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POLICE.

MA%tilt►N-ll()('tAr..
./ohm Pa if; sox, who hail been once a Corporal in the service of
his Majesty George the Third. and served in the Peninsular war,
was brought before the Loan Al area, charged with having
assaulted his landlord, Mr. LAW', of Thoompson's-court,
to
breach of the peace, and in defiance of the Articles of \Var.
The Corporal, upon being put to the bar, presented a most
*mild appearance, the flesh round both his eyes being completely
black, and onm of them closed up in a frightful manner.
Mr. Lobky said, that the Corporal not having been regular In
hie payments of rent, it was found necessary to expostulate
with him, particularly aa he managed to give expensive eater.
tainmenta
A Wind of the landlord said the Corporal had on the occasion
resorted to a very singular mode of fighting, not known in the
modern art of war : lie threw himself on hir hack. anti used h;s
fort as well as hands, very much to the injury of the landlord ;
and it was really wonderful to see what use he Made of his limbs
at the same time.
The Corporal said, that he had never, in the whole mum of his
military life, been so, badly treated. Ile had been at haregtora,
liadajox, and other dangerous places--he had won many honors,
and 'arrived them—but never did he see such terrible blades in
hie life as the villains that attacked him. He addressed the Lord
Mayor in the most extraordinary strain of misapplied wards, and
was commit to leave it to his Slajesty, or any oilier Nobleman or
subject of the realm, whether he would have fought on his back if
he had not been first knocker! fist.
A female who visited him mated. that the landlnri had acted
" tingcnteel" in walking into Mr. Panison's ayaranents uuitivited,
accompanied by several sweeps, aid other persons, whose dress
was nut fit to be seen by the conupany. Hut Mr. Pattison thought
net so much of this itarusion as he did of the conduct of the land-
lord in talking of a shabby debt before the guests. After some
words, M. Partisan. instead of striking a blow, was actually tossed
out of the window, which he did mot like by any means, anti there-
fore lie began no tight on his back.
Thz hotallord said that the loot witness's word was not to be
taken, as she happened to be a little drunk at the time of
the row.
Th., witness shank her head, and looked severely at the com-
plainant. :she said that she scorned the imputation no mom
titan one glass of gin had gone round, nod she and Mr. l'attison
had just hoishal a couvitry dance when the gentlemen of the other
party disturb. II them.
A number of ',venom% acre ready to swear that both stories were
true; but the Lotto al Afoot confessed his inability to decide upon
the merit' of the case, supported as it was by respectable swearing
upon both sides. It appeared to him, however, that the corporal
hail, at all events, suffered most, whoever began the fight and.
under such circumstance., and considering the intrnaion he hial
been subjected to. and the escape of the complahnuot from all
damage, it would be too hard to call own him to Mal bail.
The landlord said he would forgive the assault, and the debt, if
the corporal would go away from him for can.
A merchant of respectability, who is a magistrate ofan adjoining
county, charged another gentleman, who, we believe, is also a mer-
chant in the city, wiih an asmoult. The magistrate said that the
defendant had made it a practice, for some time pan, to follow hint
through the street, anti apply the most opprobrious epithets to him.
'f he complainant hail been compelled to bring the matter before a
dlagistrate upon a former occasion, and the defenclatot was obliged
to niter into sureties to keep the peace. but this obligation was dis-
regarded, and he was guilty of a repetition of the ofiCnoiive conduct,
which would have occasioned a liorleiture of the bail, it it had been
thought necessary to panted to extremities.
Detentlant.—lf I committed breaches of the peace subsequently,
which I deny, why did you not proceed against the bail?
l'omplabiant.—llecause I would not take such an advantage; or
do any thing to hurt your bail, whom I knew to be worthy
own, and who became bail fnmi honourable motives. The
complainant added, that the defendant had followed him in die
street, had called him a scoundrel. and behaved in other respects in
such a manner as tended to provoke a serious breach of the peace.
Apprehending further provocation of this nature, as well as per-
sonal attacks, he now thought it necessary to call upon the Lord
Mayor to bind the defendant over in additional sureties to keep the

peace Th.
e Defendant admitted that hn had followed and caned the
complainant a limundrel, which was nut an assault or breach of the

