• lin._ - Volfce. MANSION HOUSE. SINGULAR DISCOVEKY.—On Monday a very important fact was discovered in the course of au investigation into a case in which Mr. Duncan Campbell appeared against a Jew boy, named Emanuel Allen, for a robbery. The circumstances were these-31 r. Campbell slated, that as lie was passing alma; Iluundsdurh oil Saturday Last, between lOC r and live o'clock in tile evening, the prisoner, a boy about ten years old, ran tip to him and snatched a gold watch, chain, and seals out of his pocket. The boy, near w•iuom were others of a suspicious de scription, inimeiliiiicly ran oil, hut Mr. Campbell fol lowed, and never 105 t sight of him until he was lodged in the custody 14 all tinker. The °Nicer stated, that he had scorched the boy, lint found nothing upon Wm, the arrangement of the thieves iu such cases being so ingenious and rapid of execution, that property passes like lightning tlu•uugh a multitude of Imelda, after it has been stolen. Alter 511(.11 (Meet evidence as this, the chief clerk drew tip the recognizance in the usual form, binding the person robbed to prosecute, and glee evidence (against the prisoner. lie hooded over the bond to 31r. Campbell for his signature. Mr. Oanipbell said, lie was certainly ready to give evidence against the prisoner ; but he did not know what right the Loud Mayor had to bind him dour to prosecute, there being no law that he ever yet heard of, which rely dared a pet sin), under such circumstances, a espousible as a prosecutor. The Lord Mayor said, the law was peremptory upon the subject, anti ordered, that the event iit a ret•usal to prosecute, the person robbed should be imprisoned. Mr. Campbell begged that the art would be !minted out to hint. Ilc hoped to be enlightened by au exhibition of the kilid, and declared that if it weir in esented to km, lie should immediately repent and correct Its error. If his Lordship insisted upon it, lie should go in custody of his officer to prison, but it would be a 14.1tilifilCii1/11 to him to see the ►tatute, authorising his co 1111 l pre viously. 'flee Lord Mayor immediately sent for the City Solicitor, who, upon hearing of the refmal of 3lr. Campbell, said, Mean was imperative, and the alternative was 0 prisons Mr. Campbell questioned the authority of the learned Solicitor, as well as of the Lot d Mayor, and said he did not know of any S atute imposing upon any Mall the ob ligation to prosecute upon all iuuhu tint tit. 'the City Solicitor then tetertcd to the Ist and 2nd of Philip and Mary, cap. 13, schiell is the only authority, dull to his astonishment, that there was not a word in it from which it could be interred that tiny one was obliged to in °striate &mother upon au indictment. The Learned Gentleman then stated. that Mr. Camp bell was C,'l'tdiniy tight in the ()hie, lion he had made, and that 11111,1 be made in the recognixonces The woad '•peusecutoa" hosing then been ouliterated, Mr. Campbell then lead over the bond anti great edit . , and affixed his signature 11l it. lie declared, upon leaving the Ake, that he would compel the Attorney General to prosecute the pi isant•r. BOW STREET. A woman, of the name of IVai render, was charged on Aloud iy, beau Biritie, with uttering a forged 11. note, at a grovel 's ship al pri•oiler, it was stated, leathered the mite iu Pay ment of some grucerics, and when, upon su•piciun that the note was bail, she was told she t be detained; she said that a y g WOlll4ll named Davorett, gave it to her. —This peisalt, when applied to cuilliritteille story, and was taken op, but finding she hid gut into trouble, she denied she gave the ptisouel the time, and the latter then confessed that site had purchased it for DiaVUtell then acknowledged that she knew the prisoner had it forged note, and that she confirmed het story at foist in the hope of getting her oil. Clipstone, a inatt at least 60 years of age., was charged with ettemptiiig to pick pockets. lanes and other officers, stated, that they saw the pri soner, with two lads, following and attempting to pick the pockets of a cleat number of persons between Somerset House and Teitipte liar. The lads sounded the pockets while the prisoner ee alkyd close lieltind teddy to r eceive the pro;tei iy, or to glee a signal in ease of danger. litriiie.—" Well, Mr. Clipstotie, you have heard the charge against y ou, bas e you nut ?" Prisonei.—" Nut a santence, your worship—l ant so esti eincly Mr. Flame (speaking 101111).—" You were nut deaf when you and I used to meet at Union Hall some years ago." Prisoner.—" No, Sir, but a few years make a great dif ference, and now L am an Mil inan''' Mr. Millie (iu a very luw voict).