Anthony Becker, a French teacher, desci died the treatment of the children as worse than swine were treated en the Con tinent. The children were covered with filth, and attec;eil malt the itch. The female servant was seventy years of end set . % dirty, as was old Mrs. Watson, who smoked all the dad, and called the children rascals. lie would not treat a dog worse. He lent some money to Mrs. Watson, or he would have come away immediately. He was at last abligcd to take pay ment in colic-nand dinerent things. The soup was dirty, and had hulls eyes in it. Lord Fllenhorough, in sumininz up the evidence, said it was for the Jury to A sy whether 'he children had been, se teas insi- WNW', stns ved, or whether they had not been as \cell treated. and O. %VII led, as the sum for the AillllC, whit' had Leen de manded, eneld have been expected. Ilk I.ovdship also ob er rved, that there seemed to he a goi , il deal of pi ejudiec on the put of the defendant, as well as a good dtdl of management in the conduct of his case. The Jiirs, without hi Pitation, found a verdict fur the plain tiff, damages 1i 1. lbs. cysts 1)A RING %seems v Thill , day morning last,abont seven o'clock:, a youtte lady arriving in LonthariLstreet by the Chester mail, and *cultic a hackney-roach set down a gentleman near to the Post-office, immediately engaged it to take her, with ber trunks, ac. to Ness - gate-street. 'I he cnachinan (a young man of rather a prepossessing appearance then otherwise) got the things into the coach, drove off, and stopped at the end of Ivy-lane. Here the young lady desired him to take her trunks to her friend's honse; but 041 lie declined, stating that he could not leave his horses; she therefore went unveil; but fearing some accident might happen, and recollecting she did not know the number of the coach, she retnrued to observe it, when she saw the coach actually drive off with her property : she endeavoured to overtake it, hilt in vaimand &timber fright (beteg a waterer in London) oils unable to raise the lute and cry. The fellow proceeded at a quick pace towards Smith field, and at length managed to get out of sight, and all traces of him were then lost. The property he has stnlen amounts to yearly 1001. It is hoped the gentleman who left the coach, prior to its being hired by the female in question, is in posse•- stun of the number; as it is most desil aide that this dating Or-niter may not escape the punishment lie so justly merits. Tsai - EST.—Monday an inquest was held at St. Thomas's Hospital upon the body of E. Thom :son, who died on Sunday morning, in consequence et the contents of a pistol having been ltdred in his head, in a conflict between him and a 'AI r. J. Bneikes. at No. 3, Belle:Bey, Lombard-street. T. Baines deposed, that he is servant to Mr. Tookey, a hair-dresser, in Ball-alley. Mr. Thompson came to his master's el:op on Friday last, Mr. Brookes was previously there with Sarah Tookey. The decease inquired for Mrs. Brooke's (the name by which Slosh Tookey went). While he was making this enquiry., Mr. Ttmokes came down stairs, and deceased said, " is Mrs. Brookes here?" Brookes replied, no; but the deceased said he knew better, and insisted on seeing her. Shortly afterwards she made her eppearancii; but Broolces pushed her back. She then said, " For God's sake let me speak to him!" IkeeeteAd also said, •• Let her speak to me;" and she again said, •• 1 have but one wind to say to him." Witness then saw the deceased pull a pistol out of his pocket, but did not point it at any per son. Sarah Tookey told him for God's sake to put it up; and he in rarely did so. Sarah Tookey then again said, ff Do let me speak to him ! ' but Brookes put her back, and went up stairs to the kitchen, from whence he returned with a poker, and struck the deceased. No words passed; and Brookes havin conic oft' the stairs, struck the de ceased a second time with the po ker; a struggle ensued, and Brookes grasped him round, having at die sante time full power of his head. Witeess, Mrs. Tookey, a:id Sarah, then called out " Murder !" find just as sonic gentlemen were touting in at the door, witness heard the report of a pistol. but did not see the position in which the parties were. The struggle lasted 'shout four minutes.