r d e tained at housekeepers, and that while they were the watch-house, lie proposed that all the company present, itichuliiia the deletithaits, should join to send fur drink. tie would not swear, that when he was attacked at the toll-house to tell his Halite, lie would see them all before he would tell his name. Ashelby the other prosecutor, corroborated the first witness. The watchman and officers at the watch-house, proved such of the facts stated by the first wiitl, s as took place :•• their iti their presence. Mr. Adolphus and Mr. Phillips addressed the Jury hi eloquent speeches for the defendants. They contended that their chews had only interfered as own of honour and feeling, to preserve a respectable female from the iftsultsoi hardetted thief'-takers; and that the proscen. non was a SpVClliiition to obtain 11l iwy. Mrs...l4lllleS, the female who had tile bundle, stated that it was about eleven o'cick whet' site was returning home to Poplar, where she lived, and was attacked by Ashelby, won did not say he was an officer, nor shew his stall, but said site would give him the boodle she hail under her cloak. She took him for a thief, and refused ; but offered to go to the toll-house, which was near. Ashelby pulled her very •ii, when the fleiew. slant Butler cause sip, and said—" You use the woman isifkindly." She then went with the prosecutors to the toil-house, where they examined her boodle, and saw site was well-known to the collector, and desired her to go. Site asked who and what they were, and they re fused to tell their names. She then gave charge of them to site watch. Mr. Alley then addressed the Jury for the prosecution, defending the conduct of the prosecutors, and said hey must be protected as useful cats to keep off vermin. Toe Chairman charged site Jury that the °dicers utust be protected in the discharge of their duty. The J try, after deliberating about Italian hour, found all tile defend:tots Guilty. Tots t :MSC, witch appeared to excite great interest oc cupied the Court I . r,tatt twelve so six O'Clork. WIIIMEOPAY. JAN. g —biward Beddell, Gorge Chambers, and Joint Nloore, were indicted for assaulting %Valiant Winder. The prosecutor, who is a licensed victualler, stated, that he suutnuned Beddell to site County Court of Requests 14/f a debt he owed him, anti obtained a decree against Mob Beddell came to she Court, accompanied by the tether two defendants, and it ttttt erhately sin count% out they all three commenced abusing, hint its the grossest en.111118:f. Beddell spit in his lace, and Chambers, whom he haul never seen before, said he would give the prose cutor .Si. if he'd light him. Tine prosecutor said they were three scamps, and he'd have nothing to do with theist. Chambers 111041111 y struck him a blow that broke she bridge of muse, and knocked Imo down, where Chambers struck ..\lr. %Vellum, who was counsel for the prosecution, was about to speak so evidence, whets the Jury declared they were fully satisfied of the guilt of the primmer*. The judgment of the Court was, that Edward Beddell should be imprisoned in the Rouse of Correction, and kept on the county allowance for sot weeks ; mat George Chambers should be hispremied for tile same time, and in saute manner ; and that John fslote should be imprisoned in the same manner for fourteen days. Alter all the appeal causes haul been disvised of, two women were tried, on the prosecution of the Mint, for utteriog cosinterwit money. Margaret Crowley was COSI% lined of tittering two haul Is It-crowns, anti sentenced to six mounts intiniso 1111 l cot for each, and to find security for her own good behaviour for tuts years. Ano Jest kSOtt was found guilty of passing two bad sovereigns, mid Wlllelteetl 10 a like point' •in. - This prisoner appeared somewhat slime she common class, and refused to give any other account of herself than that site was the wife of a lawyer's clerk. GROSi ASSAULT AND OUTRAGE.