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Maxstoketrattert.—YeatenTry a ricgrnan waited wpon the
Lord :Dam, doll* perpose of intbtmitig him that be and several
others et' fta praelleion would use their utmost modem in ordtr
to obtain 1W , wafortunate Span arils anl Italian', who were now
reduccd to • stirring condition, sime situations in which they
might turn dark ilmewledge anatalents to advantage. The Rev.
Gentleman said that he had, in several instances, recommended
m e of the to
so families in which children required
tat
to hewn the ' , ,r e
French, and Italian languish/ex, and in no ,
nee case had pectatione formed of their ability to to ich been'
dimenoiteed. Itt fact' it was as teachers of languages alone that'
the Refugees mold beenipinved. They were scholars almost to a
man, but their military habits and the toils and. hubbubs to which
they had been atwastomed rendered them but indifferent competi-
tors of the leboarem of this country in physical exertions.
The Loan Ai Aron rejoiced to find that the public notice which '
had beeneeken of the application to hint, on the subject of the tl:s.
tresses existing among the root: patriots, was attended with st.oli
immethate good weerequences. The objects alluded to were in-
deed
greatly to be pitied. and he trusted that the powerful manner'
in which part of fbe Public Frees had advocated the cause lately
would, etwonded by the active exertions of the charitable, who
were iu the habit of " goiog about doing good" secretly, have the
effect of improvirg the melancholy stele of those miserable men.
A Gentleman mentioned, that he had seen in a Morning Paper
an account account of the apelwe ion tothe Lord Mayor, in which it was
mentioned, that the Deputies were fashionably dressed and well
led. This was not at all calculated to do service to the cause of the
coo creatures who worth such a destitute state, and it was to be
regretted that any tir'ng had been represented that was likely to in-
terfere with the public sympathy on an occasion of such unaffected
suffering.
The bones MeTott said that he had not seen the newspapers,
and he was sorry to hear that any thing was stated of the nature
described, The Deputy who had addressed him with suth earnest-
Mae, he thought it necessary to my, was one of the keeling Mem-
bers of the Oponeition in the Stoutish Cortex, and had acted in a
manner that did hoeour to hint. This gentleman had refused to
take a halpeney of the money subscribed lot his countrymen until
he was reduced to the very last extremity ; and then, when it was
proposed that a permanent arrangement should be made for him, in
consequencs of his rank and the distinguished manner in which he
had conducted himself, ha most peremptorily rejected the proposal.
As for the reepectabte appearance of the unfortunate gentlemen, It
was only net:marl to my, that the refegees geterally punished
diettensureaohwimanke to impetsec tliCil elilcrlor-
A Mentimr of the City of London Literary Society stated, that
the Society emplOyed some of the refugees to teachtho languages,
' and that they were Infinitely better tie~.. to instuct than those
1 who came over to this cotintry for the express purpose of giving -
lessons. The latter were little better than valeta, whose classical
notions were not a whit better than those of' a London shopkeeper
or attorney, whereas the refugees were perfect masters of the lan-
guages which they taught. The scholars jn the Institution were
rapidly adyanc:ng under the able tuition of the refugees.
His bonnettt r said, that he had heard the highest commen.
dations bestowed on the unfortunate poor men as to their mull&
Winne for teaching the Imsguiges, and he trusted that he should
' receive contributions sufficient to keep life in them until they
should be melded with isthmians of the nature described.
Two young thieves, named Webbesly and Sat: err, were brought
before the lewd Mayer, charged with haring induced a boy, named
Pelham, who is in the service of Mr. Corry, a cheeeenumger, in
tiltmeditch, to rob his master. The circumstances of this case ate
calculated to show with what rapidity a youth may be led to pro-
ceed from a venial to a Adieus offence by the vagabonds who are
always lying in wait for the credulous and inexperienced.
As Fox. an officer, was passing dorm the streets one morning,
he saw Webbcrly, wham he had known to be a " bad one," walk-
ing quickly with a bundle. Ile stopped him, and found two
cheeses in the bundle, and soon ascertained they were 3lr. Corry'm
property. Inquiry having been made, the servant of Mr. Curry
acknowledged that lie had been induced by the two prisoners to rob
Ids master to a considerable extent. It appeared that Mr. Corry
was in the habit of supplying Iliehopegate workhouse with cheese,
ke.; and Pelham, his servant, was the person who carried the va.
rious articles to that place. Iln the course of his journeys, he became
acquainted with Webberly, who was supported iti the workhouse,
I and who, upon leaving it, met Pelham in the streets, and intro-
-1 duced him to Sawyer. Those two persons asked him to give them
something, and he gave them a few cashiers of bacon and a piece of
I bread. They then frequently importuned him, and he gave them
I more and mote each time they called upon him at his master's
house. At last he began to hand them whale cheeses and hams,
I arid dozens of eggs. The time chosen was six o'clock in the mom-
! ing. Webberly was apprehended and put in the cage, and Sawyer
went to see hint, gave him some "grub," and told hint that " he
had made the thing all right." Fox, die officer, who heard this
expression, did not fail to secure Sawyer, against whom and Web-
bee! y Pelham's voluntary confession is accepted as evidence.
In the course of the investigation the name of one Cornwall,
who works for a calico-printer, was mentiotted, and the Lard
3layor immediately caused Cornwal: to he brought before him.
Leitlence was then given that Cornwall. to well as the other two
prisoners, was in the habit of cativegiog Corty'e property ; and the
iLord Mayor camtnitted the three to Newgate for mad.
His Lonnsitt r said, that the conduct of Fox, who was themeans
i-of detecting this very terrible system of plunder, was deserving of
1 great praise. . .

