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POLICE.

Mansion-Hot:rat, SEPT. I.—Mr. Duncan Campbell, who is
so remarkable for charging persons for violations of the law, and
helping them over the penalties, summoned several watermen be-
tore tits Lord Mayor upon three distinct charges. The first was,
that they did not wear in a conspicuous part of their hats or caps
the numbers of their boats ; the second, that they took fares with-
' Chit having their numbers so placed in their hats or caps ,• and the
third, that after having taken fares, they did not use due deligencc
to proceeding to the places of their destination.
The first defendant was a man named Factors, who had been a
waterman thirty years.
Mr. Campbell stated, that finding by the Act of Parliament that
the watermen were obliged to wear the numbers of their boats in
the front of their hats or caps, and that those gentry disregarded
the law, he thought It necessary to show them that he could com-
pel them to observe a rule which was made for the benefit of the
public, by having the penalty inflicted for non-attendance. The
public sustained inconvenience sometimes in consequence of the
liberty the watermen took in accommodating other persons besides
close whom they took as regular fares. He hired the defendant at
the City side of Southwark bridge, and ordered him to row to the
Adeiphi. Without asking leave, however, of him, the defendant
took a boy into the boat, and landed him at the other side of t':e
river, after which ha rowed witness to the place of destination. He
observed, that the defendant all the time displayed no number on ,
his hat or cap. The penalty attached to each of these offences was
40a. but Mr. Campbell did not wish to punish the waterman at so
high a raw Lie sapid be content with the lowest penalty, as a
sort of memorentlam to the craft.
The defendant said, that although he 'tad been a watennan thirty
years, he had never seen a number on a waterman's hat or cap. i
I finch a tiring was never Nought of, and if a man wore it, he would
I assuredly be scouted them the river.
111 r. Campbelletold the Lord Mayor, that the defendant had:
I acted with civility, and that in no other respect had he miscon-
duettd himself.
' The LORD MATOZ fined Farson five shillings for each offence.
He also fined others of the defendants, and Mr. Campbell lupine.
diately put tire amount of the penalties into thei.. hands. Ile gave
notice to the watermen, that they must immediately hoist this sym-
bol of their calling on their bats, or be satisfied to pay for the
omission. _

THE DUTY OF WATCHMEN.
GUILDHALL, SEPT. I.—A young man of respectable exterior
was placed at the bar, charged with an assault. The prosecutor
stated that he had ,given him in charge for an assault that he had
committed upon him in the streets last night, but that they were
both in error, and lie wished the matter to go no further.
Mr. A klerinan A TXIX s interrogated the witness as to his respect.
ability, and desired the watchman to state what he knew.
The watchman said that the two persons had some words, and
that the young man was given into his ..harge for an assault, but
that he saw nothing of it. It happened before he came up.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS remarked that watchmen had nothing
to do with words passing between two persons—they had no busi.
ness to be so officious. Tiny must not take people into custody
on such charges. Persons might have a dikirence which they
would settle in five minutes, if the watchmen were not to interfere.
Their duty was to prescrye the peace, and if that was broken
by two individuals, it was their duty to take them into custody.
The watchmen thanked his Worship for the explanation, and the
affair endeiL

A TTEAIPTED SUICIDE—THE DISTRESSED ARTIST.
During the business at this justice-room, Elliman, one of the
beadles of St. Dunstan's parish, brought in a middle aged man of
very respectable appearance, who had just been prevented from
committing suicide.
The beadle stated, that about half an hour before he was told
that a man had attempted to destroy himself in the passage leading
from Fleur de lys-court into Fetter-lane. He ran thither, and saw
the gentleman in the care of another respectable looking person,
the latter of whom said that he lied that Instant seized the prisoner's
hand in the very act of attempting to cut his throat with a razor,
and he (Elliman) saw the foal instrument then in the prisoner's
hand. He was dreadfully agjtated, and did not deny but that he
was about to destroy himself.
The unfortunate gentleman stated to the Magistrate that his
name was John Brown Eyton, that he was a portrait and landeape
painter, and his works had ibr many years appeared in the annual
exhibition at Somerset House ; that he resided at No. 13. Fetters
lane, and that lie had a wife and two children, whom he had here-
tofore supported In comfort and respectability ; but that latterlyL he
had been unfortunate. • Insetted of consoling hint under this affiic.
Lion, his wife was coittinually upbraiding him on his poverty,
which had driven him to desperation.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS addressed the gentleman with much
feeling upon the enoreadryabir the offenne be we, about to commit,
and 34 a retutti to his wife in.his present state of agitation might be
unadvisabie, lie directed him to be taken care of at the Whiling.
street Compter till the next day.
Mr. Eyton readily submitted to this arrangement.
After lie had been remov d from the bar, she Alderman directed
the beadle to call upon Mrs. Eyton, put her in possession of the
circumstances that had occurred, and request her attendance when
her husband should next be brought up.
Elliman observed, that he feared she would be but little affected
by what had °centred, as her husband, in coming to the office,
had opened his mind more at large to hint than he had done before
the Illagistrate. He told him that amidst her upbraiding, that
morning site bid him go and bang himself, or cut his throat, and at
the same time actually put the ruor into his hand, and in the de-
speration. which her irritating language had occasioned, he ran
out of the house instantly, determined to do as site bid him.
Elliman mentioned, that the gentleman who had-prevented Mr.
Eyton lion' committing the rash act' observed, that that was the
second instance in which he had been the means of preventing
suicide that morning t fur, as he was pissing the Tower, at an
early hour. he saw *respectable man throw himself into the Thames;
he immediately gave (he alarm, assistance was procared, and the
man's life was saved.