-011 Wednesday etc :"11:111Irb, all ()dicer heloiltin4 to the Mary-It-- boor Bike, was proceeding towards lionie, with his wile and family, near Elision-y(1.1.0v, N w.road, he was surroutitleil by d bauditti of lellows, Stout If) in tttttt liter, who posited acid insulted them with the most gross, allustir laiignage, and pushed them torwaid. The firt h 111 pulled them about, and nearly tore all the chilies limn Staples' back ; the officer with great fortitude bore all Inc insults, awl never melitioned who he w is, until coining to a watchitiao. lie requested tits assist•tice to thrive them oil; tuit the [tali tits levelled the WdlClllll4'l to the ground by the blow of a stick. Staples th.'n de clared who lie was, and sprung the watchlll3li's rattle ; several oilier waichite7ii e iiiii log to his d,ISIttIICC, a gene ral conflict ensued between hie fellows, 4111 ii tilt' era elo 1111'11 who at length overpowered the iclial.loly gam:, irking nine of tit most violent into custody. (./ii toe e a% to the watch-house a general battle took place, and three succeeded in making teseir escape. The remainder tin• derwent an examinati iiii before Mr. Dyer, the sitting magistrate at Alarlhorough-street, who ordered thew to find bail for the gross and unprovoked assault. OliStititlay muruug irur prisoner effected their escape fruits St. Ao6l.l.llllc ' S gaol, Canterbury, by forcing the of their cell, all.l making a breach sit the walls; our, hoc , shortly returned, and delivered hiiiiseli up. As 00 , 011 as their escape was discovered, the ollie 'no were on the alert, and traced the fugitives up the road; they were seen lit Isversitam, and had put their at • over their prison clothes, witch appearing like a gaurr • dine, enabled them to pass unstilmctetl. They were traced to Stockbury Valley, which they passed oi. horse back, Inn tug boo IlMed horses WI the road. Here all trace of them was lust. The wet weather has destroyed the potatoes very ge nerally in trelantl,and gt eat apprehensions are entertained of f le in that coutitiy. From the hand to mouth way in which the wretched populaii tt live, when a calamity in this kind occurs, they are absolutely without IMAM& THE NATIONAL REGISTER VolUe. MANSION-HOUSE. The driver of one of the Camberwell stage coaches appeared beforeilbe Lord Mayor, hut not until be had fern su 1111 l toned a second limy, to answer the eoniplaint of a shopkeeper io - Bishop/late-street, who charged him with haven obstructed the business of the shop, by block ing tip the access to it with his coach. The defendant had driven his coach close to the complainant's door, and there he stood, notwithstanding the earnest request of the com plainant, to the injury of the business of the shop. The defendant denied the charge, and was ready to swear that he spoke truth. The Lord Mayor said great complaints had been made of late against the drivers of stage coaches, end examples must be wade. His Lordship fined the defendant 10s. Bow switE LT. Mr. Richard itirkumn Lane, of No.42,Warwick-street, Goblen.square, an Irish gentlesuati, who represented himself as a member of the profession of the law, was on Ft iday brought before Mr. Halls, the sitting magistrate at this office, in the custody of Lee, under a peace warrant issued by Sir Richard litruie, upon the application of Mr. Wm. Coppinger, of No. I, Duncan-place, Leicester square, a metcautile gentleuiati, and also a native of the sister inland. Mr. Coppinger stated, that on Wednesday evening he went to dine at a house called The Blue Post, where lie saw Mr. Lane and another gentleman, then iu the office, at a table opposite to that at which he was dining. He Irad not been on terms of intimacy with Mr. Lane, but knew him a little, in consequence of having met him oc casionally at a boarding-Imitate, in which his mother re sisted. After he hail finished his dinner, and when the other parties who had been dining in the retail had retired, Mr. Lane stood np, bottomed his cosi, put ow Isis hat, strutted up to him, and accosted bon in the following