OVILDUALL.—Mr. Berrie, a respectable tradesman in New.
gate street, and lately an overseer of the parish of Christchurch,
appeared before Sir Peter ',Jude, lint., yesterday, to show ca•me
why he refused to pay 31. 2e. Gd., Ling one quarter's poar.r,ltc, due
at Michaelmas last.

Mr. Williams, of Amen Corner, the'present overse-r, stated that,
in I8?4, ha himself had been summoned foe rousing to pay the
poor-rate. His objection then was, that the charges of the parish
ofe TS under the head of feasting wetithamettlly extravagant,
and he also complained that many inhabitants were suffered to
re-
main four and five guarters in arrear to the poor-rate. Mr. Berrie.
who was then in office, however. turned him round upon the point
than his comalaints were trotter, of appeal, and the time for ap-
pealino had elapsed. He was told it was impossible to close one
ouartt.r's book before another was collected. and he had promised
that. to convince them of els possibility of the thing, lie would col-
lect his own rate when it came. to his turn to be overseer. It was
his turn to be in office last year ; hut Mr. 11.otrie managed to bring
in a number of inhabitant. at the close of the vestry, and another
person was appointed. He had, however, at length !inn allowed
to enter upon the duty of overseer, and he ha I begun. at-cording to
promise, to collect his own rate. Mr. licrr:e refused to pay him.
and a number of others followed his example, on the ground that
the parish had appointed a collector. He (Mr. IVilliatns) wanted
no deploy—he was determined to fulfil in person the whole duties
of tile office to which he was appointed, and he stood there upon
his right as overseer of the poor, to collect the rate himself.
Mr. Berrie said he had ordered the vestry clerk to be in attend-
ance with his minutes, to show that a Mr. Knight had been for-
mally appointed the collector of the pour-rate, but he supposed
he hail been deterred from coaling, by tin apprehension of giving
offence to Mr. W. Mr. Knight Bare security for the faithful per-
formanee of the duty to the amount of 11001. and he had given sa-
tisfactiort during the last sixteen years. He objected to the ()veneer
collecting the rate, as furnishing a dangerous precedent. The office
might fall into the hands of some needy tradesman hereafter, who
would defraud the parish. Gentlemen of Mr. IVilliams's respec-
tability could not always be found. With regard to the imputed
extravagance of the parish officers, he must state to the Alderman,
that the arestry had long since passed a resolution, allowing the
overseers ME. foe the expenses of each year.
Mr. IVilliams said, the officers had lest year spent 'Ol. upon
themselves while engaged in applying 131. to the use of the poor !
Although it was contrary to law to apply any part of the '.rate
to other purposes than the support of the poor, they had expended
491. 16s. &I. in refreshments, dinners, it.c.
Sir PETER ',warn said there was much weight in the reason
given by Mr. Kerrie shy it was a bed precedent that an overseer
should collect his own rates; and if a collector was appointed by
the common voice of the parishioner, the propriety of allowing him
to perform the duty was obvious. This was the common-sense

