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impossible to go into them as they ought. In the
f•ase of Warne, by the advice of Counsel, he sub-
nit:ed to a verdict of 101., and the Jury returned
that verdict without considering the costs, which
.vere about 801., sixty pounds of which would gi
into the pockets of the attorney. If the pending
actions were conducted with proper spirit, he had
no doubt but Dicas would be defeated ; and if once
defeated, he would not return to the charge. Ili
law, nothing could be done without money; he
therefore called upon all persons connected with the
trade to come forward with a little, and then they
woull be able to work the thing to the satisfaction
of them all.
Mr. RICHMOND seconded the resolution, which
was carried unanimously.
Mr. COLLINS moved the fourth resolution, to
the following effect, "That the present meeting
viewed with the utmost indignation the conduct of
Dicas in the cases of Messrs. Warne and Goldwin,
and in having taken them to gaol for the mere
nominal offence of selling a newspaper, over the
contents of which they had no control." Dicas
might as well haie prosecuted the paper-manufac-
riper as the newsvender, and he considered that
i Government ought to protect the newsvenders, who
were in some measure their agents, since it was
through them that the money for the stamps was
collected.
Itir. HILTON seconded the resolution, which was
Mr. ONWHYN here handed in the notice counter-
manding his trial. He said, he was sorry Dicas had
not persisted in coming forward against him, as he
was determined not to make any compromise with
hat prosecutor. Whether he was supported or not
by his brother news-venders, he would make no
compromise with Dicas; but would go into Court
with the determination to fight the battle as boldly
and as successfully as he could.
Mr. HALL moved the fifth resolution—" That a
subscription should be entered into to raise funds in
order to have the actions now pending properly
tried, and to obtain for the two newsvenders, now
in confinement, their release." He said, that his
name was down for an action—that he would de-
fend it to the utmost without troubling the Com-
mittee. However, he called upon them all to put
their hands deeply in their pockets, and to make the
subscription as large as possible.
Mr. WELLS seconded the resolution.
Mr. MARKWELL wished to know whether the
subscription was merely to liberate the two persons
in confinement or for general purposes.
The CHAIRMAN said, that the resolution made
it a general fund ; but that a portion of it might be
applied to particular purposes.
Mr. HETHERINGTON understood from the Com-
mittee tbai it was intended that no part of the sub-
scription should go into the pockets of the lawyers.
But he should like to know how Mr. Warne could
be liberated without paying the costs ?
The CHAIRMAN said, it was announced at the last
meeting that they were not to pay the costs. All
they meant to do with respect to the persons in
prison was, to provide for their wants, and to do
what the justice of the case required of them.
Mr. KETTLE said, that if they did not take up the
matter on a broad ground, individuals would do
what no Government had ever been able to do—
they would lay the press prostrate.
Mr. CARPENTER suggested that the resolution
should be based on a wider ground; not limited to
the actions already commenced, but extended to the
defence of all newsmen who were liable to have
actions brought against them.
The CHAIRMAN said it was the first time, to his
knowledge, that lie heard of a newspaper carrier
running any risk for the contents of the paper he
sold. The meeting was called to accomplish a
particular purpo-e—not to destroy in toto the law
of hbel—but only to lop off one of the hydra's
claws. He meant, of course, the clause that re-
ferred to the newsvendets.
The resolution was then put, and carried una-
nimously.
Several subscriptions were then given. -Mr.
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MEETING OF NEWSVENDERS.

LAW OF LIBEL.

A. Meeting of the Newsverniers of the Metropolis
took place last evening, at the Lyceum Tavern,
Strand, to take into consideration the conviction of
two newsvenders, of the name of Warne and Gold-
win, for selling a certain Sunday newspaper con-
taining a libel on a person of the name of Dicas;
also to see how they might best proceed with re-
spect to other actions now pending against other
newsvenders, and brought by the same plaintiff;
and to enter into a subscription for defending the
said actions, and for defraying expenses already in-
curred. About 100 newsvenders were pre-enr.