terms :—" Sir, I ass glad to meet you at last ; I have been for sonic time past looking out fur you. Pray, sir, how came you to tell (mentioning a particular lady) that I was mauled to Mrs. Montague t" And without waiting for a reply, he added, " If you said so, uti ale a liar; and if you deny it, pin are a liar; and it you do not notice this (flinging down his card), yon are a coward. Yost under stand me." Mr. Coppinger was quite astounded, and, ringing the bell, he directed the waster to send up the landlord. When the latter appeared, be told him he wished to be protected agaiust the defendant's conduct, whit It was that of a blackguard, and wluch he would no tice in no other way than through the medium of the polite; lie would therefore thank him to send for a peace officer. Such behaviour, lie said, did not warrant him to place the defendant on a level with himself, or to treat I • as a gentleman, Mr. Lane then observed, that lie was as good a gentleman as the complainant, who was only a seller of Irish provisions, and not a merchant as lie represented himself to be. With respect to having said he a as married (Mr. Coppinger epsomite,' t it was a Metter of pecti•ct noltilerence to • whether lie was or was not ; lie had heard lie was, and even it lie had said so, he did Hot conceive there was any !twig libellous in it ; but if Mr. Lace had asked I its a different manner, or sent a gentleman to call tipou I , lie should have given hint an eaplanetiou. From Use manner . in which the defendant acted, however, he hail, in his upittiout, thsentitted himself to tile satisfaction of a gentleman. and he accordingly told fum so ; upon which the defendant observed, that some he would take no notice of what lie had said to him, he would take every possible opportunity of I epeating it is the surer or wherever else lie should meet him; and if that did nut make hint notice it, perhaps the application to a horsewhip sought. Having cunsulted a prolesSienial friend, be (Mr. Loppingei) fund, with hike advice, applied to Sir It. Biome fur a warrant; and Ise Bow solicited pro tection at the hands of the magistrate ill/11l a repetition of this outrageous conduct wills width he had been threat- erred. Mr. Lane, in his defence, admitted that the statement of Mr. Cuppenger was m 468141111 4 ,4 correct, except with regard to the mention of • him sew hip. Hiwever to his feelings the report might he, that he Was married to Mis. Muktagne, a woman ul 110Iot web charscler, that was the ostatisibla rearms tor his addressing Mr. Cuppinger in the way lit which he had dour; but the read cause which had aidileed I to adopt such a proceeding was, the repeated insults obeyed by him to his mother. Mi. Hulls ohserred, that that was not the mode in which he should seek redress for ass injury, 11 lie sustained any. Mr. Lane bald, that limit were some minims W . such liallite that the laws afforded no redress for them ; ihat Was the case here; and lie was theletoit winged to adopt a Mlles ent mink of pitreeeding flout that which lie Willi . puma imam' Mlle' en! circ 11111 l lesieeS. When lie saw 11 r. Coppitir;ei come iiilo the room, lie told his friend that he shullid have souse lung to say to that gentlemen wile a they were alone; au.l lie did accordingly, when the so 1111 l was ovally empty, go over to i and address him Ike lel Ails %bleb bad Weill slated; but lie denied Most pobilieely having reel mentioned the *old " horsewhip." Wnat right Mr. Coppinger had to say that he considered lie could nut conyectuie ; he (Mr. L.) Was it the pi otessiosi, and Was al least, Mi. eilll4l. Mr. Coppinger denied haring ever insulted Mr. Line's 'twilit:l,W' ally oilier lady II was liiree loolitlis ago 'nice lie hall been in lilt noose in which she was, and Miring all that lune the deielldallt might nave celled an hint it lie liad ally complaint of that kind to make ; he was easily 1011,1.1, as lie Was 'Change every day. Tut defendant Was Well tallcd 11 1 1011 to enter into the usual recogniaariees. Mr. Cuppinger did 1101 wish the ileleitilmit to be put to ally 111CoutellitIlee reslietlisig s iiClles. MI. Lane accept of sit) lartoir at Nli. Coppincei'b baud, loaf pledged his bottom, in aligner 10 ol limos', that lit should nut I eprat lull 1:011 , 1act to wards Mr. L.uppinger. TOWN HALL. 0.. Friday Mr,—v.v.