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view of the question, but he meat leave the law to the City Solicitor,
who hadiseen in attendance dating the hearing.
The City Solicitor said Mr. Williams might certainly collect his
rice if he pleased, and the duty of das Alderman wu merely minis-
terial in the matter. lie bed assillog to do with any objections
that might be raised. If ths vaigt bad been duly made, and de-
niancled of Mr. Boyne, the Ai must enforce the payment.
Mr. Berrie signified that ha not resist the payment to Mr.
Williams any further, and time retired.
Esther Chthilt, a middle.mmisiroman, was brought up, nn sus-
picion of having dropped a homages infant in Rose-and-Crown-
court, Foster-lane, on Tassday Atilt
The churchwarden of flt. Lelbeed's, Foster-lane, stated, that
hearing the child had been discovered between eight and nine
o'clock, he went immediately to the place, and faund the prisoner
stsnding as a looker-un, with several others. There was something
suspicious in her manner, which induced him to question her as to
who she wu. liar answers became evasive; and when he ordered
an officer to see if her account of herself was true, she endeavoured
to run awny. The child was inspected by a medical gentleman,
who said it had been born tilled, and had been dead, perhaps. but
half an hour.- The prisoner bad been employed till the day before
she was apprehended as on under-nurse in the foul ward of St.
Bartholomew's hospital ; and tic wished her to he remanded
until the Coroner's Inquest itad been hell upon the body of the
child.
The prisoner offered rus observations, and was remandel till
Friday.

BOW-ST HE ET.—Last night, a man named F I illteiS ft #.1.7, aged
about forty.tive years, whose dress and general appearance bespoke
extreme poverty, but whose manners were those of a gentleman,
was brought before Sir H. Birnic, by Taunton, the officer, who had
apprehended him on a warrant issued in Ireland, iii which the
prisoner stood charged wit the wilful murder of Nicholas Byrne, a
shcsiff's officer of thrs f Dublin, on the 21111 of Dec. 182 i.
Them:currents which the subjeet of accusation having taken
plec. in Inland, the catet of course was rot entered into, but we
understood the facts to bethortly these:—
The prisoner is an Ace, n half-pay of the army, and on his re.
tiremeat from selles he took up kis residence in Dublin,
his native city. Th 11 into misfortune, and wrim for debt
were Issued againit Nls . Ile refused to surrender, and, in.
deed, barricaded Iran t, and swore he would shoot the lint
man who attempted to n entrance. lie armed himself with
a loaded musket, and. itpeq Byrne forcing his way into the room,
bellied, and shot the u unate officer through the heart. He
made his escape from the house notwithstanding that Byrne took
sixteen men with him, and of to England.
Visterday the primanet Wended at Messrs. Greenwood nail Cox's,
to rsccive his arrears of half:pay, and was taken into custody. The
unfortunate man had not a shilling in his packet. It seems that he
had neffii.eted to apply tele hie half-pay, although dreadfully in
want of it, from a tear that Ise would be apprehended.
When asked if he had any thing to offer in his defence, the pri.
Euler admitted that he WM tae potion named in the warrant, and
that he had to answer for a very serious offence. He added that
he was tired of the life he had led for some time past, and intended
to hare surrendered himself Al' he had net been taken into custody
by the officer. _ _

Ile was re•deiivcred •d the custody of Taunton, who will convey
him to Island.

A ycung gentleman named Haydoit was brought up by Led-
better, on on assavh warrant, under the following eirc.imstances :
Mr. Haydon had married a Miss Blake, a ward of Chancery, and
proceedings were taken against him in the usual way to compel
him to r:sign his bride. 'Ole newly-married couple were residing
at Wright's lioiel, in the Adelphi, when Mr. Smith. oleic Linn of
Smith, Lambert, and Smith, solicitors for the relatives of Miss
Blake, accompanied by other persona, went to the hotel, for the
purpose of taking away the Vide. A .squabble took-place, and the
defendant was given in chaege to a watchman, far an assault.
Aln. Wright became his bail, but Mr. Haydon, instead of appear.
int the next day belPre the Magistrate, went onto France w,tli hit
wife. Intelligence was yesterday received that he had returned,
and was at an lintel in Bridge-street, Blackfrlars, and there lie was
taken into custody.
He was brought te the oilier, and waited until the sitting of
the Magistrate had closed, when no one ventured to appear against
him, and ha was discharged.