CHARGE OF 11.10 TREATING A HORSE.
801P.STEZET, SEPT. 1.--Mr. Martin, M.P., produced a case
of this description this morning, which in its progress became in-
volved in a difficulty of rather a novel and curious nature.
The driver of the htckney coach No. 655 appeared to answer an
Information made by Mr. Martin himself, on oath, for 111-using
one of his horses.
The coachman pleaded guilty to the charge of heating his horses,
but not " wantonly and cruelly" He said he had a horse that
wan • ohstropolous,' and would sometimes lie down in the mad.
The street keeper of the Strand was then called as witness in sup-
port of the information, lie sated that on Saturday night last his
notice was attracted, when standing opposite Warren's Blacking
Warehouse, by the load lashing of a whip. Upon ktoking in the'
direction of the noise he saw the defendant most violently flogging'
the off horse from shoulder to flank. He shortly after this cruel
transaction pulled up his coach a little distance beyond
street. and ' like a MELO of the, first water,' set to and lashed the
orethe eyes sad head. The poor hors. (a little wee)

turned hn head away several times in agony, but obtained no'
abatement of the cruel treatment.
The driver here admitted that he gave the mate 1 few cuts.
The witness was called upon to identify the person whom he saw
engaged in this cruel practice. lie turned to a man who was
standing rather backward in the office, and who was two or three
heads taller than the defendant, and nerly three tinier as big.
,a,,d declared he was the man. The witness was cautioned to be
careful in this part of his evidence. He persisted In declaring
that it was the big man • and he was quite certain the little one,
wbo avowed himself to be the real offender, was not the man.
Another witness was here produced, whu swore lie had seen
the' horse several turves knocked down by the violence of the • 4e.
tendant. This witness most positively declared that the big
,man was the real °Netter and that the coachman, whom he had
seen conducting himself' in the way described, was nothing like the
one who produced himself as die defendant in the information.
The individual upon whom suspicion was then fixed was re-
quired to step forward. He was ordered to put on his hat, which
he did, and the wlinesses became still niece confirmed lb their
opinion.
In answer to questions from the bench, he stated that he never
drove No. Oa in Ma life, nor did he ever see the driver before, to
his knowledke. He said he wes then in the office upon business of
his own, and never heard of the present case till he witnessed the
examination then going on.
An officer came forward to prove that the man really had business
of his own. Ne was driver of the coach No. 564.
The witnesses, however, were not at all shaken by this contra.
diction of their opinion.
In this difficulty, which threatened to be fatal to the information,
an officer was despatched for the waterman of the stand to which
the defendant drove.

Mr. Cook, a proprietor of several houses in Acre-lane, Clapham,
appeared at this office, upon a summons issued against him, at
the Instance of Mr. Robert Parker, under the following circum-
stances :

