklin, who had in the meanwhile been reduced to
poverty, but had been supported and protected by the
filial piety of his younger son Jonas (Mr. Knight). The
piece abounds with sentimental maxims, which ought
rather to be esemplied in the conduct of the characters,
than formally okruded as they generally are, on
the atteotiun of the audience. Many of the songs
were loudly encored. A new actress, Miss FORD', made
her first appearance in this Theatre, and as she possesses
a very sweet, and at the same time, powerful voice, with
an elegant figure and handsome face, she was most tor-
flially greeted by the audience. A bravura song by her
was particularly admired. A song by HA MAT, with
recitations in the character of a Parliamentary Orator,
in which the manner of various publics peakers was
imitated, contributed greatly to the success of the Drama,
which was given out for repetition this evening amidst
reiterated plaudits.

Saturday at wee o'clock, the Marquess of Lowlander
-v met several of the Cabinet Ministers at the Foreign
O.IIM, who coatinued in deliberatios for some time.
Satorday afternoon, a Meeting of the Board of
Trade was held.

Mr. H. Unroev's same is is the list of the Majority
a ;sheet Lord AI hares s otioa. M r.Os racy did sot vote.
Mr. Pentland and Mr. Meade Smith have declared
themselves Candidates for the Represestaties of
°mem&
M►. UFA has ham theses Representative is Par-
lamella far thargarvas. L

• )it. 6u giros IGO the
•oor, to be distributed u follows :—to Nostrum, 400;
Arbroadr. 200 ; Breebie, 200; Berrie, 50.

Entneunon, Fes. 22.—Wednesday se'nnight the
Council appointed George Joseph Bell, Esq. to be Pro-
fessor of Scots Law in the University, vacant by the
•esignatioa of David Blame, Esq., appointed a Baran
f Exchequer.
The Kieg has been pleased to nominate and appoint
Dr. Robert Minion, son of the late Professor
Christison, to be Professor of Medic tlJorisprndenee
and Medical Pollee in the University of Edinburgh.
The French Ministers, it is still asserted, have it in
contemplation to assimilate the Chamber of Peers in
France more closely to the English Hesse of Lords,
by introducing twelve Spiritual Peers in addition to
the four or five now belonging to that body. Letters
mention, among those whom the King has designated
for that boomer, the Archbishop of Paris, the Grand
Almoner, sad the Archbishop of Amiens.
In an article from Corfu complaint is made against
the lonian Government for its partiality towards the
Turks ; and it is even stated that all subjects of the
Russian Empire, including the Consul General of that
Power, have received orders to quit the Islands. The
latter part of these statements is known to be un-
founded, and the accuracy of the whole may be there-
fore questioned. The Emperor of Russia has, by an
Ukase, prohibited for ever the punishment of brand-
ing throughout his dominions, as tending to prevent
a culprit from endeavouring to redeem his character.
Letters from Batavia, dated the sth of October, say,
that an earthquake was felt at Semarang and Sapera
on the 25th of September. The shock was very vio-
lent, but oo mischief was done. The deaths from
Cholera Morbus had become reduced to an laconsider-
able number.
Tux Guaans.—This morning the three Regiments
of Foot Guards shifted their quarters. The First Bat-
talion of Grenadiers from Westminster to P 011011111•
street Barracks. The Second Battalion of Grenadiers
from Knightsbridge to the Barracks in the King's
Mews. The First Battalion of Coldstreams from P
man-street to Knightsbridge. The Second Battalion
of Coldstreams from the King's Mews to Chatham.
The First Battalion of the Third Regiment from Chat.
bans to the Toner; and the Second Battalion of the
Third Regiment from the Tower to Westminster
Quarters.