HATTON-GARDEX•—Two notpectably-dressed persons, named
Elkarbe Jan's and James Sendaniorc, were charged on suspicion
of stealing 161.
It appsared in evidence, that a young man named Sears, re-
cently arrived from France, and olio knew both the prisoners, had,
in the course of Tuesday. alarm*, met with a few country friends,
with whom lie had beensaerificing pretty freely to the jolly god.
As th., evening advanced, lie instgted on their accompanying him
to another shop in long-lane, lind on the road met the two pri-
soners at the bar. He would insist on Mrs. Jones taking a glass
and an oyster with him, which she reluctantly consented to,. alter
repeated persuasion, but aut. only a short time. During the
whole of the evening Sears been boasting of his property, and
exponing some ban'.,-notes, , to the amount of 161. he missed
whortly. ft le ling the owilisor room. The only gr..und of sus-
picion 13e-the ssf let tho prisoners to stay in his
company, and take inure liquors.
Two of his own friends in vain endeavoured to prevent the
prisoners being taken into camody, and now came forward to state
that the notes were in the prosecutor's possession long after the de-
parture of Mrs. Jones and Scudamora—Charge dismissed.
MARLROROCOR-STREET.—Yesterday, Catherine Williams,
dressed as a respectable upper servint, with a market basket, was
brought into the otlice, charged with attempting a fraud on Mr.
Donovan, the fishmonger, in Oxford-street.
The shopman stated that the prisoner came to his master's shop.
that morning, representing herself to be the servant of Miss Fan-
shaw, 15, Berkel-square, and off him a piece of paper like a
housekeeper's order, desiring one cod, twelve whitings, twelve
smelts, two lobsters, and two dozen of oysters, to be sent to Berke-
ley-equare ; at the same time desiring the two lobsters and two
slices of cod to be given her, an she would take them with her.
Having some suspicion in his own mind that a fraud was intended,
he delnytti serving Mr until he sent a boy to make inquiries, who
brought word back that all the family were out of town, and that
no one was sent with such an order, neither was she known at the
house; witness therefore brought her to the office.
111 r. DYER told the ghopmau that the goods not having been oh.
talned the charge of fraud could not Ito supported, and ask.d the
prisoner what she had to say.
The prisoner laughed, and said she had only done It for a bit
of fun.

Mr. !:area—lt is very curio is fun. I caution you, If you play
such jolev again, the conscquenes may be very serious to you.
Sir G. Fauna:x.l.—V ou arc discharged now but take this as a
warning, for the next time you play your fun with ph you may go
over the herring-pond !
Mr. John Plowman had a warrant against llnhrrt Mad, and
his wife, for assaulting him, and turning him out of
possession of a Noose at Kensington, of which be had taken pies
-
session by virtue of a distress warrant at the suit of Mrs. Mary
Plowman.

The complainant was going into a history of his grievances last
Monday, when—
The defendant told Sir George Farrant that ft was a dispute,'
p0,,,e,,5i0n, and that be had a letter from a lawyer cautioning him
not to pay his rent to Mrs. Plowman.
" Well Sir." interruyed the complainant, " what has that to do
with the assault ? I am in danger of my life ; they threatened
me they mould break every bone in my body if I came there
spin."

tett u. iaaitawr•—f cannot kip that. It does not appear to me
that you had any right there at all ; therefore you committed a
trespas..
Mr. Head handed to the Magistrate the receipt for his Michael-
mas quarter's rent—lol 4s. signed " Robert Balls."
Sir (l. FARNAN7 said he knew Mr. Balk to be a very respec-
table tradesman at Kensington, and Lot likely to give a receipt for
that :o which he had no right.
Mr. Plowman, who evinced great anxiety to get possession of the
receipt, was allowed to peruse it, when lieexclaimcd, `• That's
enough—that's enough' Now I'll bring an action to recover the
money."
The warrant was dismissed, and Mr. Plowman walked out of the
office viins: the costs.

C'atheritte/ton, an old sanctifi:4l.looking fruit-woman,
charged by the wile of Samuel Adams with defrauding her of
lift dding ring.
Complainant stated that she was try:ng to overtake her husband
In Piccadilly; she had a child, aged ten months, which hindered
her, and she desired the prisoner to keep it at her stall till she re-
turned, and left her ring as a pledge for her return. She was gone
about twenty minutes, and when she received the ring site found it
was not her own,
_but a brass one rot worth a penny. The prisoner
denied all knowledge of the Change.
Mr. DYER said lie could not punish her for the fraud, the ring
hav:ng been intrusted to her, and advised her to summon the pin.
sor.cr for the tunouut.