peace.
The Loan MAYOR said, that such an act had the strongest
tendency to provoke a breech of the peace, and would mutant him
in calling upon the defendant to find sureties.
'the defendant doubted whether the word " scouhdrel," when
properly applied, as in this instance, bad any tendnuy•to cause a
breach of the peace.
The Loan Jlaroa Raid, he believed the general impulse, when
a man was eased a •. scoundrel" was, to resent it at the moment in
a summary. ir.ty—a, blow, he thought, was the usual and the

natural Te.
l'he de lnlyelant said he would not strike if he thought he deserved
the name he had applied to the magistrate.
The Loan M wyn•—" I never yet met with a man who thought
he deserved to ba called • acoundreL"
The defendant then said that the assault was provoked by the
complaining Magistrate, who sneered and looked at him in the moat
'unyoking manner. This, with his former conduct, was more thou
any man could hew. It was trits,that he (the defendant) had in-
vited him to his table, but altbouhlt the complainant was a married
wan, and had # tinnily, he took advantage of the introduction to
intrude most improperly afterwards, sr.d disturb the peace of his
friend.
The Loan Mayon here interrupted the defendant, who was
becoming eloquent in the description of his wrongs, and asked him
why, when the facts were admitted, he could think of enuring into
• history of extraneous circumstances ? Why expose publicly
matters which had nothing to do with the case ?
The defendant said, he wished to chew that he btu! properly used
the word " scoundrel."
The Loin PI ATM' said he could not enter into such a ques-
tion ; it was a transaction with which he had nothit:g to do aa a
Magistrate.
he defendant said the case must come before the public, as he
had brought an action against the crimplainant, whom he should
prove, by abundant evidence, to have acted as a ationndrel.
The magistrate treated this assertion with contempt, and
Mill lie could defend the action. In the mean time the defendant
must be held to bail. Ile then swore that lie aprrehended per-
sonal violence fnmi the defendant, and that he did nut swear this
front malice or ill will, but for self-preservation.
The defendant was then entered to find sureties to keep the
pen: c, and his ictnts bring in attendance, he was soon liberated.
The interruption given by the Lout) .M•rna is a cheek upon
the history id a ymnig lady of great p-nosial attractions, who
(-ought the eye of that 3lagistrate, and made hint forget wine of his
mural obligations.

