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that which I have already given. I cannot take upon me to swear
that the prisoner pledged the bolster.
Mr. Latua.—To the best of your knowledge and belief, was it
she who pledged it ?
Perry.—To the best of my knowledge and belief, it was not she
who pledged it.
Mr. LAlwa (to the clerk)—Write that down. You have
prevaricated most shamefully, Sir ; and I have a strong mind to
commit you, but I shall leave you to be dealt with at the Old
Bailey, where I shall send this case for trial.
Perry,L-1 have not prevaricated, Sir ; I deny it.
Mr. balm—Don't dare to answer me, Sir. You are the
most insolent fellow that ever came before a magistrate.
Perry.—l came here to speak the truth, and I have done so.
Mr. LAING...-I do not believe you have spoken the truth ;
you have prevaricated shamefully.
Mr. LAING, on looking at the ticket, observed, that there was.
an omission, which, under the Act of Parliament, would render
the pawnbroker liable to a penalty of 10/ ; namely, for the des-
cription of the individual, pawning the Property, not being fully
set out, as housekeeper or lodger, and for the number of the house,
and situation of the street not being inserted ; and he concluded,
by informing the witness, that he would have an information laid
against his employer. Mr. Laing then added, that he should send
the case to the Old Bailey, and if the witness prevaricated there in
the same way, be would be treated with teas indulgence than in
this instance. He would, however, strongly recommend the
complainant to lay an information against the fellow's master.
The parties then withdrew, the prisoner being fully committed
for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Tit TABLEs Tußamp.
John Took, # respectable-looking man, was charged by Moses
Lockett and James Robinson, two earthenware dealers, with
having pushed against the said Moses, and, by jerking a basket
from his head, with breaking china to the value of 9s.
Mr. Toole charged the complainants at the same time with
being drunk. Moses stated the above charge, and was confirmed
by Robinson.
Mr. Toole stated, thathe was passing down Broad-street, when
the complainants collared and charged him with the said mischief
of which he knevi nothing till then, and that they were both very
drunk.

Several watchmen swore to the last fact, and they were both
fined ss. Mr. Toole was of course discharged.
A Mr. Davis, who described himself a gentleman, but who
was charged with being a Very violent one, was fined 61. for
being drunk at a public-house on Sunday afternoon. He was
leaving the bar, when the beadle who apprehended him, charged
him with au assault on both hint and his new gold-laced, cocked-hat,
inasmuch that the head of the said beadle was covered with bruiser,
and the said gold-laced cocked hat with mud.
Sir G. FARRANT.-.-" Well, Sir, what have you to say, for at-
tacking the beadle and his cocked hat?'
Mr. Davis seemed rather backward in saying any thing, and
on Sir Groent: advising a settlement with the beadle, be very
gladly agreed to it, and left the bar for that purpose.
UNION-HALL—Yesterday Mr. Poole, the dramatist, at-
' tended at this office for the purpose of applying for an assault
warrant against Mr. R. W. Elliston, by whom he had been as-
saulted in Vauxhall-gardens on Friday night.
Mr. Poole, stated, that on. Friday night last, as he was walking
round the promenade of Vauxhall-gardens, accompanied by two
friends, one of whom was now in attendance, he was exceedingly
surprised by ,a person stepping up in front of him frem amongst
the company, which was very numerous at the time in the walks,
and striking him (the applicant) a blow; this person he could
not exactly distinguish at the moment of the assault ; he however
broke away front hie friends and seized his assailant by the collar,
whotn he then discovered to be Mr. R. W. Elliston, the lessee of
Drury lane Theatre. A scuffle immediately succeeded the blow,
which was put an end to by the interference of his (Mi. Poole's,)
two friends. Mr. Poole then apprised the Magistrate that the
object of his application was to obtain a warrant against Mr.
Elliston for committing so unwarrantable an assault upon his per-
son in the public place of amusement above-mentioned.
A Mr. Jones, who accompanied Mr. Poole to Vauxhall on the
night in question, corroborated his friend's statement of the
assault.