—v. appeal rl.l berme A lterman J. J. 11011E1, 11l dirt tauw . ally lie ii glen Ira 10 i5a11,.14111 III• The 1/I.ll:setllligs VS:re iusulsiu ifly toe palisli "(beers, a Isom* blaleaseill n appeared Mai air, plied IU Iliviu !Ur rebel, stating that net alkiiiiimmient by her hub Anti, w riolberpleuer ur which stir, IV:maid awl lie tithiiiry iehurl , by wlllell Wean' she het ulr to Meru, mid still cunt inuril to lit so. Bei 1113,UalaI ii .d berm applied to, and although not lieerse to her a belite.. Kleist, yet lie evinced so oral h IIIdeCISIOII 11111114 tat bUslllesS Thal tory were compelled to resort to the u,u4l race.. th Cases. Mrs. rm.* \kits their broU6ht fore rd to prove lice deser- A. _f_ .1.• ..- - . . lion. She was accompanied by her sister, and approaehe with an air of humble modesty; that at once excited spy pathy and respect. Her eyes, however, were red and swill• with tears, and she no sooner reached her husband, than she suddenly seized both his hands, and then dropping on her knees, cried in convulsive accents—" 0:1 dearest, forg.—" A violent rattling in her throat told the rest, and she dropped senseless on the gmund ; bet still ►he retained her husband's hands with the grasp of death ! The Beene was pathetic beyond description,and much more affecting than any tragedy of fictitious woes. The vulgar crowd drew heti in amaze. went, rind even the constables, who daily behold human misery in its most hideous and heart rending forms. and whose hearts (generally speaking) are steeled against every impul.e of hurnaulty—even they were moved almost to tears. Mr. -- for a moment surveyed the deadly object before him, whilst the big drops forced themselves into either eye. He evidently held some violent conflict with his feelings t but as if recollecting himself all at once, he dashed the pitying tear from his eye, then ex. " Forgive? oh t no morel no more l" and vio lently disengaging himself, walked to the opposite side of the Justice. room, whilst the officers gently carried Mrs. -- into another room, where every means were used for her recovery. Shortly afterwards the defendant, who had by this time suppressed the violence of his feelings, again came tot ward to assure the Magistrate, that altho' his behaviour might appear inexplicable, it was not the result of hardriess of heart or want of feeling. bet It was founded on a thorough conviction that his wife had wronged Win in a manner, which it would be criminal to pardon. He hail married her with every prospect of happiness seven years ago, and she had borne him two children, who were still living under his own obsei tuition. His conduct towards her was neither harsh nor illeberal, and during that period she had squandered away the sum of bOOlll. respecting which lie had never even ques tioned her, and never would for as much more, had not circu,ustances recently' transpired • hich placed his dis honour and her perfidy beyond a doubt. He bad, in fact. discovered, by letters in her passessi )))) that she carried on • criminal correspondence with another man, and he then most certainly did esciude her from his house, and he Mils now willing to allow her any sum • hich the parish officers might name, us sufficient to maintain her in a secluded and respectable manner r but to forgive her the crime, and again ' to take der to his Miami, was what he knew no law, Manna Plif dim sne, would tee ttttt mend, and what M., consistently %tab his 110110113 Ur honour and moratn), could but conning to. The wo.thy :Magistrate appeared much atrected by what had passed ; hut although he seemed b sto or rely to pity both parties, lie °limed no vu gest i n ou the ease, em