Mrs. Donaldson, a friend of the complainant's, having made
up her mind to change her residence, for the advantage of
better air; aad having noticed an intimation in the front of one
of the defendant's houses that it was to let, called upon that gentle-
man, requesting to be permitted to go over the house and pre
mites. She was accordingly shown over by that gentleman's
daughter, and as they were quietly proceedir.g down the garden,
she was suddenly seized, without either the least provocation or
notice, by a large Newfoundland dog, who threw her down, and
injured her w much as 'to prevent her attendance at the office; I
indeed she was in a state very alarming to all her friends, from the
apprehension of a more serious result. Het husband not being at
present in England, :11r. Parker acted on this occasion on her
behalf.
31r. Cook stated that the dog had slipped his collar, but that
he generally kept him fastened up, although ha was very quiet.
Mr. Illisraut:LL-31 It is a quiet dog you go the very way to
make it otherwise, by chaining it up; but, Sir, you have no
right to keep such a clop unless you properly secure it. In
this instance the dog, quiet as it is, proved worse than one of a
more ferocious nature ; the latter would have given some sort of
notice of its intention : your " quiet one" did no such thing," but
"quietly" followed 31rs. Donaldson, and then ill-treated her. I
should advise the complainant to bring an action against you.
Miss Cook then stepped forward, and said the dog did not
knock the lady down, but after he had laid hold of her, 31rs.
Donaldson fell from the effect of tenor.

Mr. Parker—We only. want the dog destroyed, or kept safe.
Mr. Cook—l wish to give ft away.
Dlr. Ditxsu•-t.t.—The dog ought to be hanged; though
perhaps it had better be kept, for the satisfaction of Mr. Parker,
until it be ascertained that Mrs. Donaldson is not In danger.
After some more conversation, the parties left the office with the
above understanding.

RECOGNIZANCES.
HATTOX-GAIIDEXt DEPTINDER I.—A case of very great
public interest was discussed at this office before Sir. Sergeant
SEssou and Mr. ',sort., respecting the practice at present pur.
sued in regard to rectignizances.
A respectable solicitor who attended stated the circumstances.
Some time since a poor old man, named Mason, complained before
the Magistrates of this office of an outrage committed upon him at
his house in Swinton-place, Gray's Inn-lane-road, by some
youngsters living. in the neighbourhood, who. from some private
pique, took the liberty of burning him in effigy, and threw the
still-blazing figure Into the door, upon which it seemed he struck
one of the party. Oil Mason's information a warrant was granted,
and the Magistrates. on hearing the case, ordered the parties to find
I bail. The accused then indicted Mason and his wife at the Sessions
for the aesault,to which indictment they unfortunately neglected plead-
ing. The ordinary custom in such cases is, to obtain a bench warrant,
land bring the party before a Magistrate; but in order to increase
expense and Inconvenience to Mason, they went to the Clerk of the
Peace's Office and proct.red a certificate, importing that the party
indicted did not appear either in person or otherwise; this eertifi-
cate was then taken to a Judge's clerk, and although the
Judges were all out of town, a warrant was granted upon the
certificate, against the poor man and his wife (a respectable elderly
murk), end they were taken out of their house on Tuesday
night, and instead of allowing them the privilege which the law
allows of putting in bail before a Magistrate. they were thrust
into a spunging house, where they were compelled to sleep in
separate beds, for the purpose of increasing the charge. On the
first night it cost the poor man 10s. for tett* alone ; and every
accommodation in this accommodating place was in a proportionate
ratio. The object of the officer who made the caption was evidently
to swell the prelim of the proprietor of the spunging-house, and the
reason of taking out a Judge's warrant in preference toe bench war.
rant, was, that the prisoners should continue the longer in their
power, because all the Judges happened to be on circuit. But,
however, the assumption in this respect was in ditect violation of
the law, which says, that if there be no Justice of the King's
Bench within the environs of London, then the prisoner must be
brought before a Justice of the Peace,. by whom he may be held to
bail on sufficient surety. When such surety has been put in a
aupersedeas is granted, and the party liberated.
Air. Sergeant SELLON, on a cursory view of the east, seemed to
be of opinion that the Magistrate lied DOt sufficient authority to
discharge the warrant, and expressed some surprise at the Judge's
clerk having issued it under such circumstances.
The Solicithr replied that it was quite a common practice, though
strictly speaking an unjust one.
Mr. Lama said, that from the express wording of the instru-
ment intrusted to the officer, it was imperative on him, in the ab.
senee of the King's Bench Justices, to brinq the prisoner before a
Slagistrate ; and it was perfectly clear that the reason why he was
so enjoined was, that the Magistrates, in the absence of the Judges,
should have authority to liberate the prisoner ou sufficient security
being put in for his appearance.
The Solicitor observed that there was no legal process which pro.
duccd more inconvenience than that of recognizance, and such
inconvenience was chicily attributable to this practice.
Mr. LAING said lie was quite sure that if the Judges were aware
of it, that it would be very speedily remedied.
After some further conversation the Magistrates agreed as to the
point, and bail was then put in, on which the warrant was super-
seded under their authority.
The parties then left the office, expecting to have the prisoners
set at liberty ; hut in about half an hour the Solicitor returned, to
say that the officer in charge had refused to comply with the su-
pernedeas, and detained his prisoners in defiance of the 3lagis-
trate's release, which will furnish ground for an action.