The Magistrate expressed some surprise on bearing the state,-
ment, observing, that he recollected having seen in some of the
Newspapers, au account of law proceedings between the applicant
and the person whom he now charged with having assaulted him.
If he (the Magistrate) was correct, an action wherein Mr. Poole
and Mr. Elliston were the parties had been tried a short time ago,
in oon nt.,t114 law Courts ; reohably the assault, now complait*4
of arose. out' of the eiretunstailee,, attending that action.
Mr. Poole did not on the present occasion enter into it state-
ment of the provocation on either the one side or the other that
led to the assault he now complained of, but he requested that his
application might be granted.
Mr. SwAny said, that it would not expedite the matter to
bring Mr. Elliston to the office by a ‘Varrant, but recommended
the applicant to indict him at the ensuing sessions for the assault.
This method of proceeding in the case, the Worthy magistrate ob-
served, would save a good deal of trouble as well .as exposure to
the parties concerned in it. Perhaps, added Mr. Swabey, the
affair might be Arranged without having recourse to any criminal
proceedings, as the assault did not. appear to be an aggravated
one.

Mr. Poole expressed his determination of following up the busi-
ness, and intimated, that he preferred taking out a warrant
against Mr. Elliston instanter, as he, had beef informed that he
was on the point of leaving town for the country. Was he (Mr.
Poole) to take the advice, of the magistrate with respect to indiCt-
ing Mr. Elliston, in all probability that gentleman would be at a
distance from London when the sessions commenced, therefore
the necessity of granting a warrant was obvious.

Mr. Burnaby, the clerk, mentioned that the Sessions for the
county of Surrey commenced on the 27th instant.

Mr. Poole. As Mr. Elliston is about to leave town, his being
brought up here under the authority of a warrant, will be a secu-
rity for his appearance at the Sessions; but, on the other hand, if
that mode of proceeding is not adopted, it will be the most uncer-
tain' thing in the world where Mr. Elliston is to be found.

The Magistrate then put the usual questions to Mr. Poole, as
to his having been struck in the first instance by Mr, Elliston,
without giving any provocation, on the night in question, and
Mr. Poole having sworn to that fact, an assault warrant was ac-
cordingly granted against Mr. Elßaton.

• The late King George 111., sent as a present to the
Emperor of China, a handsome town-built chariot.
On board the vessel which conveyed it (it was packed
in separate pieces) a mandarin attended, to see it
mounted and put together, that he might inform him-
self of the uses of the several parts.—ffe readily under-
stood all the rest but the two seats, the one within and
the coachman's seat, covered of course with a superb
hammer-cloth, perplexed him: 44 For whom is that
seat ?" said he, pointing to the inside of the carriage.
He' was told it was for the Emperor. « And that ?"
pointing to the coach-box. a For the man who guides
the horses." aDo you think," said he, with a sudden
burst of indignation, that our glorious sovereign, the
son of the sun, &c. will allow any one to be placed
higher than himself ?"

EXECUTION'.—On Friday last, at about 12 o'clock,
George enthrall paid the forfeit of his life for an aggravated
assault and robbery, committed atßongliton--green, Northampton,
the last night of the fair. Since his . conviction the unhappy
man has been -far from evincing any signs of real penitent* but on
the contrary, 'llse lal very lately appeared to brave his approach-
ing fate. The nee. W, Drake, chaplain to the county gaol, who'
had been unremitting in his attention to the wretched man, ad-
ministered the sacrament to him previous to his ascending the
fatal drop. When he had arrived on the drop, he calmly`cur-
veyed the vast concourie of spectators which stood before lam
When the rope was adjusted.round his neck, and just before the
cap.was drawn over his face, he threw his shoes from off his feet
among the crowd. Illis, it it is understood, was done in con
eof a vulgar expression made use of against a d "-
queue epraved
character, " that he will die with his shoes on," meaning that the
peraall will be hung. After spending a few moments in
fervent
raw, he gave the signal by- letting fall his Phandkerchief, when
the bolt was drawn, and the drop fell. A number f females
im-
mediately ascended the drop to have their 'of
' was a fine athletic man, standing about five
rubbed. Catherall
e feet nine inches high.
By his own account he was born of respectable parents, at Bolton,
in Lancashire. He was formerly a private sold' •
lei, and, front the
peoance of his back when stripped,
ap r
suffered from the lath. On has
several times severely
Tuesdaylast he observed, that if be
began then, he could not relate the catalogue of his offences by the
morning of his exeimtion
(Frid
ay). On'the morning be was
banged, lie said he remembered having
robbed a fellow-townsman
that very day six months. Catherall
, was the boxer known by
the name of "Lancashire the youth," who fought about a year
since at Warwick.