—Ann, wife of J. Tookey, gave her evidence at considerable length; but it did not differ in any material point from that given by Berner witness---Sarah Tookey was then in troduced; but it was nen:sea:7 for two Gentlemen to support her. After being some time seated, she deposed. in a faultering tone, that on Fri day last she accompanied .1. Breokes to the house of Tookey, when Mrs. Tookey told her that the deceased had been there. Brookes then s esked the witness to accompany him to his brother's, in Blenheim-street ; she accordingly went up two pair of stairs for her gloves, and on coining down Mrs. Tookey told her Thompson was in the shop; she stud on the stairs, and saw Thompson and Brookes in the shop ; Chu heard no words, but saw a pistol in flionipson's hand, at which she screanuel. .--Mr. Bnrokes advised her to go up stairs ; which she did• and they followed her up about half-way. Brookes then got a poker, and a mettle ensued. Witness was too much alarmed to see what blows passed. Soon after she heard a repsrt of a pistol. and Thompson till upon the ground. Mr. Ambrose, a clerk in the post-office, was ;wising, and heard the cry of murder ; lie entered the shop, and saw two rersons fighting. The only new point which the witness elicited was that it could not be Thompson who find the pistol, as he was hohring his hands, trying to separate them, at the time the pistol was fired. Thomp son fell, and afterwards said, f` they or he did it—he took the pistol from ens." Brooks; stood then as if notling had happened, and said he Thad aright to defend himself. Tke Coroner recapitulated part of die evidence, and explained the law thereon; after which the Jury r: tired, sad in a short time returned, with a verdict of—Wilful Murder against John Brtxkes. THE CURFEW.—A Parish Meeting was held at Holyrood Church, Southampton, on Thursday, the 13th iostant, upon a subject which has excited no small degres of local feeling. The Mayor, from some considerations of its inutility, ,t e. in terdicted, since Christmas lest, the ringing of flue Curfew, or eight o'clock hell. Many of the most espectable inhabitants tould not approve this order, and they convened themselves together to take tile same into consideration. It was shown that the tolling of the. Curfew became a law in the reign of William the Conqueror, to serve as a politic notice to the ex tinguish all fires and lights at that hour ; and although it was not now necessary for such a purpose, yet it was found useful to journeymen and apprentices to leave their daily employ ; also often to mariners in foggy %% 1 Adler, as by the 'loam' they either directed their course. or lay-to, as the case required Upon the tinestion being put to the vote, the proposition for a renewal of the Curcsw wits carried by 21 to 8 The bell, in consequence is (beetled to be rung, but only for the space of five mutton's, instead of a quarter of an hour. The following Kinzular tweet-retire has, it is reported, taken place very recently at IVoolwich :--A transport laden with ordnance stores, unfit for further service, united from the French roast, for flue purpose of retm nine them, and remained some days before the unloading began: it at lengths took ',lave, when, it is added, sonic inquisitive °dicers belonging to the Customs requested to examine the contents of the articles, and discovered that what was considered and marked ou the packages as shot. shells, rockets, and other combustibles, eon lusted of claret, champaigne, silks, laces, ..