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snit different articles, which he had just broogerfeen the
and had set two little boys to watch It whilst unloading. :111earne
prisoner cameep, took the hat edl one of the boys; and placed it
on his own head, and then threw it back at hint ; after which he
I took hold of the horses' heads, and commenced dragging the horses,
waggon, and contents, down fleet-street. The complainant hear.
frig a disturbance, feller/red his horses and waggon, and commanded
the prisooer to leave them, bet he refused, saying he had a right
so take them, for there was something in the waggon that ought
not to be there. The prosecutor denied it- The prisoner replied.
it was of no use. for he was an officer. and he then produced a staff.
The complainant wished him to search the waggon, but this he re.
fused to do also. The complainant then resisted the prisoner's
faking the waggon any further, but the prisoner still continued
dragging the bones by their head:, repeating that he was an officer,
that there were improper articles in the waggon, and that therefore
he should take it where he liked. A mob kid now assembled, and
by this time the waggon had been dragged as far as the corner of
lihoe-lane; but the complainant eventually succeeded in rescuing
his waggon, and the prisoner, not being known as an officer, was
taken into cueody.
The latter parted thin statement was confirmed by an officer of
St. Bride's.
The prisoner,ln his detente, said that he had been very busy all
day, and that in the evening he had been with a person to issue
some Al inhales writs, after white, they had taken a little to drink.
He thought he recollected running against the boy, but did not
know any thing else that happened.
:11r. Alderman Brace. after commenting severely upon the
prisoner's conduct, particularly as he represented himself to be an
officer, ordered him to find bad to answer the complaint at the Se•
sions, and to give 23 hours' notice of such but.

BOW-STREET.
On Tuesday last a respectable.looking foreigner, wearing the
Cross of St. Lpuis at his button, presented hinuielf Wore Sir R.
BIHNIE and T. HALLS, Esq. who were then on the bench, and
said he had to complabrof a violent outrage which had been com-
mitted upon him by twe young men, gentlemen of rank, the Hon.
A. Curzon, on of Lord Teynhatn, and Mr. Frederick Mansell,
the son of a wealthy gentleman of that name, who were pupils to
Dr. Moseley, at his establishment at Little Ealing.
Being desired to relate the circumstances, applicant stated, that
he had been for some time French and German tutor at Dr. Mose-
ley's acidemy, and tbetwo young gentlemen whom he balliamed
bed often borrowed money of him ; and one day when easy wanted
a supply, and he was not prepared to answer their dented for an-
other loan, they prevailed upon him to pawn hie brooch, anti ac-
commodate them with the produce of the pledging. Early Itt the
last week, having repeatedly before asked them for the restitution
' of his brooch, he became pressing upon the subject, upon which
they picked a quarrel with him, and Mr. Frederick Manselletruck
him violently over the head with the beadle of an iron-shod whip,
and the Hon. A. Curzon afterwerds took the whip from Mr. Man-
sell and followed bit example, by striking complainant repeatedly
on the head. Dr. Moseley hearing the fracas, came to the room
and expressed himself very indignantly at the outrage ; but when
the young gentlemen had retired, he said to complainant, " This
is a bad piece of business; they are red young men, and I have no
doubt they have treated you very ill, but you must not take any
further notice of it." Complainant, however, said he had not been
used to suffer such treatment quietly ; lie had been insulted, and
should certainly seek redress by an appeal to the law. Dr. Moss. I
ley said he unuit not do any such thing, for it would be injurious to
his establishment if tech an affair went abroad, and complainant
must therefore take no further notice of it. Complainant said, that
let the consequences be what they might, he would have redress ;
upon which Dr. Moseley told him, that if he persisted in that de-
termination, he should discharge him from the establishment.
Complainant said he did not care, he should apply at B•Willteti.
" Then." said Dr. Moseley, " if you do, I will not only discharge
you, but I will write to Sir Richard Bitnie, who is an intimate
friend of mine, and any proceeding that you contemplate there will
soon be stepped."
Indeed !" said Sir R. Birnie, interrupting the complainant,
" I can tell Dr. Moseley then, that he Is most egregiously mistaken.
I know no man, when in the performance of my public duty ;
and no one, I believe, can accuse me of having ever suffered feel-
ings of private friendship to have any influence upon my decisions
as a public officer:"
Sir. Halls asked the complainant why he did not apply be-
fore, as a week had elapsed since the assault was committed.
The complainant said the Doctor kept him some days in the
house, endeavouring to prevail upon him to let the matter drop;
but when he found him inflexible he discharged him. He then
applied immediately to Sir R. Birnie, Who told him to come again
on that day (Tuesday).
The complaint then handed in a paper, containing the names of
the defendants and his own, which appeared to be, L. G. W. K. C.
Klatorski ; together with Senors Del Bingo (nephew to the cele.
bested Spanish General), 'and De Hurtado (son to the Colombian
Ambassador), who, he said, were witnesses to the outrage.
A warrant was granted, and put into the hands of Nicholls, the
conductor of patrol, who went down to Little Ealing. but did not
take the young gentlemen into custody, but left it to Dr. Moseley
to choose his own time for producing them, to answer the charge.
Late on Thursday evening the Doctor attended before Sir R.
Birnie, with his two pupils, and brought with him a Solicitor.
The two young gentlemen named as witnesses did not attend:.
The complainant being sworn, repeated his former statement,
with some additions. He stated that Dr. Moseley said. " If gee
go to Bow-street it will cost Toe money, and I will out-buy you in
justice. I will write to Sir Richard Bimle," &c.
Sir R. Birnie (to Dr: Moseley)—Which, by-the-by, Sir, you
never did ; and which, if you had, would have been very improper,
nay exceedingly impertinent. I will suffer no intervention between
me and common justice on the part of any man, and you are much
mistaken if you supposed I would. This man, as it at present ap-
pears. has been grayly assaulted; and though he is a foreigner,
and the persons he complains of are connected with wealth and
nobility, he is equally entitled to the protection of the law, and he
shall have it if lie deserves it.