Mr. WOOLER took the chair, and said that, at a
meeting held three weeks ago, they had determined
to call the present one, chiefly to take into considera-
tion the cruel construction of the present law of
libel. He mentioned that, on account of a para-
graph in the Satirist newspaper, there were in pre-
paration no less than 81 actions against newsvenders
who had sold that paper.
Mr. WYLDE, the Secretary, read the proceedings
of the last meeting, and a petition to the Lord
Chancellor, praying him to take into consideration
the present construction of the law of libel, particu-
larly as it regarded newsvenders, and to adopt mea-
sures for their protection. Having mentioned the
convictions of Messrs. Warne and Goldwin, who
are now in prison, he said that Mr. Onwhyn, a
newsvender, had been served with a notice by
Dicas, for selling the paper in question, containing
the libellous paragraph. The Committee had in-
structed Mr. Woofer to defend the action, and as
soon as Dicas had learned their intention, he sent
Mr. Onwhyn a notice of the postponement of the
trial.—(Hear, and hisses.) They would have to
incur great expenses, and the Committee hoped
that the newsvenders, and all persons connected with
the trade, would come forward and contribute funds,
by means of which they would be enabled to carry
their plans into execution.
The CHAIRMAN then read a letter from the news-
vender Warne, who had been now six months in
prison, complaining that the conviction had involved
himself and family in ruin, and praying the commi-
seration of the Committee and of the meeting. He
likewise read a letter from Sir F. Vincent, who re-
gretted that a previous engagement prevented him
from being present at the meeting. The letter also
stated that Sir Francis had not abandoned his Bill
respecting the law of libel; that he could not send
them a copy of that Bill, but that he would be glad
to communicate on the subject with a deputation
from the Committee. The letter also alluded to a
Bill moved for some years ago by the present Lord
Chancellor when Mr. Brougham, but not brought
in. It stated that the writer did not recollect whe-
ther in that Bill there was a clause to remove the
present grievance the newsvenders complained of;
he would send for his papers on the subject, which
were in the country, and forward them to the Com-
mittee.—(Hear.)
Mr. FELLOWES moved the first resolution, to the
effect, "That it was the opinion of that meeting
that the present construction of the law of libel
opened an unbounded field to unjust prosecutions,
whereby the innocent were made to pay the penalty
of the guilty; and that the law, as it now stood,
ought to be altered." It was their business to
supply the public with newspapers, which they
(the newsvenders) seldom read, and if even they
did read them, how were they to determine whether
they contained libellous matter or not? News..
venders, by the present law of libel, were placed
in a most awkward situation, and one of their chief
objects was to get the clause in the Bill, which rela-
ted to the newsmen, altered.
Mr. EDWARDS seconded the resolution.
Mr. MORLEY said there were upwards of a
thousand newsvenders in the metropolis, and that if
they combined and put their hands deeply in their
pockets, to protect themselves, no lawyer would be
found daring enough to take them into a court of
law for vending newspapers. Newsvenders did not
sufficiently join in their own protection, arid he was
surprised to see little more titan eighty of them
present, when it was stated there were no less than
eighty actions pending against them.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. JOHNSON moved the second resolution—
" That as recent cases had occurred of prosecution
for the mere vending of newspapers, newsvenders,
ignorant of the risk they ran, were daily and hourly
liable to the effect of malicious prosecutions on the
part of rapacious and petty-fogging attorneys." He
regretted they were obliged to meet for purposes
which the Legislsitire should have accomplished a
long time ago. The present law of libel was a
bundle of absurdities—it defeated the very purposes
for which it was intended, and ought to be imme-
diately repealed. He hoped, however, that the
career of the law of libel was nearly at an end. From
the letter of a Member of the Legislature, which
had been that evening read, he felt confident that
something would be done in the next Session of
Parliament to repeal a law which was a disgrace to
the country, and an injury to the people. Poor in-
deed must any man be, if it required so much
bolstering up as to make him, in defence of it, at-
tack all the newsvenders of the metropolis. In
giving assistance to Messrs. Warne and Goldwin,
they should take right good care that not a farthing
of their subscription went in the shape of costs into
the pockets of Dicas.