PRACTICAL PUGILISM.
Mr. John Mudd& the landlord of the llole-in-the-Wall public_
house, Chants:Ty-lane (better known by the familiar cognomen ut
" Jack Randall, •' of pugilistic celebrity), was brought up under a
warrant, wherein he was charged with assaulting a young man
named Robeit Smelly, a waitor in his house.
Smelly stated, that between seven and eight o'clock on Tuesday
evening, he was sanding at Mr. Randall's door, when the latter
came up, rather. fresh (drunk) and told him, in no very gracious
phrase, tha: he was a d--11 rascal, and should be no longer sec.
rant in his establishitient. Complainant, not bring aware of
having committed any fault which merited so unkind and so brief'
a dismissal, was about to remonstrate, when Jack seized him by
the coat, one sleeve of which hk tore away, and laconically told him
to "be oth" Complainant, well knowing that there was some
danger in playing with " the lion's paw,' prepared to march, as
he hoped, with uttbrbken bones, and in a whole skin ; he accord-
ingly asked the girl to get hint his hat out of the cellar, and whilst
waiting in the tap-room, Jakk helped to fill up the interval by a
practical dkplay of his tistic powers, and complainant paid a quart
of claret in return for two smart salutes on the nose and car.
Witnesses were produced ih proof of the thaw, and Jack
was called'on to plead.
Those who hare the honour oft personal acquaintance with the
" Nonpareil," are well aware that he is no pretender to ntatory,
but, on this occasion, he was something even more than eloquent—
" Please your Worship." said Jack, elevating his hand (and such
a hand, Good Lord deliver us !) in the true eieeronian style, " as
to this here business, I pertest and declare, upon my honour, that
1 was neither toad; drunk, or a fool on this here night, as he speaks
of. The fact of the thing is this:—l found the fellow eating oysters
outside of my door, and I bid him go in and mind his business
but what does he do, but calls me every thing but a gentleman ;
so I tells him that he was •no longer servant of mine, and
when he went in-a-doors, lie struck at me, and I struck him again,
to be sure, so I did, I don't deny; and more than that, he's an un-
grateful wretch, for I took him back three times over, when lie was
starving."
Poor Jack, however, could not give any evidence that Smelly had
broken the pence before Jack hail let fly, and Sergeant Sellon,
alter reading an appropriate lecture on the necessity of keeping a
cool temper in this sultry weather, informed Jack, he must either
settle the matter or find bail.

The patties then retired to the outer-office, when the application
of a sovereign styptic healed all wounds, Dud the Nonpareil was
himself agate.

COMPARATIVE MERITS OF GIN AND BEER.
Sarah Cu;Alison, one of the frail sisterhood, was brought before
Sergeant SELLOX, by IVhelden, the street-keeper, surged with
haring exhibited dramatic perfortnances in the open street, not
being licensed thereunto, to the great scandal of the profession and
the probable injury of the patent theatres.
It appeared from the statement of the street-keeper, who had been
a witness of the performance of 'Miss Sarah, at the corner of Fea-
therstone-buildings, Holborn, from seven o'clock to nine last night,
that this lady had assembled a vast crowd of spectator*, who were
so delighted with her mimic, pantomimic, anal oratorical powers,
that they refused to separate, and it was impossible foe those pea-
ers-by, who had no genuine relish for the drama, and therefore
wished to make the hest of their way, to I loved, " without let,
hindrance, or molestation." Miss Sarah not being able to satisfy
the zealous guardian of the public street anti Dimas, that her per-
formance had teens tidy licensed by the autocrat of tha theatrical
community, controonll.called " George Colman, the younger ;" or
that her " broad grins' were precisely of the description which that
' great authorll would pronoutice to be conducive to public improve-