‘c. The whole, it is said, were immediately seized, amounting to a considerable sum. Baron has not bet a for many years so cheap and plentiful as at this time. Irish bacon is almost become a drug ; the best ■ides will not fetch wholesale mature than sd. per lb. anti the inferior scarcely 4d. - - --- - . A ewe, the property of Mr. Baker, near ENeter, yeaned week /it e lambs, mud four of them are now living, and likely to do pall. STATE OF TILE UNITED KI:siGDOM. Of THE PEOPI.t:. (Frorn Mr. Chitlmeis's Pamphlet, just published.) " In every inviry of this kind, the people are the chief object : whether they have increased, or diminished, thmughout so long a strung le. k a question of great im portance. During the war of 1756, it was disputed, be tween Prakenridge and Foster, whether the people had increased or dimmithed, and what was their amount ? but witheut any decision. During the colonial war Doctor Price revived the same question; but he was more successfully eprosed ; he insisted, that there could not be more than 5,000,000 of isthabitants in England and , 'ales: his opponents showed, firm very sufficient docu ments, that there were in England and Wales, upwards of 8,41.7,000 souls. These contnirieties of opinion were at length settled, by the Parliamentary entuueration of 1801, which, in opposition to the doctrine of Dr Price ffiund in England and Wales 9,340,000 souls: but did • the population continue to increase, during the snbse qucnt war? Yes ; as the people had continued to multiply during the wars of 1756, and 1776, so did they multiply during the war of 1803 for the Parlimuentary enumera- • don of 1811 found, in England and Wales, 10,150,613. The state of the inhabitans of Scotland, at successive pe riods, gives the same result : in 1801 the enumeration found 1,618,V13 souls, in that country ; the enumeration of 1811 found 1,803,000. The saute observation equally applies; to Ireland ; the population of Ireland, when the Union was formed, in 1800, was suppose'l to be 4,000,000 ; by the late imperfitct enumeration, in 1814, ' it appeared that Ireland contained near 6,000,000 of peo ple. It is a fact, then, that the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland have increased, during the late long wars, to 17,e08,918 souls, and Con tinue to increase and Multiply." THE NATIONAL RPGIS;TIP,P., POLICE. MANSION-DOUSE. Saturday James Watfran, Elizabeth Waftig, FriPIM Pickett, Theadaro titopsly, Eqzabeth Stopety,olllianr Jack ass, Henry Clarke, Sarah Hancock, John tl ear!-r, mid Wchard L-ster, were examined before the Lord Mayor, charged on suspicion of being concerned in the stealiug: of various goods widish were found at the house of the first named prisoner, in Harp lane, a few days since. Some of -the particulars of this extraordinary affair have already been published, by which it appeared that information being given of tliti place in question. being a common house for the reception of stolen goods, a num ber of officers wcre procured, sod the prisoner Watson and his wife being taken into custody, the Loose was seat cited, and an i omense quantity of merrhaudize and other goods found. The /injects also being placed in the house. the several other pri soners were secured as they arrived at the house, earl' loaded wi'h various descriptions of property for the pm pose of sale. Independent of this the officers, from an examination of the prisoners. as well as other information, have got possession of sieve cal cart-loads of t o w.. Th, Op VI ty conskts of cottons, prints, shawls, handkerchiefs, lace, sugars, coffee, liquorice, spices, various druggists, articles, and a quantity of other goods. The account which the prisoners gave of the pos session of these goods is that usually pleaded, namely, that they either found them in the street, or were employml to carry them. It is evident, however, that the whole is the result cf rn ex'ciled system of plunder long earrierCon, every hour some new filet, or some discovery of property being made. Through the esertions of the Lord Mayor, aided by Mr. Drinkall, one of the Common Councilmen, some information has been obtained, which may serve to throw Iklit upon the whole affair. Doe iron% idnal, a party in the .y.teiti, has come forward and tendered an offer of his es itlence for the purpose of justice The prisoners Leder and 11 . %arcr were yesterday committed, each for two months to Bridewell, for having in their possession a quantity of coffee for which they could not account. All the other prisoness were remanded for future examination, alien it is expected that many of the parties who have been rubbed will be enabled to identify the property found. MARRlFD.