The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-01 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

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Yesterday John limy Wcston, • dashing young gentleman,
appeared before his Worship, in company with • •• terrible man
with a terrible name," which the clerk, from his dictation, wrote
Radamaneha (query, " Itliadartiantlius ?")
The charge against these brethren in misfortune wan, that over
night, about the time when the " solemn bell tidied one," they
had amused themselves with ringing half the other bells in Pen-
tonville, alluring silly servant-maids from their culinary lures, and
then running away, and chuckling with infinite glee over their an-
ticipated discomfiture when no applicant should be tound awaiting
their answer to the tintinabulary summons. In this very amusing
manner they had humbugged half the mop-squeezers in the parish,
causing, in many instances, a degree of consternation scarcely in.
leviot to that so lately occasioned at Paris by the ringings of an in-
and, it is to be Wired, supernatural student in triple-bob-
majors. This highly intellectual amusement was, however, at
length interrupted by an ill-natured " Prof:ssor of Vigilance,"
who sprbng his rattle, and th6r retreat being Cut off, secured Mr.
John Henry IVesion, and his friend with unpronounceable name,
which " nobody can speak and nobody can spell," and conveyed
them to the Court of (kartl, where his honour the night-constable
recetvet company at all boors of the evening. hlr. Kemp, the
watchman, who 11,:d the forlorn-hope in the att.:, It which terminated
in their ce;iture, hAtims, made his charge, his Worship iuquirtil
whether their resistance had lieeti of such a tlescrintion as to consti-
toe an aysault ? to which the ready was, that the gentlemen had
not indeed actually 'salted any or of the watchmen, hat they had
both poured forth a torrent of hard words, and Lad rercite.ly
threatened to "'a hi' them a;:. •• 'lard words," however, on tl:c
proverb tnily say,. " break tti, bones," and as by those used the
the osteology of Ca. cnipit;a33l4 had undergone no material de-
rargemant. the also ct Omit defence alleged that " it was
all a se4c." and that tl:cy inetwi •• co harm to nobody," were dis.
missed with such n rwprinnand as their childish conduct deserved,
and a serious caution rot a second time to appear helot his Wor-
ship on a ',similar complaint. 14.. t a drnce at the 1.-eadmill should
aliened the musical festivities o! the country.
A coach-spring maker, giving his name Rarsolms Most, was
rest brought up, charged by 31r. zsamitel Howley, Inndl. rd of the
Red Lion, Clerkenwell, who had married the sistet of the defend-
ant, with continually pestering him for a loan, whenever be had
expended his own earnings, which, on an average, amounted to
about three pound. per wetk i and no later than last night it came

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Bersabas, in • state of complete intoxication, to the Red LiQn, de.
mending as usual, in a most peremptory tone, the sum of .sf. which
being refused, he immediately assailed both Mt. and Mrs. Rowley
with the most disgusting epithets.
nefetidant—Please your Worship, I was, I confess, • little
" touicated," but I will newer go near that place again, if you par.
den this offence. _ . .

Idr. Sergeant SILLON—On your promising never more to an-
noy your btother.in•law, I discharge you this time; but if ever
I hear any more complaints about you I shall order you to find
bail.
Mr. Bowley—T consider my lire to be in danger from him; I
therefore wish your Worship to hold him to bail now.
Mr. Sergeant SELLoX—Not now.
Mr. Bowley—Then I will apply for redress in another quarter,
since I am determined to indict him at the ensuing Sessions.
The case was however dismissed, to the manifest vexation of Mr.
Rowley, who quitted the office still declaring his intention of seek-
ing redress elsewhere.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Jams Robert Bell, a handsomely dressed young man. was
placed in the dock, charged by Mrs. Francis Watson, landlady of
the Old Fox. public-house, Sherrard-street, Golden-square, under
the following circumstances :-
111 r. Bell, " omit with the sacred love" of cognac, about 8 o'clock
last night, entered the domicile of the complainant, and called for
" a small glass of brandy." The order was of course promptly
obeyed. and the brandy as promptly vanished. Mr. Bell was then
about to march sans:recommit into the parlour, when Mrs. Watson,
who did not marvellously relish the " cut of his gib," demanded
payment before he should advance a step fsrther, lle thought to
amuse her guillibility by the very old, but very successful expe-
dient of giving a new order instead of paving an old bill, and ac-
eonlingly told her to send him in a pint of " half and half." Our
landlady, however, had not kept the " Old Fox" so many years
to be decoyed into a trap in tkie way, and she persisted in demand.
ing payment for the " wee trap brandy." Mr. Bell thus foiled,
and bearded in every direction, suddenly changed his tactics, and
seizing a jug which stood on the bar, and swinging it aloft, swore
" by all the powers that he," that he would instantly send it
through the magnificent mirror that ornamented her room. She
seised his arm, and snatched the minister of vengeance from his
grasp. Ile then laid hold of the engine with all his might, swear-
ing to tear it in pieces, and smash every pane of glass in the house
with its fragments. The house was by this time itt alarm ; the
peaceful inhabitants, who had been enjoying themselves in the
parlour and tap-room, over their several potations, now rushed en
morn into the bar ; a general struggle ensued, in which the pri-
soner laid hold of the goes-pipe, pulled it down, and instantly all
coos "• darkness visible ; ' " ar.d," added Ilni. Watson most paths-
bully," if we had not had presence of mind to cut off the main
Pi pe.we should all knave heth enveloped in flameslin a few seconds."
Numbers at length prevailed, and Mr. Bell was properly secured,
until he could be delivereb up to the appointed guardians of the
The prisoner• who had played the rampant lion so well last
night, was perfectly calm and inoffensive this morning, ackuow-
littlged the outrage, and expressed his contrition for it.
Mr. Watson, the landlord, after much admonition from Mr.
CON ANT, on the necessity of his not overrating the amount of his
damage, as he !MVO Lis oath, very reluctantly consented to allow
Ifs. to be a fair esfirnatenf the demage incurred.
blr. Co warer'brdered the prisoner to pay this sum.
While this was going on a very wretched-looking female was
ever and anon giving a squint at the prisoner, as if in remembrance
of put days of delight; and while the prisoner was demurring
about paying the lbs. a parish officer calm up to the bar, and said
that this woman was his wife; that fie had deserted ber, and that
she was now in the workhouse.

