The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-21 00:00:00

COURT OF REQUESTS.

KINGSGATE-STREET, OCT. 20.—As a vast majority of
the readers of the Newspapers are, from their station in
life, ignorant of the " whereabout," and external and in-
ternal appearance of the Court of Requests, a short de-
scription of the scene, as it appeared yesterday morning,
may not be unacceptable. Half-way down Kingsgate-
street, then, immediately opposite a gin-shop of the old
school, stands this terror of the many, a low whitewashed
building—the entrance is by a pair of remarkably greasy
folding doors, and pushing them aside any Monday or
Thursday morning, the stranger will find himself among a
motley group of suitors and defendants, of appellants and
respondents, to the number of some 200 or 300, from all
parts of Middlesex. The plaintiffs are generally restlessly
lounging about, sleek and confident in their looks, while
the majority of the defendants are miserable-looking women,
with children in their arms, and whose beseeching and care-
worn looks tell a mournful tale of that vast extent of po-
verty which may be said to run under ground. The presiding
genius of the first Court is Mr. Sergeant Heath. This
Court (!) is in front of the building, and a more abominable
hole, in its approaches and its appearance, for the administra-
tion of justice, London cannot produce. The Learned
Sergeant sits at the end of a large ironing board, on tres-
sels, in a room about 10 feet by 7 ; in one corner of the
room there is a little ironing stove, and in a space about the
size of an egg chest, three individuals sit as a Jury ; and
when no case is on to demand their attention, they can
amuse themselves by counting the iron bars before the win-
dows, or peep through them and watch the motions of the
little old woman who lodges in the barber's shop opposite.
Such is Mr. Sergeant Heath's tribunal. Mr. Commissioner
Dubois is far better accommodated ; the inner Court is
literally and absolutely a large glass case, three sides of it
being composed of upwards of 200 squares of glass. Mr.
Dubois is !supplied with a writing desk, and there is plenty
of accommodation for the public. Taking the building al-
together, its two Courts, lobbies, and antechamber, it is a
perfect ruin ; and considering the importance of the busi-
ness transacted there, ought to be pulled down and rebuilt.
So much for the building—now for the business.

Among the numerous singular cases disposed of yesterday
before Mr. Commissioner DUBOIS, a very remarkable one
occurred in the squabble between Miss Popaway and Mrs.
Hunt. This was the third time of the parties appearing
there, after having paid a visit to Mr. LAING, at Hatton-
garden. From the statement first made by Miss Popaway
(who is every bit as fiery as her name implies), it appears
that she went to board and lodge with Mrs. Hunt, of
No. 2, Cloudsley-terrace, at the rate of 401. per annum,
Miss Popaway stipulating for the use of the sitting rooms.
Miss Popaway had not been there many days before she
evinced symptoms of insanity—walking in her sleep, and
throwing herself into most extravagant fits of passion. In
one of these latter storms of temper, she happened at din-
ner-time to tell Mrs. Hunt that her meat was bad, and not
fit to be eaten, whereupon a terrible set-to took place, and
Mrs. Hunt being the best man, and also assisted by her
servant, Miss Popaway was hove upon her beam ends, her
hands and legs tied together, and she was handed over to
the tender care of Policeman No. 128 (N). The case was
not pressed at the station house, on condition of Miss Pop-
away not returning to her lodgings. Mrs. Hunt, however,
demanded payment of a whole month's rent, and, on Miss
Popaway's refusal to pay it, she detained her private pro-
perty. Miss Popaway, therefore, put a value on the said
property, 11. 18s., and summoned Mrs. Hunt before Mr.
Dubois.

Mrs. Hunt, who seemed to think with Demosthenes, that
everything lay in action, put herself into a variety of atti-
tudes, and declared the statement made by Miss Popaway
was entirely false. After considerable altercation, counter-
swearing, and ludicrous charges regarding each other's pri-
vate affairs, the Learned Commissioner, with the concur-
rence of the Jury, decided that Mrs. Hunt should give up
the property immediately to Miss Popaway, or pay the
11. 18s. with all costs. Mr. Dubois observed that the con-
duct of the defendant towards the plaintiff (who, to say the
least of it, was of imbecile mind) had been most indecent
and unfeeling.