—Richard Wilkins, Esq. of Brecon, banker, to Char lotte Alice, dau. of James Greene. Esq. late of I.anstirade, Monmouth shire.—G. T. Lambert. Esq. of Tavistock-square.to Ellen, dau. of John banker. of Settle, in Craven.—Major Coon to Harriet. eldest daughter of Henry Gale, Esq. of &mum. Yorkshire.—E. F. Akers, Esq. of Beremeoe Priory. near Acton. to Miss Dewhurst, of Baker-street, Portman-square.—Capt. Towers, of the Queen's Rays, to Miss Baker, only daughter of G. linker. Esq. late High Sheriff of Nor thiunherland.—At Bath. James ‘Voodinsn, M.D. of Bognor. Sussex. to Sophia. daughter of the late Rev. John Sibley, Rector of Walesit.—The Rev. T. St. l.awrence. eldest son of the Bishop of Cork, to Harriet, only daughter of I.ietit. Col. John Grey.—John Cary. Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Miss Johnson. of Kirkstead Hall, Norfolk.—M. W. Boyle, Esq. of Friday-street. to Miss E. Meek, of Coleman-strut-buildings.---.J. Dob son, Fsi. of ('pper Marley-street. to Isabella, daughter of R. I.oran, Esq. of Egliam Lodge, Surrey, and of the island of Jamaica.--Sir Hen. AVellettley, to Lady (:eorgiatin Cecil, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Salisbury.--. 1. laxon Sweet, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Caroline, third d aughter of E. L. Macmurdo, Esq. of Clapton. 113.4ingstoke, Charles Best, Esq. 46 years Town Clerk of that place.—Sir Wm. Forbes, Bart. of l'raigievar. Aberdeenshire.—At K naresborough, aged td, lady Sllngsby, relict of• Sir T. T. Slingsby, Hart. of Seriven. Yorkshire.—Aged 80, Mrs. Glassup, formerly Mrs. Cole, mother of the I'ountess Berkeley.—Aged K. 3, James %Viss. of Staf ford-place. Pimlico. many years in the East India Company's service.— In Aidermanbury, in his 84d year, S. Downer, Esq.—The lion. Chas. Tumour. Lieut. 65th regiment of foot, and uncle to the Earl of Win tertian; he fell overboard in landing the passengers by the (:en. Stewart. from India, at Portsmouth.—At 11. Shedden's, Fs q. (Slatmxxls, Isle of Wight), aged r 7, William (ioodrich. Esq At Blackheath, A. F. Spence. Fsq. fimnerly Carotin in the 54th regiment, and eldest son of H. Spence. Esq. of Mailing, near Lewes.—The Rev. Sir J. Edwartles, &rt. of Frodesley. Salop.---At his house in St. James's-place, Sir J. Lubbock. Ilart--At Mvdeirrt (where lie went for the benefit of his health). T. Holloway, F.sq. many years a solicitor in Chancery-lane.--- Saniut.l Betty, Esq. many years second clerk in the office if the Lord Chamberlain.—At Banstr•ad. Surrey, C. Buckle, Esq. first cousin to Sir John Hill, Bart.--Tteniamin Brunimell, Esq. of tha Treasury.--At Kensington. Lieut. C. Young, of the Royal Navy.---At Fdinbur4ll. the Right lion. Lady Charlotte Durham, wife of Rear-Atlinjral "lir P. C. Durham, sister to the Earl of Elgin.—At Perth. in his !loth year. the Hon. Henry Nairne, son of the late John Lord Naime.—At Stamford bill,jamee IkCamp, the mother of Mts. Charles Kemble, of Covent-garden Theatre., and Mr. Dc Camp. mAnrn 4. LONDON .11 .1 RIC ETS CORN RICHANGE, NON OA T. 11111C11 1. Our mar Let u' pretty well stipplyeri with Wheat this morn log, awl last Monday's me. s wa•c obtsinefl, but soles were ra her heave.•—l finless a tine tpinntity is Is. per gr. eln..per.-- (int". are Is. per .Ir. !owe., having very lurgr arri vals i that article.—ln I'eaa•, Beasts, anti adult grain, there is little or nu altvi salon. WLeat. . 46 • tI4 White Prase - Erna dot* • 41 ato ! Praf• . . 2; ato j lirAno . - Barley - $.! alt . - 34a.t • SO oSi L Oat. . . 6. S. Al • SI 44 a .$ a Cs I 44 a .6 Id a I. P. Po'and 04t1 • fp •21 Potat..e ditto E. r our - 10 •S 4 :.rcon.. firm.. 46 • SO Nape "seed . 161. • It CURRENT PIM: UV SZED,. s. s. 10 , 1 C over j 441 aso Moto Eng W 1811... tole RJ a I Turnip. What , Id n 2. kyili penr.Mo a 10 I. I 124,1 and Ilrern 29 AV$ Cinine Foin - ' , fa 48 Wh.te , lastard F a I Trel..ti . • In ASI hrowil nine -laa 10 Caney . . 5 . 