Dr. Moseley, evidently much abashed, offered no remark.
bir R. Birnie asked the young gentlemen, who seemed to think
very lightly indeed of the matter, what they had to say ; and one
of them said that Dr. Moseley would state their defence for them.
Dr. Moseley stated, that the fact was, the complainant committed
the first assault. Sarre words bad arisen between the complainant
and the young gentlemen, and the quarrel running very high, he
(Dr. Moseley) went up stairs to stop it, and found the complainant
standing between the two defendants, and holding each by the hair
of the head. This was the first outrage, and to revenge it they
afterwards fetched a whip, which Mr. Mansell' carried into the
room behind his back. but neither of them used it at all.
Sir R. Maxim—How do you know that ? You did not see
them ?

Dr. Moseley—They told me so.
Sir R. Btu NlE—They told you so! Of course they, like every
other person accused of an offence, would make out the best story
they could.
.Dr. Moseley said he believed the complainant himself woold not
deny having used a poker against these young gentlemen. Ile had,
In fact, struck Mr. Mansell a very heavy blow with that in.
strument. '
The complainant said he did not commit the first Insult, as had
been stated, neither did he use the poker. The cook had kindly
put a poker into his hand during the affray, as a weapon of de-
fence, but he did not use it.
Sit R. BIRDIE asked Dr. Moseley if he had any thing more to
advance, and being answered in the negative, the worthy Chief
Magistrate said, that, as he had before observed, the complainant,
though a foreigner, had an equal claim with the first Noble in the
land to the fair protection of the law, and he (Sir It. Birnie) was
bound to, and would afford it hint. The rank of the defendants
would not avail with him, and ht should order them, as he would
any other persons, to find bail to answer the charge at the
Sessions:

The young defendants were held to bail, Dr. Moseley and his
Sulicitot becoming their sureties. •
H ATTON.OARDEN.
ADULTERATED SUOAR.—A respectable looking woman ap.
plied yesterday morning to W. Rogers, Esq. the sitting magistrate,
to ask his advice under the following circumstances.—
It appeared from her statement, that about seven months ago,
she went to the shop of Mr. Todd, a young man recently establish.
etl as a grocer, in Lower-street, Islington, and requested to be
shown some sugar for making wine. Two sorts were shown her by
Mr. Todd himself, one of which, the darkest in colour, he strongly
recommended as an excellent article for her purpose. She was by
this representation induced to purchase as much es came to twelve
shillings, which she used is the way alluded to, but on straining
the liquor was surprised to find nine pints remaining of a thick
sediment, precisely resembling sand, and having a strong saline
taste, a sample of which she now produced, adding that Mr. Clark,
of Apothecaries-hall. bad analysed it. and pronounced that it con-
tained a great quantity of saline matter.
Ilia 11 orship said, that as there was no proof before him of the
sugar having been adulterated by Mr. Todd, he did not see how he
could interfere, but recommended her to apply to Mr. IV ix, a ma.
gistrate residing at Islington, under whose auspices he thought
matters night be arranged, otherwise she might as a dernier resort,
summon Mt. T. to the Court of Conscience for her 12a.
Three miserable-looking children, Mary, John, and Bridget
Burke, the elder under tea years of age, were brought up by
Adams, an officer belonging to the hlendicity Society, having been
found in Bedford-plane early that morning.
It appeared from the statement of the elder child that their pa-
rents had for the last three days entirely deserted them, and they
were in consequence nearly starved.
Mr. ROGERS directed Adams to take the children to the parish
officers of St. Giles's, and to use every exertion to trace out their
depraved patents.

ADU LT EIIATIOW OF BREAD.—Wm. 211• Nate, a journeyman
baker, wets brought up under a warrant by Edwards, the officer,
charged with assaulting Mr. Rose, a master baker, residing in
Turnmill-st rect. (Aitken well, under the following circumstances:—
It appeared from Alt. Rose's statement that the defendant enter-
ed his service as journeyman about • fortnight ago, mil at first
conducted himself quite to his satisfaction. On Monday last.
however, he complained that he and his comrades should have the
assistance of a boy, which Mr. Rose considered quite unnecessary.
Since his refusal of this request, every batch of bread in which the
defendant was concerned in making was impregnated with such an
acid, that none of his customers could use it—a material loss arid
disgrace to hint in his trade. Oa Thursday morning, when he
went to the baking-house to discharge the defendant, he knocked
him down, and behaved most furiously. Mr. Rose further added
that his object was not so much for the assault, as the adulteration
fit the breed, which was evident, as the Hour used during the time
of the defendant's service was all taken from the same sacks.
The Magistrate observed, as in the former case, that there wee
not sufficient srideLcs before him to justify his proceeding on the,