This forer eon, observing a great crowd collected
about the house of Mr. Carlile, 55, Fleet-street, we
found upon enquiry that Mr. Samuel Waddington
bad by some means obtained possession of the pre-
mises, and opened the shop. He was however shortly
after compelled to close it again ; and we saw the lit-
tle Gentleman treating his h with an otation,
which, in consequence of the crowd, we bad not the
good fortune to hear.
Bost/am—The battle between Kendrick and Acton,
will take place on Thursday neat, the 28th inst. in a 21
fret rope ring • both men are sanguine of success. Acton
trained
has been at Brighton, under the tuition of •the
scientific Mr. Hales; while Kendrick has been training
over the delightful spot, near Richmond, Surrey, Bet-
ting stol on the Black. The Suffolk Champion, and
Robert Burn, will also contend in the same ring, for a
subscription purse. After which the battle between the
two baiter., Hiller and *Loan, will settle their disputes,
who takes up forty sovereigns.

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EXRCUTION.

This morning, Wm. Abbott, for the murder of Mary
Lee, was executed pontoon to his sentence, in frost of
the Debtor's Door, Neurgase.
The circumstances Mending the crime for which Ab-
bott suffered havingbeeo so recently before the public, a
repetition of them is unnecessary. The conduct of this
man, from the time of his apprehension to his conviction,
was of the most hardened description, and all attempts to
bring him to a just sense of his condition seemed to be
hopeless. He, however, at a late hour last night mani-
fested symptoms of contrition, and was frequently beard
to exclaim " The Lord hare mercy on my poor soul."
Mr. Cotton immediately availed himselLof this ciroont-
stance, and was unremitting in his endeavours to induce
a sincere repentance. In consequence of a scorbutic af-
fection in his legs, Abbott was not encumbered with
irine. He was led from his cell by the Itev.4fr, Cott**,
attended by the Sheriffs. On reaching the scaffold he
viewed the awful preparation with great agitation, and
several times exclaimed. " Christ have mercy on my poor
unfortunate soul." He rather hastily ascended the steps
and cast a wild look on the crowd around him. A few
minutes after eight the drop fell, and the world closed
on the wretched man for ever. After banging the moat
time, his body was conveyed in a shell to St. Barthirio-
mew's Hospital for dissection.
It is nearly three yeses since the last execution for
murder took place at the Old Bailey.
MARKETS.—(Teas DAr:), •
Colut-ExcEANoe, FEB. 25.-1 be arrival/ of Wheat,
in the course of last week, were very large, and the ma-
jor part of it remained over for this moraing's market ;
when we had a considerable quantity fresh to from 8.-
sex, Kent, and Suffolk, the demand tor which was very
ancrattly a few of the finest runs from the above
counties could be disposed of at a redaction of Is. per
quarter; yet prime picked samples obtained last Mon-
day's prices, but the inferior sorts were totally unsale-
able.—The supply of Barley has also been very abun-
dant since this day sennight, yet superfine samples went
off at list week's prices; hot all other descriptions were
dull sale, at a redaction of full Is. per quarter.—Seams
and Oats are Is. per quarter cheaper, the *apply of oath
being much larger than the consumers could take off,—
I a Peas and other articles there is no alteration.
Eau assn. F.. e-
s. s. Small Beans it 15
Wbeat.Reat, sad Essex Tick ditto . 90
New 94 86 Outs. Poeta* 93 46
Old — Ditto, Poised.— 111ldt
Suffolk, (New) SI 16 Ditto, Feed. l6 20
Old — Plasr. per Back SO OS
Norfolk, (Old) 44 SO Itapossaijor Last M. SS/.
Rye. 96116 111esalett.
Barley l7 96 Mott. Aserista....
Malt to 86 host le S.
White Peas 26 98 Battle, Red"
Boilers 99 10 Hasbro' Red
Grey ditto II 94 ,
BVIITHPIELD.-11owpar.
To Ask tbe offal per st. of Sibs.
BMW dd. to 1.11.11. CATTLV AT maseitv.
Melba— Is. 6d. to 4a. OA. Beasts
Veal .... 4a. Od. to as. 64 'Calves
Pork .... 98. Od. to 4e. 61. Sheep and Lambs IZ6IO
Lamb .... its. Od. to Os. Od. Puts . 186

