Attire Mansionhouse, on Monday, a young man of respectable con-
nexions, but fresh from the country, complained to the Lord Mayor that he had been cheated at an auctior -room in Cornhill, which he had foolishly entered for the purpose of buying some trifling articles, that appeared to be "going off cheap." The auctioneer soon contrived to charge him with a number of things which he had not bought ; and after making him put down a deposit to the value of 71., sent him a bill of 171. A person was employed, as usual, to bid against him. The auc- tioneer being sent for, endeavoured to justify his conduct by saying, that "It vas the ray time business vas always done :" but the Lord Mayor told him, that his mode of doing business was fraudulent, and that two officers should be sent to his shop to caution people against going in. Charles Adam Corbyn, a Midshipman, was committed from the Marylebone Office on ‘Vednesday, for time robbery at Sir Charles Forbes's, the particulars of which we mentioned last week. Iie was one of the guests at Sir Charles's table on the day of the robbery, and contrived to gain admission to his dressing-room, from which he carried off the watches, snuff. box, &c. It has also been ascertained that he is guilty of several other robberies. He stole some jewellery belong- ing to Miss Laing, niece to the Magistrate, who had invited him to his house ; also some plate from a Mr. Rose, who lives in Blackfriari Road, with whom he had been dining on the day of his apprehension. Mr. Rose missed some articles from his sideboard, and went to the Stationhouse to give information of the robbery ; when he saw a hand- bill describing the person of his guest, which Sir Charles Forbes had caused to be distributed, having satisfied himself that the person who stole his watches was the prisoner. Upon returning home, Mr. Rose caused the prisoner to be arrested, and the missing articles were found in his pocket. He confessed his guilt to the Magistrate. While one of the officers was in search of Corbyn, he received in- formation that a young man who answered his description was gone to the English Opera-house. Upon proceeding there, he found, not tttr• byn, but another person, whom he recognized from another description as Rae, the young wail who absconded some time ago from the house of Messrs. Alston and Co. of Glasgow, with considerable property. The Policeman followed him to a house in Waterloo Road, and ar-
rested him. He then admitted that he was the person they were in search of; and the next day took them to his lodgings, where he gave up bank-notes and gold belonging to Messrs. Alston and Co. to the amount of nearly SOO/. He was brought before Sir Fredt fit Roe, at Bow Street on Tuesday; and was remanded for further examination. He passed by the name of Captain Walker.
Some street musicians and two shopkeepers were held to bail at the Marlborough Street Office, on Monday ; the former for annoying cer- tain of the inhabitants of Jermyri Street by their performances; and the latter for assaulting the Policemen, who ordered the musicians to move on." It appeared that some of the residents encouraged the musicians, and others considered them troublesome, noisy vagabonds. The foes to fiddling, however, had the law on their side.
A hairdresser, living in Holborn, was committed from the Hatton Garden Office, on Saturday, to be tried for assaulting and wounding his wife in a most dreadful manner. It is very doubtful whether the poor woman will recover her bed was found soaked in blood.
On Friday evening, between nine and ten, as a gentleman was cross- jag the carriage-road of Belgrave Square, he met three men, one of whom struck him a blow on the chest with so much force that he fell on his back almost senseless. In that situation, the other men robbed him of a gold watch and ten sovereigns, and' then ran off. No Police were visible.
A fine vessel of 350 tons, called the Elizabeth of London, owned by Messrs. Gale, ropemakers of Shadwell, caught fire from some cause =known, while lying in the London Docks, early on Wednesday morning. Notwithstanding very great exertions, she was burnt to the water's edge. It is said she was not insured.
The extensive oil and paint premises of Messrs. Powell and Co., in Lawrence Pountney Lane, Cannon Street, were destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The loss is estimated at about 80,000t; but it is said that the proprietors are insured. The fire occasioned great alarm in the neighbourhood.
A man in the employ of Hoare and he brewers, fell through a trap.door in one of the vat-rooms on Co.,Monday, and died in a few hours from the injury he received.
Mr. Augustus Clive, the son of a Cambridge gentleman, was seized with the cramp, while bathing in the Thames, near Chelsea, on Saturday; and was drowned. He was a fine young man, about nineteen years of age, and on the eve of his departure for India.
On Sunday, a boat on the Thames, with two ladies and two gentle- men, was upset by the swell caused by a Dublin steam-ship. It was with great difficulty that the parties were saved from drowning, by the exertions of some watermen.
' On Wednesday afternoon, one of Pickford's light vans was passing through Worship Street, Shoreditch, on the way to the Canal-wharf, laden with 74 bags of hops, packed to an immense height, and each weighing If cwt. When turning the corner by the Chartered Gas Company's premises, Curtain Road, the rope slipped ; and the bags falling behind, tilted up the van, so that the shaft-horse hung suspended in the air. Luckily there happened to be nobody passing at the time, and the traces being cut, the horse fell to the ground uninjured.
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