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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—CAMBRIDGE, JULY 2'.
(Before Mr. Justice BosANorET.)
James Edwin Dixon and John Phibbs, were indicted
under the statute 57 George 111., cap. 19, sec. 5, for be-
longing to an illegal combination and union, the members
of which were compelled to take an oath not required by
law. The defendants are respectable looking young men,
journeymen shoemakers by business.
Mr. Gunning and Mr. Barker appeared for the prose-
cution ; Mr. Austin for the defence.
The jury having been sworn, Mr. GUNNING stated to
them that the defendants were indicted for having been
members of an illegal association lately existing in this
town, the object of which was to aid and assist each other
and the trade in general in refusing to work under certain
stipulated wages, and the members of which were bound by
an oath not to reveal the secrets of the society, or to in-
form against each other. That such a combination was
dangerous to society there could be no doubt ; and that it
was illegal, as being within the express provision of the
statute upon which they were indicted, could not for a
moment be denied. The object of the prosecutors, how-
ever;in preferring this indictment, was not to inflict punish-
ment upon the defendants, but to warn their townsmen
and the public in general that such associations were illegal,
and that it was an indictable offence to belong them. That
object, he was happy to say, had been completely answered ;
for not only had the union to which the defendants had
belonged been dissolved in consequence of the publicity of
the present charge, but there was but one feeling amongst
its late members of its illegality and mischievousness.
That being so, the prosecutors had no wish to press the
indictment against the defendants, and if his Lord-
ship thought he could do so without compromising public
justice, he should be content to offer no evidence in
support . of .it.
Justice BOSANQUET said he thought under all the
circuinstanco. that the course pursued by the prosecutors
was most proper and judicious, and it was one to which he
had no hesitation in giving his sanction. He had read the
depositions, and he was satisfied that the only object of
the .prosecutors was to show that these associations were
unlawful, and to warn their fellow-townsmen against enter-
'' ing into them, and that they did not. desire to inlict punish-
ment on the individuals whom they had selected for prose-
cution. It was for the sake of the defendants, and of per-.
sons in their line of business, that he (the Learned Judge),
declared, as he did ;without the least hesitation, that the
union to which they had belonged was dangerous and ille-
gal, and that those who engaged in them were committing
an offence for which, if convicted, they were liable to very
heavy punishment. No state could tolerate those associa-
tions which called upon or permitted the members of them
to take an oath not to reveal their transactions, or any
other oath " not required by law," to use the language of
the statute : the consequences of such an oath was to de-
prive the state of the benefit of the testimony of those who
have consented to take it—a consequence dangerous to so-
ciety, and most unjust to individuals. It operated as a
direct encouragement to the association to commit illegal
acts, if they thought the members were bound not to discover
them ; and when once a man had bound himself to become the
depositary of the secrets of such an association, he found him-
self in the alternative of either withdrawing himself from it,
which he might find it difficult to do, or of engaging still deeper
in its illegal and mischievous acts. His Lordship enlarged on
many other evil consequences of such associations, as well to
the individuals belonging to them as to the society, with great
earnestness and clearness, and produced a strong impression
on the defendants and the auditory. He trusted, that as
the prosecution was instituted for the sake of public warn-
ing, all persons would be satisfied with what had been done,
and that the defendants would be grateful to the prosecu-
tors for not pressing a charge of such a character as that
for which they were indicted. He was very happy to. learn
that the association was at an end, and that the men had
returned to their work, and he sincerely hoped that they
would see, as was unquestionably true, that it was no less
their personal interest than their duty to abstain from en-
tering such an association again after this public warning,
and to cultivate the good opinion of their employers.
The defendant Dixon said that he was most truly thank-
ful for his Lordship's. kind and feeling address, and for the
course the prosecutors had adopted, a course which they
should never have reason to regret. He had entered the
society from what lie thought a right principle, and with no
idea whatever of violating the law. He did not know that
the union was unlawful, but as soon as be had learned that
it was, he had withdrawn himself from it, and caused it to,
be broken up. After again thanking the prosecutors, he
and the other defendant bowed and left the court, evidently
well pleased with the turn the case had taken.

WE STERN CIRCUIT.-DOUCTIESTER, JULY 23.

