ATTEMPT TO AIUREER.—At the Westminster Sessions, yesterday, a ruffian named
Robertson was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, for a most brutal and unprovoked attack on one of the New Police. The poor man, whose leg had been broken in two places, was extremely weak, and scarcely able to give his evidence.
THE BUMP OF ACQUISITIVENESS.—A most respectable woman was charged at Union Hall, on Thurday, with stealing a couple of paint. brushes from an empty house. She confessed the act, but denied that she meant to steal them : she thought they were of no value, and took them to whitewash her kitchen. The case was not pressed, and she was discharged. MATRIMONIAL ExcurtstoN.—A poor woman named Brady came before the Lord Mayor yesterday to complain of being tricked into a journey to London on a matrimonial speculation, by the agency of a per- son named Wright, a gentleman who acts in a number of capacities, ac, commodating some with goods, some with money, and some with part. ners. Mrs. Brady had come from Warrington all the way, on Mr.
Wright's invitation, and had no means of getting borne again. The further hearing was delayed till next week.
WHAT NEXT boy has been taken up and confined by an in. spector named Niblett, for playing cricket on Camberwell Green !
LADY SOUTHAMPTON'S JEWELS.—These jewels were a few days ago discovered in the garden of the family residence in Leicestershire. They were found, by the under-gardener, in digging up some Jerusalem artichokes. The gardener, with much presence of minis!, went the in- stant his spade had struck on the first parcel, and procured witnesses to the discovery. A few more spadefuls of earth being removed, the whole were exposed to view. It has been remarked, that Dongani, the persons charged with the robbery, was repeatedly near the spot where the jewels were found, previous to iris being taken into custody. The jewels were without any wrapper, but they have sustained no injury. DUEL.--A duel took place at Calais a few days ago, between a Mr Reddie, a barrister, and a Captains 11E4land. The dispute arose at dinner in an inn in the West of Scotland, where the parties accidentally met. Mr. Reddie happening to mention a very remarkable leap, the Captain flatly declared there was no such ground in the country ; and per- sisting in this declaration, M'r.Reddie gave him tine lie. No notice ef the insult was taken for eight or ten days after, when at length lqr. Red received a challenge. He hesitated to accept it, and in the mean time the parties were arrested and bound over to keep the peace. At the meeting at Calais, two shots were fired without enrect,and Mr. Reddie was very anxious for a third, but the seconds refused to accede to his wishes. The parties left the field without the slightest symptom of reconciliation.
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