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London, England, 1822-12-05 00:00:00

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11Taffir.
1. Tittles.lsy two tenticinsaly young men appeared before
the Magootate (11r. Mitisholl, to make their complaint
against -a dandy of the Beet water, dressed entitilifaire,
for having (tenuity asaaultesi them at the Theatre the
previous itieht. He not only entitle use of language too
bad (so one of the senesces said) to repeat before his Worskip,
bat most unceremoniumly collared them both, following
them from the saloon, which was the
to their hos, where he committed the *mask complained of„
The exquisite, who •ppeareel "nothimg wine" for his MOWs
ledflimg thirstier •ile," when called on foe his defence.
declared be was so drank that be was deaf to decorum, sod
begged to •pologige to the gentlemen'aggriered, which ex-
. ell.' they readily screwed; heel the 'worthy ffinisirate was
not quite so pisesble, sod talked of hail. The seemed re-
plied, slat osider soy circumstances be wished to make ibis
•Itolory, whirls rare offering" seemed to operate on his
WlE...hip's and induced him, after esetitahle admoni.
t•on, 10 tlisrharge the hueltram-necked sad want-belted of.
fender out of the iron grasp of the officers.
TI LICK r. CR I 11 it. _

This *Oa charge of Rowlett. Piailitiff and Defendant nee
boll. mond /MA's, in the vegetable line in Covent garden
market, in which they rent stall., ler the Agent of his
Grace the Duke of Wilford, which stall. •re. unfortunately,
y.ry contiguous to rich other. The prisesil dispute arose
shoot a Tomtiry of turnips. Mrs. Flock sell. turnips, se
doe. Mrs. Cribb. A customer went to Mrs. Flack's stall.
std cheapened the vegetables, " You shill Vise twelve
hunches a shilling," say. Mrs. Flock. Mrs. Cribb exclaim.
" The best turnips in the market, and no better vegeta-
bles re, he harl,'Yossrfeels benches • shilling," and so loud,
as to attract the attention of Mr.. Flocka'• customer, who
instantly came to Mrs. Cribb's stall to purchase. As soon
as.kirs. Flack's cestrower was enticed away, she flew to Mrs.
Cribb (no relation of the Champion of that Name), and to
use the atsoltet phraseology " blew her up;' but Mrs.
Cribb hying in so way deficient in the use of her " mouth
piece," gave her "as good as she sent," and during the alter-
cation the blow was struck, nceurding to Mrs. Flock's ar.
coma ; lint it was only • Aare, according to Mrs. Cribli's
version of the transaction.
CIVIL r MILITARY.

Samar! Simmons, • dismounted patrol, belonging to this
office, applied for a warrant against a man who, a few int-
notes prior whit application had, in the langsage of the pa-
trol, "Imaged up his eye with his fist" The Complaioast
had a mom pitiful appearance, the blood poured down the
left side of his face from an incision under the left orb, which
►ad " taken measure for • suit of mourning," and was suf.
firing ender " • total eclipse." The warrant was imputes!,
granted, and some afterwards • tall, stout, nitddle•agrd man,
with a very large cranium, whose face was smeared with
blood, was brought into the office. From his app we
took hint fur • " vulgar mechanic," but we, as well as the
Magistrates, atid I gi oilmen who were present, were
in no small degree surprised when lie announced birumlf,
" Rogers, Esq., Captain in the Army (H.P.), and a
freeholder of Middiesen,Serrey, Easez.and Sitropahire."
Simmons, the patrol, ova. then sworn, mud stated, that he
was coming along Link Russell-street, Covent-garden, that
morning, and saw • momd assembled in Kiog's Head yard.
The Prisoner offered to fight aoy person present fur 5l and
seized one man by the neckerchief, and but for his interfer-
ence, would have strangled him. After which he seized
him (witness), sad beat him must cruelly, us their Worships
might see.
The man who was " nearly strangled" deposed to the
trash of the evidence of Simmons. He appeared to be per-
fectly recovered from the injury be had received.
Captain Rogers then addressed the Beach. He sail that
be was not the aggressor, bat was first called " a
half-pay offirer," ■tad "blubber head," by the patrol, and
thew-he served him as be would say one else who so address-
ed him, via. knocked him down.
The Magistrate ordered him to find bail.
As the gaoler tendered Ms services to runduct him to the
little prises at the back of the office till his bail arrived, he
vowed he would *Ol be snook • Priestlier.
The Magistrate told him that he 1111111 i submit to the same
treatment as other persons is his situation received. There
Was an favour or affection shewn at that Aire, bet if be
would behave civilly, he bad no doubt the officer wouW grant
bin every indslgesce he could conveniently.
At throe o'clock the bail had not arrived, and the Magi.
strafe said he most remaiu in distance till the sureties were
prodartd.
TALE OR A TUBB.

Mr. Tubb, musical- initresest-onaker. of Chaneery.lane,
was charged by his rib, and her daughter by a fusilier hus-
ba•d, with twisettudurtitty himself as • husband and father
towards them. Mr. Tubb is a man in years, quite hoary
headed, and, though a inattoraciurer of harmonic invest-
ments, it is clear, that very little harmony has reigned in
hie house for rime time.