BOW-STREET.
Yeeteirday • respectable-dressed young men, who stated his
none to be l'helpe, was haroght up by Taunton, jun., charged
with being concerned in stealing a gold snuff-lets, the property of
Manuel Rodrigues, an ex-Captain in dia Spanish Constitutional
army, and a friend of General Quiroga.
The plosecutor stated, through the medium of a young Gentle-
man, acquainted with the Spanish language. who happened to be
in the office, that he came to this country, about seven months ago,
from Cadia, and having money at that tune he employed an inter-
preter, who, in die course of their walks about London, took him
to a public-house, called the Cock, in 31ilk-atreet, Haymarket,
where he was introduced to the prisoner, who had resided in Spain
for several years, and spoke the language of that and other coon.
tries fluently, and they beeline acquainted. A shaft time ago the
complainant had occasion to dispose of his gold snuff-box, and he
communicated his intention to the prisoner, observing that he
would sell it for l rl. The prisoner saed immediately that he could
procure a customer for the box, and took it away with him, but
after teeming it a day or two, he said It had not been able to die-
pose of tt in the quarter he expected, but he had an intimate ac-
quaintance, who was valet to a gentleman residing at klulluy's
llo-
tel, Bond-street, and that gentleman he knew would purchase the
box. On .Monday ntornine last. the prisoner met the complainant
by appointment, and thr latter brought with hint a sheemsker of
his acquaintance. As they were walking to Mulloy's lintel they
Est a very smartly demised young man, who accosted the prisoner,
and the Ma introduced bias as his particular friend, the gentle-
man's waist. The valet seemed to untlerstentl their business, and
observed, that his master was then at breakfast, and if they would
step into a neighbouring public-house he would cone to them
greedily. Tray did so, and he came in • few minutest, and
requested to have the box to show to his piaster. 'rhe un-
suspecting Spaniard readily gave the box, and the sup-
posed valet went away with it. In six or seven minutes,
the shoetnakte also walked out, leaving the prisoner and
the complainant in earerat conveniation, mid in less than tee
minutes more the prisoner departed. The complains/0 conceiving
that they would all return, sat very patiently fur about t .It an hour,
when he began to feel uncomfurtable, and would have ntsde known
his anxiety to the people rt the publie-house, but unfortanetely lie
was unable to utter a ward in Reglish. Hour after lemur passed
away, and Le retnai• tel there, oreastonally endeevuitring to mike
his less understood, but in vain. Ile at length left the house, and
gave infortnetion to the police at this Mike. seth a Misr:tinter^ et
the t er.,11,. 11l the otilmilers, be consequence of which TUL:ilttl:i 311-
prehentled elm pristine at a public:-house neat the Hap:tad:mt. can
fuesitay night. be saw the complainant, and was tin: slimed
by hint, he said that tive doe: wits sold. and had been broke. up.
The.prisoner, in answer to the charge, made so lame a deter:;,
that the alagistrate ...lid there caubi be no doubt whet( err, erre
taki' his own showi tg, that lie was in collusieu with tine ocher, ie
rob this untartunre gentlemen of his property. no pains sheltie
be spiral tie whole of the pirtto. to justice.
Time prisoner w remanti,..l Tozwlay next.
if th tsar of 3 Koff-bridge and a Brantford
coach. sue brnagin eintrgeti with nsseultitig anti hehrving in-
selently to Mr. N. H. Nicol tae a eteniesnau !ratline iu te neigh-
bourhood of me ithereantsittioned piece.
Me Nicolas suited, ice it he and hie wlfe were grin; Mere else
other day. and see:o et, icli wending in Piccadilly with " Bres.t.
lord and Kew Bridge" wriitcn upon it, they got up, a anal wee
PIN at:cant:lg upon tile is, arch teliirg them that the fare salt I. ti I. t., .1.1.11,. 01
each. After being dentiand an hour and Iry minutes in liry.l dee tsel, tit it
they started, and a short distance down the road they were sionp...l was tiimirim.ti tin Its
by a lade, who had Rene leave. with h e, 2Y14 who a.imed if the twecn 'lol'l .argert a
teach went to Breath" A, to Mii,h the defendent. who was the sent. The. lareamii
of
driver, replied in theaffirmative. When the coach arrived et Kerr tierce. -
Bridge. however, the defendant said he was going no taiiiier, anti scale of di.. e
Clint the lady and the luggage must quit the coach mg. dicr. i.e set :':.t on M., di
compb,ittant, seeing the lady alone. ventured to rentimetrate, ut4rl even to a watchman.
which the detimdaut insolently said, " You mind your torn bust- ants, acid 'sty vtrtne of

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H. au

Yesterday Mr. Ir. carte. • reipactable victualler, residing in
Charles-strert, AVestminster, an.trared at this otGce, to answer to a
eootidaint made by .Ir. J. Anderson, a messenger, belonging to the
Alien ()thee.
Mr. Anders°, stated, that he was taking same rcfreshtnerd at the
Rine and Crown, Crown-street, on Monday last, in the back
parlour, when the defendant entered nail abused him most grosalv,
and threatened to knock his head olf. (btu lain: nt gave him no
provocation for such abusive language, and endeavoured to leave
the hottsc. but was followid by him up the passage, where he con-
tinued the sante conduct. lie had uo witness.
Mr. Nurse, in his defence, said, that he was almuat eoitfounded '
to heat• an intlieilual of such an aitocarance (being reo)ectably '
slressetti state it,wh a tissue of faseliolds. Having received a wey
ittsuhieg tit -stole from the complainant by a young titan (who
afterwards e trntoorateJ his ststentent 1, that he was a scoun-
drel sad a Idi:kguald, he naturally felt hurt by such expression*.
Ile tit 't Itiw prowiscuausly at the (tour and Crown, on the day in
quest:on, a itit a frit nil, *TA asked him for an explanation ; but he
Idea; ;d alms: upon ahuse. He then ce::autly threatened to
kice Idat.

