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up with the name of Egar, wording to the prisoner's
dictation.
• V The following was the evidence previoa lgien :
An inspector of notes of the Bank of England pro-
duced the stolen note, -which was for 1001., No. 11,320,
dated 24th of February, 1842, Manchester. It Was, he
believed,stolen on the 19th of December, 1842.

Daniel Forrester stated that on the 23d of April he
went to Moate, in Ireland, and apprehended the pri-
soner, who walked into the hotel where he was stopping:.
A gentleman, who was with witness, recognised the pri-
soner as' the person charged. Witness told the prisoner
with what offence he was charged, and that he need not
answer any questions if he pleased, but it was his (wit-
ness's) duty to ask him some. Witness then read the
warrant to him, and said he was charged with having
changed the 100/. note with Mr. Howell, of Dolly's
Chop-houSe. The prisoner said he did change it there,
but gave no further explanation respecting the note.
Mr. Wontner stated that the prisoner had been in-
dicted 'in Dublin for stealing the parcel 'and 'acquitted,
and he h'ad Subsequently brought an action against his
prosecutors for, false imprisonment and obtained a
verdict.

'Mr. Bozori—For how much, do you know? Well,
that has nothing to do with this question. I charge him
with receiving.
At the conclusion of the evidence yesterday,
Mr. Wilkins addressed the Lord Mayor upon the part
of the Prisoner.' lie contended that the evidence by no
means warranted the committal of his client, He drew
his Lordship's attention to the nature of the article
which was produced, which *necessarily had passed'
through a great variety of hands since 1842; to the
length of time which had elapsed before it was found in
the possession of the prisoner, and to the fact that he
had not given a false account of himself, but such an ac-
count as must inevitably direct any body who wished to
find him. -The Learned Counsel declared that there was
not even ground for the.kast suspicion'that the prisoner.
was aware that the note had been stolen, or, that any
criminality could .be attached to the possession ,of it-
by him.
Mr. Clarkson rose to rePly.
Mr. Wilkins contended that his learned friend had no
right to reply.
The LORD MAYOR intimated that he had made up
his :mind upon the subject, and that there was no occa-,
sion for a reply, but he certainly considered that Mr.
Clarkson had the right which Mr. Wilkins denied him.
That justice-room Was a place' of investigation 'and not
of trial, and the magistrate' was justified in' satisfying
himself by obtaining as much information as he could
get in the course of the investigation.
Mr. Clarkson said it was in his power to produce a
great deal more pvidenee against the prisoner. He did
not. consider that anything. his learned friend had said
was calculated to show that the prisoner-was innocent of
the offence with which he was charged.. Art for the
length of. time which took place" between-the tobhery
and the changing of the note; -that circumstance rather
strengthened than-invalidated the-suspicion 'of guilty
knmvledge.