The defendant, spreading abroad her long arms, looked
unutterable things at the worthy Commissioner, and sailed
out of the Court.

A REGULAR FAGGOT.—Richard Morris, a thick-set
squabby looking youth of about the quiet age of 45, was
summoned at the instance of Zachariah Small, for the sum
of ls., due to the said Small, for 31bs. of beef sausages.
To prove the delivery, a person nick-named " Nobby
Tom," a journeyman sausage-maker, was called. He ad-
dressed the Court as follows :

My Lord—Ever since Burke was hung at the Old
Bailey hiv bin a sassage maker, but I newer seed sich a
sarsey warmint as this ear Master Morris not in all my
born days.—(Laughter.) He comes into our shop last
Bartlemy fair time, and he ses to Mr. Small, ses he, your
sassages looks unkimmon fine, and as I feels werry sickly
and karnt eat nothink, I'll jist take three pound on em, and
come and pay in the mawning—so with that, master he
weighs em, and I perseeded to make the gravy for the fag-
gots.—(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—Faggots 1 Pray what are they,
.Mr.
Nobby Tom ? Witness—D'ye mean wot hingredients
their made on ? Cos if I was to tell that, the trade might
take adwantage on it.
COMMISSIONER—NO, no. Just oblige me with an out-
line of the composition of a faggot, as you call it.
Witness—Well then, there's pigs innerds, ship's lights,
and henny thing we can get hold on, and we chops and
mashes the whole lot on it hup together. One of my fistes
full makes a faggit ; we gest kivers em with a bit of skin,
and so sends em to be baked, and then we biles down a
bit of odd meat with a hingon or so, and makes a gravy
there's a good deal a heart (art) in it, I can tell yer.—
(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—No doubt of it—proceed.

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Witness—Well, as I was going to tell yer, Morris come
back agin to hour shop, and he slaps down the sassages
half ror (raw), and said as how he couldn't eat
,acause
they'd all busted.—(Laughter.) Arter a good deal of
As
houdashus language we never seed no more of him.
to the sassages there's nobody carnt make no better.--
(Considerable laughter.)
COMMISSIONER—What have you to say,
defendant?
The defendant was in such a glorious state of uncertain.ty,
through " washing his neck" so often during the morning,
that he could only hiccup out, " That's a lie," and conse-
'em
quently the award was made against him.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

1

HATTON-GARDEN.
John Dykes, a bargeman, was re-examined, charged on
suspicion of having murdered a man named Thomas Lee.
On Monday night last the prisoner returned to a barge in
which he was employed, in the Regent's Cane!, and in the
course of the night he awoke his employer and his wife,
and complained that he was very unhappy, and on being
questioned, he said that a man who had accompanied hie'
on board the barge had fallen into the water about an hour
before. The body was not dragged for until the following
morning, when it was taken out of the water. A Coro-
ner's Inquest sat upon the body on Thursday, but it was
adjourned for the attendance of the owner of the barge,
who could give essential evidence, he being in the coun-
try. The prisoner was again remanded.

W ORSHIP- STREET.
A. man named Joe Hill, bordering upon seventy years
of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. TWYFORD,
oa
a charge of being found near a dwelling-house under sus'
picious circumstances.

