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London, England, 1836-01-26 00:00:00

TUE SITN__7 'LONDON, YUESDAY, jANITARV 2d, issd.

KING'S DEN CH.-MONDAY.

At theAL9ERMAN OF Tr WARD Or ALDGATE.
of the Court this morhint'' 1.-
tottOttS made an it,ffidavdt uti
infortiatti f6nl,We flat* of a 4uo iv/Irritrito, c lluig npOn
1-iininpVrey, Esq.,, M. P., o SShoU7 6i4 o'vh4t an(ho-
he:exerci:s'ed ate. off-I'6A of Alderlali of iile-WARI of Aid-
,;t6 Whleli oft,:e‘e Atr.l.talornmis had been previously
etected, h'id.',&.election had been declared void by the, Court
Aldermen. The motion will be Made by Air tj. PulioCk iti
the course of this day. Or io64:),rr6w''.
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'tk\ hAa,-; ended on this case, the affidavits of the
'l'7-I.t.T.'.uatit and several others, in justification and mitigation.,
having been put in and read ; affidavits filed
and others in reply, were then init.
Mr. O'Gorman Mahuilproceeded to address the Court. He
gad, in riiMuance of the instructions of the Court, confined
himself to the facts of the assault. He contended that tile
affidavits of Mr. John Roland Ottiwell arid his solieitor (Mr.
Bashara) fully corroborated that filed by liimself4 and which
substantiated the fail, that he Yva§ essatilted and intuited from
behind, in the first inStancei by a persoii wheat he did not
know, hk't. A•ho AiWrtvatag turned orit id be the prosecutor.
hose eitcumStances, coupled with the of the trial having
ems on at a much earlici• than he had anticipated, by
which he was lireVerdeA doom tendering evidence in his de-
fence, Yrdilit., trusted, satisfy the Court that he was en.
kitlvA to a new trial. None of the allegations contained in
his affidavit had been denied by the prosecutor, who, in his an-
swering affidavit, had merely stated that they were irrelevent.
Mr. Mahon then proceeded to detail a variety of circum-
stances connected with an arrest by the prosecutor, at the suit
of Alr. Samuel Grierson, for a sum of 550/., although the
affidavit filed by Grierson set out that he (O'Gorman Mahon)
did not owe Grierson a sixpence, and that every thing done
by the prosecutor had been without his (Otierson's) Sanction
or knowledge: tit (oTiorrnah Mahon) had sustained a va-
riety of persebutions from the tii,o,kiitdf, had cost him
between 4,0001. and .4,600 f. although, from the affidavit now
before the Oolbi'i thtli Lordships would see that he (-o'Gor-
Mali Mahon) did rot owe a guinea to any man in England.
Lord DENMAN intimated that, although some of these cir-
cumstances might not be inapplicable, the defendant should
now consider himself as speaking in mitigation of punishment.
O'Gorman Mahon understood that the argument was as to
the propriety of a new trial. Although his position was thus
altered, their Lordships might satisfy themselves that not one
word in mitigation, nor not one expression of regret should
he utter for what he had done. He should be uncandid if he
did so, and although it might bring upon him the anger of
the Court, he feared he should be compelled to add that, un-
der similar circumstances, he should act again in the same
way. If the Court thought he had 'acted improperly, let it
visit him with whatever punishment he merited ; but so far
from being' the aggressor, he contended that he was the in-
jured party. Mr. Mahon then entered into a very lengthened
detail of pecuniary transactions, and what had occurred at the
time the assault occurred.
Lord DENMAN interrupted the defendant, by observing that
the Court was of opinion the justice of the case would be met
by ordering him to enter into his own recognizances in the
sum of 500/. to keep the peace to the prosecutor, and two
collateral sureties in the sum of 1001. each.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-MONDAY.