NAT AND IFTRAW.
Hay.... W. 10s. to 4ft. es. I Straw ..11. 8.. to It. lbs.
Clover 41. Os. to 41.165.
' Abstract of the Returns of Weekly Arrival of English
Wheat, at the Corn-Market, Mark-lane, of the
Weekly Prices of Wheat at Oullford Market, In the
veers 1819 20, 1820.21, and 1821-22.
1819.20. Sizings weeks, from the illps -e
111111ftamr, 1819, 82.948 inartore. pekes
171.46.4 d. to 211.9 x. 94.
Sixteen weeks, from the 12th June, to the 25th Sgt.
103,977 quarters, price per load, from 17!. Lia 3d. to
211.35. Id.
Twenty weeks.from the 2d Oct. to the 12th Feb. 1810.
142,497 quarters, price per load, from 15/. 15s. to IW.
18s. 6d.
Oraeral Average, 18/. 17.. 3J.
1820-1. Sixteen weeks. from the 19th Feb. to the 3d
June. 1820, 135.332 quarters, price per load, from
15'. 3s. 9d. to 211.45. Bd.
Sixteen weeks, from the 10th June to the 231 Sept.,
101,774 quarters, price per load, from 161.75. 94. toil/.
4s. 7d.
Twenty weeks, from the 30th Sept. to the 10th Feb.,
1821, 134,936 quarters, price per load, from 12/. 7s. 9d.
to 17,125. 9d.
Oenerl Average, 171. 65.44.
1821-2, Sixteen weeks, From the 17th Feb. to the 2d.
June, 1821, 95,213 quarten,priceper load,from 12!. 191*
to 171.25. 9d.
Sixteen weeks, from the 9th June to the 224 Sept.,
125,8.54 quarters, price per load, from 12!. 13s. Id. to
17/. 151. Ild.
Twenty weeks, from the 29th September to the 9th
February, 1822. 231,283 quarters, prices per load, from
8/. 10e. 111. to IW. 17e. 341.
General Average 141. 14e. 3d.
• This includes 25,880 quarters of foreign corn, the
ports then being epee for a short period.
IRRNARRII.
The extreme prices have been taken for the purpose of
'hewing that the average has been effected very consi-
derably by the inferior quality of the corn ; and that.
notwithstanding the low average,geod corollas obtained
.high prices.
The Onildford prices have been taken, because the
illark.lane Returns do not give any general average of
the extreme prices.
The divisions of the year have been made for the pur-
pose of 'hewing the effect produced upon the market by
sew corn, for some months Amin harvest; and thence-
diness of prices far the remaioder of the year ; and Am'
bow the increased quantity of each succeeding close has
regularly lowered the prices.
The quantity at market in the twenty weeks of 1921-2
is above serendenths was than the quantity at market
' similar periods is 18204; and above six-tenths morn
this the quantity at minket at similar periods of 1819
and 1820.
The total quantity of 1921-2 is above two tenths more
than the total quantity of 1820-1, and nearly four-tenths
more than the quantity of 1819.20.
A
BRIGHTON Potaca.-At Thursday's sitting% a per.
son of the name of Ewen, retired from the Itosiaess
of a grocer, which he carried on for many yea?, at
the top of High-street, in this town, sod who lIRIIItece
been living in Oxford-place, Level, where he ta.
considerable property, appeared, to a` ewer tat the
charge of having attempted to violate tbli person of 4
little girl of the age of six years. the daughter of Mr..
Waldron, his neighbour; when, after Inning the
'evidence of the mother and the child, Sir Daeli Scott
considered that sulkiest proof had been addesed to
send the case to a Jury. The crime charged was
etated to have been committed is a stable last Sunda:
week. Ewes., who is 63 years of age, has found bail
for his appeasance. The child is pretty and eagaging,
and gave her evidence in a very distinct manner.
From circumstances which have come to our know-
ledge, we are bound to state, that this is peculiarly a
case in which the public should suspend their j•ttlx-
meat until after trial.-(Brighton Herald.)

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C MAT OF KING'S BENCH, Far. 23,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fss. 23.

• a OLDDAILEK—SATURDA Y.

