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HATTON GARDEN.

of
Man Dons. —Cp. Doris, the celebrated pugilist, Tartieto,
die Fo slid Anchor, rharterhouse.lane„ allocated to • summon'',
to •a,wer the complaint of a Airs. Iludswell, of the same street.
The e.implainant stated, that on the preceding, day a fermi lin
drm, It, pr •,,rrly of defendant, without any orovoiation dew at her
child, hoe of eleven years of age, and bit him under the shoulder.
A pr.+ aian 'taming, who witnessed it, made the child strip hi,
coat n:;, :old seeing the round of a 5r...100s nature, hr tool: 111111 to
Mr. 1! a sitr;!enn in the neighbourhood. who excisedthe
stountic r .-1. consequence ot the state in which the boy lie,

to was tinal.ie 10 nthiul.
rs, u!knon, who so humanely interfered, rl,,pp^il forward,
and st I. d, that he tlid not see the child hit by the dog, but on the
1.`!., him that such was the fart, he 111,..ight it tight Ml-
- 1 .113ve remir,e :,,1411111 preeintion.
Cy. I ‘vi aurtil in Ina delis:lee, that his dng ill SO (101iy
Viterill,!, :1 by another in the mirlihnerhood that it is 5e7r,...1y pos.
:able I. .. them; that his dog is remarkaltk for is
Del! if I •••rir, it should be the wish of the Illagisti:ites, would
tie los 'l'. r ,yen 11,:ng or shoot it, as the clog was shot Et the
yeste-il than still; r any imputation lir Ik.Ult ;
51.1111.41-.;11 !, did not 11114, net was it prove& that the ht.y iris
tut by Ii 411%, lie would freely ray all medical rs.pen.i.s it.eident
on the cure.
The cemplitnentv:l Mr. Davis highly on his manly
conduct, a: d ltslo3 MI him that there was net ore3sion fin ruhjecting
himself to any CSIWI'Srh beyond what his own liberality prompted
Lino to.
At the conclusion of this case, Payne. the stir' t•teeper. applied
our advice inset in &imam roses. He .1 that all the mit&

bourbni.4 of Jnlimstreet was om-mn with dogs unmurteled, and
many of them appeared mad, and that all remonstrances which he
had used with the owners were unavailing.
lie was ordered to make a regular return of the names of the pro.
prietors to the tax-gatherers, as the best means of diminishing the
nuisance.
George Barnwell, a smart-looking lad, about fifteen paws of age,
pot-boy at the I:althorpe-Arms, Gray's Inn-lane, was brought up
for final examination, charged by George Stone, waiter in the same
house, with rubbing hint of IL Is. CA. in cash, • pair of gold
chased ear-rings, value IL. ; and a gold brooch.
It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor and the pri-
soner slept together ; the prosecutor was in the habit of putting the
receipts of the day in a dower in the morn. of which he kept the
key, and where it remained until he settled with his mistress. (hi
Fruity night, in the pmsence of the prisoner, he put 11. Us. in silver
into his drawer, and nest evening lie missed 11. Is. &1., together
with the rings and brooch ; but his suspicions did not fall on the
prisoner till Nlontlay, when he bean! he WWI offering the duplicate
of' a pair of gold ear-rings for sale, fur a shillings, which were
pledged at Mr. haycock's, a neighbouring pawnbroker. ( 'oat.
plainant went there and saw the rings, which he identified to he
those stolen from him; he then went for Catiby, the constable, and
had the prisoner taken I'd° custody, and at his being searched, the
duplicate of the rings, and a key, which opened the dowers, were
found upon hint.
The charge being made out, the prisoner was committed to New.
gate for trial.
Bfalthene Liarlum, • bricklayer, was charged by Goodman SO.
lomon, who keeps a clathes sale-shop in Field-lane, with stealing a
jacket, a shirt, and a waistcoat, his property.
The prisoner was at work in the hest-floor front room of com-
plainant's boom- ; the clothes were laid on a table in the same
MOM. The prisoner went to dinner at twelve o'clock, and did not
return ; the articles were Immediately missed, and search was
made after the prisoner, who was found drinking in a public-lonise,
and in a state of intoxication. lln being so arrhhd. the duplicate
of the ,lacket, which be had pletlgal for ;is. lid., was found
upon him.
The pawnbroker produced the jacket, and identifies) the pi.
Donee as the person who pledged it.
Tin prosecutor proved it to I.IC his property, and that the articles
stolen were worth above 211 s.
The prise:wenn fully committed for trial.