• The LORD MAYOR declared that he had formed a de-
termination' to commit the'priaoner before Mr. Clarkson
had uttered a word upon the subject. The prisoner was
a man well versed in business, and perfectly. understood
the, nature of the business, of the concern which had
. been plundered.. He had offered .no explanation• what-
ever as to the manner in which the note he was accused
of having received had come into his possession ; and
that fact, coupled with his conduct at the coach-office at
- the time the parcel was missed, and other circumstances,
rendered it imperative upon the Magistrate to send the
case to ahigher tribunal.
The prisoner was then,taken back to the Compter.
C LER:KEN WELL. • •
Thomas Watts, a leather-cutter, residing at No. 13;
_Old Paradiae-row, Islicgton, was charged with disturb-
ing a public meeting, and with resisting police-constable
1.75 N,, when about to apprehend him.
, The Rev.: Henry,Cole, a clergyman- of the Church of
;England, residing at . No. 39, Highbury-place, Islingtoc,
depesed, that do the previous evening. a meeting of the
parishioners of St. Mary's, Islington ~had been „convened-
'in the, school-room in Church-street, on, the subject of
the Dissenters' Chapels Bill now before Parliament.
The meeting had been convened by the Vicar of Isling-
ton, whO was in the chair. The prisoner, who is a no-
torious Chartist, was in the body of the meeting, and in-
sisted upon making a speech:- A resolution had ju4t
been carried, tiati the Vicar put it from the chair, vvhe-
ther or no Mr. Watts should address the meeting, and
'twice it was unanimously declared by the shdw of hands
that he should not. Still Mr. Watts persevered. in ex-
claiming that he .would, address the meeting. Great
confusion ensued. There wererepeated cries of "Turn-
him ou'," and witness, fearing that worse consequences
might ensue, gave him into the custody of a policeman.
Mr. Frederick Sandron, a gentleman holding a situa-
tion in the •Home-office of the East India-house; and
residing at 47, ,Canonbury-square, deposed that he had
been present at the meeting, and confirmed in all respects
what the Rev.Mr.Cole had stated ; and when Mr. Watt's
insisted upon speaking, the Chairman told him he nius
not address the meeting if he, were not favourable to RIB
objects. As Mr. Watts did not say that he was so, the
Chairman twice took the sense of the meeting, and each
time it wasunanigious against the prisoner's being heard.
It was only when the prisoner had ascended the plat-
form, and, in spite of repeated remonstrances, determined
on speaking, that he was given into custody. •
A gentleman named Dickson, who appeared as soli-
cite'. for Mr. Watts, was about addressing the Bench, but
. Mr. GREENNVooD said, as the act proved to have been
committed by the prisoner did not amount to a breach of
the peace, he could -not interfere. It certainly was
hard thing that a public meeting could not be held
;
without being subjected to such annoyance but the
raw did not, under present circumstances, allow him to
interfere.
The prisoner was discharged.
The Rev. Mr. Cole returned into Court a few moments
after the case was over, and said he had been threatened
by the prisoner's, solicitor with an action for false im-
,prisonment. •
Mr. GREENWOOD--The less I say on that subject the
better.
The Rev. Gentleman then left the Court, accompanie4
by Mr. Sandron.
Aina.n named Camp was charged with assaulting an Itaf
named Mariotti.
,fr. Jelin Davis, of 18, Claremont-place, Chsi'kenwell, de.lt
posed that he saw the prisoner standing opposite the cora:.
plaitiaiit in a fighting attitude, near the Golden Anchor
riblic-houser Coppice-row. He did not see the complainant
strike. the prisoner; but the prisoner struck Mariotti on th 4
face, ,and made his mouth bleed, He then ran away, but
police-sergeaut Archer, after a smart race, overtook and ar-
rested •
; The prisoner, in defence, said he had been drinking with a
female in the Golden Anchor. The-female did not like the
noise of the organ which the complainant was playingout
side the door, and asked him to tell the organ player to. g
away.' He did SO, but Mariotti immediately drew a knifi
froM 'beneath the green cloth which covered the organ, anti
threatened to stab him with it. He then struck him on
the Mouth.
The lifwarsTuArsinquired if the prisoner had said any
thingiabout the knife on the previous night, and if the coma
plainant had one on his person?
POlice-sergeant Amber, 8 G, said the knife had been-found
on hisperson, and the prisoner had stated that the cons-
*inapt had threatened to stab him.
Tbe,SiaoisTitare remarked that those Italian organs were
seraqiine.! a great nuisance; but even if the Italian had pulled
outliis knife, it did not jastify. the prisoner in striking him.
lie n'auld fine him 742,
. .LAINION-HALL. '
Smith and Ann Davis, two pros,
ti tlYst Y'
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tes, eiruti at
the habit f frequenting the Kent-road;' wore
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brought before Mr. Train, charged with highway rob-
bery.
Mr. William Ealing! a ' mercantile man, living 'in the
City,'•Was walking along the Old Kent-road, on the_pre-
ceding night, toWardsthe,Elephant and Castle, when he
el/Served: the tivopriSOners and another woman standing
tor;ettier near the Green.tuan gate. Ile crossed over to
the ,oppesite. e, or the road, and was followed by
Smith,iavtta wt tnwnt
eh: idancldaimindeoto.nirpgeodtohhoh:irinoit,opr,goessed her conversation,
with her. Ile refused the'
away
ng;
continued: to press upon him, and
hand into his trousers pocket, and pulled but his purse,.
length
hbut thrust sh e stillher
containinglwo 'sovereigns and twenty shillings in silver,
with which oho ran to her companions. The complain-
ant yursued her, and when she got up to the other women
s4e stopped, and he then charged her with robbing him
o bis purse and money. -The moment, however,'he
uttered the words, Davis,, a Woman of masculine appear-
ance, rushed at him, struck him in the face, and, repeat-.
ing the blow, stretched himnn the road, in which con-
dition .be was found by a policeman, who, on hearing
his-cries for help, went up and succeeded in securing the
two prisoners, but the other woman, who is snapepted,of
having the purse and money, escaped.
In the course of the examination it was stated that the
priieners had been 'frequently in, custody for robbing
menini,that side of the water, but generally escaped
coiaz-viCtio'n owing to the parties whom. they plundered
lieftigintoxicated at the <time. In 'the present instance,
however,, the complainant was described to have been
perfectly sober when he-was robbed. ".
Mr. Taanz. said that it was a very daring robbery,
and that he should remand the prisoners until the ether
women who was with them at the time was taken into
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The complainant was walking down the Walworth-
ifthi;o);hing Thomas Wilson, a mechanic, on Sunday
road on, Sunday night; when he was accosted by'Smith,
.but he refused ,to have anything' to-say to her, and de-
sired-her to- ge about her business. She still' persevered
iii following the'--complainant, and at length thrust her
hind:bite POcket, 'add drew our 135., amongst` WhiCh
were'threelialf-erown pieces, and then ran away. ,Can -
pliikarit ran after her, and in the course of the pursuit she,
ass.the money, to her companion. .
was ' ohseried to p
They were both taken into custody, and. the.chief part of
the silver was discovered secreted in Jones s hair, and in
her shoes. , .
.The prisoners, who denied the charge, were committed.
Mr. Thomas Mason was charged before Mr. Trail with
wilfully destroying the cushion and inside fining of a-cab,
on. the preceding night.
. The-driver of the cab stated that he was engaged' by the
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defendant on Cornhill, arid.un setting him down in Statnlbtd-
street it was discovered tlaat the cushion and the inside !hung
of the vehicle were cut to pieces. The defendant was in the
.act of making off when he was stopped and given into
custody.
The defendant said he dined at a public dinner, andhavhig
drank a great-deal of wine.ge
t into the , defendant's calk .bilt
had-nu recollection of having damaged it in the way described!
- for the d
/• age be-
am
The defendant was adjudged tO.PaY 3
costs.
Ann Head, a girl of fifteen years 0f - °get was charged with
robbing her mistress of ten sovereigoe, and also a watch,
chain and seals.
-had on frequent occasions of
It appeared that the prisoner.
_late attended a penny concert, without the knowledge onier -
.mistress, where she formed very bad acquaintances, •Ou the
_Friday morning the complainant found that the drawers-in
herbed-room had been forced open with a kink and that

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