Isaac Brake was indicted for feloniously and mali-
ciously, with a pistol loaded with powder and ball, shoot-
ing at William Hall, of Corfe Castle, butcher, with in-
tent to murder him, or to do him some grievous bodily
harm. He was charged with the like offence on the Coro-
ner's inquisition.
Mr. SAUNDERS stated the case for the prosecution, and
called the following witnesses :
Cassandra Stoodly, who lives at Stoborough, was with
her husband on the 12th of April last returning home from
the heath between Wareham and Corfe Castle, and when
they came near Hide-hill she saw the prisoner, the deceased
William Hall, another man, and a woman. A horse was
before them. They were going on the road from Stobo-
rough to Corfe Castle. Hall cried out to the witness and
her husband to stop the horse. Her husband did so. Hall
and the prisoner then - came up, and the prisoner got upon
the horse. Hall said he should not ride. Prisoner said
he would ; but after some contention the prisoner dis-
mounted. The man and- woman before-mentioned walked
on while the prisoner was upon the horse. They went up
the hill towards Corfe Castle. Some conversation took
place between Hall and the prisoner respecting an empty
basket which the latter had carried on the condition of Hall's
allowing him to ride. They went on aggravating each other,
when Hall said to the prisoner, " Go before or behind, and
don't aggravate me so." Hall had a little stick in his hand,
with which he struck the prisoner across the shoulders
once or twice. He did not strike him very hard. He
then took the prisoner by the side of the coat, and
asked him what he had there—a pistol ? On this,
the prisoner took a pistol from his pocket ; and while he
attempted to cock it, Hall endeavoured to strike it out of
his hand. Hall had hold of him all the time. The pri-
soner then pushed Hall back, fired the pistol at him, and
the ball passed through his side. The prisoner was about
two yards from Hall when he fired. Hall instantly cried
out, " That villain has shot me through the loins." Hall
then went towards the witness and dropped, and her hus-
band fainted away. The woman and the man were on be-
fore, going over the hill towards Corfe. When the pri-
soner fired the pistol they looked back, and the Witness
waved her hand for them to return, but they did not. After
the prisoner had shot Hall he took up a bundle from the
ground-and walked on. Witness told him he had shot a
man, and called him to come back, but he would not. He
flourished his stick over his head, laughed, and went on up
the hill. Hall was a little in liquor, but the prisoner was
not at all. Soon after the report of the pistol, two men,
named George Norris and Thomas Hatchard, came to wit-
ness's assistance. They asked her what had happened ;
Hall was then lying in agony on the ground. When his
waistcoat was unbuttoned witness saw blood on his shirt,
about the size of a crown piece, and a hole in his side about
the size of a bullet. Hatchard took the deceased of his
back and carried him to witness's cottage.
In h'er cross-examination by Mr. Gambier, the witness
said, when the prisoner got off the horse, he observed that
he should not have attempted to ride if Hall had not given
him permission. After the prisoner had fired off the pistol
she .041.n0t bear.but saw him laugh.
.tcmathan.Stoodly,.huSband to the preceding witness,gave
similar testimony, and said that Hall threatened to boy-beat
the prisoner.
George Norris, a labourer, heard the report of the pistol,
and saw the fire and smoke. He and Thomas Hatchard
pursued the prisoner, and found him about half a mile from
the spot where Hall was shot.
Thomas Hatchard, on coming up to the prisoner, asked
him what authority he had for shooting the man ? He re-
plied that he had authority to serve any man in a similar
way who molested him on the road.
Robert Taylor, the post-master at Corfe Castle, on his
return from Wareham on the 12th of April, saw the de-
ceased at Stoodly's cottage ; he afterwards went in pursuit
of the prisoner, and found him at Kimmeridge, about three
miles from Corfe Castle. The prisoner said if any other
person were to molest him as Hall had done, he would
shoot him. The prisoner was taken by the tithingman
(Cooper) to the station-house, and Lieutenant Carr or-
dered him to give- up his arms, which he did : they con-
sisted of a pistol, a swordstick, powder-cartridge, and five
balls. The pistol was loaded.
Norman Spencer, of Corfe Castle, went with the last
witness to the station-house. On taking the pistol-balls in
his hand, he asked the prisoner if it was one of the same
sort that he had shot the poor fellow with. The prisoner
said it was.
Lieutenant Carr, Commander of the Preventive Station
at Kimmeridge, said the prisoner was one of his officers on
the 12th of April last. It was necessary that he should
go armed, especially between Stoborough and the station-
house. Witness had desired the prisoner not to go out.
unarmed. Some seizures of contraband spirits had been
made through the prisoner's vigilanee, and threats of re-
venge had in consequence been held out to him, and this
rendered it necessary that he should protect himself. The
prisoner
was not a passionate man in temper, but particu-
larly mild.
Henry Everington, surgeon, of Wareham, attended Hall

on the 12th of April, and up to the day of his death, which
was the 19th ; he examined him after his decease in the
presence of several medical men ; the ball had broken a
rib, perforated the colon, lacerated the left kidney, passed
through the abdomen, and lodged in the left side, just under
the skin. Witness produced the ball, which he had no
doubt was the cause of Hall's death.

