The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-08 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Wm. Calhdine, a soldier of rue Coldstream Guards,
was coarsted wit h a most outrageous assault upon a gen-
ttematt named Stsuford.

It appeared that the complainant was walking up
Lower Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, about eight o'clock on
Thursday ev • g, when heating the voice of a female
crying out as if in distress, he flattened to the spot, where
he Mond the prisoner ill treating a young woman in the
most sirutat manner, beating her, ura4e.ing her along,
and endeavouring with great violence to fusee her so quit
her grasp of some railing by which she held to peseta
herself nom being forced mt. Ile desired the prisoner
to let the young woman go, which he did, and then
finding that she did not beloag to the prisoner, but that
the latter nevertheless persisted In following her, he also
walked alter her to the house of her lather-in-law. As
Emu as the young woman was let in, and the door allot
to exclude the soldier who endeavoured to force himself
into the house with her, he turned round upon the coin-
plainam, and asking him with ass oath what right he
had to interfere wish hon, commenced a most furious
attacjt upon Imn, rarikisig hint several blows in the lace,
of w Inch she complainant still exhibited the lutist un-
pleasalit impressions about the eyes.
Tile statement or the complainant was supported by
the testimony of the young woman, and also of her mo-
ther, who let her in on the evening in to:stion.
Toe prisoner, by way of defence, threw out insinua-
tions to the prejudice of the young 1N0111411.11 character;
and said the assault on thecomplaioatit was provoked by
some expressions which the latter addressed to him in
allitslon to a late seambiloui affair.

He was ordered 101'001 brit, rod committed to Tuthill-
fields prison tor want of sureties.

BOW STREET.

CAUTION TO GamesTeas.—Mr. Issaacs, a solicitor
employed w behalf of some persons brought here some
time ago, from a gaining house in Pall Mall, wailed on
Friday last upon Mr. alittsltull, tor the purpose of nuk-
ing some inquiry connected with the case.
Ihe worthy ittuOstratc, alter answering the inquiry,
slid he was glad ol this opportunity of mentioning puts.
licly something which he thought would be extremely
important to all persons in any way connected with
gaoling houses to know. Tile new Vagrant Act, among
its other provisions, enacted, that " all persons found
betting or pl ling at any unlawful game shall be deemed
rogues and vagabonds, within the 101 l iuten► and mean-
ing of this statute, and shall Ise liable, upon conviction
thereof, to be committed fur three months to the House
of Correction, there to he kept to limit labohr i" and if
any persons, be they whom they might, were again
I slit Ix lore him, who had been detected in gaining,
he should certainly deal w►th them under tins Act of
Parliament.

A Mr. Johnson appeared on Friday before Sir R. Rir-
nie mod 111 r. Minshuil, to answer to an information pre-
ferred by a gentleman, named Biglesworth, for having
given a false character to a servant, by which lie had for-
feited the sum 01401. and 10s. cots.

Mr. Alinsoull said, that if the defendant pleaded
tr,:uilty he must psy the penalty, slid their was an vitd of
the case; but if he chose to withdraw that plea. and let
the proof be gone him. he would then, in ease of con-
viction, have the privilege ohm appeal to the Sessions.
Mr. M. then rcad the clause of the Act giviug the ap-

diladowl

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peal, and left the defendant to pursue what course be

NJ r.Johns..to said he n•as its the wrong, and he should
make no itt,.mpt to ev,,de the itetwity„thhott;th he WAS
xtrestody utilised to the thJgnir.ste tor !twitting out We
law to Imo.

Ile o.od the penalty and costs, QUI. los , and was di..
charged.

Sir K. Mollie said, he could not help 'earning that
the magistrar,s had no power of 'init.:ming the Ide
for had they such a discretion, it would cettainly have
been exercixed in this case.

SERIOUS ACCIDeIiT.-,--Oil Thursday morning, about
eiesen oclock, as N1r..1 E. Striith, of 13, itizw.streets
Spring.gardens, was driving up in the Strand in his gig,
the horse took tight when onsusite tile Crown anti An.
vita Tavern. ran immediately on the it.g stones, and
opposite Little Essex street, thee gig came against a post,
%%inch tote it to pieces; the t latts broke, and Mr. S.
gnu his scream were thrown our most violently, and to
a cousiderable tits:dace. 'Mlle Servant was severely hurt,
and taken up and conveyed to Mr. Powell s, surgeon,
in Surrey street, Strand. Mr. Stunt:, we are italll to
twy, received but trilling injury. The horse set oli ut
foil speed, and run his head conti.letely tistough in
ThoutJa's (s.i..erstrtitit (111(1 jeWelicr, 211, Straiten win.
thaw, and then lel' on the stones, apparently Itkiess
for sonic time.

