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while gentleman was writing letter.

 Landlord. Now empty your pockets. Where did you get this pocket handkerchief 1

 AmssOer. bought it in Unca.

 LondLOrd. (appIying the rattan.) where did you get this handkerchief! .AnssCeY. took it from gentleman's pocket when he was going in the Theatre.

 L0ndlOrd. Using the rattan severely

 Thief Stop, pray stop, will tell the truth. 1 I took it. out of the pocket of coat hanging in the hall below.

 Landlord. That is the truth, for the hand kerchief belongs to me. You have very fine suit Of clothes on where did you get them !

 INief. had them made in Utica.

 L0ndlOrd. They don. make such clothes in Utica. Take offthe coat. (Examining 1t, he finds the nar.e ofa gentleman well known in this city, marked in the lning.) Where did you get this coat?

 Thief had it made in Utica. told you.

 Landlord. And you told me lie. lapply- ing the rattan in earnestly Where did you get this coat?

 TNief Hold. do hold, and by G--I'll tell you the truth. indeed will. got it from a gentlema6' at Washington Hall. Ldndlord But how

 Thief Why, you must know that during the election Mir. T-e aud a My. R-s had quarrel one evening at Washington Hall, about politics. One gave the other the ] lie, and a fight was about to take place. but l the landlord interfe.rd and would not permit fighting in his house. The gentleman ad- journed 10 inc battery to settle the quarrel, and weDt with them. They both took off their coats, and the battle began. MT. T---e was knocked down.and much beaten. and wishing me to render him every assistance, ] took Ofgmy coat and got water from the river to wash the blood from his face, which hav- ing done, again dressed myself and as l knew his coat to be much better than mine, put it on and went away.

 LGndiord. You are precious rascal but now take of your boots. Where did you get them? Ihief At Albany.

 Ldndlord. Hooking in them, and again ap- plying the rat,an.) Where did you get these boots

 | IH;ef Don't, and I'll tell you; I~got them in this city.

 Landlord. Perhaps so, but they are marked Philadelphia.

 Thief That may be,yet stole them from Washington Hall in the morning before break fast. picked out the best pair from those that were standing ready for the boarders, and left my own in stead.

 Landlord. (holding up the rattan.) And the trOwsers?

 Thief | got them at the City Hotel. Landlord. And the hat and waisicoat? Thief The waistcOat stole out Of a gen. tleman's room also in the City Hotel. but the hat took from number of others while the hoarders at the American Hotel were eating dinner.

 Landlord Indeed. Now please, sir, to strip. Thief What for?

 Landlord. (using the rattan.) Strip, say. Poor Filch now began to strip very reluctant l ly. which exercise being complete, mine h"st | addressed him as follows: Such fellows as | you are the pest of society, and bring our hiafu hiau5S ii shJn79e siaifSf"gSi "gSi wlsr 10 saw saw

 them the disgrace of having your villany pub

 licly exposed at the police office, and yourself convicted and sent to the States Prison l. therefore. give you your choice, either to re- ceive good whipping on the spot, or to go in custody of an officer to :hc police." The 1 thief readily chose the former and the land lord. assisted by an old negro servant, took him into the attic, and with the rattan whaled the cnlprit until on his knees he implored for mercy. The next step was to complete his toilet; but as his clothes were retained for their legal claimants, the landlord furnished him with the requisite garments, consisting of the cast.oR clothes of the old negro, who being almost as broad as he was long, the readerca well imagine what kind of fit these said clothes made, and how well worn they must have been. Mangre all entreaties, the poor devil was compelled to put them on :; and with an old hat which had lost its rim, and pair of what might have once been cal led boots, he was turned out of the hotel to seek his fortune, as perfect scarecrow as ever was seen.

 From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. An UnnGtur0l Son.--A man was yesterday brought before the Commissioners of the Aims House. in order to compel him to sup- port his father, who Is now seventy years of age. The circumstances ofihe case as d@vel- oped before the Commissioners, exhibited such an utter want of any thing like flial af. lection, on the part of the defendant, that it $ to be hoped for the honor of human nature, few instances of the kind will ever occur a- gain. The defendant is known to be worth from 10 to $l5,OO0: some time hack, iudg- ment was 0btained against his father. for u. bout $l5O, which the old man, from want oil attention. or perverseness, neglected to pay :I and Tor this sum a real estate of his in LeOn- ard street, worth several thousand dollars, was sold by the Sheriff. and purchased hy the de-