Al AR YL EBONE.—Veverday, Jorph Atliwell, journeyman to
Fairham, pawnbroker, in Devonshire-smet, Litwin-grove,
wag cliurged by Mrs. Smith, of Eden-place, with being IIeCeSILITy to
theft.

Louisa Robinson. a well-dressed interesting-looking girl, twelve
years of age, who is with her mother In the complainant's service,
' stated that she robbed her mistress some time within the last month
of a diamond ring, worth 21., which she found in the kitchen dres-
ser, where it was put in order to be cleaned, there being nobody in
the kitchen nt the time. Site took it at nine o'elocit in the morning,
and in the coons of the same day she was sent on a message for
her mistress to Touesham-court-road. On her way she went into
11r. Fairhate• shop, and asked the prisoner, who was the only per.
son in the shop, to purchase the ring, which he did, and gave her
21. for it, without asking any question about it. She then left the
shop, and at the door met a young boy, an acquaintance of hen,
who asked her for a shilling, which she gave him, and kept the other
to herself. Upon being further questioned,• she admitted having
robbed her former mistress of 14s. from a desk, and of some coins;
and a young lady in her house of a pocket-book and two silver
thimbles. She said she was taught to read, and knew that there
was a sin in robbing othent of their property; but that she was per.
guided to do it by the bey mentioned, whose Christian name is
henry, but whose surname she does not know. She described him
as a stout, fat, and far tat, a little taller than herself, about 16 or
17 years old; he resides i Steven.street.
The corn planent stated that when are missed the ring, and was
Informed of the eiranostaaces by the girl on Aloisduy last, she ten.
mediately went to Mr. Witham 's shop and asked for the ring, but
the prisoner and Sir. Tatham denied any knowledge of the nutter,
and showed her all the rings io the shop. She then told them she

would go and bring the girl along with her. She accordingly went, !
but upon her return the primmer was nut in the shop, his master
! and a little boy being only in it. The girl said that neither of
them was the person that bought the ring.
The prisoner most solemnly denied having ever seen the girl,
much less bought a diamond ring from her, having only hushed
one during all the time he hie; been in his master's service, is period
as four yeses.
The girl, however, persisted in her first statement.
31r. It aws.lNsost said that, from the circumstantial manner in
which she delivered her evidence, he had to doubt of the prisontes
guilt ; but that, on the testimony of so bad a girl, he could not le-
gally order him to find bail ; but added, that if the boy could be
got, and if he threw any light upon the subject, lie should be corn-
, mitted—Discharged.
Yesterday a mast interesting and respectable looking young lady.
carne into the office in a state of great agitation, and she was fol-
lowed by William Betty, a Marylebone constable, having charge
of a young man, who bore every exterior mark of a gentleman.
The lady complained that the gentleman had very grossly insulted
her, and she implored the protection of the 31arisirates.
Mr. RAW I. INSol4—Will you have the goodness to tell me who
you are, and where you reside ?
Complainant-3ly name. Sir, is Margaret Westwood, I reside in
the country; but 1 have been ve.iting at a friend's house, No. 3,
Little Malborough-strcet, and to-:mnrruw I purpose to leave Lon.
den for my own home.
3lr. Raw LI N 8074 then desired her to state the nature cf the in-
sult she had reaelved ?—She said the gentleman was a stranger to
her. had accosted her in the street in a very impertinent manner,
and had desired her to take h a arm. She tried to avoid him ;
but be folluwed her into a small court, by which she endeavoured
to pass. There he insulted her again, took away her umbrella,
; and insisted upon her taking his arm, and going wi It him ; not being
able to escape tram hi, importunity, she desired him to go about
his business; he then became abusive, and made use of language
which she could not repeat.
Mr. RAWLINSOX—DitI he take hold of you, or pill his hand
upon you ?-11e did, Sir; lie put his hand upon my bosom, and his
language was chocking. Miss Westwond further mid, that after a
time they came into Oxfottl street, and there she gave him in
charge of a constable.
Mr. Ilawdis(cost (to the defetlant)—Thia, if it is true, and I
have no reason to doubt it, is very disgraceful comfort -on your
part ; pray who are you. and whereto you live?
Defendant—My name is Edmund Stoleworthy, and 1 live at
Nr!..12, Church. terrace. Araterloo load.

