The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-06 00:00:00

POLICE.
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BOW•IITREETs
IMPORTANT TO PAWNBROKERS.
Yesterday Mr. flulme, a pawnbroker, residing at the cor-
set. of Museum street, Bloomsbury, appeared to answer mu
isformatioa preferred against him by a widow lady, of re-
duced circistoetaaces, named Quiuton, residing 1. the same
neighboarbood, for demanding and oaths (rem her more
thou the legal interest upon a certaie pledge, or pawn, cus-
tom, to the statute.
Mr. Williams, residing In Clifford's Inn, who acts as as
attorney fur the pawnbrokers, appeared on the part of Mr.
Halm*.
The information was read. It stated that certain articles
were pledged at the Defendant's shop by Mrs. Quinton, io
the name of Mascot, for the min of Ss. oa the 21st of No-
vember, 1921, and were redeemed by her in the Dame of
Nugent, on the Slat of November, 1522; avid that the De-
(rudest did deemed and take for the loan of the mid sum of
S.. for twelve months, Ibe sum of 9i:tees-pence, being three.
pence more than he was legally entitled to, at and after the
rate of four 'billings for the loan of a pound for twrlve
months.
The Defendant pleaded Not Godly to the Information.
Mr. John Edward Niggles being sworn, stated, that he
MY a friend of the Complaisant in this ease, who had been
du adlimet cireunietances, bat by as unfortunate enienoty.
was reduced, and abort twelve isooths ago was so distress-
id, that to amble ber to carry on her business to support
be family, she was compelled by temporary savessity 10
rPgevarious articles at the Defeodears shop; aad abs bad
grossly defrauded by the Defeadaat. The case is quer-
Sem WO GO glaring an act of fraud, that be implied to that
1110111• Alt redress, on behalf of Mrs. Quinton; sad spas mat-
hs( the ease to Mr. Halls, the Magistrate. he recommended
hie Is brim Mr. Halm* to answer for his *ream, as it was
sill a solitary inelanee of Mr. H•hwe's want of accuracy.
Mr. Williams coatended that the witness wan i•troducing
matter quite irrelevant to the charge ',Moat hi. cheat.
Sir Richard Biroie requested the witness to cools. him-
self to the cam before hint.

The tritons continued—He redeemed the articles (Iwo
shawls) vacationed in the information, at the Defendant's
shop, on the 21st of November lost, and t►e Defeadant
took lizteeu.pemee for the ioterest upon the fts. At t►e tinier
he redeemed the property, the Defeudaut said, " Let me
DIM, it is one penny for /coding four shillings for a month,
and twopence fur eight shillings, so that makes it sixteen-
pence." He told the Defeuda•t that be believed he ►ad
taken too much Interest, sod he replied t►at be had mat.
Mr. Williams said that it was necessary that proof of the
pawning should be adduced.
The witness stated, that ►e pawned the property is the
name of Nugent fur the Plahstiff ; he did not like to give lets
own name.
Sir R. Biroie—u You have given evidence of the pawning
gratoitutisly; but Ido not think it necessary to support •
contiction, as in ory opinion, the act of redeeming the pro-
perty is proof of its being previously pledged."
Mr. Williams took an objection, which appeared on the
face of the information. It stated that the property wan re-
deemed by Mrs. Qrialon in the same of Pities'. This was
in contradiction to the evidence of the witness Naugle, •bo
swore that be redeemed the property.
The witness admitted that he redeemed the property fur
Mrs. Quinton in the same of Nugent; he bad not expected
that such • disgraceful and fiirolous objection would have
been takes. The only honourable answer to die case would
have been, that he bad not defrauded the widow of the
money.
Sir Richard Biroie said, that be was fearful the objectiou
was fatal to the information.

Mr. William' took another objection to the ioformatioo,
viz.—that the amount imeived by the Defeudant for the te-
demptior of the property was in Illgares instead of words!
Mr. Halls, the Magistrate, catered the office at this mo-
meet, and after a consultation with Sir Richard Rboie, it
was decided that the objections, if persisted is, were fatal
to the present informatius ; but t►e Magistrates remarked
that they were mere technical and formal objectiona, and dot
mos at all negative the charge of which the Defend's' rag
accused.

Mr. HlWants said, " Thee, Sir Richard, I suppose niy
client is sequined?"
Sir Richard Bleak answered that he was not acquitted.
Mr. Nangle—" Theo if it costs bOl. another inform:it:co
shall be preferred!"
Mr. Williams—" I conked that my client is eatitkil to
an acquittal, as you have decided that the ieforasatiou was
informal after the Defendant has entered
,his pica, and evi-
dence bat been received."
Sir Richard Birale--m Year client is not entitled to an
acquittal ; your objections ate eel of that Satire to entitle
him to an acquittal, sad I dismiss the information."
The parties withdrew, and the Complainant *rut into the
clerk's office to lay another information free from technical
objections.
THR ORPHAN BOY, BECKET.
This little hey, sod his tooter father, Bell, yesterday tip.
peared before Sir Richard Birsie. • The public are sell ic-
miainteil with the sad calamity of the orphan lad, from the
Row-street police roper', sad the trial which took place ell
Wednesday at the Old Bailey; on which latter oecrneion a
youth usmed Tucker was arraigned for nialiciouly shooting
Becket, sad was acquitted. The unfortunate boy is salty
di/Joked in the face, aid has entirely lest the sight of
ems eye. His mileacholy coudotioa, Ming eat irely depredant
upon as hoaest poorness who has a large Godly, fur support,
has excited easy humane mid charitable versus' to scud do-
nation, to Sir Richard Straw to be applied far hie benefit ;
cad yesterday that Ildeelltrate mid that bi bad the p •
of ammonsiag, that he bed meeloed rabsteriptients to tie
amount of upwards of , and hr hoped to be able to raise a
still greater sum, of witch be should be the trastee. He thought

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