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behaved orderly and quietly. Sir George sae, if the gentleman
would mention any particular public-house that exceeded the pre-
ectibed hours., the publican should be summoned.
The Gentleman replied, they were all alike.
Mr. ROE—I am fully aware of the nuisance you complain of.—
I have had occasion to pass up Bond-street an several evenings
lately, and really find the interruption insupportable. The deputa-
tion need not take the trouble to come to the office; we, in our Ma-
gisterial capacity, ran do nothing to remove the nuisance. I will
wait on the iVatch Committee, and confer with them as to the best
means to be adopted.
With this assurance, the gentleman departed.
Estrovisto A PENSION.—Two pensioners of (lichen Hospital
went on Thursday to receive their pension" at the office in Oxford.
market. As is customary with these Indiscreet veterans, they went
into the public-houses, to meet.old comrades, and " fight their
battles o'er again." They both got tipsy ; one, who had received
four pounds, was robbed of two of them in one brothel, and lost his
coat and the other two in another. lie complained at this office at
the evening sitting, but being unable to describe the parties who
robbed him, no assistance could be rendered.
The other pensioner, who lived at No. 7, Lexton-phice, stated
that he bad received his pension on Thursday. paid for the carriage
of his sister by the coach into the country, and was returning along
Oxford.stteet. when the prisoner (.foot Heritage.) invited hhn to a
house in St. Gilds, end robbed him of a sovereign and eight or ten
shillings.
Sir tleonoE TARRANT—The Government stows too much for
pensions, I think. You pensioners, as soon as you receive your
money, get drunk and lose one.half of it. I think the Government
should only give you the half! How did you lose your money?
Where did she take it ?
Pensioner—l went with her to No. 4, Bainbridge-street. I gave
her a shilling to pay for the room, but she kept the sixpence, and
she afterwards took the sovereign and the shillings.
Sir nEOneE—flow do you know she took your money?
Pensioner—Why, your Worship, I felt her feeling about me,
and when she had got the money she ran downslides.
Nonce, who goes regularly to the Old Bailey every Sessions, on
similar charges, and mostly gets acquitttd. was ready with an an.
ewer. She said the compbrinant was drui.k, and 'hit he gave her
the sovereign ; she herself was tipsy.
The warehhouse-keeper said the complainant and prisoner were
both very tipsy.
Sir GEollo7S—What have you done with the sovereign ?
Nance—lt doesn't take long to spend a sovereign, your Worship.
The fact is, that Nann. in the morning, had nothing but rags to
cover her, but in the evening had get completely rigged—new shoes
and stockings, gown and cap.
Sir Geonn e—Well. the King will get some of the pens;on back.
I shall fine her fire shillings for being drunk.
The constable said he found but one shilling nil her.
Sir Ocolint, to the pensioner—Are you a married man? Pen-
sioner—Yes, Sir.
Sir GEORGE—Aye, don't let her know where you live; you'll
have a elle' sworn to you !
The recovery of the money being hopeless, the pensioner departed
as be came. The girl was looted up for the line.

MARYLCBONE.
Yesterday, Bell, the landlord of the Queen's Head and Arti.
choke, in the Regent's Park, appeared on summons, to chew cause
why he did not pay in to the barkers a sum of money deposited in
his bands for the relief of the distressed manufacturers.
Mr. James 'Pulpits stated, that the subscription commenced in
Bell's house some weeks ago, at his suggestion. He put down Pi,
a builder put down as.; this was on Thursday; and it was proposed
that die landlord should hold the money until the following Mon tl
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day or Tuesday, and then, with what more could be obtained, pay
it in. The witnets called on Tuesday ; the subieription amounted
to 245.; he added another half-crown. Finding from time to time
Bell had not applied the money to its intended purpose, but hinted
at its being spent for a dinner, he withdrew his 7s. lid., paid it in
iiimaelf, and now requested the Magistrates' interference, respecting
the Pis.
Alf. Rawerwson said the conduct of Bell had been very dis.
reputable, and desired him immediately to take the money to Sir
Claude Scott's banking.house, and bring the receipt to the officer.
Mr. Turpin made up the guinea, by adding the cost of the sum-
mons.
Tim Magistrate commended his benevolence, and Bell returned
with the receipt.
Richard Reeves was charged with stealing a check drawn upon
Messes. Sansom and Co., far fifty guineas, the properly of Daniel
Alagniae, Esq. of N 0.7, IVindham-place, Montague-square.
The principal witness being a Chinese lad, servant to Mr. Mag.
nice, and not a convert to Christianity, a question arose as to the
mode in which the oath should be administered. The Chief Clerk
said in China it consisted in the breaking of a saucer or plate, and
an imprecation on the soul. The following form was, however,
adopted by Mr. Rawlinson :—" You swear you will speak the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, according to the
custom of your country and the religion you profess."
Ayock, the Chinese, stated, that about a month ago the pri-
soner called for money for a horse. saying he came from Mr. An-
demon. The witness went up atairs, and his master gave him a
piece of paper, whieb he handed to the prisoner, who said, " it's
all right, I'li give it to my master."
Mr. Magniac said, in &farmer Instance he purchased a horse of
a dealer named Randal, for %high he paid. Since then, and a
little before this eireamstante occurred, he purchased another of
Mr. Anderson, of Piccadilly, at the price of fifty guineas, not paid
at the time ; and concluding that the prisoner called for this pay.
meat, lie gave the check in question.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he worked for Mr. Randal,
and, expecting something for himself, he called upon the gentle-
man. He told the boy he came from Mr. Randal ;he said nothing
about Mr. Anderson. When the servant gave him the check he
did not understand it; lie asked the servant to read it, but he
could not.
Mr. RAW 1.1 ti SO N —You understood it sufficiently to take it to
the bankers and get the money ; and did you believe the gentle-
man intended to girt you fifty guineas instead of the small gratuity
you expected ?
Prisoner—l could not tell.
The prisoner was remanded. .-
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