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solves a principle equally applicable to most other niewses. It ap-
pears that the mews in question consists of stables belonging to
the inhabitants of Alansfiehl-square, on the outside of each of
which, a bin has been placed for the purpose of receiving the dung
and waste straw. There is no thoroughfare through the mews, which
it is admitted was originally wholly private property, but then it Is
also contended on the other aide, that the Alews has been open to
any persons who chose to walk down it ever sitter its formation, and
the questions therefore for the consideration of the Court were,
whether this circumstance, coupled with the fact that the place was
lighted, paved, and watched by the parish, were evidence of a
waver of the private right; and whether they constituted it a
public place within the meaning of an Act passed in 57 Geo. 111.
entitled, "An Aet for the better paving, lighting, and preventing
of Nuisances within the Metropolis."
A number of similar complaints have been preferred against the
owners of other stables in the Mews, bat the cases, at the aug
gestion of the Magistrate, were ordered to stand over, till the issue
of the appeal in this case was ascertained. .
Evidence having been called to prove thikisuisance alledged iu
the conviction,
- Mr. LAW proceeded at great length to argue the question that
the place was not a public one within the meaning of the Act, and
in stipperl of this position, which had been given by Mr. Tindal
upon -the present case.
Mr. ADOLPIMS argued contra, and in the. course of his
observations said, that no one could feet more respect for the
legal opinion of Mr. Tindal than he did, but before he admitted
the justice pf his opinion in this instance, he should like to see
the'case which had been submitted to him, for it was welt known
that the case governed the opinion.
The CHAIR:UAW was of opinion that the conviction was a good
one, and, thereline affirmed, it, subject to a special case, which It
was agreed between Counsel should be drawn up for the purpose
of obtaining the opinion of the King's Bench upon the question,
whether Mansfield-mews was or not a public place in the meaning
of the 57th of Geo. 111.
TRIAL OF MR. CHHISTOPIIER DICKENSON FOR A
LIBEL ON HIS MAJESTY.
Mr. Christopher Dickenson, a gentlemanly person, of low sta-
ture. and wearing powder, was indicted lot publishing a libel on
his Majesty.
Mr. Bor.caun stated the case For the prosecution.
Samuel Reynolds stated, that he saw the defendant on the 3d of
September, near the Horse Guards ; he was refuting aloud what he
called his proclamation, coptes of which he afterwaids affixed upon
the different public buildings close by. IVimess, after reading
one, cons!dering it contained high treason, took him into custody.
The libel was hem put in and read. We subjoin a copy, as fur.
Mating the strongest possible evidence of the deranged state of this
gentleman's mind.
I C. Dickenson having suffered for ten years by a most unjust
and tyrannical law, and having fur the space of seven years applied
to his Majesty, the Ministers, and the Parliamentary Gentlemen
for redress and received no answer, I now issue my edict. I pro.
claim that his Majesty bath maintained an unjust and tyrannical
law, and bath not caused justice and law to be administered accord.
ing to his Coronation oath ; and I therefore prohibit George the
Fourth, commonly called King, front any longer reigning, and
command that the next heir be proclaimed kings—Given under
my hand at Shrewsbury, in the year 18'25. Christopher Dickenson."
Other witnesses were examined to prove the publication.
The unhappy gentleman appeared wholly unconscious of what
was going on. No doubt could exist of his insanity.
The Jury found hint guilty of the publication, but pronounced
him insane at the time of so doing. Judgment deferred, and in
the mean time the Chairman directed every attention to be shown
to him.

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Vestenlay Mr. Alderman ATKINS, accompanied by several of
the most respectable inhabitants of Cannon-street, appeared at the
Justice-room, for the purpose of preferring a complaint against
31esers. Stubbs anti Co. fur having blacked up the carriage way in
such a manner a to do serious injury to the business of the other
residents of the Ward.

Alderman Atkins stated that he had been frequently applied to,
as Alderman of the Ward, by the inhabitants, to interfere with
the defendants, who are very estetsive grocers, in order to abate
the nuii.anee arising from the delay of their servants in loading and
unloading their waggons. It was usual for the drivers of those
waggons to drive one immediately after the other into the street,
and by halting for an unnecessary length of time to create such
obstruction, confusion, and danger, as rendered it impossible for
persons in any other occupation to carry on their business with
proper edict. lie had himself witnessed on the 26th inst. a-scene
which determined I:im to apply to the Chief Mat;itunte. As he
passed through Cannon-street he observed Messrs. Stubbs and
Co.'s waggons standing before their door between IS and 20 mi-
nutes, during which periothio attempt had been made to-load or
unload ; on the contrary, the nose-bags were placed upon the
horses' heads, and the driver had retired- into the premises. This
obstruction continued an hour and forty minutes.