meet,eowractehgh, and qualify
gthueirlifyloheretilftsfit,er rofichatu.ths
expected
Heartedcteddr her to th
drama of theme in
ter subortlinatts'o the one she had enacted at night, but 'quays
calculated to exhibit tile effects of " the passions." On being
placed at the bar, our heroine stated that she had been occupiel,
during the greater part of the day in the domestic occupation or
moving some goods, and that being very thirsty from the intense
heat of the weather, she had taken an in-considerable
.portion of
Perkins's XXX, which, in this improved age of chymistry, like
other productions of the London vats, has so great a reputation N.
potency, that what with the heat of the weather, and the excelleure
of the composition, the effect upon her delicate system had boon
such, that she knew not what she slid, and even now she could net
look back without surprise at a conduct which appeared to hare
been produced mote by magic than by the course of nature, if
(said Miss Sarah) I had taken four times the quantity of pure gin,
should nut so bare committed myself--and here she entered
into a long and practical statement of the superiority of gennis,
max over the highly-wrought productions of the power breweries.
Mr. Sergeant Sensor seeing the dime which Perkins's XXX
produced, recommeded bet strongly ro abstain from taking an,
more in future, and to drink in reasonable quantities that whim
best tutted her. With this recommendation, and many (*hived,
monitions, the Learned Sergeant dismissed her; and the far
Juliet withdrew, looking thanks, the utterance of which the
neat of her heart prevented.
MARLBOEOUGH4THEZT, SET?. I.—A journeyman u,..
pester, named Wm. Arnold, appeared before Mr. Roe, the ftw.
wig Magistrate, to answer the complaint of his employer, Mfr.
Smith, an extensive builder in Dayies.street, Berkeley.squars,
quitting his service, and leaving his work unfinished.
Mr. Smith stated that sortie short time ago, there was what is
called a " strike," amongst the journeyman carpenters in his em,
ploy for an increase of wages, and, feeling upon principle that
there really was some justice in their demand, he willingly agreed
to give them the advert,' they asked. and every thing was mut.
factorily arranged ;but. notwithstanding this, several of his work,
men had the ingratitude to quit him, leaving their work unfiaislied,
and in such a state that other men could not properly complete it.
The present defendant was one of the men who had so heated hhr
Mr. ROE asked the defendant what he had to say to the charge?
He replied in a very cavalier manner, that lie had • right to go
where he liked, just as mach as Mr. Smith had a right to tiles a
man away when he liked
Mr. Smith said the defendant wax engaged by the week, at xls,
The agreement and understanding with all such workmen to tlie
trade was, that they should never leave s piece of Mork unfinished,
The defendant admitted that his engagement was certainly u
amount 3:14. per week, but he only considered himself as engagsa
by the day, and lie did not feelthst he was obliged to complete say
work that oilier men could do as well as he.
Mr. Smith said, this was not the case, because It was very Ira
known that carpenters' work commenced by one man eouhi eat VA
properly finished by another.
The defendant stated that he had no fault whatever to find nick
Mr. Smith, who always acted fairly and liberally ; but then as he
hail an undoubted right to dismiss any of his melt at a moment's
notice, so the men had also an undoubted 'iglu to go dam thee
business when they thought proper.
Mr. Roe observed, that there could be bat one opinion m to the
ingratitude of any of Mr. Smith's men, who would even entertain a
wish to leave him, with his work unfinished, after the very liberal
manner he had behaved to them ; but it would be also well for the
defendant and the others to know, that such conduct was as illegal
+l5 It was ungrateful, because they had no right whatever to go
away in the manner described. Every man to whom certain work
was given to complete, was bound by contract, when he once cons.
menced the work, to finish it before he quitted.
The defendant replied, he was not engaged en dopiece.wark.
Mr. Roe told him he was just as much compelled to ceramic%
his work if engaged by the week or day, as if by piece work, and
unless he thought proper to go back and finish thit work for Mr.
Smith, he must take the consequences.
The defendant still refused to complete his work, upon which
the Magistrate said he would immediately commit him to prison;
but, on some further consideration the delendant, with much reluc.
tance, consented to go' back and finish the work, and Mr. Smiih
said that (after doing that he might go where he pleased, or if be
thought proper to stop he would give him a permanent engagetneat
for the whole winter.