Mr. ONWHYN seconded the resolution, which
was put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. WYLDE moved the third resolution, to the
effect, " That the construction put on the law of
libel sometimes by Judges, and too often by Juries,
placed the property of individuals in peril, whether
they were innocent or guilty." He said the two
former trials of the convicted newsmen had not been
properly conducted, and that they could not be
called trials. The notices were so short, that it was

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about the time the mutton-pie was missed. These
suspicions were strengthened by a customer calling in, ' .=
and telling him that he had just met the prisoner ;
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thing of the loss, had asked him how he tiked the . :-!.:-.5-!'. 74
" blow out" of " pork" pie he had for suPp. r last:l-'-..vi, '4l)
night ?" "Pork 1" said the boy, thrown off hi,i7l6,N-
-guard, " It warn't no pork ; I've dealt long enough'
at Mr. Votson's shop not to know the taste of his
mutton afore this." Complainant, observing the
prisoner pass his shop in a few minutes after e arda,
went our, and having caught him, he gave him into
the custody of 'a policeman.
The evidence not amounting to legal, whatever it
might do to moral, certaitny, Mr. CONANT was
obliged to discharge the offender.
Two other boys, about the same ege as the
former, were charged with having stolen a string of
line -skod saoswes from the shop of a pork-bott:he*
in Wardour-street.
'file compi.inant gave a melancholy description
of the losses he continually sustained in eggs, cheese,
and slices of prime bacon, by some of the same
party ; he also, having the misfortune to live adja-
cent to that district where " picking and stealing,"
from its prevalence, appeared to be a component
part of the education of youth. The sausages,
however, being strung together in a link of some
feet in length, the " operator," who whipped them
off the board, could not conceal them all under his
green baize surtout, so that when the chace com-
menced he had no other resource than to drop the
prize, which was dangling down at his heels. He
made his escape, but the two prisoners, his com-
panions, were grappled the moment they were about
10 bolt.
Mr. CONANT, was also obliged to discharge
these prisoners, but not before the uncle of one of
them promised to bestow on his nephew A sound
,htashing for his pilfering propensities.
UNION HA LL.
Yesterday Jeferies East, a master nightman, was'
charged, under the Wilful Damage Act, with hav-
ing destroyed a puppet-show, in which the charac-
ters of Punch and Judy were performed.
Ridley, the proprietor of the show, stated that,
as lie was exhibiting a few days ago in the S, a-road,
in the midst, of the first act, and during the dialogue
which takes place between Punch and Judy, a sud-
den stop was put to the performance. He then
went on to say that he was standing wit bin the
frame of the show, directing the figures, and making
the speeches pro and con, when all on a sudden 'tie
lefendant rushed forward, pushed the whole show,
Punch, Judy, and all, down. In the confusion that
followed the catastrophe, Punch had his nose
knocked off and otherwise disfigured, while Judy
was seriously maimed ; and, in fact, both char,c ere
sustained so much injury, that it was quite impos-
sible they could again appear before the public until
they had undergone sundry repairs; and in addition
to this loss witness also severely suffered in pocket,
owing to the poetponemeut of the performance.
The defendant contended that the circumstance
'rose from accident, and made a long harangue
,gaMst street acting, urging that it was a nuisance,
And that numerous accidents arose in consequence.
The slioe‘ man, on the other hand, claimed it as a
,ight, and said that if the mghtman was posse•sed
of a grain of common sen'e he must b- aware that
from time immemorial Punch and Judy was con-
sidered a lawful performance.
In the midst of the argument between the con-
tending parties the M igistrates postponed the further
hearing of this important case to give an opportu-
nity for the attendance of material witnesses on both
sides.

MARYLEBONE.
