The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

7118 POLICE COMM

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Ow". Berktit, stage monster and pantomimist of the
Soho Theatre, end Maass Bakett, him son, junior clown
and sprite at the cane house, werwiminnioned for an assault
on one Edmund Davie, an metatarsi in the pantomime.
The oomplaidant, who dated hie tams in poofemakmal
phrase, much to the amusement of the auditory in court, said
he had been on the siege before the audience as usual in the
Ent route in the pantomime, on the evening of the 4th last,
mid mate his exit, sad retired.
Mr. Biagttam—To the green-roan ?
Cetapteinaat—Xe, Al le the demeihrooni ?
The oomptaismni, ciondeuref, said hi kisw tt was his time
to .menter ny hie cwt being Kenn ia the words of the pmts.
to ;be okman. Hie part aim that. to Ash bathe sea on
the tout of South Cattils• wish a rod and Sao. TM rod

was fifteen feet in !meth, but it happened that his line bed
no hook at therm!. Mr. Beckett, the clown, becalm up.
braid him for forgetting hie hook, and cast hint oat of • woe
bit of the pantomime. While busy to Lis pbentorisi part
he suddenly found himself mired irate baked which be
knew wee not the legitimate Wainer, end real dews tested
of sham ones wee dealt him in front, the result vivid& wee
a very prominent end =pismire temp ea the brelseed.
Mr. Bingham—Wm this dam Wen the andieneeP
Complainant—All ia front of the light', Mr.
Complainent said he mode a quick exit on the O.P. side,
and estop} hada/ the softer, in doing whisk be lost his
ride, bb net, eel his bp; In tact, they were Mocked of his
head soh Mt of hte Innis us the stage. After that he went
.bdeer mile* MI his WPM'. dress, disgusted with the
preesedbge. Had a savor watch in his poeket.
Xr. Blegham—Yca were, perhaps, In bet of the real
biterthen.
iainant add tows of the sort end violent assault'
we eizatris hlre t at the flehe Theatre, and the Bookeas, who md
, were annoyed beano@ he wouldn't drink and
reeks with them and others. Mr. Hazel, the old woman in
the pentemdme. Uhl him not to go away like a coward, for
he wade prolest
Mr. Binghten elated whether Mr. Hazel or the old woman
promised perch, (Laughter.)
Conspblaset =planed that Kr. Hazel assuming the clue.
reefer of the obi women wee to protect him—(renewed
teughter)—sad then went on to my that he told
Beckett be would make him suffer the laws of his country for
the smash he bed committed, tar he had given him a heavy
blow. This assault, he begged to say, wee witnessed by John
Bmyan.
The elder Beckett, in defence, laid he heard a scream from
his daughter on the P.O. aide of the house (prompter's aide),
end rushed on to help his son, who was on the stage. He
didn't in general like to interfere with a little fan, but wee
bound to protect his son from every one, and Davis (the
complainant) wee miming a blow with his fishing-rod at his
heed. Hedirectly laid hold of brat, and ordered him to quit the
s • further then then be did not know what occurred. He
added that he had 16 young ladies to protect, the aromas
to govern, Breworks to image, and battery to manage, and
if he had net been very careful in the mkt he should have
" blown them all to pines."
Here the contending persons began to talk together, and
there is no saying when the hearing of the pantomimic
frame" would have terminated, had not the magistrate
recommended a shaking of hands, and an adjustment of dif-
ferencee,tpan which, after a little hesitation and higgling on
the pert of the complainant, the whole of the defendants held
forward their hands as agreed to, and the parties withdrew,
mentally smilled.

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