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breast) for my bravery and good conduct. I never
assaulted ttaybody
.in my life, and nobody ever
asrulted tie fill this row took place, and lam now
insulted b, r being placed here.
Maine—l wos coming over the bridge, and went
to the row, and a man tore my medal from my
breast, and Virew my cap over the bridge. Some
honest man p icked up this bit of the clasp (pro-
ducing a frog ment), and brought it to my sergeant-
major. They:Anocked me down and made my nose
bleed, anal tried to throw me over the bridge, and
I was dragged a long distance by the hair of my
head.
Higg ins denied having committed any assault
until e was struck.
The ;Sergeant-major said that other soldiers than
those charged were out after their proper time on
the nigh t in question, but none of them bore marks
of their 1 raving been engaged in a conflict. Two of
the prisoners had been confined in barracks for the
last six Ng eeks, on account of the present chaage,
and the other had been in the hospital.
The Lord Mayor said, that taking into considera-
tion the im..prisonment that two of the soldiers had
already um lergone, and that the third had been for
some weeks in the hospital, his brother magistrate
and himself were of opinion that the ends of justice
would be satisfied by the infliction of a fine upon
the prisoners of ss. each, or seven days' imprison-
ment.
Shortly after the sergeant-major paid the 155.,
and the prisoners were discharged.

CLERKENWELL.---THE ST. PANCRAS DEFAL-.
CATIONS.—OO3IIIIITTAL OF MR. BIRCHMORE.—Thos.
Birchmore, late relievini, overseer of the parish of
St. Pancras, surrendered to his recognizances before
Mr. Tyr Whitt, charged with embezzling various
sums of money belonging to the directors of the
poor of the parish of St. Pancras.
Mr. Humphreys, jun, appeared, as before, for the
prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the defence.
Mr. Humphi-eys, in opening the case, said he was
prepared to offer evidence intwo other cases against
the prisoner, and then to ask for his committal for
trial. One of the cases was that of .a Mr. George
G. Neals, who had on or about tholith or 20th of
April last, paid prison& the sum' of £4 10s., and
the other was that of Mrs. Pearce, who, on Oct. 3d
last, paid the prisoner the scm of £3 55., neither of
which sums hadbeen accounted for. He had thought
to have been enabled to get other cases complete
against the prisoner, so as to have included three
cases of embezzlement in each of i'he indictments,
but he would not ask for a further remand, but any
new evidence that-might turn up he vrould at once
give notice of to prisoner's solicitor. He should
produce a bond which the prisoner signet! on April
7, 1851, in which the prisoner stipulated to receive
and account for all moneys. He should riot be able
to call the attesting witness, as he had absconded,
and a reward was offered for his apprehension.
Mr. Humphreys then called—
Mrs. Jane Pearce—l am the wife .of Francis
Pearce, and reside at 15, Portland-street, Oxford-
street. My mother, Sarah Street, is an inmate of St.
Pancras Workhouse, and has been so for some time.
On 3d Oct. last I paid the prisoner, on behalf of the
parish, the sum of £3 55., for the maintenance of
my mother. I paid prisoner the money at the work-
house.

George G. Neals—l reside at 6 Bridgwater-street,
St. Pancras. lam an inquiring officer in tho ser-
vice of that parish. On or about April 7th I paid
the prisoner the sum of £4 10s., for the mainte-
nance of George and Catharine Keeley, who were
inmates of the workhouse. The prisoner gave me
the receipt produced.
Wm. Jaques—l am the accountant of the parish
of St. Pancras, I have already examined prisoner's
receipt book, and I do not find any entries of £3 ss.
or £4105., the Auras mentioned by the last witnesses.
Mr. W. D. Harrison—l am clerk to Messrs.
White and Co., solicitors, of 12, Great Marlbo-
rough-street, and produce a bond, dated the 7th of
April, 1851, for £l5O.
Mr. Lewis submitted that the bond could not be
admitted, as the attesting witness would not be
called, and the law stated that he must be called.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The law is, that if a man dies,
removes, or cannot be found, they may prove by
witnesses the handwriting.
The witness Jaques recalled—l know that a
person of the name of J. W. F. Cook was vestry
clerk and solicitor of the parish of St. Pancras.
He was on 7th April, 1851. He is not now clerk,
and I know that he has absconded from the parish.
I have heard that a warrant is out for his appre-
Ilension, and that a reward is advertised about the
strecozs for his apprehension. Cook was discharged
from.h-id office several weeks ago. I have not the
slightest ki7owledgc where he has gone to, or where
to find him.
Sergeant Robin:PA, 27 A, said—l am `sergeant of
the detective police fo:Te% I know that a warrant
qm this court on the 9th
was placed in my hands
of Nov., 1858, for the apprehOlsion of Cook, on a
charge of felony. I have been in pursuit of him
ever since.