•• Why this is a very profligate case," said Mr. CONANT to the
prisoner; " it is a very infamous thing for you to be going about
drinking and spending your money, when your wile is in this
starving condition."
Mr. Bell acknowledged that he had been inveigled into a mar-
riage with her some years ago, but that he found afterwards that
she had a husband lining, and a son as old as himself, and that
therefore he had deserted her.

llis wits looked up to heaven and pmtested her innocence.
" Well," said the Magistrate to hint, " you must indict this
woman, and prove your charge; you cannot desert her till you have
done so."

This application for the restitution of conjugal rights somewhat
strengthened 111 r. Hell's memory as to his ability to psy the las.,
and he offered to pay it if an officer was sent with him to Cotent-
garden.

" if you don't pay," said the Magistrate, " you go to prison for
a month."

QUEEN-SQUARE.
THE Dram ALlVE.—Yesterday a gentleman entered the office,
and after the ordinary business of the morning had been gone
through, he addressed the sitting Magistrate, Mr. WritTz, and
repiested permission to make affidavit that a youth named Wm.
Diman, aged 14, who was supposed to be dead, and had been
buried, was still alive and enjoying pod health. The object the
gentleman said he had in view was, to get the name erased from
the Register of Burials, which the Minister who interred the sup-
posed youth had refused to do without the required affidavit.
The facts of this extraordinary case are these :—About the begin.
ning of July last a fine youth, named Wm. Doman, who wee pur.
suing his studies at the Rev. Mr. Pollard's establishment at Chel-
sea, suddenly disappeared from school, and no one knew on what
a:count, or where he had gore to, as his parents, who are people
of large property, were in the West Indies; but some of his rela-
tions were residing in London, and they were made acquainted
with his absence, and every exertion possible was rondo to trace
him out, but day after day elapsed, anti not the most distant tidings
were heard of him. It was at length concluded, as he was partial
to the water, and it being very hot weather, that he had gone to
bathe, and was unfortunately drowned. These suspicions became
stronger in the minds of his friends, and they had large handbills
printed and stork on the walls contiguous to the Thames, offering
a reward for the discover/ of the body, and a remuneration
to any person who should only find his clothes. Cooper, the
officer of this establishment, was also applied to, to assist his
distresssd relatives in their search. Cooper lost on time in
going to work, and mule inquiries clung the banks of the river
amongst the watermen and other persons, if such a youth
(giving them the description) had been picked up. A day or two
after, Cooper was passing along Milbank, when he saw a body
Boating on the surface of the water ; lie first ascertained for • cer-
tainty that it was human, and then he gave information to some
watetmen, who put off towards it. and brought it ashore, when it
turned out to he a youth, quite naked, and from its appearance, it
exactly corresponded with the youth that was missing, and for
which he and his friends had been so long on the look out. Cooper
instantly lied it conveyed to the Spread Eagle, nubile-house, where
it was placed in a shell, and he lust no time in communicating with
the supposed deceased's relatives, who were overjoyed at recovering
the body, and all repaired to the Spread Eagle to see if it really
was their kinsman, and one and all believed that it was the body of
William Doman, the miming youth. A Coroner's Jury were
summoned, and the friends of the presumed deceased attended ;
and to strengthen them in their opinion that the body really was
the one supposed to be. they brought with them ens of On shoes
belonging to Wm. Doman, which they tried on the deceased, and
it Until exactly. No doubt rested ii the minds of the friends
but helves thefperson supposed to be, and they all went into mourn-
ing, and the body was respectably interred in St. Georges burial.
ground, in the Uxbridge.road. Sons days elapsed utter the fu.
timid, when, to the surprise of all. the supposed deceased returned
to school, and on an elanation taking place, he accounted for his
absence by saying head been to see some acquaintances of his
that lived at a distant pert of the town. A communisation was
forthwith made to his relations, who were still deploring his death,
and their feelings can be more easily conceived than described when
they beheld the youth still living, and in excellent health end spi.
rits. At the time of the funeral of the corpse supposed to be Mr.
Doman, the name was registered amongst the burials, and it was
to get it cancelled therefrom that the affidavit to the above facts was
made, as the youth supposed to be dead will, at the age of 21, come
into the possession of immense property.
The Magistrate asked the gentleman if lie had the affidavit pre-
pared, it was of such a singular nature that he knew of no form.
The applicant 'said he had not, but that he would get one pre-
pared immediately if the Magistrate would receive it; and on Mr.
White saying ha bad no objection, the gentleman prepared one,
and be was sworn to the truth of its contents, and left the office,
alter thanking his Worship for his kindness.