N 68, having related the case,
ay?
Mr. TWYFORD asked the prisoner what he had to say?
Prisoner (placing himself in a very independent attitude)--
What I say is, that that fellow has told nothing but lies'
It's all false that he says, and he knows it.
Mr. TWYFORD—What do you know of his character?
N 68—That he associates with the worst of characters. ?
Mr. Heritage (the clerk)—Was he ever in custod/
N 68—I never knew that he was.
Mr. TWYFORD—How do you get your Eying
soner—By hawking, your Worship, and I have done 0e
for the last forty years. Mr. Bedford knows that I work
hard to get an honest livelihood.
Inspector Bedford said that he was always suspected'
He thieves in a low way.
clever
Mr. TWYFORD remarked that he must be a very de
fellow indeed to have been suspected for forty years, an
never once to have been tried.
Prisoner--I can bring most respectable witnesses as to
my character.
Mr. TWYFORD said if he could bring one respectable Per'
son, he would discharge him.
Christie, the assistant overseer of Bethnal Green, vibe
happened to be present, called his attention to some person:
The prisoner (in allusion to one) observed, Ah ha isid
good man ; he has lent me 101. many a time, and he Wan
not have done that if I had not a good character."
Mr. TWYFORD, under the circumstances, would discharge
him ; but his attack on the police was quite unjustifiable'
The prisoner was discharged.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday John Dobbs, a dwarf, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly in the streets on the preceding night'
The dwarf was observed crawling on all-fours in Blackmun.:
street, and every now and then tumbling over, he beinf.l"
such a state from the effects of intoxication as to render 01
completely unable to keep a proper equilibrium, althong
his height does not exceed two feet and a halt'. As it ViILS
considered that he ran the risque of being trampled upon,.:;
policeman went up for the purpose of taking him up
arms to carry him to the station-house ; but this act of on' a
nest was resisted by the dwarf, who said that he was as olb,
as any other man, and expressed his determination of not so _
miffing to such a degradation as to be publicly carried. like;
child through the streets. The policeman, unwilling to put
the little man to any personal inconvenience, desired him tctli
get upon his feet, to take hold of the skirts of his coat, 0°
that by that means he would help him along, as he was quite
incapable of proceeding by himself. The dwarf, howeve',
;.
rejected this mode of conveyance, and began to swear that
no dozen policemen should remove him while he had 510
and foot to resist their efforts. " Oh," said the policeoll
"my little man, if you are so rumbustious as all that,. b.
must insist upon your coming along, and if you don't by fa.,
means you must by foul ;" " with that," said the poli atoll;
I caught him up in my arms, and on bringing hill) ale
he kicked, and scratched, and hit and, in fact, made tb,
most vigorous attempts to get away ;" and made a disturb
ante by bawling out and calling upon the passengers tore, '
cue him from the " raw lobster," as he termed the P
man. At length he was safely deposited in the istao'
house, and, being put behind, snored away till moral
when he got sober, and on awaking he expressed his suuo
prise how he came there, and had utterly forgotten all t"
had occurred on the preceding night.
The Magistrate, on seeing the dwarf, said that this s°
for
not the first time that he had been brought to that office to
drunkenness, and asked him what he had to say in answer
the charge? so
The dwarf shook his head, and was sorry to have
soon had the pleasure of being introduced to the Preleool
of his Worship, but if he was released now be would
offend in future. eer'
The Magistrate said that the policeman had onlYjioi
formed an act of kindness in rescuing the dwarf from "etbe
trampled upon or run over by some vehicle at a time ti;raid
was quite incapable of taking care of himself. lam of
(added the Magistrate) that you are a confirmed drunk°r ()it
The policeman said that the dwarf was one of the Oleo
drunken little men on that side of the water, and be
gave a great deal of trouble ; for although he was s°
nutive in point of stature yet he was of powerful strenaot
and always exerted it when he was drunk, which 'Os
unfrequently the case.
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The dwarf said that it was not his fault for getting A -
it was the fault of his friends, who were not content wit; the
ting him wet one eye, but would also make him wet tto
othr, and the consequence was that he was often Je
make the best of his way home. cod"
The Magistrate said that they could not be his frio
those whom he described who prevailed upon hint to "
both eyes."—( Laughter.)
Dwarf—But what is a poor little fellow like me to do (be
is 40 years old) when he is offered plenty of Old Tom '6Oll,
MAGISTRATE-Why, you ought to resist the temPtaost
and not allow your friends to make you so drunk. -17°11
find bail now. • trate
The dwarf begged hard to get off, but the Nfailsbiab
said that it was necessary to place some restriction 111/ 12n
'4,
as, by his own admission, he was so fond of " Old 17°

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