BEGGING LETTERS„—John Watson, the man
charged at this office on Monday, with trying to
impose on Mr. Gray, surgeon, of No. 2, Upper
George-street, Bryanston-square, by means of a
begging letter, and remanded for further examina-
tion, was yesterday again placed at the bar before
the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. RAWLINSON.
On Monday the prisoner, in answer to the charge,
had been a midshipman in the Royal Navy, but,
having left the service some time, had been very
lately reduced to the greatest distress, which obliged
him to have recourse to the disgraceful practice of
begging. In contradiction to that statement Mr.
Gray said that the prisoner was a regular cheat and
imposter, he having been repeatedly annoyed by
him about seven months back.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar yesterday
Mr. Gray then recollected that the prisoner, about
two years ago, broughr a letter to him, written word
for word (with the exception of the Latin) the same
as the one he came with on Sunday.
Mr. RAwLINSON (to the prisoner)—What do you
say to that ? Prisoner—l wish I had not gone to
Gray's on Sunday. I'm sure I had no recollection
at the time of ever having been there before.
Mr. RawmasoN—You stated that you were a
midshipman on board a ship. What was her name?
Prisoner—The Lavinia, commanded by Lord Wil
ham Stuart, who was drowned in the Niedway four
years ago.
Mr. HAWLINSON—How long ago is it since you
served on board that ship ? Prisoner—That was
in 1807. I was only a volunteer of the first class,
though rated as a midshi?snan.
Mr. RAWLINSON—What made you leave the ser-
vice? Prisoner—l had no friends to help me on, my
father only being a private in the Guards. I left
about twenty years ago, since which time I have
followed the occupation of an attorney's clerk, and
when out of employ I begged.
Mr. RAWLINSON—I must commit you.
The prisoner was then committed for one month
to the House of Correction.
HATTON-GARDEN.
John Owen, a young fellow well known about
town as a " smasher," alias a common utterer of
counterfeit coin, was brought to this office, charge('
with having passed a bad shilling to Mr. George
Clayton, baker, of High-street, Islington, and also
with having defeated the ends of justice.
On Tuesday night last the prisoner entered the
shop of the prosecutor and asked for a penny loaf
He tendered a bad shilling, winch being discovered
he was detained until an officer was procured, when
he was given into custody and taken to the station-
house, where the officer commenced searching him,
to ascertain whether he had any more counterfeit
or other money in his possession, but they found
none. While he was performing this part of his
duty he unsuspectingly laid the shilling upon the
table, and the prisoner shuffled about until he ap-
proached it within his reach, when he made a snatch
at it, and putting it into his mouth he swallowed it
in a moment. He was brought to this office, and
Mr. Clayton and the constable stated the above
facts, which excited much laughter.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON inquired whether the pri-
soner was known ? A constable stated that he was
a notorious smasher, and had been frequently in
custody on similar charges, but always escaped.
Another officer stated that the prisoner had before
been in custody, and was a perfect adept in the art
of swallowing base coin. The last time he was in
custody he swallowed a base half-crown.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON hardly knew how to deal
with such a fellow. Unless the shilling was pro-
duced it could not be identified. He said the pri-
soner must have a very extraordinary swallow.—
(Laughter.)
Officer—lf your Worship think proper to remand
him fur a few dais I think we might be enabled to
produce the shilling.—(Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant SELLON (•miliig) said if he was
so well known as an utterer, he, Lo doubt, would
soon be there again ; and, under the circumstance,
as there was no identity of the property, he would
discharge the prisoner.
The officer said that if ever be had him again
under similar circumstances he would take good
care of him and the property.
The prisoner, who had a tremendous head and
shoulders, exclaimed, " Bah ! I wish I had swal-
lowed you instead of the shilling, spooney ;" and he
left the office with bravado, amidst laughter.
Mr. Dab, the proprietor of a public-house situate
in Tyson-street, Islington, appeared at this office to
answer the cotnplaint of Byers, the notorious infor-
mer, for an alleged transgression of his license, in
suffering beer to be carried from his premises on
Sunday, the 17th of November, during the hours of
divine service.