THE R. UM, SW, Fps.--.7a noes Draxifr, a man appa•
rentiy, siktY ydas. did; and *ll id tte iff tjtti.Wifid? this
dieted for Louisa
&Lad the w ongs liis client , had to
4 the'
hhghter; defendant qlaa-
tei,•,cinuingy-weep I,Vas the daughtfr, of a lady.
gar,ging, 0.64 and .4Steetallfe ,trade. , Both.
the same street there. " Two of a trade" was au oft:
adage, and
,had heen .Verified in the case. of these
iparties
for the def'eniiaiit a 'eStabilSbOsOrile dozen years
longer titan Miss t;olemati, jilel as al
whose attempting to sweep chimneys in Hammersmiin ea‘
the neighbourhood was an impertinent intrusion, not to
be borne by one who like him, bad a prescriptive right
to do all the black jobs of the place. Miss Coleman and
her family were, in consequence, subjected to all kinds
of the annoyances from the defendant and his three sons,
who had been repeatedly taken before the Magistrates
and held to bail ; but, these means failing, the complainant
was compelled to come to the Sessions for protection. He
knew not what answer his Learned Friend had to give,
but something terrible might be expected, for the defen-
dant had threatened when before the Magistrate at the
Police-office, that he would employ a Counsel at the Ses,
sions who should" wop the witals out of Miss Coleman,
and frighten her into fits."—(Great laughter.)
Mr. BODKIN (laughingly)—That is an exaggeration of
my Learned Friend's. Defendant only undertook that
his Counsel should frighten her into fits.—(Renewed
laughter.)
Mr. Phillips—But here I have it in black and white, a
printed copy of the police report.
Mr. BODKIN—The " wopping out the witals" must be a
mistake of the reporters.
After much humorous talk, pro and con., the black
charge was finally disposed of by the defendant pleading
Guilty, paying Miss Louisa Coleman for the injury done
her new gown, and entering into a recognizance to appear
and receive judgement whenever required.
The CHAIRMAN assured him if the annoyances were con-
tinued he might depend upon it the Court would punish
him severely.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

Byers, the informer, brought Mr. Thomas Perry, pastry-
cook, No. 362, Oxford-street, before Mr. CHAMBERS, on
an information charging him with having infringed the 27
Geo. 111. by putting up twelfth cakes by lottery, whereby
a penalty of 2004 had been incurred.
Mr. Wooler, who attended on behalf of the defendant,
took an objection to the indictment by denying the juris-
diction pf the Magistrate. A more recent Act, the 46
Geo. HI., had taken away the power from Magistrates,
and confined it to the Attorney-General. i
Byers contended that the matter in " Burn's Justice"
had been left doubtful. Magistrates had jurisdiction in
cases like the present, and he could cite a case in point, the
King v. Liston. In the present case, though twelfth
cakes were the only prizes, there were upwards of 1,500
tickets, and that to all intents and purposes constituted a
lottery. It was true the Magistrate's jurisdiction had been
partially taken away, but only as far as regarded State
lotteries. Private lotteries were still under controul.
Mr. CHAMBERS referred to the case of the King v.
Liston, and on looking at the date told Byers that it had
been decided before the 46th Geo. 111. had passed, and
therefore could not operate in the present matter. The
Magistrate then read the clauses of the two Acts named,
and gave it as his opinion that the latter took away the
jurisdiction of the Bench. It was a question of some im-
portance, for if the informer was right then every putter up
of a raffle, in the manner that had been nightly done for
years at the different watering-places, would be equally
liable to the large penalty. Had the question been open,
informers long before this would have taken advantage of it.
Byers said he had laid several informations on the same
point, but he had never been able to get a decision on their
merits, as they had been all dismissed on technical objec-
tions. He wished to know on what ground the Bench re-
fused to entertain the present information ?
Mr. CHAMBERS—I dismiss this information because I
am of opinion you are not the person who can bring the
information according to the clause of the 46th Geo. 111.
The information was then dismissed.

STATUE OF JAMES WATT.—WC find we were in
error last week, in stating that it is a copy in marble, of the
monument to Watt in Westminster Abbey, which the
Manchester committee propose to erect. What is really
contemplated is a copy of the marble monument by Chan-
trey, which has been placed in the parish church of Hands-
worth, near Birmingham, and which is considered as perhaps
the very finest work of the artist. The subscription we
are glad to learn is proceeding very favourably.—Man-
chester Guardian.

CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA.—We are sorry to
have to record a very distressing case of this dreadful ma-
lady, which occurred last week in the person of Joseph
Robbins, a stout, healthy young labouring man, aged 21, at
Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. The unfortunate
man had, we understand, been bitten in the thumb about
two months before by a rabid dog. Up to the evening of
Wednesday the 13th, no apprehensions were entertained
by the young man or his friends. He at that time com-
plained merely of a bad cold ; and the symptoms of diffi-
cult swallowing, sighing, and great agitation when fluids
were offered, were then first observed by Mr. James Prit-
chard, of Stratford, who had been requested to see him.
On enquiring, Mr. Pritchard then found that the unfor-
tunate man had received a bite, but that the bitten part had
healed without inconvenience. The progress of the disor-
der from this time was rapid. Excessive agitation and
alarm, paroxysms of severe spasms, and total inability to
swallow, continued up to the time of death, which took
place about thirty hours after the first suspicion had been
excited. --The poor sufferer, whose state was indescribably
distressing, was attended by the Messrs. Pritchard, and by
Dr. Thomson of Stratford, and was also seen by Dr. Co-
nolly. After the first few hours it was evident that nothing
could be done to save his life. No medicine could be
taken after that time, and the slightest interference
excited so much dread in the patient, as to make any other
attempts to give relief impracticable. At times he ap-
peared almost frantic, and he once ran out of the houpe
into the village ; at other times he was composed, and
talked of the certainty of his own death. By this shocking
occurrence, the aged parents of the young man are deprived
of an industrious and dutiful son, the prop and hope of
their declining years.—Warwick Advertiser.
Last Friday evening, about eight o'clock, as the
North Star steam-engine was proceeding on its way towards
Selby, on the Leeds and Selby Railway, and was within
about three miles of that place, the engineer had occasion to
adjust one of the valves, and while stooping down for that
purpose accidentally fell off upon the road. Happily he
sustained no material injury ; but the engine unchecked, as
the engineer had absented, proceeded on its course at an
increased and fearful velocity towards Selby. At this time
the only person with the engine was the fireman, for, for-
tunately, there was with the engine no carriages with pas-
, sengers, and he, unacquainted w►th the management of the
engine, and in his fear for consequences, leaped off, and was
severely stunned. The North Star, of course, " held on
its way, and, like " Gilpin," of Edmonton memory, found
the gates every where fly open at its approach, no one pre-
suming to dispute the passage of one who seemed to " ride
a race," till it came to the west entrance of the depot at
Selby, where the doors were shut, and the keepers absent.
The North Star, however, was not to be arrested in its
course by the " shadow of a shade" like that, and through
the doors it went, carrying all impediments before it, till it
finally was stopped by the great number of carriages it en-
countered in the depot, some of which it very seriously
damaged. If it had not been so arrested the probability is,
that it would have forced its way through the large doors
at the front of the depot, and then over the jetty into the
Ouse, for its steam was up, and then, gentle reader, and
then—the North Star would have " dipped."—York Chron.

FLORENCE.—CATALANl.—Soiwithstanding the
Court are yet Pisa, Florence has been very gay, ;;talgre
the very severe season. Numerous parties, &c., are the
order of the day. The celebrated Catalani has given two
splendid entertainments. Her superb villa (situated about
a mile on the Bologna road from Florence), was crowded
on the eve of the new year ; there was a concert, and La
Signora favoured her guests with a proof that her unrivalled
powers are yet in force ; she sang several of her most fa-
vourite airs. Her daughter, Madame Vivie, sang duos, &c.
with her mother, as also Prince Poniatowski, who has a fine
tenor voice. After which there was dancing, which was
kept up with great glee till the hour of midnight, when a
splendid supper was announced, and all seemed delighted
in paying the compliment of the new year. The company
present consisted of above 230 persons of the first distinc-
tion in Florence ; amongst which we noticed all Minis-
ters,the
Countess Orloff, Lady Popham, Lady Fludyer, Lady
Selsey, Marchioness Medici, Princess Ruspoli, Count
Breglio, the Pope's Nuncio, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour, Count
Frescobaldi, Sir Bouchier and Lady Wray, Sir Richard
and Lady Donaldson, Marshal Bourmont and Lady, as also
many of the English residents, too numerous to mention.
Countess Orloff and Lady Popham gave splendid parties
last week. attended by almost the same persons as at Ca-
talani's—the fact is, at each house almost the same persons
generally meet. On the 18th inst., the Grand Duke,
Duchess, and all the family, are expected, to honour the
first masked ball which the Societa Filarmonica de Carina
dei Nobili have announced. It will be most splendidly at-
tended. The shares for the suspension bridge across the
Arno arc already at a premium. lam informed the pro-
jectors and engineers are French.