tg;a•rntes, on this expllnetion. exteeivetl that the emu-
bith.r,lit the ini,ealef upon himself by the improper

so
1,1e,14 :0 4' ••
rtirpl4 wet: brought up for re.
nn.l ..monit:cti to Newgate, twoo tlwoe several in.
iltetrom:v, I.r Ai i'l:; various cop...niers' folk.
V. ,t...nt,y T. 're .1-grrt, a 'ILO!. five!! old fellow. hopping on a
c-Tutr3, E, on a t'oag.., of itiulein,.•
Lk: of
_hi. .Vt.;,tty's -- and insulti,•.g A watchman of

about twelve e'encl; nn Tuesday night, he
wathei by a most vojternus d;•ritanon be.
id a eertsio duvet of t-riches, not now pre.
sienee h; bore with most watclimanhke pa.
ing f0..,1 rasa to a higher key in the
Llcaolr aCt,olvanla to a fildirwr, 11114 t at LIM
'I of vocal onitent6n. This we* unbearable,
He therefore proceeded tnwwla the disput.
Lis autltorith uquir.4 thew to depart iu the

King's name, and make no more noise. " Make no noise I" an-
swered Tom ; " what the devil is it to you whether we do or not?"
" Yes, it is to me (continued Boyd), and I persist to hear no more
isn't. or I'll abscond you to the watchhouse."—" You abscond
me!" replied Tom ; •• why, you thief, I'll fight the driver
and yourself, the pair on you, for a quarten of thunder and light-
ning, or a pot of balf.and-half."—" I'll not fight you," rejoined
the man of watch, .• brkays as at it is:uset toy business; but you
must walk with me to the watchhouse."—" If you say another
word," observed Tom, " I'll thrust this crutch down your throat,
you tiogitteoc Now, your Worship," subjoined Boyd,
addressing himself to the Magistrate, "am I a thief? hook him
and brought him here, because I am dissolLed on knowing whether
I am a thief; that's what I wants to know; will any body tell me
if I'm a thief or ?"
Mr. Wurrg— nlot really can't any, Boyd, but I am sure I don't
think you one.
Boyd—Thank your Honour, sor I either.
Mr. Wit it r —Why, Argent, you are a terrible fellow ; whet do
you say to all this abuse, and thrusting your crutch down the man's
throat ?
Tom, with a good-humoured smile, admitted the disputation be.
tween him and the driver, and a partial abuse of the watchman,
provoked, as he stated, by the violent langitage of that personage.
As to the threatened insertion of his crutch into the watchman's
windpipe. he disclaimed it its toto.
Mr. Wurr r:—Well, as I am satisfied about voar general good
conduct and character, I think your lodging in the watchhouse for
a night sufficient punishment. You are discharged.
" Thank your Honour," exclaimed Tom, and hopped off mer-
rily on his timber supporter.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.
Yesterday Jahn Ewer, a supernumerary watchman of Mary-la.
bonne, was charged with' being, whoa on duty, drunk, riotous, and
disorderly.
It appeared from the evidence of Benjamin Basket, a gentle.
men's coachman, and other witnesses, that. on Tuesday evening he
was going to his master's stables, in Parker's-mews, New-road,
w:ten he was stopped by the defendant, who placed himself in the
middle of the mews, vowing vengeance, and declaring his deter-
mination to be, that he would •• mill" every " mother's soul"
who came down " that ere" place, and had partly filled his threat
by beating three men. lie dragged Basketa considerable distance
by the collar, and did not relinquish his hold until knocked down,
and given into the custody of some other watchmen, who carried
him to the watchhouse, having declined to walk.
It appeared he was very drunk, and had been roughly handled
by some persons whose passage through the mews lie had endea-
voured to prevent. His rattle aid hat were taken from lino.
The Magistrate said his conduct was dreadfully disgraceful, and
fined him for being drunk, and discharged hint from his situation.