Several of the inhabitants declared, that when the waggons were
thus blocking up the st►eets they could not pass to their own houses
—that their windows were frequently broken in consequence of the
impediments, and that the quarrels and imprecations of the car-
men, coachmen, and other vehicle drivers, made the street the most
insupportable of all places.
The prosecution. alter a vast deal of assertion and contradiction
on both sides, failed, it being the opinion of the Lord Mayor,
that the Act required that the obstuction shouldlbe wilful.
Alderman ATKINS contended that he had made out a clettr case
ander Mr. Taylor's Act.
The Act was referred to, but it was found to be inapplicable to
the case.
The LORD MATOK said, that It was the duty of the defendants
to do all they could to lessen the public inconvenience, which it
was evident had been, and was extreme.
The complainant approved of this suggestion, and Mr. Stubbs
promised to give as little siause of complaint as possible in future.

BOW-STREET.
Ixsot ENCE or WATCUMLIC—Trro gentlemen were brought
up to the office yesterday, before Mr. Beckett, by Thomas Bridle,
a watchman of St. John the Baptist, in the Strand, charged with
refusing to " move on," and also making use of very abusive
language towards Lim.
The watchman stated, that about half-past two on Friday morn-
iug, he found the defendants in conversation with a female, at
the corner of one of the streets in his beat, and that he dewed
them to " move on," upon whiCh they made use of very violent
language, and threatened to throw bun into the Thames. As
they continued to resist his authority, and to obstruct the way,
he took them into custody, and lodged them in the watchhonse.
The gentlemen, on being called on for their defence, gave a very
lifferent account of the transaction. They stated, as they were re-
turning home from a party, they were accosted by the female in
question, but both being married men, they wets using their en-
deavours to get rid of her, when the watchman came up, and, in a
very insolent and abusive manner, ordered thetas to " move on."
The mandate, they said, had a talismanic effect upon the ferule,
who took to her heels and ran as if the old gentleman were pur-
suing her ;" but the defendants, not relishing the authoritative
yammer in which they were addressed, exposuilated with the
watchman on its Impropriety ; the latter then became more in-
solent, :And without further ceremony dragged them both to the
watchboute ; they denied in the most positive manner the language
imputed, and expatiated at some length on the impropriety of
watchmen being countenanced in thus arbitrarily detaining a
whole night persons of respectability, to the great annoyance and
alarm of their families, whose sole offence It as declining to com-
ply with commands they have no right to enforce, issued with a
degree of overbearing insolence no person who has a single manly
feeling about hint can quietly put up with.
Duke, an officer belonging to the establishment, now stepped for-
ward, and said, that front what he had previously knowu of the
character of the watchman in question, be hail no doubt but that
the statement of the gentlemen was the correct one. This very
man had, on one occasion, when he in the exercise of his duty,
was watching a suspicious chantcter, seized hint without the
slightest provocation. netting that he was " lurking about," and
notwithstanding every explanation persisted in conveying him to'
. the watchhouse, nor was he dissuaded without great difficulty
from so doing. • lie was notoriously so overzealous in the di-.
charge of his office that hardly a day passed witbuut his bring-
hug up some person or other in custody, often on the most frivol-
ous charges.

Mr. RECK ETT remarked, that though watchmen should always
be supported in the regular diectuerge of their duty, yet insolence
and officiousness in them could not be too strongly discouraged,
and should meet with no countenance from him. lie, therefore,
should discharge the ease, with a severe reprimand to the watch•
man, against whom the gentlemen both delayed their determination
to panted to the full extent of the law.
LAMBETH-STREET.
RESULTS OF Tilt COMBINATION SYSTEM—Yesterday, a
very pretty looking young female, with an Infant at her breast,
entered the office in considerable agitation, and applied to the sitting
Magistrate, (M. Wyatt, Lig.) for an assault warrant against her
husband, Thomas Jamieson, a journeyman boot and shoe maker,
whom she accused of having frequently beaten both het and the in-
fant during the list month; she at the same tine stated, that should
his Worship, after hearing her story, think it necessary to issue the
warrant, it must be done gratuitously, and for charity sake, as she
was utterly destitute, and had not a farthing in the world.
Mr. %Yrs.'. 2, in reply, desired her to state the particulars under
which she made her present application. and that the gratuitous
granting of the warrant would be • matter of secondary importance.
She then said that she had been for some years married to her
present husband, during which time, until within a few weeks
since, he conducted himself with the greatest kindness and affection
towards her ; he was then thrown out of with by the mandates of
those combinations which are now In such 011 force, and to the in-
terests of tho.e who are engaged in them, in such disaltrous opera-
tion throughout the country.
Mr. WYATT—How is It that he has been prevented from work.
ng by them ?
i Witness—The town is what they call blockaded by the Union,
who eaw!oy a parcel of men to go about the different districts, and
find out and prevent poople front taking employment; ever since
he has been out of work he has treated me meat cruelly, and I ex,
pat nothing but a continuation of the same treatment for three
weeks to come, as the Union will not allow him to go to work until
that time is elapsed.
Magistrate—This is one of the necessary consequences of this
demoralizing system of combination—iffieness and poverty, and,
what a'rays follows, fan ily quarrels—and the gntlty revengt^g