The witness Jaques recalled—The sigOatures to
the deed are in the handwriting of the prisont7 and
Cook.

This closed the case for the prisoner.
Mr. Lewis reserved the defence, simply saying,
Not guilty.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fully committed the prisoner to
the Central Criminal Court for trial, but consented
to take bail for the prisoner.
The necessary bail having been put in, the pri-
soner left the court with his friends.

THAMES.—THE REVOLTING CHARGE AGAINST
A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.—Augustus Pechell, a
(Yentleman of large fortune, and connected with
se','eral wealthy and respectable families, who was
descfibed in the police-sheet as a gentleman of 4,
Harcourt-buildings, Temple, aged 60, but who is
close upon 70, surrendered with his bail to answer
a charge (f inciting Michael Collins, an Irish
labourer, to commit an unnatural crime.
Mr. Sleigh, barrister, instructed by Mr. George
Lewis, jun., defended th., prisoner, who put in bail
when the ease was first hord on Monday last, to
the amount of £1,500.
The court was densely crowded,. and
bers who eagerly sought admission were unable to
great nu.m-
obtain it.
_ _ .

The evidence of the complainant on t!le first ex-
amination was read by Mr. Pyer, the ch:ef clerk,
and Mr. Yardley asked him if he wished to Odd to
it, to which he replied in the negative.
The prosecutor wag again cross-examined at great
length by Mr. Sleigh. He said the prisoner did not
indulge in improper familiarities with him until Sa-
turday night. He did not think rubbing down his
face meant any harm. That occurred in the public-
house where they had steaks and beer. He gave the
prisoner a false name and address when he first met
him. He could not assign a reason for doing so. He
said his name was Tobin. It was not his practice
to call himself 'robin. He never said he was a sailor,
but the people at the public-house thought he was
a sailor, because he wore a reefing jacket bought
by Mr. Pechell. He had been in a police-court once
before ; it was at the Thames Police-court. The
witness, who prevaricated very Much, admitted
he had been atvarious police courts, and imprisoned
for assaults and rows; and he-was committed to
prison once for stealing a gentleman's gold-headed
cane, but he was innocent of that. He had not
been in prison twelve times—only three times. He
had seven days' imprisonment, six weeks' imprison-
ment, and one month, for assaults, and'rows, and
stealing. He was not taken up in Holywell-street
and charged before a magistrate with a criminal
offence. He did not know where Holy-well-street
was. He was not in a retiring place in the neigh-
bourhood of the Strand for an hour on Wednesday
night. He was not there with a woman. He did
not tell any one he could get lots of money out of
the old gentleman, and if he did not give him plenty
he would charge him with an odious offence.
By Mr. Yardley —I am a native of Ireland. I
have been in London 12 years, and have worked on
the river and on wharves on and off, and have got
odd jobs. I have worked at Cotton's Wharf in the
course of the last fortnight. lam not in the prac-
ticeto Holywell-street.
Emily hlg
Falbrook, servant at an eating house, No.
7'
ringdon-street, said the prosecutor and an
oildgFoefiti gortleman, the prisoner, came there on the night
of Saturday, the Bth inst., and had supper. They
came in together and went out together. They
partook of alamode soup, for which the old gentle-
man paid ls. She had seen the young man Collins
before that.

By Mr. Sleigh—The old gentleman asked the
young man what he would have for supper.
Mr. Sleigh—Just as a kind old gentleman
would do who met with a poor man ?
Witness—Yes, sir.

Patrick Tobin, an Irish labourer, , of. No. 3,
i 3
Cock-court,,Snow-hill, said—The prisoner came to
n
houseiast Sunday week by himself. He first
paid for some drink, and said, " Are you Patrick?"
I said, " Yes, sir." He said, " No, you are
not ; Patrick is stout, much stouter than you,
and. has blaclz whiskers and wears a white smock
frock." I said "I know who you mean, but Patrick
is not his name, his name is Michael Collins, that
is who you mean." The prisoner said, "Is he. a
deserving young man ?" and I said he was. The
prisoner said " Where is he, I want him?" I told
him he had gone to a funeral at Bow. The gentle-
man had half a pint of stout out of the first pot he
paid for, and then sent for another pot of stout,
and then took me to a public-house and gave Inc
brandy and. soda water and bread and cheese. On
Tuesday night he called upon me again. Michael
Collins was there before him. The prisoner was
very generous, and sent for two gallons of beer, a
shilling's worth of oranges, a shilling's worth of