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his friend answered in the negative. The defendant then absolutely
placed himself in the footway before them, sad repeated his inquili
and they gave no other answer, but stepped into the road to aroiii
him. being in a hurry. They bad only proceeded two or three yard;
when the defendant came behind them, and gave witness a violent ,13,:
on the shoulder ;calling out, with a laugh, "there is something that
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fit you at all events." He then retreated hamily into the shop:,
The defendant; in answer to the charge, said he recollected asking ti,,
kept omen to buy, but, " upon his honour," he was sure it war qs.a,
Impossible that he could have laid a hand upon either of them, es.
dolly with violence. They stopped to look at the articles exposed tot
sales and he thought they wanted to purchase.
Mr. Marsh said this was totally false, for that his friend was hasten.
log with all possible speed to a coach-office to go into the country, Et
they did not stop a moment.
Sir R. Blinn said such a nuisance could not be tolerated, and ordered
the defendant to pay a fine of 20s. and costs.
Levy said he Mid no money to pay such a sum, and that hit wart
were very small.
Sir R. Bum tz—lf you can't pay in puree you must in paw.
You are committed for 21 days to the House nt• Correction.
The defendant was then removed in custody

QUEEX-EQUAIRETEE Max WOT PATS WATER lint.
AGAIN !—Yesterday Master William Adovider made his thir4 ap,
at this once since Thursday last, now charged not only vita,retreil disorderly, but with assaulting his wife.
The defendant has a most peculiar manner of his owa in evading an,
questions which may be put to him; and having advanced to the bai,
he said that he never intended to live with his wife again. He was then
about to leave the once, but was stopped by the officers.
Oh dear, Oh dear, said Master Adwater, she has got no marks I cm
MUM you.
His wife now peed into the box, and stated that she opened the
door for her h at twelve o'clock at night, at their house in Lin.
dry-yard, Peter-street, when he began to best her violently, and broke
the windows.

Now Betsey, my dear, show your marks you know, or it won't do, ukt
Master Adwater. Ask to look at her marks, your Worship.
A police constable stated, that he was on duty, and heard the cries
of "murder" from Landry-yard, and, on going there, be saw the dr.
(cadent beating his wife.
Oh dear, oh dear, exclaimed Mauer Adwater, what a charge againu
met bear the cries of " murder." Betsey, my dear, now speak to hi,
honourable Worship, and prove that you never cried out " murder."
Some persons cried out " Inurda," replied the wife.
Very wen then, replied blaster Adman, I think there is an end tu
this case, for here stands my wife without a mark upon her.
The Magistrate, however, difered with the defendant, and asked
him what be had got to say to the assault on his wife ?
Your Worships must understand, replied blaster Adwater, that Pre
paid up all my water-rates, and got the receipt in my pocket.
The magistrate said that was no answer to the charge of assault.
Oh, your worshipful honour, continued the defendant, water-tate;
come heavy and vexes the mind ; and I can tell you another thick
I'►e got no money, which is worse than all.
The question was again put to the defendant.
Your worship, he replied, I Dever intend :to live with my wife rat
stands there, not never no more. I'll never speak to her spin. and
if I chance to meet bet in the streets, I'll just give her a bit of a nod,
just as much as to say, I know you, and no more.
The defendant was about to enter into soothes dissertation upon his
water-rates, when be was stopped by the magistrates, who ordered him.
to dad bail, in default of which he was committed.

WORSIIINSTRZET.— William Pope was charged. before Mr.
Broughton, with obtaining a quantity of clocks, belonging to the dif -
&rent manufacturers in town.

Mr. Levy, of Bevis Marks, stated that the prisoner was a most ct-
cellent workman and about two years ago he gave him a clock to re.
pair, with which he absconded, and has not since seen the prisoner till
now, nor the clock at aIL He has defrauded several other clock
makers in the cams manner.

The prisoner said be bad had the misfortune to break the clock-care
to pieces, but he honestly returned the works to Mr. Levy.
bir. Levy said he certainly received the works of a cluck not worth
es. in exchange for his own, which were wadi 51. the name on the dial.
plate was quite different.
Atfield and Armstrong, officers at this office, said the prisoner had
defrauded half the clockmakers in Loudon in a similar manner; being
an excellent hand at his business, he could always get work, but gene.
rally made away with it. A warrant had been issued against him at
this office upwards of two years, but they had never been able to lip.
prebend him until now. He had escaped three times from different of.
Acen, and on one occasion broke through a brick will. Upwards of
thirty inquiries had been made aft., him at this office by different clock.
maker, within the last two years, and if he wax remanded and publicity
given to the cue, than would no doubt be many persons come forward
whom be had defrauded under similar circumstances.
The prisoner was saranded until Friday next.