—" How long have yonheen dval." . . . The prkotivr auswete4l most readily that he bad heel) fiveyr : ioe dei4l. Mr. snits on." ." I perceive on are only deaf %%hell it 'I lie pi ',oiler (16.'4(.11 the charge altogether, and said he was but uu he. laN full bu , iticas, awl lie thought it WAS v try hard that lie should be interrupted. Lines suid the pri•oui r alua)s walked behind to re ceive "swag" Vulen prope r i ) ). Mr. Burnie .--' ron uuil bun under the Police Act." Mr Woods, the clerk, iulorwid the primmer, flirt he was convicted as a rogue and a sagsboud .and ie p nted thief. Prisoner —" Really, Sir, that is a very unpleasant sort of cons icasinn to tie made in a public office; it issAss me gaits: usseoinfortable, I sleelase." Hs was conunisteti to the Sessions. CHILD STRIPPING.—Saturday morning a little boy, belonging to Davies, of Bedcrobs-street, Borough, was decoyed awry from time door by au old WOlll4ll (who spoke with an Irish accent), who gave time child apples, and persuaded him to accompany her up some mews, where she pretended to 1141 e a rocking-hoist., which she would give huu. here the old delniquelit stripped the poor child of ail its clothes, and went away, promising to return soon with a new suit. the umcanuwe the boy was missed by his parents, and Smith, a constable of the Borough, was sent to make inquiries respecting him; be Monti him towards time evening in the care of a cowkeelx•r, named 'Thomas, of Bermondsey, WllO had been attracted to the stable by the pout- little boy's cries. - THE NATIONAL REGISTER BONING AND CUDGELLING AT RIDDLESWORTH NEAR TAM WORTH, HERTS. The provincial fanciers bad a good morning's play yesterday, on Riddlesworth Downs, in two hosing matches, and a cudgelling match. The heroes for the first battle were (not the Torn Jones of Fielding, nor Tom Jones the brave competitor of Jem Bel cher), but Jones, a pupil of the latter, a farmer, who knew how to use his mauleys well, and Abel Norris, a Cambridgeshire man, backed for 20 Guineas by some collegiate sprigs of fashion. I.—Four bald rounds were fought which occupied 36 minutes. In the first round Norris was nearly pinked blind by the left handed kits, which, if not of the harde.t kind, told by repetitions. Jones was floored by a tight handed blow an ins h abo*e the mark. . 2.—Norris got laced of his uclicerssry at going in, and gave him some pulley hauley punishment, and thee threw lent a heavy sonierset. 3.—Jones wot ked with much caution upon his science, and tied much out execution, but in it rally, which basted several milantes, much execution is as perlot cued, and both went down weak. 4.—Norris was too blind to find the scratch, and he was knocked down by a body hit, which won Junes the fight. A second battle was fought for a purse of five guineas, between two awkward novices, which was a contrast to the former, and afibrded much fun. Their names were Gee and Roach, and the affecta tion of science caused the fun. Nut a drop of claret sprinkled the ground from them, but it w;:s round hitting, where the wrist instead of the fist acted. After fifty minutes Roach gave in with a slap on the side of the head. . _ _ Our informant left the single-stick players con tending for a hat worth a guinea, second best ten shillings, and five for the worst of the lot. Baxter from %Vanstead won the hat, and we left the others in contention. MYSTERIOUS ROBBSItY.—Ah extensive robbery has been commitied. under CirCUOISlaliCeS of a very extra ordinary nature, hitherto without detectian :—A bank ing house in the city, hail occasion to send a remittance ul hel%teeil 1300 f. and WU!. in bank notes, to a I,,,iker's at Plymouth, they wet e packed up in a sniatl box, sealed with an official seal, and sent by the porter of the house to a particular waggon ollice, to be sent off hy a Plymouth wagguia early next Morning. He was almi ordered to cuter it as of the value of 4501. and insure it to that 4111011111. The porter left the bank with the box, but it happened that lie did not get to the wagami office until the books had closed for the night, and the box could not be sent by the next wag2,oti. The clerk at the wag gon ollice, however, took tine box and locked it up in an iron chest, where it remained until the next waggon started snout two days. Ll was then placed ill the waggon 111 Sll6l a situatiou that it was utterly impossible to take it out oil the roan, It so happened, that on the arrival of the waggon at Plymouth, we chief partner in the bank .here, who also open such parcels was extremely and the box remained five or Lit days before it was opened, It was however kept secure in the banking how:, and when at length it was given to the