WO RSII I P-ST It FLIT.
Johtet at. Asw sto 1. no tr.—Vesterday Wm. Dyly, gd look.
ing young man, about 2.1 years of age, a native of the "Emerald
Isle," and a dumb y, was brought before Mr. Osborne, by Vann
the officer, for final examination, upon the following charge.
It appeared, that about the 4th inst. the prisoner, who followed
the occupation of a Fortune Teller, called at the residence of a
Mrs. Reeves, No. 11, Moreyer.street, Iloxton Newtown, where,
by making signs, and producing certain testimonials, such as slates,
itayersw,h--oeZfigeosteiT:
tgLec.sa&mCe.i, he convinced
ouse, that;2e
uher,
matilbwtaegya possessed
s another
the power of " takingi peep. into future events." They accord-
ingly requested of him to put into practice those extraordinary gifts,
which he answered by signs, taking at the same time for hts
guidance the example of other professions, certainly of a more
exalted rank ; namely, " No fee, no opinion ;" or, " No money,
no pater-noster." They then made up 2s. fad. when he smilingly
set his charms to work. and,so pleased were the ladies with his anti.
eipations of their future prospects in life, that they gave hint an in.
eitatiort to call upon another day. In the mean time, the ladies
apprised a numerous circle of female acquaintances as to the ea-
meted result of their brightening prospects, and appointed a day
for them to partake of the entertainment. In a few days after, the
prisoner called, but unfortunately it was not the day appointed by
the ladies and their friends. The prisoner, after entering the room.
made signs of his anxiety as to the time. Mrs. Reeves reached him
her watch, when he, after examining its internal works, signed to
her that it was not worth a farthing, and he then put it in his
pocket, and after remaining three hours in the room, took it away
and pawned it for 11.
Mrs. Reeves, a decent-looking woman, deposed to the foregoing
facts; and further stated, that after he got the watch she became
Do ashamed of herself as induced her to let him take it with him,
is she was unwilling at the time to raise a narration in the house:
but Raabe understood the prisoner was in the habit of resorting to
a public-house in the neighbourhood, she the more readily assented
to his departure. In a day or two after, she and her friend called
at the public-house, when the landlord said he knew the prisoner
wall, and would be accountable fur hint to the amount of bee
pounds. This answer of the landlord had the effect of quieting
her mind.
The Landlord stated, that theladies certainly paid him a visit on
the subject, when they had some ale, but denied the responsibility ;
at the sane time he admitted, from the rung man's general good
conduct, he would feel happy in obliging hint. But (said the land-
lord, turning round to Mrs. Reeves). I saw your ring upon his fin-
ger sosite days before I saw the watch in his posmasion.
A pawnbroker proved the pawning of the watch for It. and that
it was worth 21.
The following ls a copy of one of the papers found by Vann upon
the prisoner t
The bearer hereof is a young man deprived of the faculty of
hearing or speaking. is of a respectable family, his father having
been an officer of high rank in the till regiment, hut who was un-
fortunately killed by a fall front his horse, which accident was
shortly alter the cause of his mother's death. That he was quite
destitute, and that the Rev. 3lr. Agar, of Cork, could attest the
truth of his statement."
Mr. ()soon E thought, under the singular circumstances of the
ease, he could look on it in no other point of view than under the
Pawning Act. Ile therefore committed the prisoner for one month
to the House of Correction, or to pay double the value (viz. 41.)
Be was then removed front the bar.

1 31 BET II -sT R MKT.
Yesterday 3lr. Eames, the proprietor of the Yarmouth and
several other coaches, plying to and from the White Horse cellar,
in Petter.lane, appeared at this office on an information laid
against him by Ilenwell, a celebrated informer. for having, on the
2lth ult. taken, on the above.mentioned coach, a greater number
of outside passengers than the Act of Parliament allows.
'On the first witness being called he took the book, paused,
looked remid the oilier, had the fear of the Sessions in his eye,
and refused to take the oath.
The informer, therefore, was unable to prose his ease; and
The Magistrate l'.llr. Ilaauwtcu) called oa him to pay Us.,
the - .

ezpenus of the witnesses.
lititwell refused to do thin, or to give his address.
Mr. 11 tuna-it:li (Ohl Mr. Eames that he had no power to detain
hint for the debt, but if he ( Eames) found out his address, a
warrant of distress would be granted against his goods ft" the
above sum.
Mr. Eenes expressed his detimuination to do so, and the par ies
kft the office.