The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-02 00:00:00

HA TTON- GARDEN.

John Farnicot was charged by James Brand with having
bitten off his nose. The complainant, on Monday evening
last, was playing at skittles with the prisoner, at a public-
house in Museum-street, Bloomsburjwben they had a
quarrel, and, whilst he was putting up the skittles, the pri-
soner came behind him, and bit off his nose. The tip of
his nose was bandaged on.
Mr: ROGERS—Did you give him any provocation? Wit-
ness—He wanted me to bet with him, which I refused to
do, and pushed him away.

The prisoner said in his defence that the complainant
pushed him, when they struggled, and fell down, but he did
not know that he bit his nose.
Mr. LAING—He admits that he pushed you, but that is
no reason that you should act like a cannibal. He sug-
gested that he should be convicted in the extreme pe-
nalty of 5!.

Mr. ROGERS, however, convicted him in the penalty of
405., or two mouths' imprisonment.
Patrick Flanagan was re-examined, charged with having
attempted to drown his wife.

It appears that on Sunday morning last, about two
o'clock, Sergeant Dodd, of the E division, heard the cries
of murder in the prisoner's house, in George-street, St.
Giles's ; on entering the yard he found the prisoner's wife
in a water tub, containing twenty-five pails of water, and on
taking her out she was quite insensible.
The wife of the prisoner, a reluctant witness, was asked
by Mr. Laing how she came in the water. Wife—Sure I
fell into it of my own accord.
Mr. LAING—WiII you swear he did not put you into it ?
Wife—Sure, why should I swear so, when I wont into it
myself? Hadn't we a quarrel, and didn't we fight together,
and it was himself that got the worst of it, and you see
his marks to prove it.

Mr. LAING-L.Then you admit that you quarrelled ?
Wife—To be sure ; wouldn't. I strike him if he struck me?
Mr. LAING—Does he often quarrel with you ? Wife
(coolly)—Faith, then, he does, and bates me too, and it is
myself that often desarves it from him, I don't deny it.—
(Laughter.)
The prisoner was then discharged.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
A. Niel: DISTINCTION.—John Toying, a carrotty-
headed stableman, rejoicing in the sobriquet of " ginger,"
charged Mr. Selby, horsedealer, with having assaulted him.
The complainant said while in the Three Crowns public-
house, Wells-street, Jermyn-street, the defendant '° catched
hold on him and guv him a regular stinker in the chops."
Mr. CHAMBERS asked the defendant what answer he had
to the charge ? Defendant—l went into the parlour of the
Three Crowns with several persons to deal for a horse.
We all called for something, and the waiter brought in a
glass of brandy and water, a glass of rum and milk, a glass
of gin and water, a pint of ale, and a bottle of ginger beer.
Before we had time to taste anything the horse was brought
to the door, and we went out for half a minute to look at it.
When we came back we found every pot and glass com-
pletely drained, and the defendant in the room. I asked
hint what business lie had to drink our liquor ? and he then
called me a filthy name, and I gave him a back-handed blow.
Ginger—Vy, you knoCked mo down like a sack.
Defendant—You were so drunk you fell down.
Ginger—l vos perfect sober, and I shouldn't have called
you no names hadn't you aggrawated me by saying as how
I vos a cad and a stable-strapper.
Mr. CHAMBERS—WeII, and don't you help in the stable ?
Ginger—That's werry true ; I vorks for Richard Carr
Glyou'scoachman ; but I a'nt uo cad.

hfr. CnA runEas--Pray, where is the difference ? Ginger
! Vy, there's a precious sight of difference.
Them as vorks in gentlemen's stables is called " gentlemen's
helpers," vhile them as N. orks in livery stables is called
" cads" and " strappers."
Mr. CHAMBERS—Do you deny having cleared the table
of all the liquor ? Ginger—No, I don't ; but he can't
deny as I hoffered to stand double goes all round—that is,
as soon as never I gut any money.
The MAGISTRATES being of opinion that the defendant
had struck the complainant with too much severity, inflicted
a fine of as. and costs.

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I. Captain Merryatt's new novel, Snarley -Yow ; or, the Dog
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The Hussar, by the author of The Subaltern, second
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Inchbald." Examiner.—Mrs. Gore's new novel, entitled
Stokeshill Place; or, the Man of Business, will be published
in a few days.
Yesterday morning at nine o'clock a number of field
officers arrived on horseback in Hyde-park, and two companies
of the Coldstream Guards, for the purpose of keeping the
ground during the review, which was to have taken place
in Hyde-park, of the two battalions of Fusileer Guards, before
the Duke of Wellington and Lord Hill, at half-past nine.
Lord Hill sent an express to the officers in Hyde-park, and
the battalions stationed at the Wellington-barracks, St.
James's-park, and St. John's-wood barracks, that no review
would take place, on account of the wetness of the morning.
HOTTENTOTS.—Flottentots have a naturalaptitude
for war. • They are a reckless people, light-hearted, light
With theira
nd
high
smoke-driedehe
cheek-bones,
bon es,
cnaatalrrpovex.eiyaer-s,
made, and
raenjedchtianrgdye.bin andVlips,
they are far from being a handsome race. But, to use a
homely phrase, they have a " rough and ready" look al-.out
them; march and fire very well; have an uncommonly
'keen
sight ; rival North American Indians in tracking an ep.eray by
his marks, though several days old, on the ground a'A on the
bushes ; are indifferent to the shelter of tents ; can eat six
pounds of meat and two of bread at a sitting,
a'od then, with
the assistance of a girdle, go three days withe..at food; and, int)
short, are excellent materials for light tro,
?s, and are rapidly
trained to war, whether on foot or co.Nn
Alexander's Africa. orseback.--qCoptain