Mr. itAWLINSON aslicil him if he could find any excuse fur his
conduct.

The defendant said he had dined at the York chop-house. in
‘rardour.street. After dinner, as lie and the lady were walking
accidentally through the court opposite, he turned round to look
at her; at which the expressed herself much displeased, and
called him an impudent fellow. It was true he took her umbrella,
bec.tuse glie held it to his free. Ile did not intend to rob her of it,
for he instaioly set it down upon the ground, and lodged it against
his knee. When they got into the open street, she again called
him an impudent fellow, for speaking to her; and in I /an:Rd-street
she actually followed him, and kept asking every one for a
constable.

WSON—And in so doing she did very ; roperly. It
is a very serious thing, that because a young lady's attrartions arc
great—and I am sure her modesty and respectability appear to be
citually so—she cannot walk along the streets without being solicited
to take the arm of a stranger, and accompany him to a house or ill.
fame; and then, because she makes re'istance, she is to be insulted
and shocked by gross conduct and bad language.
111 r. Stoleworthy—l solemnly deny that I endeavoured to induce
her to go to a house of ill-fame—l hope I shall nev r leave this
place if I did ; nor did I use bad language towards her.
31r. RAW LI sox—As to the latter, the lady has sworn that you
did; and where could you wish her to accompany you to, but to
some improper place ? I must take her oath in preference to your
declaration.

Miss Westwood, bursting into tears—lndeed, Sir, he did : al-
though he never saw me before, he made use of a very insulting
and shocking expression respecting me.
Mr. RAW LINSON—ConiC, never mind for once repeating a dis-
agreeable expression ; tell me what he said.
Miss Westwood—He said he knew me to he a
Mr. RAW LINso N (to Mr. Stoleworthy)—Von must find bail.
Miss Westwood—Before we came into a puhlic office I would
have accepted of an apology, but no apology will do now.
Mr. RAW LI NSON—Whelle do you lire? Miss Westwood—At
Brighton, Sir.
Mr. RAWLINSOK—And can you come up to London at the
time of the Sessions to give your evidence against him ? Miss
Westwood—l am sure my fliends will will pay my expenses if it
is necessary. _

Mr. RAWLINSON (to Mr. Stolewort4)--Whst arc you? Mr.
Stoleworthy—l am engaged i:i the soar trade.
Mr. RAW LINSON—iff you make a suitable apolrgy. and give a
brim!' sum to some charity, perhaps it may be settled without going
to the Sessions.

Mr. Stolewarthy--She may be as chute as any of my own
children, and saying so I think is sufficient.
Mr. RAIII&M*014-4 tbietisis Wig Amp Mont ; you must say
something more than that.
Mr. btoleworthy (to Miss Westwood>--Well, then, I hare to b.
your pardon, and 1 think you leave this office without a ~tigaia.
11!r. llawt.usisos—And that will not do.
In a third attempt, Mr. Sioleworthy expressed his iorrow for the
ofience he had committed ; and after lie had placed half a sovereign
into Mr. Rawlinson's hands, to be applied to some charitable put.
pose' Miss IVestwoad expressed herself satisfied, and the parties
withdrew.

UNION-nett.—Yesterday an elderly man of gentlemanly ap-
pearance, dressed in black, who gave his name James Brown. wits
brought before the sitting Magistrate. J. S. CALDWELL, Eq.
in custodr of the constable of Vauxhall watch-hi,use. where he
had been confined during the night, on a charge of assmlting the
person of IViWarn Jones, with intent to commit an offence of an
abruninsble nature.