chief partilt.r to be opened, the seals of the London Bank were still upon it, and to all appearance it was precisely in the 11.11111.1S1Ale as when it lett the hands of the batik clerk here. Tice surprise, therefore, of the Plymouth Banker may be conceived, when on opening the box lie bet iid it to contain not hilig but a parcel of waste paper ! —tic the interval, between the leaving of the parcel at the waggon office and its arrival at Plymouth, the whole of the notes which were first enclosed in it were put in circulation in the metropolis. An inquiry being set on tiot, it was discovered that the porter, when he went to the waggon office had a mats with him. lie was questlollCd as to his acquaintance with this man, and said he had only known nun a short time, and tnat he knew him from his haying had a cnandler's shop to Mitch he (the porter) was about to take. 'flits Mali was applied to benne he could see the porter, and asked if he had ever wished to let his shop, and he at first replied with a decided negative, but alter some further coi.ver sation tie said he believed he had once made au oiler to a friend of his to let the shop This man alai the !.otter underwent a long and severe interrogation, but nothing was extracted 40111 theta that could tend to throw any light upon this most singular affair. Maher rests here for the present, and is we understand to be decided between the London Bankers and the proprietors of the waggon (Alice by civil action. Another banker's parcel was plundered in a similar way but a short time before Fraliy morning, about three o'clock, the faintly of Mr. Faiinzr, etteesettionger, 129,1101 Street, Shadwell, were awoke out of their sleep, and thrown into the utmost alarm, at hearing a crack illlg 11111 Se; SlypUltilla It to be occasioned by robbers elide ivouring to gain admission they got up, and after making the necessary preparations iti case of au attack, Mr. Fancier not being at home; a person went out cautiousy, and gave tilt alarm at the two adjoining houses, occuptea by Mr. Boenester, a tea de..ler, and Mr Spring, patent navy paint and ship bottoming warehouse, who also got up to oppose WC el:Rance of the supposed rooters. A greater degree of terror, however, was iinin.aliately excited amongst the oc-copiers, rte whole of the cools of the three houses failing in at the CfaStl, Looting down the whole o: the third floor ()leach house, and materially damaged the second. Two child ren who were at that time asleep in a room on the secomi floor in Mr. Farmer's house, miraculously escaped being killed, one of the rafters in i.s lall hat t.ig gut tight through the Glut 01 the red iu which they slept ; hat not these families been roused through the above c, rem. stances, several hies must have been lose, as the greater part of the families its each houscslept on the thud floor. SU. Mtritootsr SCHISM.—We regret to state that a schism of considerable extent appears to have takeir• place among the Methodists in the Northern Counties as well as the South, owing to the folly of some of their preachers, in interfering with the political opinions of the people. This began Arita the latter end of last, year, when their Coutuitter of privileges in London, in concert with his Majesty's Government, issued circulars to the different preachers in the connexion, in all parts of the country, to discountenance ;amongst heir people, all those who might be at,ic,ied to political reform.— Immediately the methodist pulpits every where iefounded with the murderous doctrines of passive oberiienee and non-resisiance, those doctrines, which in England, brought one tyrant to the block, and obliged enother to abdicate the throne. In consequence of which, added to the tyranny of their preachers, and their exorbitant exactions from the people, few of whom are opulent, great iitimbers have separated f he body, and formed a iiew community, under the denomination of " bade. pendem Methodists," maintain:rig the same discipline, but differing in church gore 11111 l ent, as their preachers, like the primitive teachers of Christianity, claim no pe— cuniary reward fur their lairours. I n Shields, Newcastle,. and other 1/lACes, they are raindly increasing, and have already fourteen chapels and places of worship, which ..re supplied by twenty-one preachers. The itobte of independence rising among these people cantiot be too much admired by every friend to civil and religious, liberty ; and we hail this event as the forerunner of still greater exertions in the cause of freedom, which is intimately connected with the present and eternal hap-, piness of the human-race. Al ORLI:IC—AWOL 12 o'clock ms Wednesday night,. the 