The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-25 00:00:00

!LITTON-GARDEN.

TOE " NONFARE7I..7 AND ---- iIfATOR Of CANTER.
RE R Y.—Yesterday a lashionably-dressetl man, apparently about
the middle age, was brought up from Engle-street watchhouse,
where he hail been ',using the the night, on the cameo intro.
duction of Mr. John Randall, " mine host" of the Hole-in-the-
Wall, Chancery lane, and the unvenquished and unvanquishable
hero of the I'. C. from which he has derived the appropriate and
not inelegant cognomen of the " Nonpareil," Auglise, " The
None such."
Jack's science, every one knows, does not consist in sophistry,
though his arguments have often been considered forcible—nay,
irresistible. In his own straight-forward way, he told Mr. Sergeant
Sellon " a round unvarnished tale," about this " bit of bast.
twos." as he called it. On Monday night, about a quarter after
eleven, the Hole-in-the-Wall was closed up, and Jack was settle.
Ing the arcouitto of the day in the bar, as is his wonted custom,
when a loud knotichm announced the arrival or late visiters.
" You can't come in," cried Jack, " I wishes to keep my house
regular, and no man COMO in here to-night, for its after hours,
d'ye see." This, however, did not satisfy the thirsty party without,
and a voice demanded admittance in a rather Judicial tone—
" You don't know who I ant, Randall," quoth the speaker."
" No, nor I doesn't care," responded the Nonpareil." " Why I
am Cooper, the Mayor of Canterbury ; don't you remember meeting
me at the races of Doncaster ?" Randall's reminiscences are often
pleasing, oftener painful; but, at all events, without designing to
admit his old acquaintance, he resolved to have the " ocular
proof." and he straightway opened the door, when in bolted the
pretended Mayor and his satellites. "Do you know me now ?"
said he. "'No, I don't," said Jack, " not a bit or it—neither now
nor then ; so you'll please to bundle off, Mr. Mayor." This was
not intended, and thelatter replied that, as lie was "a dash man,"
he had an undoubted right to acciommtlation in a " Hash house,"
and stay there he would • or, if Jack pleased, he would have a
" torn-up"for it. Jock hinted that he would much rather see a
" min-tint," whereupon the Canterbury Mayor struck him in the
face.' The hero of the fade art, though accustomed to return com-
pliments of this sort with cent. per cent. acknowledgment, very
prudently held-back, and calling in the watch to his aid, the Mayor
was put hc+s de combat, and found himself eventually in the
warefihomte. • • •
The defendant •pleatledsharti that he never did assume the elm-
racter which Mr. Randall described. Ibis name was simply John
&Mattel Powell, a plain country gentleman, and never had the
honour of filling the civic chair of Canterhuay, though lie had cer-
tainly met Mr. Randall, in company with Mr. Cooper, who held
that distinguished station, A the aforesaid races. With respect to
the assault complained of, he would not deny the charge, though
he had no recollection or it, his senses being steeped in forgetful.
nets; and having the highest respect for the tah.nts of Mr. Ran-
dall. he was arixitiva is Make the antende honorable, if it would be
accepted.
" There 1101I,W said Jack, extending his hand, " that's moult
man ; but if ttreated you as you did me, you wouldn't be before
his worship now." -
The complaint wU theta dismissed, at Randall's request.
31.4nutoRoco 11-STREET.
Yesterday a female, of the name' of PalM, who appeared as
prosecutrix against an old woman for stealing a tub, on entering
the office was stopped in the passage by (look, a street-keeper in
Bond-street, who requested to know her business. This being
overheard by Clements, one of the officers of the establishment. he
informed Mr. turtant of the circumstance, when the worthy Mrt-
gistrate diftetly ordered Cook to comein, as well as Mrs. Patin.
On coming forward,
Mr. Coxsgr inquired what Gook had been saying to her.
Mrs. Palin—lle inquired what was my business at the office.
Mr. Co nANT—Pray, what caused you to make the inquiry
Cook—rzecing ter stand in the peerage, I said if you have any
business here you must go into the room.
Mr. CONANT— l'ou had nn business to say a word to any person
who comes to the dike.

Clements—Thst was not the case, sir ; lie was inquiring if she
had any business to do : and upon my Apeaking to him, he told
me to mind my own business, and go and toil my master about
him.

Mr. CONANT—Arc you 2 constable ?
Gook—Yes, Sir.
Plank—No, Sir, he is appointed street-keeper for Bond-street
and its Yleinity.
Mr. Cotcrorru—Let me see your appointment ?
Gook here produced the rinsed form, which stated him to be a
special constable fur and in Bond-street, and appointed by A.
Roe. Es.
Mr. CoatagT—l shall show this to Mr. Roe, and take his opi-
nion upon your conduct. •
Gook—l only asked the female to go into the waiting-room.
Mr..CoNaNT—Lt is a most disgraceful thing, that even at the
doors of the oflice such practices should be curled on, for I per
tectly understand the motives of your so doing—it is to suppress
case., provided you can get money by it.
Gook—l Lope you don't mean to say that I have done so, Mr.
Conant ?

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31r. CONANT— I do not know that ; but it has been represented
to me that charges have been brought to the office door, which some
person•, who act as officers, have had the audacity to suppress for a
small sum of money, and many of the charges have been of that
nature that the public ought to Nemeth) acquainted with, but
until new we have never been able to discover who those per-
sona were,

tiook—l never took any money of any person to suppress their
ease.

Mr. CONAVT-.4 00 not wish to hem any more from you. but I
wilk have this investigated. an there is now some clue to discover
who are the parties that have., tor money, suppressed casts even in
the vOry passage of the office.
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Here the matter ender',.