Bova° tl. DemLitail.—An unexpected and severe
boxing took place on Old OA Common, arising
out u: a duel challenge, when both felt nitwits its Inouye
to appear. Toe parties, Mr. a medical stn.
dent, and Nit:. a clothier. 'lite former chat.
lenged, and they met armed, in consequence of a dos•
puce Mann a mattiii dog. One of the seconds proposed
an appeal to rattier 111111 66141, and these being
tid disparagement in Wright, about 12 stone, me water
noltle and 4.111011 were suleuitoted for the surgeon, who
if report speaks true, acted as umpire. At all events •
g.. 1 14111 L battle of twenty-sox minutes donation took place,
mid the parties left the ground sah►ficd. Mr. It. won
it, and Mr want of prior intuit:nit ion we can only vale,
titat boils displayed genuine cottage. C. led in use first
pint of Ilse battle, bat in about the fourth round he was
0 'wed by a hr-op in the wind, which LOUIE off his tato.
Hess, and as a tor- would say of landsmen, he was
squranusil thrOU'4ll the fight. Both had ICVCIV I.ollilille
but they pried loud friends, and lure only to use
cooling washeb gold black briar root to take away count.
sinus and black eyes.

SOCIZTY 08 FRIENDS OPYORZIISISSIIS IN DISTRiSI6
0i 1 taurstl,y a mertine of the gentlemen helmipitg to
tile above t•harity, was heid at the City of London Ta.
Tern, 13ullopssate•atrert, to take into consideration the
state of toe chari:y and its finaticce. The cbair was
taken at two o'clock, by Mr. Doxett, who, 11l a most
able speech, stated to the gentlemen the purposes for
winch they were cjlh d ; and also in the coarse of his
speech represented to them a general one line of the titling
comireted with the society; 1111111-.loilll appllCl.lollll had
been made by foreigners, and tory hul sery generally
been relieved; the nu inter had exceeded 150% the re..
het ing of wholti to a very great sum, and lie
was sorry to say their foods were a very low 111,11••••••
Tne worthy chairman concluded his Silted* by ititreat•
'nig the subscritiers to vise their :4,ibutice to Inc object
they had in view. Several gelltielittil addressed the
ineetiii* to the salute [Geer; sod alter ilte usual results.
buns had beet' carried rho meeting separated.

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DARING ROillteßY —Friday night last, after the
faintly hail retired to rest, souse thieves entered the
house of Mr. Jones, coach spring manufacturer, of
met, Sohmsqiiare, by means of lake key's. The
thieves acted in the mist audacious mantier while in the
house, and entered six of the apartments before they were
successful in finding the place where the money was
kept in an iron chest in an upper apartment. On en-
tering this they forced open the chat aud stole therefrom
a considerable sum of money, with which they escaped.
It has never been ascertained whether the cuckoo
sleeps under ground or hides in the hollow of tine
throughout the winter, or whether it be an emigrant to
warmer climates. The subject of the present article in-
duces the writer to believe that the cuckoo remains with
with us during the winter. The event occurred in the
neialsbourhoiel of Poruferry, in the county of Odwo.
A farmer, of the name of Joins Thomson, of the town-
land of Ratallow, having his teen employed to clear
away the back of an old ditch, bordering upon a rabbit
Morrow, fond a cuckoo inclosed in forme and f0g....
Wilco tossed up by the spade, it appeared like • small
truss of hay. but when opened out, and exposed to the
action of the air and the heat of the sun, it discovered
symptoms of life, and stride some struggles to get on 11l I
feet, and almost immediately alter flaw off with rapidity.
this occurred in that time of the year just apptuachiug
to this songster's season, via. March.
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCONSTANCX.—(I3/41M1a New
York paper of the 3014 of July.)--Oar Monday the din
instant, a small terrier clog was put oil board the sloop
ilms Maria, Capt. Gardner, by tile owner in this city to
be transported to Rhode Island, with a view causing
ban lions thedreailtisl operation of the dug law. In the
course of the day, there hating been a rough sea, the
dog exhibited symptoms of illness,
and
appeared scarcely
able to walk. In the evenins lie could not be found.
and it was concludi.d hot he hail fallen overboard and
was lost. Nolhing more was thought of the view"'
stance until Tuesday night, the SOth ult., when she
steward having occasion to open a small porter locker,
about two feet and a hall square) these found the poor
animal alive. It is ascertained that tlio locket woo
fasaeued on the eliciting of the Bat, and had not apin
Wen opened till the 30111. The do 4 must therefore have
hate heels confined a period of twenty two days withoot
fond or drink. lie was, 01 course, much Clll4lClited, but
now partakes of nourishment, aud a is thetaglit
MUM.

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