Mrs. Tubb is a fiery-tempered little woman, who ea•
assume the must megrim mildness whoa °cesium serves ; so
she did before the Magistrate. As a prelude to the charges
against 10. r husband. she spoke of her virtues us a wife end
mother, of bee welt toupee, and how mock she was some.
times obliged le pot sap with ; how her husband did
no-
Ibiog for her, and used her and her children sery iii, and
a great deal worse, aud at last, site said, he pushed her, out'
fur that she took out a warrant.

Poor Mr. Tubb told his story. What a contrast to that of
his leader W.! He said that she gut 'limy, sad whim he
posited her, she had previously struck his, and called him
• vile same, which be could not repeat.
Mrs. Webb—Why, you old wretch! I till swear I never
said w !
IDA•ghter--011, you moister! How due you say so of
my mother?
Magistrate—Mrs. Tubb, I shall discharge your husband,
and I advise yaw and your daughter not to use such lan-
guage, as you have used before me, to your huebasd, as that
is enomth to provoke him to strike you.
Mr. Tubb said she would provoke an •agel, •nd her child.
reit were as bad as she was; he had no peace alight or day
with them, and would to Heaver' he had never seen them!

He as ordered to eater into his °en ricoguasucea to
keep the peace, and was 'bee set at liberty.

GANG OF INFORMERS.

Gm, of wretches are gulag about informing avian ras-
hest's' sad keepers of coffee-houses, who keep open th►ir
honors hot &fen othvfas after eleven o'clock ist night ; and
yesterday firer or fair tavern-keepers were suntanned to
tetrad at this office, sad were convicted upon the issforms-
time of a eominon informer named Johnson, ■nd sestenced
to pay ■ penal') of 01. eac► for the offence! The landlord
of the Plimoix Timer in Stacepstreet, Soho-square, was
one that was convicted upon the oath or Johnson, who swore
that he saw .•• low Irishmen" in the Defendant's lap room
as half-past twelveo'clock on the pied of Saturday week.
Mr. Robson, the landlord, offered to make oath that his
tap-room was cleared of his company at eleven o'clock, and
that be ha,l only two friends antis' with him in the liar after
tbsl hour, and- they were its the act of leaving his house so
battpast !write o'clock, when Johnson nod his coadjutors
ceased in, and charged his two friends with hiatus been
tippling.
Mr. 51edburst, a tradesman residing near the Plicenis, said
that he was one of she persons w►o sit with the Defendant
in the bar. and he deposed that no vernal entered the tap-
room after eleven o'clock.
The Magistrate asked Ur. Medborst if be drank any thing
in the public-lioure? and on his replying in the ■flirmative,
add 11:at he bail proved the case fur the informers, and con-
victed Mr. Rotuma to the penally of 5/.
Mr. Robson declared Hist Ise would nutlet Johnson for
pc,Jory. He paid the fine, and was discharged.
Avery respectable young man was brought op last bight
for having embezzled property to the moonlit of 40f. from
his employer, an attorney sit Hereford. Os receiving the
maim Meese of to 1.415W011, where he has been only a week,
are was appreltesided on private information obtained from
the cottony. Hes wife, a very interesting young woman,
arevmpaaied him to the office, and appeared in the deep. at
adliction at the situation of Ler hushaisd, who was greatly
agitated during the exaatiaatiou of some papers, which
tended to prove hi. guilt.
He was remanded WI Saturday neut, aid rosined to St.
Martia'a wateh•huuse.

'QUEEN-Se: nr..
'Sarah Honking, a good-looking young woman, yesterday
appeared 'befory the ►ilting Magistrate, to prefer R coin:
plainttigainat ffeitiwel Diegfe, a dandy butcher, with whom
she cohabited. She staled, that about five year. at she
became akin/dotted with the ash ; he was then a jnnnn yoilee
tailor, a man of great presumption, who hail the artifice
and address of an eapcmie•ced dissembler, no wonder that
he soon gained her affectionr, sad got posarission of her per-
son slid property; they, fur Ib• first time, she discus...ea
his premises were• only made to be broke; fur, instead of
leuttiog nit the moss of marriage, he took a slop, mud
stocked it wit► meat from Newyrate.assiket. She remon-
strated with bin, but it was all in vain ; inland of being
kind, lie treated her with the greatest brutality: she was
*e'er since without a pair of black eyes. He afield hi■
money at public-house.; she shop was neglected; the
money was spent, and now she was enetilletely destitute.
The Magistrate ordered that the parties should be broaetht
before him, in order, if remade, to alleviate her distress.
Samuel Trowbridge was ordered to Bad bail fur ssasultisg
James Melliday. The parties are oat•pcusinurrs of Chelsea,
and some time ago Tunbridge accused Millidey voilb steal-
ing his watch, since that they have been tt variance till
Tuesday, when Tunbridge week Melliday, bud the laver
defended himself with • knife.