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Mn. Rite, putting her hands together, declared to the Deity that
ihe had never seen the prisoner before in her life, and solemnly as-
severated her innocence of making any agreement with him.
Prisoner—She permitted rue to sleep there upon condition that I
would go out at four o'clock in the morning, which would be before
her husband came home.
Here Mr. Rice, the husband, was so Indignant at such an infa-
mous recrimination against his will, that he weld scarcely be kept
from inflicting a summary punishment on the utterer.
Mr. M AMMAN D. to the prisoner—Where do you live 1'
Prisoner—l have been working at a blacksmith's, at Deal, as a
hammerman, but left there last week, and walked from firm:send
to London, where I arrived on Saturday night.
Mr. 11l ABILAND.—YOU are a most ruffianly fellow, and I have
no hesitation in saying that all you have told me is a lie ; there-
fore, I shall call upon mu to find good bail to answer the charge at
the ensuing Sessions ; and Mr. Rice declared he would, if he sold
the bed from under him, prosecute him as far as the law allowed.
The prisoner, not being provided with the required bail, was
conveyed to Tothill-fields Britlewell.

A RY LERON E.
Yesterday Charles It-heeler, beadle to the Chepel of Ease at
Paddington, preferred a charge against a drunken disturber of the
congregation on Sunday last, who, on pleading that he went with
a desire to hear the word of God, but that having a wound in his
head he was sometimes unfortunately disposed to be quarrelsome,
wu discharged on entering into his own recognizance to be of better
behaviour for the future.

Wheeler said be was directed to complain of another nuisance,
which disturbed tot only the congregation but the clergyman
namely the conduct of the publicans it the neighbourhood of the
chapel, who sent out their boys crying " Beer, beer," before the
service generally terminated.
Mr. RAwtissow said he had heard some gentlemen of that
neighbourhood, who certainly he thought should be the las:to com.
plain, say from the great length of the service, that they could not
get their beer time enough. What time does the service generally
conclude ?

Wheeler—About twenty minutes past one o'clock."
Mr. R SWLIWION said he really thought it should be governed
by the same rules as the church service. It had been decided that
the hours of forenoon service were from eleven until one o'clock,
and this chapel should regulate its service to those hours.
Wheeler was recommended to remind the publicans of the law,
by way of caution ; or else to apply to Mr. °rine, the proptietor of
the chapel, who is a county magistrate.
Yesterday John Vaughan, an errand-boy in the service of Messrs.
Lane and son, tailors, 2g, Saville-row, was put to the bar, charged
with stealing a sovereign, the property of his master.
It appeared that Mr. De Lambe Jointe, clerk to Messrs. Lane,
had for a considerable time suspected that some person in the
establishment could not " keep his hands from picking and steal-
ing." Under this impression he has for some time been "on
the look out" to detect the delinquent. suspicion fell on the pri-
soner. On Saturday the clerk had received a check for 301. to pay
the sages of workmen, and for convenience had it in sovereigns.
He had paid away a part of the money, keeping an exact account of
the residue, as the prisoner was about the office, when Mr. L. jun.
drove up and requested Mr. De L. Jointe to take the gig to the
stables, which he did, requesting Mr. Lane to remain there till his
I return. Mr. Lane, however, did not fulfil his part of the engage-
ment, and when the clerk returned, a sovereign had disappeared.
Having made the due inquiries to ascertain that neither Mr. Lane
nor the foreman had taken it away, he looked after the prisoner to
see that be did not leave the office, and seizing a convenient oppor-
tunity, turned the key of the lock, and charged him with the theft.
He denied it stoutly, and said that lie had not a sovereign upon,
him. Whereupon Mr. De Lambe Jointe turned off the prisoners
coat, and was proceeding with hie search, when he heard something
drop into the prisoner's boot, which turned out to be a sovereign.
Vaughan had nothing to say in reply to this charge of felony,
and was accordingly committed for trial.
Mr. Price, a very respectable man, a bookbinder, living at No.
11, Berwick-street, Soho, was placed within the dock, charged by a
watchman of the name of 31unton, or sonic idem sonata, for as-
saulting him on his beat.
The watchman said that between eleven arid twelve o'clock on
Saturday evening, in turning round the corner of Berwick-street.
he was run against by Mr. Price, who hit him a heavy blow, and
trod on his toe, whereby it was greatly injured, and that he took
i him to the watchhouse n consequence.
Mr. Price said that nothing could be more false ; that he had
not run foul of the watchman in turning round the corner of Ber-
wick.street, for that, in point of fact, he had not turned round it,
but had crossed over from another street, and had passed by the
watchman several paces, when he Caine up, and collaring him most
roughly, said, " he would make him suffer for that," and took hint
off to the watchhouse. When they arrived there, he did not for
some time know what charge to make, but at last said he would
charge Mr. Price for "assaulting him on his duty." The consta-
ble advised the dismissal of so trivial an affair, but the watchman
insisted on his receiving Mr. Price into custody.
Mr. ROE, the sitting Magistrate, said that he would punish the
watchman for such a gross outrage, and asked Mr. Price whether
he would be content with his.suspension, or would insist on his
being removed altogether ?
Mr. Price said he did not wish to injure the man, but would eer-
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tainly require his being removed from; that beat.
He was suspended accordingly for three months, and his conduct
is to be reported to the Watch Committee of the District.
It appeared from the testimony of several persons that this man
has for a length of time bcen in the habit of bearing hut honours
most tyrannically. •