VA NN V. 111•111111.
Mr. DENMAN statrd, that this was ae action for
ohncieroios words written and spoken by defendant,
rAlculated to injure the character of the plaintiff, who
laid his damages at 200!. The plaintiff was • respect.
•able coal dealer awl cheesemonger, residing at Bats-
walla, The defendant followed the same trade in the
\semi seigkbourbood. In the month of September
last the, plaintiff was informed that some persons had
written op with chalk upon the walls and houses is
the neighbourhood, words and sentences highly aqu-
a...es to him (the plaintiff) in his business. Amongst
other libellous and slanderous expressions were the
following:—" Fenn short weight tad measure."—
" Fenn sold Mrs. Long a bushel of coals short in mea-
wires prek."—“ Fenn nineteen bushels short." The
pi•lotiffoa this discovery puldished a handbill, offer-
ing 101. reward foi the disiovery of the author. This
hand-kill was posted, sad distributed through the
iseighboarhood. and became a subject of conversatioa
in the presence of the defendant, who said it was non-
- stove for the-plaintiff to offer 10/. reward, be would
not give teapose, as he (the defendant) could prove
all that Wan written, and more too : and that he would
write the sine at any time, irony one would give him
ALI. 'Upon this being reported to the plaintiff be
brsmgbe the present action.
Iffhaasses were now called, who deposed to this
conversation, tad also swore, that from the resemblance
which the-writing on the wall bore to the defendant's
writing, they believed he was the writer.
• Mr. SCaILCTT contended, that se etsdit could be
gives to the witness who had sworn he the band-
-writing. It was impossible there could be any re-
semblance between lettets made with chalk upon •
Vick wall. end en large. as one of the witnesses said,
abatise emoM read them at half a mile distant, andl
• the common band-writing of • person. All the
written Shelf, he roateoded, must therefore be out of
• the questioa. ilat the last count •io the declaration
muted ti vio;:lOpoiketo ; and even should the Jury
think they werwitotutd to fled on that coact, nominal
damage. woodfliit 'folly adequate to the injury the
plaintiff hid essisised.
The Jury fogad a verdict for the plaintiff on the
leer coast—Damages 601. ; costs 40s.
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AlljOsrned Sittings is London bfors the CNISI Joanna
and a Common Jury.
Titer ts. DAVISON.
"Mr. &leant Lees stated, that this wan .as iedon
koagbt to rigour a compensation in damages for an
1104 sustained by the plaintiff's wife, issuiris'rquesee
of the negligent and improper conduct of the. Ached-
art's servants. The plaintiff was a labourer; and the
defendant an Inn-keeper, at Horsham, ' Os the after-
noon of the 27th of Jane last the defendant 'had let
...est four horses/to a gentleman who'was thee proceed.
Jet to this Continent, and these horecowere-driv°o by
defeadanst's servants, so that than-was no doubt of
liability,if the fact of the lojogikiPlr cawed NY:
• theiOnittnseessmeld be }ennui.-•••w:
GON Chief Jtemioe Danaan semstdw therrideste
to the, Jury, who immediately retnised 111' verdict fur
• the pitslatiff.2Damages 251. ' • • • •••
..W04)14e/4_f ffelo/18./."
' On Saflttasf,lifr: by, the Governor titthe New
Psison, allopiell, slated I* Court, that the number
elptioniOr elusamitted to Isis prison from the last day
. of the Lit theste?, the 16th of last month. to the first
day of the present Sessions, the 18th instant, was 606 t
• a number, he 'said. greatly exceeding any that had
' 'ever bees•kodwn balers, and rather more than three
timenthe average number committed in the same space
time.for several years past.
Nineteen prisoners, mostly young 'oils, were con.
victa of petty thefts, and sentenced to various terms
• 2eff imprlionment In the House of Correction; one, who
• though but 16 years of age, was a veteran in crime,,
being n 911140401 of stealing a roll of butter from a
ebsp is Chelsea, nes sentenced to transportation for
seven years.
s sfietcher John Wakefield was indicted for Icing
• Street. The prossentrix, an elderly woman.
was led into Court on criticises. The case was fully
• . roves). nod. the Cuallwas shortly charged the Jury.
,rho latently found the prisoner Guilty.
After some consultation on the Bench the CHAIR-
'. NAN addremsni the prisoner, and told him, the Court
• would givalhim till Monday to make what couspensa•
• • tiol Isecomisi fir the grievous injury he had done the
• proweititrli ; but if he failed in doing so, the Court
.would then pass on him the heaviest punishment
• tltt ullowed for the atrocious offence he had cont.
mitted.