2 a INI ( arra.dy Suds 60 a 65 061 lake . Is:. no. eutlaolder Seeds 6 a i 0 A% LRAGE PRICE or sLomt, Computed from the Returns made in the Week endinz Feb, 21, is As. 24. per ewt. exeltesive of the Duty of Custom% paid Or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Britain. (From lay's (37.4-11 e.) AVLItAGE Po ICE OF COHN. riAt FI-.R HU. Intanel & Wren. Sentland. I s. d. i. d. Whest . .Ott • • 41 • Ityr • • 13 a - 29 It Harry - - 24 P - 111 3 tubs . . is 3 • IT I CURRENT riclCEs OF SUGA from to I Minipill • 92 911 Ft.Kittede Mem.. 14 100 nr DrornlPS 100 Tobago & St. Vo 12 51 Dom. Ser. oTota • 91 Surinam oe. D. m. BO 1.7 Grenada 11uscov BO 99 St. Ti monad •MI 90 Jamaica brown 112 95 I 111 loam -40 12 Fond go wi Ground lips • ert 116 Srn 17 100 raves . i 1 od from in • la Lps Frown 120 li3 fine - 1151 Inn Sing..u.. brnnlin tta best 1H 140 Powder lealerl:4s Haleobrci do. 13, 14 NI. •011.$ .24 121 Soma, tkfirld. lUNDA' Alit 4 Nottote aaa Lesafra4olB. Heads ' rant* at nrcasa a. d. a. I. .%rast/061,1. liter - t II a s it Bevis, 0. tal.dian • • 3 0 a quiepartit I...labbs 19670 Veal - oa It Calves - ISO Pork - s ID a a Pip a. d. a. d. Reef - 4 0 a • 0 Mutton- 4 • a 4 Veal . 0 0• 7 4 rail. . ♦ use • Leash . 0 0 a 0 0 HAY AND iTRAVV PER LoTb: L. is. d. L. s. d. Average L. .. d. Hay- .100•500 401 /Cloer- -0 00000 0 -- 00 • Straw - -11141se•41- 117 • • H ay - 4 o 0 a • 0 O— 414 • WHITLiCHAPIA..! I.lover • 0 0 • 7 0 0 6 * ( straw - 1 10 0 • 2 0 0 1 Id • Hey 5 10 0 • 4 If 0 i• CIOVeT - • 4 0 0 • 5 10 0 14 011r00 - -1100 a oft ii 7 „ IT. JAI/EV& XMITHF:ELD. IPILICL OF T u.I OW. S. d. • ! Goeul Dregs . 0 Yel n.r Neap • 0 o Mottled 114 0 Curd . • 4 t 0 Pa m IR 0 Camlles. pe r dna. 4) 0 M.. 11 di . It. James Valk, t a.. O. TALLOW • Clare Markel os Ui. Wkilechapei Market Si di toe o Termer Tel ow Rustle • Wi.,te ditto • Nato ditto ~iellin. Mlle • Dive Gash Graves IMOIt Cr. foopect.e. X L... 1.... Wheat per !mid - I: i 0 •17 10 Beaus - 11Intley. per qqatter - I 9 a I II Rye - Oats - • - . I Oa I 6 Pease • :IU ,E. sara—Febluary S 2. (WAltrlill, YUK WEEK ENDING ruiY 17. linrond & Wier, Scotland. s. d. o. d. -9) d - 3 - 24 • 94 11 • 11 0 - 20 Penns • Oatmeal liter or lllgg r. d. 30 a al 0 91.) II 94 0 • 104 0 11 0 a I Average Se sil. per stone nr sib. L. I. L. I. • I Hal II ••a 0 0 6 I 11 • I lb THS bORneGH. Bap. MICE OP HOPS I P.ekets L. s. L. S. 5 -It alO 0 I Kest • 6 0•11 6 •••"ex . U 0a li 0 Esser • pent •us.en • F..tnttm - PRICE OF 11.. s. J. s. d. s. d s. rl. Best Firif.d: Steers, per sr.' 0a 2 4 I Market Calf, esds - 0 0 a Middlings Bal 10 Eneish Norse - • 14 oni4 0 Ordinary • - I6a 0 0 ahcep skins, Downs . ♦6a 6 6 L•. L. i. 4 10 • • 0 . 4 I • 7 * . - 7 Oa lo LAW HIDE, d. d. Botts, SO to MIAs. each • 90 a 99 Crop Hides, do 45 to SO hr. la •21 110, Mi to 66 hs. each . 64 4 0 Ca f 90 to 40 ha. - 01 as 4 Merchants' Pocks • 18 al9 50 to 7011.4. • 16 1 4 •47 Dressing Hides IS •17 ----, 70 to . 92 •QS Fine Coach Hides ta 17 ato I Tanned Horse Hides • —a Crop Hides, 30 to 4016. for , 1:•eals (Green tend) • 40 a 44 cutting • I! al7 j LarK.• ditt., per de en tlns. to 16os. d. d. CO: •t •liar lAL ‘I,III,KET. rkeo. SI Ships MONDAY, I Ell. 19. - .hips so d. s. d. 4. d 0.1 from 144 0 • ..d • 4 -1. -- 430 a 4'. 11 is 14 n 4 • 4 t g —.— .4i 0 • 00 Si ---i, 31 It • 4- 0 • -.--- —,I SO 0 a •1• price. Ne..e.kctie -undcriatid Newcastle Sunderland New attic nundertrall Rance on 1. e WEDNESDtY, FE8.28. I Sri I 3 Fit ID IY, Fill 9J.. , 1011 56 13s. al Dri d at. PRICE OF STOCKS FOR THE WEEK. 'Monday. ;ucalay. Wednes. t Thum. Friday. 5 1 5.2 S3IA 'Saturday (AI .77r 39,414 13-16 -,--,15115-1 ily 62 10 '1 15115-11 Bank Stock 3 per ct. !I 3 pc! ct. Con. 4 per ct. ('on. sp. et.N. A n. Bank L. An. I ritil 3 ?urCt.. India Mock lst 614 I odi.t Ilonds4s 5a pm. 5 , 4. S. Sea Stoeki-11-0-4 6 1 I.lx. Bills ...4r p ls d. 2 p. n ruin ...II silB+ St. Lot. Tic. 26! Is --- • Con. fur Ac. 62 62 11 1 111 1 tsiS-ICI 144 pi'. (1 7.1 2 3p. HYd2p. I cy IF4 241 - 61,W, C 2 London : ell by k. W ma., at Nu. t. 9, t:ltaincel, lane, Fleet-street, and forwarded thti) the Country by all Newinten, Clerks of the Roads, ad Dooksellers, flee of Postage, at Its. per pewter. 111 it, 1::13-11 i 118? 18 Y 54 p. 41 .. V. - l, 7} 7