COMPOUNDING FELONY.
of(IUZIX-SQUARE, SEPTEMBIIK I.—A few days since s women
issoltne habits, named Mary Thompson, and Willism road.
man, the waiter at the Adam and Eve public-house, in York-street,
Westminster, were brought before the Magistrates, charged with
having robbed Mr. Joseph Cooke, of York-street, Sloatte-street,
Chelsea, of nine sovereigns and a quantity of silver. It then se.
peered by the prosecutor's statement, that on Friday night, ;a
passing through York-street, on his way home, to met the it west
Thompson, who, in the usual manner peculiar to ladies of bet
cask, accosted hint, and solicited a treat. He accordingly accent.
ponied her to the Adam and Eve public-house, in the above
street, where they were accommodated in the front of the
bar. They took their seats, and drank copiously of a cordial
called rum and shrub. They remainAl in company for some
time, when the prosecutor became rather the worse for what he had
drank and fell from his seat, and thus becoming a troublesome cut.
totter, was removed by force, by the prisoner Woodman, to a bench
outside. It appeared that at this moment the prosecutor possessed
nine sovereigns and some silver, and whilst seated on the bench
the prisoner Thompson forced her hand into his pocket, and rob.
bed him of all it contained. Next morning the prosecutor went to
the Adam and Ere, and communicated his loss, and on questioning
the prisoner Woodman (the waiter), he said " I know nothing of
the rolattrey,.-anor will I." In consequence of this, Mundy, a con.
stable. was sent for, and took the waiter Into custody, wheals*
thought proper to State that the woman who was in the prosecutor's
eompnny at the time of the robbeyy, lived in Bennett-street, West-
minster, and that her name was Mary Thompson, alias Sauc Poll.
Saucy Poll was also taken into custody, and brought, with the
waiter, before the Magistrate (L. -MAIRKLAND, Esq.), who, on
the sworn statement of Cooke, remanded both for funlier examine.
Lion. On Tuesday last the prisoners were brought from Tothill-tields
for another hearing, when Cooke (the prosecutor) was nowhere to
be found ; and the reason assigned tor his absence was, that he had
on the preceding day compromised the matter by receiving fine
pounds in liquidation for Isis lose, to forego the prosecution.
The Magistrate, on hearing this piece of intelligence, expressed
his determination to punish the prosecutor for compounding the
felony but he would take legal advise on the subject, and till then
he would remand the prisoners, who were then taken back to prison,.
Since their further committal Mr. MARKLAND has been iode.
fatigable in his exertions to procure proof of the compromise, sad
this day the depositions of 3lunday the constable, Stevens, a
broker, and Mr. Peattree, the landlord of the Adam and Eve public.
house, were taken, the latter of whom deposed, that on Alonday
last the prosecutor came to his house, and told him that be had a
large family entirely dependant upon him, and,that if be could in
any manner get back any port of the nine pounds ha would be
thankful, and would not prosecute, being in needy circumstances.
Peartree accompanied the prosecutor to Tothill-fields prison to see
the.preoners. He asked Thompson where the money was detio.
sited, and mentioned the prosecutor's proposal to her. She said she
knew nothing about it, nor had she any money to give him. Hoe.
ever, presently after another woman, • companion of the misstate
Thomson, brought him 31. which she said was all she could get,
and he (Mr. P.) advanced the other 21. fur his man Woodmao.
which made the five, and it was given to the prosecutor, who said
he was satisfied, and would rot prosecute any further.
Mr. 31A11XLAND said that enough had been sworn to to autho-
rise him in issuing his warrant for the apprehension of the prose.
tutor for compounding the felony.
The warrant was then granted, and placed in the hands of
Cooper, the officer, to execute, who shortly after arrived with the
prosecutor in custody, and he was placed in front of the bar, and
and the depositions against him were read by the Clerk.
Mr. 111•1111. AND, in addressing him, said that he was brought
there on a charge of a serious nathre. He had brought a man and
woman before hint on a charge of' felony, and upon his informa-
tion they had been remanded, and now detained three days. It
was not to be borne that Magistrates were to be made tools of, and
he would not lend himself to such transited-one, as he had thought
prime to be connected with. ft was quite clear that he had beta
guilty of • misdemeanor in compounding the felony, therefore he
be should call upon him to find seenritiea, himself in 601. and two
°there in 23/. each., to answer the charge at the Sessions.
Mr. Cooke said he had a large family to support, and if he had
done wrong, it was done in ignorance of the law.
Mr. MAIRLAND said be was determined to suppress each
practice', and he could not retract ftont his determination.
The defendant, not being provided *it% sureties, was detained.
lIKION.HALL, SEPT. I.—Derrnir Reardon, • watchman,
stationed at Vauxhall-gardens, was charged before the sitting
Jla-
gistrate, with having committed a desperate assult on a constable
named Newcombe, the preceding night, in the gardens.
It aepeared that the defendant was drunk and behaving riototoly.
when Newcombe, in his endeavour to put him out of the fllede",
fell dawn, and the defendant struck him a severe blow across the
back with along pole; Newcombe was in a dangerous state and en.
able to attend at the office; the defendant was, therefore, rewar.dcd
fora future examination.