Daniel Byrne, the informer's witness, on the 17th
of November, between eleven and twelve o'clock,
saw a little boy leave the house of the defendant
with something tied up in a cloth. He followed
him and asked what he had got, when he refused
to inform him, and he (witness) untied the bundle,
in which he found a jug containing beer, and to
convince himself that it was that liquor he drank a
part of it.
Mr. ROGERS (indignantly)—How dare you, Sir,
to have done such a thing ? Ate you an officer ?
Byrne—l am not, Sir.
Mr. ROGERS—Stand back. I will not hear you.
The case is dismissed. You take advantage of a
simple boy, whom you deprive of his beer in a
cowardly manner. You would not have had cou-.
rage enough to have treated a man so, because he-
would instantly have knocked you down upon the
spot. Get out; the case is dismissed, without costs.
Byrne sneaked out of the office quite chagrined.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
ALARMING INCREASE IN JUVENILE APPETITES.
—A hungry-looking urchin, named Wilday, with a
potatoe-sack over his shirtless shoulders by way of
roquelatire, was brought before Mr. CONANT,
charged with having aided and abetted another boy,
not in custody, in the felonious abstraction of a hot
mutton pie and sundry penny tarts.
The complainant, with undissembled pathos.
stated that be kept a little shop for the sale ot pearly
pies and such small luxuries, which shop was unfor-
tunately situated on the borders of that train,og-
nita known by the name of the " Holy Land'
part of the town thickly populated with shoeless anti
breechless myriads of die rising generation. As
he dealt in dainties peculiarly fascinating to
juvenile palates, his shop became a sort 01
cynosure to swarms of active and hungry
urchins, who kept up a predatory warfare on
his savoury chattels ; and if he withdrew hi,
eye for a single moment he was sure to
discover that some of his eatables had vanisheo.
Pursuit, in such cases, was hopeless, for the depre-
dators had but to turn the nearest corner and they
were irrevocably lost in the e orse than Cretin laby
rinth of the Seven Dials. On Tuesday evening he
had prepared a savoury mutton pie, which he offered,
smoking hot, to the public, fur fourteen pence,
placing it in a tin dish on his counter and surround-
ing it with apple tarts. W bile he was busied
itt
serving a customer (perhaps a confederate), with
halfpentlyworth of peas soup, the pie, tarts, and tin
dish, disappeared. Couse,erieg this last attack pita:
aj. le, he made Inquiries Of his tieighosurs, anti
learnt that the prisoner, who was known as the
most active of the " foraging" parties, had been seen
running away from the shop with something bulky,just

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EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—A respectable
middie,iged man walked into the office, leading in
two children, one about eight and the other six
years of age, and stated that he had an application to
make against his servant, who carried off his two
children a year ago, and at the same time stole
three watches, a quantity of jewellery, wearing ap-
parel, and other properly. He had not seen the
children since until that day, when he accidentally
met them in Shad well, and took them into his charge.

Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared not a little sur-
prised at this application, said there must be sow-
, hing else at the bottom of ir, and asked the appli-
cant if his wife was living with him at the time.
Applicant—No, Sir; she went away before be-
cause %te quarrelled.
Mr. BALLANTINE—And the children were taken
to her ? Applicant—l don't know, Sir. The
servant took the children away, and everything I
had went with them. I have been basely robbed.
Mr. BALLANTINE said there was something more
in the case, and told the applicant he must give
him the whole particulars before he would assist
him.
Applicant—Upon my word I don't, nor do I,
know where the children have been. Ask them ;
they will tell yeu, Sir, who they have been with.
Mr. BALLANTINE—No, I will have it from you;
if you don't choose to tell me yourself I cannot
restore your property, nor punish the thief. 6et
your story up properly and come here again, and
bring your wife with you, if necessary, and I will
see what is to be done.
The applicant made no answer, but walked out of
the office shaking his head, and did not again make
his appearance. He told the officer the property he
, was robbed of was worth 2001.