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,i' HORRID 31CRDER.—Irre. Abbot, a man far advanced
„ lc life, was placed at the bar, charged on an indictment
stiqi the wilful murder of Mary Lees, otherwise Dug-
. : lan, bat couunonly known by the name of" Long Poll."
:.:r. Anohetirs opened the pleadings, and Mr.
A:SIM/MS stated the case to the Jury. By this
catement it appeared that, on the 9th of the present
month, the deceased, who cohabited with the prisoner,
having expended some money in a manner not satisfac-
tory to him, be commenced a series of the most
I rural treatment, by beating her with his fists, and finally
iiiiping upon bee, with such violence, as to occasion
irr death. To establish his guilt, several women, and
i,.:,•, man, were called, who lodged in the prisoner's
hdosse, which was in Oeorge.street, (formerly ilyot-
tweet) Bloomsbury. The judge having summed up the
,ti...eience, thelury returned a verdict. Guilty—Death.
'Sentence milli afterwards passed upon the prisoner to be
executed on 11tunday. The wretch retired from the bar
calling down imprecations on the heads of his prose-
tutors. and loping that they would soon follow him.
Miehael Taylor was indicted for stealing from the
person of Sampson Israel, two gold seals. value 40s. and
a gold hey value 40s. his property. The prosecutor
stated that on Sunday the i'itli January, he was return-
* from the city to Maiden-lane, and when near the
414froer of Fleet-market, he observed the prisoner in cow
pany with two other persons coining towards him ; they
pissed him about five yards, and stood for a few me-
mento in consnitation. They then turned back and
ivsseil him again, when one of the persons snatched at
hi. watch chain which, broke, and the wan ran off.
—The prosecutor attempted to follow, when the'
Lirii jot übcor
wptiinshtehde huiliontitibii.ickTahne‘d. stLreunch
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thief;" bet the prisoner andlits oompaaion at that time o
escaped. About baits. bear aherwards, the presentor
returned to the place where he had lota his seabb dad he
obeetved the prisoner tad another peens greplag about
as if in search of something. He immeollately noognised
them to be part of the pang, aad seised the prisoner,
who struck him a violent blow sad wale nu off. Pro-
secutor pursued, creng " atop thief." Prisoner ran op
Gough-ruin, and was seised by a penes who heard the
alarm given; • severe straggle naiad aad they both fell
to the ground. The prosecutor thee came lip and struck
the prisoner with a stick to prevent his relining away
again, when the person who had seised the prisoner on
hearing the alarm, suspecting the prosecutor to be one
of the party suffered the prisoner to escape. He was
afterwards secured ie Shoe-lane.
The Jury immediately toned him Guilty.
He was then called up for judgment.
COMKON SR./KANT—Prisoner, you have been con-
victed on the clearest evidence, and the safety of the
persons and property of his Majesty's sailleveTuire
that you be sent out of the kingdom. Yea til used
the presentee-6f Italie"' perjured himself. * e Court
consider such an accusation as as aggravation of your
offence. You have been here before, and are known to
be an incorrigible thief. The menace of the Court is
that you be traasported for the term of your natural
life; and think yourself &negate that the attack on the
`person of the prosecutor did set take place before the
robbery was committed, or you certainly would have
been Imaged. Take him away.—Prisoner; I would 1
sooner be hanged than sent away through the false
swearing of that fellow. He was thee removed from the
bar, muttering imprecations against the Coact aad Pro-
secutor.
Sarah Mermen was indicted for stealing 6 handker-
chiefs, value 6s. the property of Joseph Reeking. The
pails,
prisoner, it appeared, went late the et the presses-
tor, who is a hosiertor, and glover in- Uder the
pretence of purchasing eome stockiest, ad took the op-
portuaity, while the shopman's back was turned, to
steal the articles in question. Verdict—tiailty.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, RDINBURGH,
FitaarrAisr 18.
Alex. M'Kay, James stalwart. alias Shields or
Shiells, Win. Muir, alias oar or Moore. and John
Muir, alias More were rest to the bar, and charged
with stiopbreaking in the Kirkgate of Leith.
The panel Win. Muir pleaded Guilty. and the three
others Not Guilty. The public prosecutor deserted
the diet against John Muir, bat remanded bil•Kay and
Stewart back to pacts for future examination. The
Jury forted Wm. Muir guilty is terms of his own con-
fession ; aed the penalty having bees restricted by the
Counsel for the crown to an arbitrary punishment, the
court sentenced him to be transported for life.
Iseaxmva Danixouexcr.—Jihn Muir, brother to
the preceding convict, was arraigned upon a new
charge of robbing the till of a merchant's shop in
Kirkcaldy, of a sem of gold oaks, and of being habit
aad repute a thief. The panel pleaded Not Guilty.—
A number of witnesses were called to prove the 1,86.1
bury, whose evidesecappeasing conclusive, the prisoo-
er's Counsel contented himself with exposes's/CU/A

