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hued to interest himself. (hi Saturday. while opening the editor's
tun, for the purpose of ascertaining whether there were any corn-
enunications, the defendant emit up, and pushed him away, which
was the assault complained of.
Mr. Aletealle, being called o't for his defence, stated that what.
ever complaints the plaintiff had to offer, he was quite prepared to
answer, ; inasmuch as, instead of his being the aggressor, he was
',merely scud, en the defer.sive "for (said he) no sooner had I
been appointed to fill his situation, thin he went out to purchase a
stick, which he said he gave two shillings fur, • To break 3letcalfe's
did thick head.' "
" Two shillings !" ebeerved Sir RICIIART BTIMIL " why,
ih. Johnson gave but one Joe the stick which he bought to thrash
Mailtheffoli "lithe' and requested to see the stick : when a bamboo,
with a huge buck's.hora head, whereon wss engraved, in very neat
characters,'" the Wasp," was produced. The worthy itlapstrate
having minutely surveyed the cane, said the hest thiint that could
be done would be for each party to be bound to keep the peace to-
erards each other, whieh arrangement seemed to give perfect satis.
t tenon to (pith parties; and having each made one a their best
bows to Ora limiest, they quitted the office.
/fever/ Thomas, a cad bv profession, was next brought up,
charged with wilfully assaulting Mr. f'ross, of the Strand ; from
*ha* statement it appeared that last night, shout half-past ten
he ant proceeding along the Strand, and when opposite the
Queen's Head public-house, he saw a great crowd assembled ;
and en inquiry, finding that it was two young men engaged ii•la.
i 6 amilMeirdu7a, and not remembering the adage, that
" They who in quarrels interpose
" NVill often get a bloody nose,"
ittade the best of his way through the crowd, fur the purpose of
srparatiog them, when the defendant gave him a blow on :he eye
with his list. which felled hint to the ground. He (Mr. ('row),
however, succeeded in holding fist by the skirts of his coat ; and
about to give him into the charge of a watchman, when the two
'orisons now present, who gave their names Robertson and Clink,
:eictied their friend from the complainant's gra.p, and all three
rashest into the Quern's Head public.hounc, the don of which the
landlord, or his servant, .1 mimed in his (Mr. Cross's) face, and
would not allow him to go in until a watchman was procured,
who, :Ate smite delay, succeeded in effecting an entrance, and cap.
wring the three delinquents.
Being called on fur their defence, they denied any knowledge
o fatever of the circumstance, and were each ordered to fled good
btil, Thomas, the principal, to give 24 hours' novice. No sureties
being at hand, they were placed under the surveillance of Fold,
thee-oiler.
Fletcher, the landlord of die public-house in question, urged in
his detente for refusing Mr. Cross entrance, hi. beir'r an entire
stranger, and the vast concourse of people assembled round his
door.

Sir R. BIRNIT having mid him that several complaints had
already ern mad:. respecting the manner in which his house was
condtled. and severely censuring his behaviour on the present
wealion, dismissed him, with a caution to be more circumspect
111 future.

,11AITON-GARDEX.—VCStertity. George Ilfassfiel4l and Wit-
ir was Pe) kr r, two fellows who are well known to the police,
were l.t.aught op train St. John's watch-house, Clerken a ell, charged
itli the following daring mouth and robbery :
Mr. Blanco Layton, a respectable tradesman, residing in the vici-
nity of Bloomsbury-square, stated that lie was going along Hol-
born a few minutes betore eleven o'clock. on Tuesday evenhig, han
the prisoner 3lansfield addressed him by name in a familiar man.
r.er. Having no previous knowledge of the man. Mr. Layton made
no reply ; but walked on rapidly towards Smithfield, where he had
t'a'e business to trammel that night. On coming into Cow-cross-
street. the way which he took, he pereeived that the prisoner had
e.aaely ',Eased behind; bat. not apprehending any attack at
each an Lair of the Melo, he tack no novice of the circumstance,
until, cominp, to a dark part of the street, Mansfield suddenly
rushed upon him, and seized hint firmly by the throat, so much so
that he was unable to call for help; in the struggle, however, the
neckcloth loosened, area, the prisoner losing hiera,p, the complain-
ant turned 'mend to protect himself, but in the same moment he
received a violent blow from the ether prisoner on the back of the
J'ead, which. brought him to the ground, and in one tninute they
riled his pockets of a valuable silver watch, and a carpenter's rule.
As soon as lie recovered from the stunning effect of the blow and
fall. lie called to the watchman f r assistance, and the robbers ran
off in the direction of Sharp's-alley, a known receptacle for thieve'.
Their flight was fortunately prevented by a watchman, who saw
them rennin:, and they were both secured.
1 he night constable stated the prisoners were searched after they
were brought to the watch-house, but nothing was found upon
them. The rule, however, had been picked up by one of the watch-
men. who observed Mansfield throw it away in his flight ; the
handkerchief was found On the spot where compl •inant was at.
tacked; but no trace could be had of the watch, which there was
every reason to suppose heel likewise been thrown away.
Ilk. Sergeant SiLiole asked the complainant if he ran certain
of having the watch at the time that the prisoner accosted him in
nolbeen
Mr. Layton said there could be no doubt that he had it in his
pocket whea he was kuocical down. He was perfectly sober at the
tiafe.
The pf.aoners, in their defence, contended that the gee theman
had mistaken them for some other persons, as they had not been in
Holborn all that night, and they were only running to see what
was the matte: when they heard the watch called.
One of the watchmen observed, if that were the case, it seemed
somewhat extraordinary that they should have taken a direction
geite the contrary way.
Mr. Sergeant Sextets sated that they would have to establish'
their innneenee before a Jury, as he was under the necessity of
sending them for trial.
The witnesses were bound over to prosecute, and tire prisoners
were remanded generally, tnerely to give time fur the production of
the watch, In the event of its being found betwecs this and the
opening of the sessions.
Grow Carr, the landlord of the Union Tavern, Ilagnigge-
walls-road, appeared to a summons issued against him, for having
refused to provide aeeciromirdateon for a soldier billeted upon his
boast, agreeable to Act of Parliament.
John Groom, a private in the 24th regiment of Infantry, stated,
that he had vome off a long march on Tuesday evening, and re-
coiled a billet on the defendant's house from the Sergeant of the
pally, which be resented to the landlady, the defendant being from
Lome. Mrs. Carr peremptorily refused to receive the billet in her
Susflandie absence, and witness was compelled to return to his
quarters at a late hour, when the Sergeant gave him money to
was a bed.
The defendant declared that he knew nothing of the circum-
stance until after the 'oldier lied gone away, or he Anon have pro.
rased him with a bed; and Mrs. Cure was tenacious of taking the
hillet,leeesuse the house hal been robbed not lung ago by a soldier
vibiewas taken in under similar circumstances.
Mr. Sergeant Set.t.ow said, that any excuse that could be offered
was tux a ten/cleat apology for keeping a poor soldier from enjoy.
ing the refreidrnent of a bed Otte a long march', and publicans
should knave that the law was Imperative on this point; but unfor-
tunately a billet was the touchstone of temper, and the publican
generally quarrelled with the soldier, who was not at all blameable;
hawever„ he had an undoubted right to be lodged monewhere.
The defendant was tined in the mitigated penalty of 411 a. and
is. GI. coats, . . . . . .