This was the case for the prosecution.
For the prisoner several witnesses were called, who gave
him an excellent character.
A boatman, named George Vance, said Hall wished to
quarrel with him on the 12th of April, shortly before the
prisoner fired the pistol ; Hall called the witness by very
offensive and indecent names ; on which witness requested
the prisoner to come on, for Hall evidently wanted to pick
a quarrel. _ _

Mr. Justice PATTgsoN, in summing up, clearly explained
to the Jury the difference between murder and manslaugh-
ter ; and said, if they should be of opinion that the pri-
soner shot the deceased, not from malice prepqnse, but
from sudden heat of blood, occasioned by provocation, that
would reduce the crime to manslaughter ; but the circum-
stances of alleviation must be made out to their entire sa-
tisfaction.

The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
of Manslaughter.
His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, told the prisoner
that there certainly appeared to be some provocation in the
case, but the crime was so close upon murder, that he felt
it his duty to visit it with severe punishment. The prisoner
seemed to have entertained a notion that if be was at any
time molested, he might shoot a person as a matter of
course ; but this was so horrible an opinion, that it could
not be tolerated for a moment. If the prisoner had been
found guilty of murder, then his (Mr. Justice Patteson's)
duty would have been quite clear, and he could not have
shrunk from it ; the. prisoner . must have been left for exe-
cution, without the slightest hope of pardon ; but a different
verdict having been returned, the sentence of the Court
was, that he be transported for the term of his natural life.

NISI PIOUS COURT. • ;
(Before Lord DENM'AN and a.gpeeial Jury.)
DOE, DEM. WOLLASTONtV:,I3ARNES.

The utmost anxiety has been created by this cause. Sir
James Scarlett arrived here on Monday. The cause began
on Tuesday morning, and continued till half-past ten at
night, when the Court adjourned to eight o'clock next morn-
ing, and continued the whole of the day till eleven o'clock
at night, when it was again adjourned to to-morrow morn-
ing (Thursday).

HOME CIRCUIT.—MAIDSTONE, JULY 24.
(Before Mr. Justice LITLLEDALE.)
James Griffith, a Greenwich pensioner, aged 65, was
indicted for a rape upon Jane Elizabeth Flory, a child under
ten years of age, at Chatham. The day laid in the indict-
ment was 6th April.
Mr. ESPINASSE stated the case, and called
Jane Elizabeth Flory—Witness stated she lived with her
father and mother at Rochester. Knew the prisoner, who
lived at Fair-row, Chatham. On Sunday morning, 6th
April last, she carried the prisoner his shirt. She stayed to
dine with the prisoner's grandson, a little boy. After din-
ner she sat in a chair, reading a hymn-book. The prisoner
came to her, told her to hold her tongue, and not to cry,
and he would give her a halfpenny. She said she would
tell her mother, on which he hit her • across her back with
a rope, and made the little boy who was in the room look
out of the window. The witness then detailed the parti-
culars. A woman knocked at the door, and she told the
prisoner there was somebody at the door. He said, " Let
them knock." Mrs. Douce came in to borrow a saucepan,
and prisoner placed witness in his lap, and threw a towel
over it. Mrs. Douce went away, and the prisoner then
pushed witness out, and said he would thresh her the next
time he saw her, if she told her mother. She did not tell
her mother until the Thursday week after.
Elizabeth Douce lived in the same house with the pri-
soner, and went to borrow a saucepan, and saw the girl
sitting in the prisoner's lap : it was on Easter Sunday,
March 30th, and not on 6th April ; she knew it was so,
because she boiled a leg of pork on that day, and borrowed
the saucepan for the potatoes.
Mr. BonKxN, for the prisoner, took the objection of the
day, but his Lordship ordered the case to proceed.
Mrs. Flory stated that her child was nine years old last
December. Witness did not discover anything the matter
with her child until the 17th April. She then took her to
a surgeon. Afterwards she went to the prisoner and
threltened to take him up. He said he must stand the
law's trial. She saw him again that evening, and told him
the child's evidence was clear against him, but if he was
agreeable to come to terms, she would make it up. He
asked what terms. She said three pounds, and pay all ex-
penses. He said he had not the money, but would give a
note for it under his hand.

