The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

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Lively sworn to, and be could do no otherwise than corned e
Wm.—Fully committed.
MARYLEBONE OFFICE.
On Friday last a most laughable scene took place at this
office, before Mr. thigh, the sitting magistrate. A gen.
tleman, of the name of Laing, having been robbed of It
quantity of wearing apparel by a person named William
:avanagli, whom he employed out of humanity, applied at
the office, and procured a warrant against tins man,
which being placed in the bawls of Hewitt, the officer,
for prompt execution, the officer twine, first informed that
the suspected person was a " regular built dandy," of
ordinary stature, but of remarkably dipping appearance,
possessing, as much as his tuition iu the capacity of foot-
man world allow, the manners, airs, and appearance of a
" coxcomb," or " puppyish" footman unt of place, went
to take lout into custody, and on making inquiry ascer-
tained that his man was " dressing for dinner," at a
neighbutii Mg limber's shop, ►7 will sit he accordingly
want, and VI-114 almost suffocated with the •at irty of per•
f 's which the barber was applying to the bead of the
primmer, whom he, with the assistatice of " red-hot pin•
errs," was " finishing" most " exquisitely' about the
sconce. The officer, having intimated his errand pro.
seeded very gently to heed off the prisoner, who screamed
aloud and called fur help, but was only laughed at by the
passengers. Being brought to the office, and placed at
doe bar, the first thing that was done was the removal of
a fashionable frock coat, whirl) was instantly swops to by
Mr. Laing as his property ; and, on sundry pieces of old
cloth and stockings being removed, which were tied routed
his budy, for what purpose we could not learn, ■s the
articles were not liable to Excise, sinless the "gentleman*
wanted to " &aril his bulk," Mr. Laing also Identified his
waistcoat, of an equally modern cut, and afterwaids, na
closer examination, the trowsera and shirt attach the pri-
soner had on. At this moment an old lady stepped up to
the prisoner, and giving I ' a box on the ear, which al-
mosl loins " fainting," took a large black silk avail'
frOM his neck, declaring it to he her piopei ty. This the
prisoner, in deft suer to all the art of modern cravat tying,
connived to arrange in a vet,' singular manner, to conceal
its very great ilimensious. Every article on laiin being
now claimed, he stood " indeed a show," and on a closer
search bring made on the removal of the shawl, he had, it
appeared, invented a new species of shirt collar, for, cat
with all the millitiery and fashionable taste imaginable,
there was found a half sheet of fine foul•cap paper very
stiffly pinned around his necks The spectators present
weir nearly convulsed with laughter, and, as may be sup-
posed, a little surprised at the " taste" and ss exquisite"
skill of the prisoner in rigging himself fur " the lounge"
in so cheap a mintier.
Ile had molting to say, and was fully committed to New•
gale for trial. Having sent home, a few rags were sent
hint, in a 'sorb lie eta Welly reminded us of Squire Malone*
beggars ; being wrapped tip in the rags, lie, with his well
pollialtutaitti" stud " I t tee: .I" bead, formed a most excel-
lent cuuttaat to ilie lemattitler of hisappraranee.
M A It LBOBOUG H-STRE LT.
IMPORTANT CASE..-011 Thoirsday last the solicitor sod
architect of his Grace the Duke of Somerset, appeared
before Messrs. Conant and Bow, the sitting isagisorates,
to answer the cumplanot, tinder the Act for regulating
projections, 6re. in butlding,of Mr. Cocker ell, purveyor of
St. George's palish, for erecting a certain a all, covered
way, or faleade, next to his Lordship's dwelling, besurof
the tart-Meta of the• street, contrary to the statute.
ll appe,-.reof the none tleterdant in this case had cansed
to Ire elected to Cnmelicril House, jut Hertford street,
Palk-hale, a handsome &cinder, to give the tttt iOO a
'nosh, and inofoi meanly his Lordship's architect, when
erectieg this facia oil the hoot of Iris house, never consi-
delt•dlue 011'oliveniC1112t. likely to accrue to the neiglihum a,
Ilasselazets, &c. by Me 'distinction of light and air, sod
the extension over the footpath. When the surveyor toe
the parish Celine romitl, heperct•ived the very great tareed
made upon tine tartivenieure of the public, amt lodged the
complaint before the masistrates of this office, alio cited
the imbibe Diik r to appear hi fere them. There was a
inforasation against the Right lion. the Etch of
Shretishury, for an erection in Upper SlAllitOpPattect.
Mr. Cockei ell ititimated that he should only take the
case NOM its fair footing, and he was of opinion that on
Ills sheaving the very great breach of the law committed,
and rally est.ihiisliing it, that the magistrates would make
the accustomed order, on conviction, leer the complete
demolition of die hew erectiuu.—After stating the above
faros,
The Duke of Somerset's solicitor, who appeared not
prepared to go into the case•, said, that his indite chant had
cutlet-toted that ail the land there was his, and it wit en-
Wily by ccurtesy that any ttiorouglifaie from Ca ttirliut
House Nur tit to Heritos &street was permitted, and by
a tight of his Lordship's the whole aught be inclosed, and
uo thirsolighlatoo ;Mimed.
After some truitin•r oconversation it was decided, that es
the Duke of Saincisct had not bran sum eeeeeeee tu attend,
but merely did by proxy, toe case should staid over mud
the examination of some de.r.tm and leases, mud also to
iooolure evidence of tue wising! sigh t, claims, and ago ce-
ments or the patties; au.l WI the next heisting all the
ilecessist y evidence mast be produced, should re agree.
silent take place.
The magisti rtes intimated that they thought, unless the
place was proved to be private property, a couvictiuu
must lake place.

FIRE IN KIRET STREET, IlArroar.Garane.--About
two o'clt.ck ou Thor-day intuiting last a tire broke out in
the liou.,c of Mr. I land, 'l7, Kit be.street. It NaS \F llt
the titiown thtlictiky tnat the faintly eseoped, den tit
the .r ni,;lit clothes. Mr. lland sived his five chitiren,
in all allllllSt titiracu!nto. manner, by forcing his way out
at the top of tile ant men gained the leads of
the adjrnititut The other branches of the family
also uonderfuily escaped by making their nay iltrini4n
intense smoke, out at the tro:ii door. The whole of
the furniture and miser valuable property is reduced tc a
heap of mills; indeed nothing remains of the house
except the bare walls. From the activity of the firemen
the adjoining houses received very little. The tire is sup.
posed to have originated in the hack mon, of the sectriol
floor. but of this we ate tint by any means
The Jourrral tie Millen sots—.l thunder bolt tell in the
evening 01 the I tot !alb:. at Auto*, deparittient of the
Lower Seine. ,truck a respectable inthvidual, at the
ttttt ent lie was rettarititig with his sun front tite labour
of the field, who fell dead, is presence of hie Lund!.
cosuposed of to ciiildren.