ept advising the defendant to nettle the matter with the parish, for watch purpose he withdrew, and Mrs. --- was shortly after conveyed hoi.e by her b %bier. Thursday night an inquest was held before Tit ;;;;; as Stirling, Esq. Coroner, at the Caldiot pe Arms, Gray's lon Lane 'toad, on the body of Mr. John Graham, who resided at the noose of Mr. G(4113111, who resided at the h o use of Mr. lifeilell, in Gough -street, near Cal. thorpe-place. T h e deceased had been in a respectable situation under government, anti but a wife and child liviiig. Ile was a few years ago in very respectable cir cumstances, anti lived in a state of affluence. Some Wile ago he failed in a speculation iiito which he had cowed, and was deprived of 'wady the whole of his property. I laving arratiged his affairs, it was determined that his wife and child sI Id go and reside with rela tions in the country, till he got a situation, by which he would hr enabled to support them. Navin* tact with repeated disappointments, and subsisting entirely upon the sale and pledging of his furtiume and apparel. he took au obscure bulging in Gough street, and Lorre le sdied for the last mire months. He corresponded with his wife, and site expressed 111 her late letters a great anxiety to return to two; in a letter which site received Ir him last week, she b•lid she woold lie with him on %Vetineslay. Stir arrived hi Loudon on Wednesday afternoon, an'l went directly to his lotl4,ings. Ott enter ing hit ap Irtutcnt, her to can scarcely be conceived at finding her husband a cold and lifeless corpse, sus 'tended by a nail trOnt the side of the teed-room. It was discmered that the deceased hail parted with every bit of buntline and appirel, except rite bedstead mid the clothes lie wore. lie Had omit for iihriiis•oti the bare bedstead. Distress at the return of 1113 wilt tustini him to misery, it is believed, all y cted his 'Matti, and caitsed him to commit the act. lie tied a hautikercliv Over his lace, and mother mood his legs before he salt. petoleo itt.llsCh. It IS SU TO:it'll Will lice unfortunate mad had been hanging twice the preceding mght. It is l in. possible to f a:, adequate ilea ot the 1113:MS5111 state 01 the widow, kit WILII.OII a tiotise or friend, and at such a distance from her relations. file ;shove facts de tailed by Mr. Frellell 1111 , 1 e au exrr.inr unary itopressimi opoto the minas id the Jaty, woo returned a verdict— •` that the deceased, w a ths•raeted sta.e of mind, pro dueed uy distress, put au 4'i/a Ll) ill> I. Icielicc try 11.111i:tits Fonui:u No r Es.—J (din Clement and Joseph Cie. Ratio It: Iv ap l trenenited a lea* days ago, and eitaiiitneti uelote NV Marriott, E-q• at the N• w 'Salley, Salford, on a clear case 01 ULtellilg a lu,iu:tl tit E I gland 1111/Le• ' Lien hll4l C 1 t. lO 1.4.111 4 :a171//er Casale was •USI , e101.1: I tile iillelloollll 01 tile Batik could be daleertalllell with respect to thesis. 'l.le Busk D4lOClOn , wrote to 11 r. Millie, the desk to the IllaytteleaLea." Filial til.l had been at a very he ivy capetise w sewn's/ gold coin to AttiVly tilts pan O. the kingdom. and Mr. persons who would now tour 011.;•p. 1 uoleil, Could nut tie protected hy"iie Bt .k but tory former - mated, sisal if a 11(11SCCII• lull WA> catit.ti 4114 they would semi &WWII all iiesis.-ctor u expense, to appose On the tru.l, to powe toe unpile*. ill CUOStilii.:lll.le of We 'kink PIM dl'Clialing to pruketite, toe Melt were des cisaiged or. Wednesday week. NlLLAstruoLi Eve.); r.—Oit Christmas-dat.r, a les peciaule la uuiy, uau.cu Guest. fti011.1111,4 near Fitt Ohms', had scraped 101 tneir d r WilAt they supposed to lie horse-faddish, bat w.i.cli, unhappily turned out to he way's • Luse ; they all partook or it, au I sitock mg to relate, Mrs. Guest died in a short tune WWI ts.litts, and it was with great diltiloall Mr. G. soil lIIC St. attL,ll subaetptelidy recovered. • • .7 •••ztri.:: - 'T . :' -- I- - - . .- • -- --"*. * ' ...alissagasseati............gal