tbat on seams( of tie • binder age cf.
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Edward John Hewitt. vu brought before she Lord
Mayor, charged with hiving difrauded several trades-
men of sums of money.
Mr. Watt, of Lloyd's Coireojitpeo• u that the
prisoner, under the designating; at Caplattlikipthieb
be was not at all entitled, bad difeaadedtliMlther of
tradesmen by giving them orders for far apurip to fi
out the cabin of a ship that Dever was 14eikkeente,
and desiring them to give him change ftWa 101. 'i•
201. Dote, which change he decamped withr„l,-
his dupes at one door of the coffee-housa.,
slipped out at the other. Many of the sag
poor men, and severely felt the Captain's ini
of himself to their notice.
John Mattingly, of No. 4, Olass-house-yar4,'
ter-lane, Blackfriars, bedstead-maker, deposed ,eh
the Captain called on him ;tome days ago. a# asides.
bin the price of his tent bedsteads ? After eniltftnipg
them an! requiring an abatement in the price.ebelCap-.
taro called a second time and completed the Id.,
and told witness to meet bins at Bartholomew.- Me,
Exchange, at half-past three o'clock precissty. aid to
bring with him change of a 10/. note. Wheelie had
great difficulty in scraping together the e ' but
he succeeded early enough to be punctual tie! tp-
pointment. He bad not waited long when tho *tilia
came ap to him, expressed Lis regret at being in./
3,
by business, and having ascertained that wi " ha
got the change, teak Mistap mates. laid him, 191
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outside fora_ few minutes, and then went to
whicit wi:nees afterwards learned was Lloyd's.
house. Tbre Captain soon made his appearance a
bringing with him • large bundle of papery._ 1
bustling about as if be had a great deal of blisi,
to transact. He then handed a pen to the slit
and told bins to sign his name to a paper like ali
lading. Witness tried to write. but the pen v
not make a mark. The Captain took the 414
bins and said, " I must get you some jnk WI
yonr name." He then returned to the colW
leaving the witness in the passage. More tin
log passed than was necessary for procuring a
of ink, and the Captain not being so good
word, the unfortunase witness was suddenly Oh
with the idea that he was defrauded. lie asked a b
who was ascending the stairs, whether there was
another door to the room. " 0 Lord, yes," acid the
hoy, "go straight forward aryl you'll find it." Wit-
ness, like a madman, ran into the coffee-rooM, 'but the
cap'aln and the change had disappeared. The amount,
of which the poor fellow had been robbed was2L I*..
and he had taken the shirt off his back 'to Adis the
sum.
A tradesman in thrum line of Business as the last,
toitsess, having seen a paragraph it, • meriting paper
of Friday, was saying to-his wife, "My dear, I neighs
have been taken in myself by such a sharp one as this.
if I had not cast any eyes upon the newspaper," whets
he was called into the shop for the palate of 'apply-
lug a gentleman with some furniture'. This guldens*
happened to be no other than Ceptais Grant; awl the.
Li-Atli:small havin% promised to let Mot have chaotic to,

