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Ca.stisiss.—... ester ay the poitpdoed hearing of the hifortna.
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ions against * gamblers came on before Sir Mous* anode, C.
g. Albaupg„ pt. and a, fall Bench of Magistrates, when the Office
was excessively crowdpel .Isy respectable persons, whoa* curiosity
prompted them to be protest at the examination ; a considerable
number of the fraternity sienorinxted 's i'atis.men," were also in
attendane.c, and were on the alert to render their brethren in jeo-
pardy any as,istancc to their power.
An objvcdon was taken by Mr. Annatws, as Counsel for the de-
fentianis, on the p.ior hearing, on the ground that the summonses
issutd for their appearance were Illegal, inasmuch as the date of the
commiesion of she offence, the parish or place where the same WAS
alkged to have been committed, and the Act of Parliament under
winch the proceedings. were instituted, were not indorsed on the
summenses. This, however, was obviated by Mr. Miami:cc or-
dering fresh suconionses to be Issued, with the indorsements con-
tended for; but great difficulty ww; experienced in effiecting the ser-
vice of them, as the defendants anticipated the measure that would
be resorted to, and of course kept out of the way as much as possi-
ble; however, four out of the original number, which we believe
was six, were personally s,ereed, and of course attended.
Mr. ANDREWS and Air. ROT.-. 11 attended as before for the de-
fame, and Mr. ADOLPUei for the complainants.
TOn the first case being called, Mr. Minsiitmt. said he would call
the attention of the Learned Gentlemen on both sides to a question
which had occurred to him on the former hearing of the cast., al-
though he did not then express it. relative to the informer, who
bad stated himself to be under twenty-one years of age, and was,
therefore, legally au infant, and, consequently. incapable of appear-
ing as an informer under a penal statute, as Magistrates sere en:-
power,:d, by the 18th. Geo. 'J. c. 19, to award costs on either part)
in any case where a penalty was to be recovered by information.
Should the informer be called upon to pay costs he might refuse,
and could not be sued, and therefore he, Mr. Minshull, was of opi-
nion that the informations could not be proceeded in.
Mr. Rorcis said, in confirmation of the worthy Magistrate's opi-
nion, there was a case in 2d Hataiinis Ems of the Crown, Mons v.
Ellis, wherein Serjeant Onslow had expressli laid down the law
which Mr. Minshull bad just affirmed.
On reference to these authorities, Mr. Armerres acquiesced in
opinion with Mr. Minshull that no further process could be had, andl
the informations were of course qua-ited.

MANSION-HOUSE.
A Jew named Moses, who was stone-blind, was charged by an
elderly woman, whose daughter had been hired to lead him about,
with .istving committed a rape upon her daughter. He was, she
said, a beggar, although he bad given himself a fine name, and had
taken advantage of her child while pursuing his trade of begging.
The Jew said in his defence, that the young woman had led him
about upon his business at the rate of half-a-crown a week, but
being fond of the weavers, fer she came from Spitalfields, she did
not like his quiet protection, and went back to them, leaving him
without a guide. She soon, however, returned ; hut as the weavers
were after her, he would not have her to lead bins any more, for
fear she should lead him astray; upon which her mother came up
to him and took him by the nose, which she wrung with such vio-
lence that be actually thought that feature had followed his eyes.
The Loi) MAYOR, who perceived that the first charge was made
merely for the purpose of getting rid of the second, questioned the
Jew upon the nature of his occupation.
Moses said he was a matrimonial broker; in other words, a per-
son who provided husbands for wives, and wives for husbands, and
that he bad a per =cage for his labour.
The LORD Mavos said the poets bad painted Cupid blind ; but
then he was somewhat younger, at least in appearance, than Mr.
Moses, who had thus engaged to do the business of the little god.
His Lordship asked how Moses could perform the duties of the of-
fice in his blindness?

The Jew replied, that the secrecy was the more to be relied upon
when the interceasor,vcaa without eyes than when he had perfect
eight. It was, W*44/fiat defect that qualified him best to recom-
mend parties to each miser.
The Loan Mates then desired the old woman never to pull the
old man's nose again, and the old: matt to get himself led in future
by a boy, lest the girls should lead him astray.