Another witness was called, who proved the mother's
offer of compromise ; and the surgeon was also examined.,
His LORDSHIP adverted to the doubt respecting the day,
and said it was a very singular case, but it was clear the
mother had made a handle of it to endeavour to get money
from the prisoner.—Not Guilty.
Thomas Hamond, a labouring man, aged 20, was in-
dicted for a rape on Mrs. Pegden, on the 19th March last.
It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Pegden, who was
aged 43, and was the mother of twelve children, that as she
was returning home from a visit to her mother, between
seven and eight o'clock in the evening, the prisoner seized
her violently, and notwithstanding her repeated cries of
murder and most vehement struggles, accomplished his pur-
pose. Two men came up who recognized the prisoner, and
he made off. The prosecutrix was assisted home, imme-
diately told her husband, and the next day the prisoner was
apprehended.

Mr. CLARKSON, for the defence, endeavoured in vain to
show that the man was insane. •
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and his Lordship
after stating his entire concurrence in the verdict, passed
sentence of execution, telling the prisoner he could hold out
no hope of mercy to him.
(CIVIL SlDE—Before Lord C. J. TINDAL.)
NEAL V. HAYWARD.

This was an action of slander by the plaintiff, a wine
merchant at Tonbridge, against the defendant, a butcher,
of the same place. The words complained of were, that
the defendant said to a customer of the plaintiff in the
middle of the market, on market-day, " I would advise you
to take care what agreements you make•with Neal, for he
will be sure to rob you as he has robbed me ;he is one of
the biggest blacklegs in the country."
Mr. THESIGER, for the plaintiff, 'stated that he would
have been- satisfied with an apology, but the defendant told
the plaintiff's friend that he wanted to provoke the plain-
tiff to strike him, or else to bring an action, and he would
repeat the words.

Mr. Holman proved the words and the defendant's
conduct.

Mr. SHEA, for the defendant, contended that the words
were not actionable, as they did not refer to the plaintiff's
business.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said the Jury would deter-
mine whether the words did or did not refer to the plain-
tiff's mode of carrying on his business.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages Five Pounds. '

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—DERBY, JULY 23.
(Before Mr. Justice TAUNTON.)

William Spencer stood charged with cutting and maim-
ing John Henshaw, at Ilheston, with intent to murder him.
William Cooper examined by Mr. VVHITEHURST.—Is a
framework-knitter living at Heanor. Was at a beershop
kept by John Smith at Ilbeston on Easter Monday last.
Henshaw and W. Bostock were there ; ttielatter had on
that day married Henshaw's sister. While witness was
there Spencer and his wife came in. Prisoner complained
of a toast that was given, and Cooper asked Henshaw if he
kneW that young man; and whether he was married, Hen-
shaw said " Yes, and that is his wife," pointing to Spencer
and the female who accompanied him. The Prisoner
seemed vexed at being noticed, and became' quarrelsome,
when the landlord or his son put him out of the house.
Witness and Henshaw about eight in the evening went
on towards' Bostock's, their way lying through a lane.
While in the lane they saw the Prisoner, with another
man, who had also been in the beerhouse. Prisoner said,
Holloa, I think I know you," and Henshaw said, " Holloa,
I think I know, you. Prisoner said " You are the very
man I want to see ; you have had something disrespectful
to say of me or my wife," which Henshaw denied.
The prisoner then threw off his hat and coat and went
up to Henshaw and struck him, when they fell in a
ditch together, Henshaw uppermost. When Henshaw got
out of the ditch he stood still by the side of the road.
Prisoner went a short way up the lane, when he returned
and struck Henshaw, when they both fell down again.
Prisoner's mother at this time came up, and said, " Holloa,
Bill, what are you about ?" when she stooped as if to assist
them. Henshaw said to witness, " Bill, take them off me,
he is scratching or slashing my head off." Witness pulled
the woman away, when Henshaw rose and ran towards a
house wall as though he was senseless. He called to
Cooper to come to him, and said, " I doubt he or they have
killed me." Witness heard the gurgling of blood, and saw
it flow on the ground in a great quantity. He was then
conveyed to his sister's house, where his person was ex-
amined. There was a cut through the ear and across his
neck, with several wounds on the head. Witness had seen
the prisoner with a knife in the beershop in the act of cut-
ting some meat and bread.
Cross-examined by Mr. HILDYARD—Did not see more
than one or two blows struck, and they by the prisoner.
Re-examined—Henshaw's neckcloth was cut through,
also a bit of his collar and waistcoat.
John Henshaw, the prosecutor, corroboratet the evidence
of the preceding witnesses, and stated that when he was
down he felt the prisoner cutting his neck and also his heal

Was confined between a v;cek and a fortnight before he
could get from his bed.