8111, a set of vitlains armed with pistols, attacked boat laden with a cargo of different merchandise, on the Grand Canal at Colgait's Bridge, near the town of Eden burn, in the King's County, Ireland, proceeding on her passage front Dublin to Snannon Harbour, and after shutting tite hatchways on the crew, oue of whom they unmercifully beat about the head with the but end of a, pistol, until part of the skull was completely discarnate, they sunk tile boat by breaking a plank in her stern with. an axe, having plundered the most valuable property,. Several gentlemen residing near to the spot have sub scribed a very liberal reward to any person who shall cause tile delinquents to be apprehended, and brought to condign punishment ; aunt the directors of the Grand' Canal Company have in a manner highly commendable,. offered 10M. to the same purpose. A severe conflict took place on Wednesday night lase. between a gang of live poachers and the keepers of Windsor Great Park. The keepers were apprised of the presence of the poachers by repeated reports of guns dis charged in the several plantations at the pheasants on the trees, as early as eleven o'clock, but it was not till twelve o'clock that the action commenced, when the poachers had taken a position on a bridge, lour abreast, with presented arms, threatening to fire if the keepers advanced a step leather. The keepers answered, "We have antis, and are determined to take you," advancing at the same time. The poachers immediately fired, a close action then commenced with the butt-ends of their pieta, which terminated in the surrender of three of - the poachers, who are lodged in Windsor gaol. The four keepers and three of their melt received litany severe blows; one of them, Page, lies so ill of three wounds its his head, as not to be able to attend publicly to give evi dence. Ilis deposition was privately taken. Upon examining the spot where the contest took place, four guns were found ; one of then broken in three pieces, two of them loaded with powder and small shot, and one that appeared to have been not long discharged.-- N hie pheasants were found in a sack. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.-• 011 Tuesday mornins some men belonging to Sheriff Hill colliery, Northum betland, were waiting of the gin horse to go auto the pit. Owing to the cleaning of the boiler, :he regular engine rope was not in a workable state at the moment,. but about 20 fathoms of it, with the chain, were nang ing into the shaft. One of the Well, John Winn , having in the dark gone incautiously ton near the cige, fell in. Repeated cries within the shaft at last roused the attention of the other men, who on repairing to the spot with a light, were told by him that he had fallen into the pit, and was theti hanging by the rope. As soon as the alarm would allow them to take measures for his preservation, they proceeded to adjust the gin rope, a wort( that occupied not less than timer) :Moines, front their having to discharge it trona one pulley and place it upon another. After fixing on a coif oue of them %visited to descend in it to his assistauce, but this Wilson forbade them to do. The coif was now let clown g,:ntly till it carte under his feet—he their frieJ himself front the engine tope, and being seated in tins curl, was drawn ;lowly to bank, in a state of indesenb. able trepidation. lie was, however able, with toe as. sistance of anoth.:r man, to walk upwardsof a mile to his own house, which on entering he threw himself 001 10111 knees, and stoma out his fervent thanks to God for 111. deliverance. No sootier was this done, than, overpow ered by the dreadful conflict of his feelings he fainted. Some time elapsed before he recovered tolerable com posure; one even still when the subject is recurred to, his agitation is extreme. Being qu.stioned tuinately, he said--" he had gone to the brink of the shaft to ascertain whether his comrades were calling upon hits) fr below; and being deceived by a glimmeriog of light lit the brattice paint ion his loot ,lipped. He was COIF ,cious at tile moment he dropped in, but has no recol lection whatever of how or when he caught ho:41 of the engine rope. The first thing he was actinide of nee dle rope sliding on his breast, and next its stripping bee left hand, with which he held mainly (mould also wink its lees and feet. lie had in his right hand . .1 stick, or' whiten tie kept firm pDSseabioll Al the time, and broug;,t it up wan him." A transit of Mercury will take place et 6 o'clock in the (naming of the Yd February, when that; plater will appear llle a round black spot on the face of the sun. -7, 3* IliEli ea& . I ' .~ alai_