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'asy stematilbe Capable was sure of Whig a Roo'
profitable tare-out of so li betel sad othead a character.
Just as he impeded to pocket wend peeisds, however,
as eMem took him ender the arm Mt {ad him to the
, Compeer, when all his dreams of phloperity received
a cheek. He was remanded till Wolemday.
How-eraser—Saturday, two wooer of he tows,
of dashing appearance, were bresght before Mr.
altressubt., the Sitting Magistrate, charged with rob-
bing a country tradesmas. eased Watson. of fifty so-
vereigns.
The promoter, it appeared. had made rather too
free with liquor see sight last week, and being at the
West end of the town. he took a coach to be drives to
the Axe, is Aldermasbary. desirieg the machetes. if
he saw any " demstish ladies" in the way. * brit*
them tote the coach ; for he thought it was vsh dull
to ride about without company. The emehmael in a
very short time pulled up. and- hawked the two pri-
soners into the coach. The motion of the emelt had

such an effete *pea the-alreardpedisrarbed header Mr.
Watson, that he became seat" iaseasible, sad is that
state the isdiss left lam. When hi got beme..and ro•
covered his senses a Hulot Ise found that they bad
rebbed him of his Wee &staining 50 sovereigns.
Intimation 'being given:to Read, one of the petrol, be
made inquiries and-learned that a girl, who aaswend
the description gives of-ostirof the thieves, bad gone
down to Maidstone to visit a. man who is confined is
the gaol there. Read west to Maidstone, and appre-
hended her there; she acknowledged immediately to
the robbery, and produced two sovereigus, which she
said was all she had left. She said she bad purchased
some new clothes with part of use mosey, and as to
the rest slit slid not know what aka bad done with it.
She informed the officer who her compasiow was, and
the other, prisoner was apprehended.—They were re-
needed.
The yonag gentleman who was charged otkb a rape
at this aloe on Thursday rest, was admitted' to bail in
the awn of the day. Sir R. Brans at first firmly
refused to liberate bin on any conditions ; bat is con-
sequebee of aurae circamstances stated by the pri-
soner's solicitor afterwards, the hiagi•traie itecepted
an undertaking for his appearance on Thursday meat.
when the matter is to be folly investigated.
A private ezansiaatioa of a delicate nature took
place a short time since before Sir K. Beaus. A
young man was charged with having e.nweaitten a
most atrociams offence upon a basal. child nut ten
years old at a Boarding School, where she had been
Flared by her parents. True. Bills of lediautent
bare been preferred and found by the Stand Jnry.
pee which the accused is ordered to take his •trial at
tha Old Batley Sesslostsvapoi the capital charge.

MeaLsortovolperasat.—BcaGLAßT AT.ORMIPOID
Saterday, Seated lOwler. Georg, Minos, Ed
, James tigamoff, alias Spooling Jemmy,
, wars brestbs op belies Neeitv M. Drag, Esq. the
Magistrate. sad oadorweat a very Wag sea-
etiolation on discharge of breskiet into. •ed robbing
the. bower of Mr. Gondol!. at Greeetord. (a village es
sb. Utbrielp•retad).. as Teasley eight last. k ap-
peared from. tbeevideoott of a variety at wltoreers,
tbastre Tuesday sighs Last Mr. Platt. the as bow of
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faithlatinhltal..haepandl4ll6ltl iikeas,the %aria of
four 0,4 wawa aenshir &OS Orr 411•Ing-htera. •He
linatodiately small Miami adth a 40AM-barrelled
pa. aim" peosestie4 laaturniy r thir mos, 4114 find ai
the thieves as they reirainad eat at soother door. He
&Mewed them, had again. Ind as theses they crossed
tbangardea, and made their maps br feeds( the
selve‘threogh a thick !mega, Ile tads Loges aed
alsrumed the gardener andLparish sonstaltie, and treat
along ewe of tho made isadiag farther up the coastry.