James Robb is a surgeon's assistant, and. was called to
see the prosecutor. Found him in a weak state froth much
bleeding. There was a wound on the right side of the
neck, three inches long, and a quarter of inch deep. There
was one also on the back part of the bead, and another on
the top of the head, extending in the form of a V an inch
each way. Also a cut on the left car, it being divided in
two. All the wounds appeared to have been cut with a
sharp instrument, and the carotid artery might plainly be
seen from one of them. He was in danger nine days, and
is not perfectly recovered yet.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied all knowledge of the
crime, and called witnesses who swore that the prosecutor
had used indecent language regarding his (the prisoner's)
wife, and had in the first instance charged the prisoner's
mother with having committed the offence.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up, the Jury found
the prisoner Guilty—Death recorded.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YoaK, Juts 23.
(Before Lord LYNDHURST at Nisi Prius.)
CRIM. CON.—WINTER V. ROOT.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover
compensation in damages for a criminal conversation with
his wife.

After the case had proceeded for some time a conference
took place between the Counsel on both sides. The result
was, that a verdict was entered by consent for the plaintiff
for 40s.

Joseph Webb, convicted of manslaughter on Saturday
last for administering " Morrison's Pills," was sentenced
to six months' imprisonment.
The Learned JUDGE told him that the sentence was
made under the consideration df the recommendation of the
'Jury, and the excellent character he got for tenderness and.
humanity.
A petition was last evening presented to Lord LYND.•
lIURST in his favour, signed by 720 most respectable inha-
bitants of this city.
The next cause, one of no interest whatever, was the last
on the' list. Immediately on its being disposed of the
Learned Judge rose, and the business of the Assizes ter-
minated ; an earlier conclusion than has been in this county
for many years. The gentlemen of the long robe complain
bitterly of the bad times.

The Commission is to be opened at Durham on Saturday.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JULY 24.

IMPORTANT CASE.—William Glover, formerly a tailor
and draper, was opposed by Mr. NicftoLLs on' the part of
three persons named Cox, Stephens, and Frost. He was
supported by Mr. COOKE.
In this case an important point arose. The insolvent
had been joint assignee With the opposing parties to the
estate of Joseph Laurier, a bankrupt, and the creditors
had received 16s. in the pound. The insolvent was chosen
the acting assignee, and in that capacity had received 2591.
which he had not paid to the credit of the estate. In his
schedule he admitted the debt, and had inserted his joint
assignees. The question was whether they could oppose
his discharge, inasmuch as no order had been made by the
Court of Review.

Mr. C OOKE argued that assignees were to be considered
as partners, and, as one partner could not oppose another,
neither could one assignee oppose another assignee. In this
Court no opposition could be made except by a creditor.
The parties who sought to oppose were not creditors. Had
the Court of Bankruptcy made an order, the official assignee
would have had a right to oppose.
Mr. NIcHoLLs, contra, asked for the names of the
parties for whom he appeared to -be struck out of the
schedule if he was not allowed to oppose. It would be too
much to obtain a discharge from their claims, and at the
same time to deny the right of opposition.
The point was argued at great length in presence of the
Learned Chief Commissioner and Mr. Commissioner Law.
The Learned Commissioners differed in their opinion, the
Chief Commissioner being against the opposition, and Mr.
Commissioner Law for it. He could not see what right a
party had to be discharged from a claim, and deny the cre-
ditor the right of opposing ; besides, it had been admitted
that the parties could receive a dividend, but could not
detain the party.

The COURT were of opinion that the point was very im-
portant, and were desirous of having the decision of their
Learned Colleagues now on Circuit. •

The case stands adjourned for that purpose.
The Learned CHIEF COIIMISSIONEIt, in the course of a
case, impressed upon an insolvent the danger in which he
was placed if he had concealed property, and he said he
wished it was more generally known that if an insolvent
concealed property to the amount of 20/. his discharge
could be revoked, he would be recommitted to prison, and
be liable to a full remand of three years ; he could be in-
dicted with the persons who had colluded with him, and, if
found guilty, sentenced to three years' imprisonment with
hard labour. Indictments and convictions had taken place.
In reference to subject the Learned Commissioner
said he was fully convinced that in many instances imprison-
ment was the only thing that occasioned the restitution of
property, and there was a good deal of false compassion
entertained on the subject.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN SQUARE.

