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log with the appearance of the prisoner himself. Ills face had a
true bronze romplexion, arising as much front the want of soap aa
from its original hue. liis mouth was huge and expressive; and
there was a wildness in his eye which betokened the fire of love
which burnt in his heart. Ilia habiliments were "looped and win-
dowed," and, like many good folks in the world, seemed anxious
to desert their keeper now, since Fortune had deserted him.
From the testimony of witnesses. it appeared that Mr. Biddy
while quietly quaffing his glass of gin had taken it into his,
head that his wife had ensconced herself in the house of a respect-
able person in l'entonvill, ; and this idea having been strengthened
by an additional glass of the wholesome beverage, he timhwith
sallied towards thehouse where his imagination had placed his wife,
and knocked violently at the door. The inmates, who were re.
posing in the lap of Morpheus, were alarmed at the unusual sounds
which fell an harshly out their ears. •• Vilio's there ?" quoth one
of them, with a cotton nightcap tin his head. " I rant my rife,"
was the answer." " Who are you; no nee lives here, except
ity own wife, anti sure you don't hare her." " No, but I'll blue
my own Aesh and blood," exclaimed Mr. Biddy; and cots ith-
standing the Inws of gravity, which the gin aforesaid had strongly
lroduced in him, he put his hand to the knocker, and thundered so
oudly, that the watch, awakened front his P almos. sprang his
rattle, and rushed to the wile-bereaved 31r. Biddy, and placed :tint
in the watch.house for the night. A watch-house is sit excellent
place fur inducing whir reflection; and 31r. Biddy, when he ap-
peared at the bar, did not persist in his charge of abduction; and
an elderly lady, with whom his wife realty lived, attended to show
that Mr. Biddy was altogether astray.
The prisoner, after making various hieroglyphics with the
wrinkles of his face and forehead, gave the following clear explvia-
tion of his conduct :—" I'm parted :rom my wife; she's not good,
neither is she bad. You see what lam ; still I mast have her."
The Nlagistate advised him to take civil means for the recovery of
his wife (fur those lie had taken were certainly uncivil), and dis-
charged him with an admonition.
DEFAMATION ()I ('ltallaCTlß.—F:fiZabeth Chit, a genuine
daughter of Erin. was charged with multitudinous assaults on the
person of Mr. James Parker, shoemaker and schoolmaster, of
No. 7, Reilly-street, Cromer-street. I iray's liasdanc.
Mr. Parker, an Anglicised son of Scotia, baying drawn up his
Herculean figure into an attitude that would have furnishal Ca-
: nova with a model for a Cieeronian cast, emmaenced, in grave and
sonorous tones, a relation of the indignities put upon him at divers
arises by Mrs. Elizabeth Cline.
After a long-told tale of the when and the where she had abused
him, Mr. Sergeant Sr excite, whose patience was evidently on the
wane, interposed, and informed Mr. Parker that, unless he could
adduce more substantial grounds of complaint than the mere wag-
ging of a woman's tongue, he niust not hope for his interference.
" But, your 11•orship," rejoined the orate:, "is enere no *den
in law for the wounds which a woman's tongue occasions ? • Good
name,' as Shakspeare says, • in man cr woman, is the immediate
jewel of our souls,' and so on ; if, then, character be so very esti-
mable, will not the justice of the country do something to 'punish
those who would wiliully, and with malicious intent, destroy it. I
am a plain man • but I have some remembrance of what Coke,
Littleton, and 1.4 d lialt says on the subject. Let toe see, it is, if
I mistake not"---
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" Really, Sir," interrupted the worthy SERaEANT,"I have not
time at pfesent to hear what either of those learned gentlemen say
on the subject, and in point of fact, as it is totally irrelevant to the
charge on which you hare brought this person tiefore me, I think
your black letter lore would only be thrown away."
Mr. Schoolmaster took the hint, and became dumb, whilst the
shoemaker took up the wondrous talc, and, in simple guise, ac-
cused Mrs. (line of immersing hint in soap-suds, to the great dis-
figurement of his outward man, and wort collecting mobs around
his house.
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A boat of witnesses were produced in confirmation of these
sat ertiona.

Sergeant SeelLOX,coneeiving that there 'runt be some mune
for those attacks, an yet unexplained, told the defendant she was at
liberty to say something in mitigation of the charge, unless she
was willing to suffer judgment by default.
Alra. Cline stood in much wonder at this immeasurable address.
Both parties were ordered to bad bail.
MA I{l.llo ie.l/1.7011-STR E ET.
Saturday some expectation was entertained that Mr. Henry
Fruntleroy would be brought up for further examination, and many
creditor, were loitering in the vicinity of the office throughout the
day. When the hour of closing business (three o'clock) arrived, it
was ascertained that Mr. Fauntleroy would not be brought up. and
that an order was prepared for transmission to the llouse of Correc-
tion. for his further remand until a future day. As the Solicitor for
the Bank of England intimated Saturday sennight that he was ready
on the part of the Bank to proceed to trial upon the depositions
then given, it is presumed that the caw: is closed so far as tne forged
transfer of stock is involved. and from the grave and extensive :la.
tore of the charges against Mr. Faunileroy already disclosed, it is
unlikely that any farther ease will be unnecessarily brought for-
ward ; nothing then will remain but to make out the prisoner's final
committal for trial at the ensuing Old Bailey Sessions.
A young man named Benin, was charged by his master, Mr.
th..nilin, a jeweller, of Macclesfield-street, Soho, of robbing It m
of some gold. jewellery, hr.
Ma. firandin stated, that having lost many articles of gold, he.
which he used in his business, he made inquiries, and having rea-
son to suspect the prisoner, be ranged him to be apprehended.
Clements. an officer, said, that baying received the warrant for
the prisoner's apprehension, he went to lns lodgings, in the neigh-
bourhood of Bethnal-green, and there found the pieces of gold,
jewellery, and six sovereigns, hi a small box.
The gold, he. was produced ; among them was one piece three
inches in diameter, the others were mach smaller, and appeared to
be the cuttings of larger piecen. The gold and the jewellery Mr.
Grandin said he believed to be him property, but at present he was
unable to identify them.
The prisoner was upon the point of speaking, when Mr. Grandin
hinted, that upon the property being returned lie would settle it.
The prisoner's father at that moment entered the office, and was
greatly incensed that his son was charged with robbery, and in.
weighed against any attempt at eompromisinY the charge.
The prisoner was then remand, d until We'dnesday.