111Alti.I.A-18/SIME OFFICE.
Yesterday Mr. Wm. Buirmate, builder, of Duke-street, ',ismer.
grove, attended by his attorney, appesred on SIIIIIIIIOII% to answer
the complaint of eakb Cox, fur tion.payulent of wages alleged to
be due to the latter.
The complainant having been sworn. stated that he was cm.
ployed by Mr. Bowman, at the latter end of May, to do the car-
penter's work in two newly-built houses in Iftwonshire-street and
Ikvernshire-mews, and that he continued to work at It until last
week, when he left off, on account of the defendant's refusal to
!my him 31. due for a week's wages for himself and his lumber,
whom lie had employed to assist him.
The Attorney here desired him to prod:tee the written contract
moiler which lie had engaged to perform the work in question.
The complainant accordingly produced a written paper, setting
forth an agreement between Caleb Cos anti Mr. Win. Bowman, for
the performance of the carpenter's work in ilie houses alluded to
by the former, for a satin of 2N. to be paid by the latter; and on
being questioned by the attorney, he admitted that he had already
received, in difierent payments, the
served the attorney, " with the turn of W now claimed, will make
' up the whole account of 211/. due to the cutuplisinant when the work
is entirely canipleted, of which there yet remains to be finished as
much es would amount to Ilfi."
But the writing in question was not signed by either of the
portio and the complainant smite, that when he had read it over
he told the defendant that he would not sign it, omit agree to its
terms, as they were altogether different from what he had under-
taken to perform. The worlein question, valued by measurement,
would amount, when finished, to at least mu. lie °Hived to per-
form it for 41)1., but the defendant said hr could not give more than
M. Ile refused to accept that sum, hot told the defendant if he
could do ft foe that he would, but he did not think it was possible,',
for it was worth mooch more than III!. Ile was then allowed to go I
about the work, and as Mr. Bowman was anxious to get it finished',
off as expeditiously tel possible, lie engaged his broiler to help
him.
The Magistrate (Mr. Hosea gs) said, the paper which had been
produced bearing neither mum nor signature, and having been re.
meted by the complainant from the begioning, was in fact no con.
tract at all. The complainant was unquestionably entitled to pay.
meetfor the work he had done, and was also bound to finish the
job. lie would recommend the parties (and lie thought the de. I
lendant's legal adviser week' join bins in the reeommendivion) to
settle the question by reference to a surveyor, who on inspection of
the work, after hearing the statement of both parties, would be
best able to decide, whether anything and how much ww due to
the complainant.
The Attorney said he could not advise his client to accede to
such an arrangement, a contract having been entered into, which,
though not signed, had evidently been adopted by the complainant,
who acted on it in going un with the work, and in limiting his pre-
sent demand to 3!. which, with 2M. already received, made up the
stipulated sum of 211!. for the whole of the work.
In support of hits opinion lie called in Charles Cox, the complain.
ant's bruiser, whom he proceeded to exaniine, for the purpose of
proving that the complainant himself had acknowledged the ugree.
meet. The witness, however, stated, that he wits not present when
the agreement was entered into ; but his brother told loin that he
had seemed to do it for 21W. if he could, and that Mr. Bowinun was'
to pay him what urielit be over.
The Magistrate advised the complainant to finish the work, as he
was in fact bound to do, and, Upon its being contpleted, to apply
again to him in the event of the defendant's refusing to pay the ba-
lance, when he woul.l issue a distress watrant fur the same.
The complainant said he was a poor man, entirely dependant
yrn the fruits of his industry for support, amt could not go on
with the work withunt money. Mr. Beaman had agreed in the
outset to advance him the amount of his daily wages while the
work wa, in pri,gri-04
In answer to u question from the Magistrate, lie again distinctly
swore that lie had already finished work to the 11111011111• of more
than 281.
31n !Insets:a—Then I consider the complainant entitled to the
31. which he claims, if required, and I shall issue a warrant of dis.
tress for the same, unless lie is paiiL
The Attorney said, the whole sum in dispute in this question
amounted to 210. and therefore exceeded the jurisdiction or the Me-
g kinds., which was limited by the Aet of Parliament to U.
slr. Bess Is te—l am of opinion that I have a jurisdiction in
this case, mod upon that opinion I shall act.
An ureter was accordingly made out, calling upon the defendant
to pay the sum of M.