GINGER-BEER VENDERS.--Yesterday, John Sprocket
was charged with assaulting and nearly half-drowning
George Kershaw with ginger-beer under the following cir-
cumstances :

It appeared that both parties were itinerant venders of
ginger-beer at id. per bottle, and that they both occupied
stands near each other at Hyde Park-corner. Two of a
trade can seldom agree is an old adage, and it was fully
exemplified in this case. The complainant's ginger-pop
drew rather more customers than his rival's, and the con-
tinued pop, pop, pop, which rang in the ears of the de-
fendant, quite distracted him. On Saturday last, when the
complainant was serving his numerous customers, the de-
fendant armed himself with three bottles of ginger-beer,
which, without the slightest provocation, be fired in the
complainant's face, at the same time abusing him with the
most approbious epithets. War being now declared, the
ginger-beer flew in all directions, the firing lasted some
time, and the complainant had evidently got the worst of
it, being completely drenched in ginger-beer, and covered
with foam.

Several witnesses were called, who spoke to the heavy
fire that was kept up with the ginger-beer, and as it was
evident that the defendant was the aggressor, the Magis-
trates fined him ss. for the assault.

ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—John _King was charged
with having thrown Moses Nash, a police constable of the
B division, into the Thames.

Nash stated that on Monday evening he was on duty at
Milbank. A rowing match bad taken place that afternoon,
and several persons having assembled in a disorderly man-
ner, he had just taken the prisoner's brother into •custody,
when he was surrounded by twenty or thirty persons, men
and women, and his prisoner was rescued from him. King
and several others then seized witness and threw him into
the Thames.

Several witnesses corroborated this statement, and the
Magistrates ordered the defendant to find bail to answer
the charge at the Sessions.

THAMES POLICE.

FREAKS OF A SAlLOR.—Yesterday a north-country
sailor, named William Hall, belonging to a Newcastle
collier, was charged, under very singular circumstances,
with creating a disturbance in the shop of Mr. William
Coucher, hairdresser, in High-street, Shadwell, and break-
ing a quantity of property belonging to him.
Mr. Coucher stated that on the preceding night, about
nine o'clock, a cab drove up to hii door, and the prisoner,
whom he had sever seen before; jumped out, and pointing
to witness,:said,,," Here he Asir avo will 'stop here?' He
shook hands with witness, as if he had been an old acquaint-
ance, and nearly dislocated his arm. He then desired
the cab-driver to bring two jars and a large box out of the
cab into the shop. After that was done the sailor began
to cut: all manner of capers : he smeared the lather over
a customer he was about to shave, upset the chairs and
blocks, pulled down the curtains, broke several bottles of
eau de cologne, and smashed a washing bason. After
playing his antics for some time, he pulled off his clothes
and laid down on the floor of the shop, declaring that he
had got into a good berth, and meant to remain where he
was all night. Witness went out and procured the aid of
a policeman, and he ordered him to search the prisoner,
but nothing was found upon him, and he was then dressed
and conveyed to the station-house.
Musgrove, a police sergeant, said the prisoner played off
the same antics at the station-house, where he broke down
the door of the cell, and roared out lustily for grog. The
boxes and jars contained mouldings and other things used
by carvers and gilders in their trade.
Mr. BALLANTINE asked the prisoner what he had to say
in his defence, and where he had obtained the property in
question ?
The prisoner said he was not only a sailor but a carver
and gilder, and when the ship was in port he was in the
habit of working at his trade. The goods he had pur-
chased in Holborn, where he hired the cab ; but why he
took a fancy to a barber's shop he could not tell, but he
supposed it was owing to his being half-seas over.
Mr. Coucher said the cabman drove off without his fare,
and he had no doubt the sailor had been robbed by him.
The Sailor—Your Honour, I have been done out of two
pounds' worth of leaf gold.
The Captain of the ship said that he was an honest fel-
low, and the best seaman on board.

Mr. BALLANTINE ordered him to pay for the damage he
had done to Mr. Coucher's property, which would exhaust
all the wages he had to receive foi the run.