Os ntnniieg m aim bow, b; found the thieves bad
made an entry by removiog one of the bars of the
dining-room window, and had packed up all the pori
able "report,: word. removing. They hat cardedon.
muse silver• arm* forks, cruet-stand, and glassed,
roost of -width was afterwards found, and they.
behind them a dark lantern, crow-bar, pair of they
Muses. (which exactly fitted Adams, and he was Übe;
wklunit any on.) King, the parish constable, weans H
panied by the gardener, overtook two men, and re
cared one of them the prisoner Naylor and the othei,
a-man without shoes, escaped, after a desperate resist-
ance, and giving King a violent cut in the bead with
some sharp instrument. Hanson and Ward were **-
eared near Notting-hill, the same morning, and Adams,
who King believed but tiould not SWIM, was the ciao
who ens Mos; was taken at Knightsbridge, having rode
on • Isay.cart some milli*. Some other witnesses
proved baring found some silver forks soar where
King had the scuffle, and in a field they found wale
silver plate, glass, he. ed over with a piece of baize,
and Ulm the bar of the dining-room window. 054
witness swore to having met all the prisoners walking'
sogiNies as- Ai* raid from Lomb.. on the iisy of the
robbery ; they seemed in olio company, sad were I

howlisi *rubies along the paths. l'he Priaeoeo Nay-
lor said M war =owing towards London %Aro toiteo.
sod was oily pitied a few stomata befurrrlayAdasek,
wite said )tilead.lost his theme is the mod; he klll.

beisti is ewasparoy with any of the prisowere. anti dr
elated he keels totbiwg of the robbery. ettly What bad
bees swain before hi..
Adams sad Naylor's story as to his being. with hh

leas falae, as be never saw hien or any of the.

primmer.- bedeasimee did he see them un the day tri
the robbery: .P 4 •
Ward aad .11adese-.4ald they knew nothing shoat
the other prieeeesede the robbery I they finoir &flied
being seen in the ether prisoners company on the day
of the robbery.

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le eousequ'enee •f the ehemene of gems meledia
ilwidleacip, the primmer* wene.all again remanded' MY*
:e. .'Wednesday next. Ale weed tie witneeses.berfis,
fetal e ditties*, were,beimemi ow te mewl nivel,
evidence on the gist. •..v 1 1. . •,• ,it,

in the osoroirg of allirsdag m'autghtt an alarmiog Ere
Woke out oa the pramisotriltr. John Clarke,v(Chedis.
toe, near Ilaleswortb, by
...bleb a large barn (commis;
iog lOU coombs of oats :aid 33 mamba of hariey,) the
carthorse stables, cow-house, sheds, and two stacks of
hardignil hay, were destroyed. We are sorry to under
sand that •tli. tire was caused I y an incendiary, for
*those discovery a largo reward has been olfered.—
(tVerwicis Menotti")
cOL•NUAGgNoIin• 11...+1!. weather is very fine,
and nu appearaiot of winter.

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'Week.

NAM
win, Tub Tom us; mom wafts AT 1•211011-112101112.
Feb. 24. s.—hiswi e. tP 141,?. 82. MAT. D. Cara. amts.
High water—mere. 62 ..aftst 2 ; eses.B m. after
25, 111.-52 a rim 411 rm. after 6.
High after 6; eves. 43 m. altar 4.
T.—Mess seta at mldelgist.
High water--morn. S.. after 6; "m.O m. aft. 3.
17, W.—Ennui Weak.
High water—mills. 48.. after 6; am. I. as. aft. 6.
25, Tis.—Moon Finn QUARTS& AT 2 ATTAIWOOX,
High water—onorn.47 matter 6; 'nee. 21 in. aftsr 7.
March I, F.—Devitt.
High water- fors. 66.. after 7 ; even. 64.. after ft
2, B.—C4ad.
High water-sera. 11.. after ft; seen. 63.. after 3.
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Tea W2AT22111 week commenced with as Maid
an atmosphere, and'as brilliant a sky as ever appeared
at an advanced period of the spring. Sunday add Moe;
day were remarkable for every genial inflame. Ott
Wednesday a change took place, and wet and raw 0.1,1
winds missed. Frees abet day We weather 'pia hr.
cilia fair, bat chilly; and early yesterdav morning there
hoar
was a frost. 'lse quantity of rain fallen since last
Saturday moms is only 161andreddis of an inch.—Strand,
Vehrii2ro3.

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