William IC:rnbilte landlord of the Crown and Woo!pack la the
Nei-road. appeared on a lmilar charge.
The complainants were twoptivates of the Pint, Or Royals; the
billet was offered to defendant, but he refused to entertain than, be-
pause, as he said. It was signed only by a d—d petty constable.
'rite defendant submitted that he war not bound to admit any
billet unless it was signed by the lligh Constable.
Mr. Sergeant MELLOW observed that this action was perfectly
erroncoos, as the Act of Parliament empowered any constable, or
ntivtr proper nffiect. to issue billets in the absence of the High Con-
stable, or Billet 3laster; and it war right that it should be so, be-
cause the soldiery. who destvved well of the country, might other-
vise bate to wander about the streets all night, perhaps after the
fatigues of a linty march.
Me defendant was fiord 495. and the costs.

re AILLIVIROUOII.IIIIILEET. —The second examination of C.
Tholes White," for " unlawfully and wilfully setting tire to has
Wow:" Ni. 265, High-Holborn, was resumed yesterday.
Lfr.'Turner, the Vewry clerk of St Hiles's, resigned the eon-
i.ect of the cue to Mr. Alley. Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Bleat,
the Solicitor. attended for the prisoner.
The additional evidence is very important, whit we detail
'Anent comment.
They" was tonne legal sparring between Mr. Adolphus and Mr.
Alley ; Ita. the former gentleman refrained tram cross-examining
the Witnesses. The Sest witness examined wt,—
Frederick King., Accountant to the British Fire Office, called to
prove the increase of the prisoner's insurance. In 10-.0, the neither
of the prisoner effected a policy in the British Fire-office, for IMO/.
on the stock, furniture, plate, &e. in the house, No. 20, High
Holborn, which continued up to the Meth of May lase
John Nelsen, clerk to tee British Fire.office, produced the book
lontainhg the incressel Imhof. On the "oth of Mae. jr,2n, a Dew
Voila), was effented by the prisoner, in the sum of 3,54101. for the
boutiehnln furniture., stocic of books, weirinte impart!, plate, &c.
'Pte stock less insured for 2,6001. In the tormer policy the stock
was sit i'own at am This was a fresh policy ; the former one
rat ocalar4l..d.
By Mr. A DoePnrea.—Rothe of throe fires ; had he-Ird of ep-
pheations foe remuneration, but could give tin particulars. Mr.
John Mlle,. the Secretary, was Lot acquainted with that.
lamer Abbot. Arlala4oe of losses to the British Fire-office,
stated that It was rot usual to take more than a teirsocy view of
inwtreti, anti after tatting that view, after the-increased 'usu.
ranee., did not notice atty. excess.
le, Mr. At.z.Eirwill aft alrear that the stock was worth
loot.
Thew was mach disputation between the Curried as In the corn.
pesency of the witness to "Peak cursory tiew, which Si,
rasechwe +settled by saying he thought the question important, to
'Me the difference of the sock after the tire.
The three clerks of the! Fire-oitice were bound over at once, as
were the rest of the witnesses examitud yesterday, that they might
return to their avocations.
The evi.lesee of Michael Shine. the watchman, and that of
Catherine Taylor, the servant of she prisoner, was read niter. The
additional tiepoeition of the last went to state Out the I alder leading
to the leads, by which they utuaprd through trap-door, had
ben beet in the :Mop previous to the fire, but had been tab en up
by the ship-hOy to get some wood, when bib master told him he
might as well leave it at the trap-door.
Ties evidence of Foreman, the tound-houre keeper, was reed
was, to which he added tnat he w:st to the prisoner's to ask for the
address of his mother.in.law. While Le was pokily' Grannies