The complainant, who is a respectable tradesman, stated that on
the previous evening he went into the parlour of the Stags public-
house in the Wandsworth-road, and there met with the prisoner,
(whom he had a slight knowledge of, from the circumstance of his
residing opposite to him in theWandsworth•roado in company with
a young man. On his entrance, the prisoner accosted him, saying
that he wished to speak with hint on the subject of a few little jobs
•of work that he wanted dune. Complainant, thinking he was a re-
spectable gentleman, said that he should be proud to work for him.
The prisoner then addressing the young man in whose company
lie had been previously, advised him to go home and not expose
himself to the night air. The advice was taken by the young man,
who departed, leaving the prisoner anti the complainant together-
The former having remarked that he should wish to serve the latter,
invited him to accompany him home, where he would have an op-
portunity of seeing the work that he wanted finished. The complain-
ant, imagining there was no impropriety in complying with the re-
quest, proceeded to the prisoner's residence, near the Britannia pub-
lic house, in the Wandsworrh-rnad. On their arrival there, the
prisoner showed him into the ',afloat., and desired him to take his
seat on a sofa which was in the room. He had rot sat long there
before the prisoner approached him, and having taken hold of his
hand, squeezed it, at the same time observing that it was one of the
softest that he had ever felt. The coat plains:lt was rather intrprised
at the conduct of the prisoner, never dreaming, however, what his
intentions were. The complainant having drawn his hand away,
was proceeding to rise oil the sofa, when the prisoner prevented
him. (Here the complainant proceeded to detail the facts of the
alleged assault, which arc of too disgusting u nature to pollute our
columns with.l When the complainant discovered that he was in
the society of such a character, he immediately seized him by the
collar, and declared that he should never let go his hold until he
delivered him into custody. The prisoner became terrified, and
struggled hard to get away; but Jones calling " Watch !" "Mur-
der !" with all his might, sonic persons Caine into the house, and
he forthwith give charge of him.
A watchman said, that hearing the cry of "Mitrtier !" proceed
from Mr. Brown's house, between eight an, nine o'clock on the
previous night, lie demanded admittance, and on getting in he oh-
served the complainant and the prisoncr struggling with each
other, when the former, on perceiving he was in the room, charged
Mr. Brown with having attempted to commit an unnatural crime,
and gave him into custody on that charge. The watchman added,
that he conveyed the prisoner to the watch-house.
Mr. CA LDWE L haring expre,sed the horror which he, as well
, as every other individual in the office, must have felt at the recital
of the revolting circumstance which had Leen just detailed, asked
the prisoner whether he wished to say any thing in answer to the
disgusting charge that had been alleged against him ?
The prisoner—I can assure you, sir. there is no truth whatever in
the statement made by Jones; anti I refer to a young gentleman
now present, whose name is Fitzpatrick. whether it is likely that I
should be capable of committing tio horrible an offence as that with
which lam accused.

Mr. CALDWELL, on seeing the young man alluded to by the
prisoner, asked hint who he w. ,a ? Primer—lle is allied to a
highly-respectable family, and lie has been placed under my tuition
by his friends, nrultresides with me. Ilia parents are well aware
that lam not a character of the description that Jones has insi-
nuated, who has brought the charge for the purpose of extorting
money from me.
Mr. CALDWELL called the watchman, and asked him which of
the two persons called " waich, murder !" when lie entered the
house? The watchman replied, that Mr. Jones was the person
who was calling for assistance, and added, that when he went
Into the room he observed that the flap of Mr. Brown's trowsers
was unbuttoned.
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The prisoner here declared that the complainant had made the
first attack upon him, and when he expressed his indignation,
Jones said, " I did it only in fun, to try yaitt."
The complainant solemnly declared that the prisoner uttered the
most gross falsehoods. lie again protested that his statement was
true, and that instead of haring made use of the expressions just
attributed to him by the prisoner. that person had uttered them
himself. The watchman, lie added, would be able to corroborate
that fact.
The watchman was questioned on this point, and be stated, that
he distinctly beard Mr. Brown use the expression, " I did it only
in fun, to try you," when Mr. Jones charged him with the at-
tempted assault upon his person.
Aft. CALDWELL—I have heard quite enough of the disgusting
details of this use to warrant me in holding the prisoner to bail in
the mast of 2901. himself, and two sureties in lOIL each, to answer
the theme at the Poulons. Prisoner, are you prepared with ball ?
Primmer—l should wish to have a communication with Mr.
Harmer, the Solicitor.
,111 r. CatowiLl...You shall have every facility of ceamuoi-

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eating with any Solicitor, but you must new procure the bbd
quire; in default of which, you will stand committed to gaol.
Prisoner—This is a most awkward period for me to bring kr.
ward ball ; 01l my friends are in the country, and will babe i•
town before the commencement of the Session of Parliamem. "
Mr. CALDWELL, to the prisoner—What 'Profession are you
Prisoner—l am no profession ; I have a smsll independent.
which. added to the salary I receive fur the tuition of lily. Fit,:
patrick, enables me to live genteelly.
The prisoner was then bend to Ilorsemanger-lane gaol, in diew:!:
of bail.