Star.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

licaterdernfornine,; among ; number: of persons • charged from
the different watchhouses, was a young man, fashionably attired,
who stood upon the charge.book of St. Paul's, Coventfgarden, thus :
—Freda:id Grathle charged by —e-- Taylor, a Watchman, with
halos disorderly in king-steeet. two o'cloek,•in the morning."
When tho csise wet called, Taylor, the watchman, stated, that
abpat two &clock in the morning he saw the Attendant talking to
some women of the town, in King-street, and he desired them all
to " move on.' The women immediately walked away, but the
defendant refused to tdr. The witness told him he must go ; bet
still he persisted in his right tostep there asilong as he pleated, and
darnd- witnessto-molest him. •He said " thatibe had but a short
time before ootooda, watchman to be suspended from his Alice fur
insolence to him, and if witness interfered with him,he would have
him broke in the morning." The witness upon this took him to
the watch-house, and then the constable of the night offered to per-
mit him to.go about his business like would depart quietly, but he
refused to go at all, and insisted on being locked up.
The constable of the night corroborated the latter _part of the
watchman's statement, and said that ;he was quite unwilling to de-
tain the defendant, but he would be -kept ; and witness was obliged
to lock him up.at his own latticulardesire. He insisted-on being
tacked tip in order that be might have an opportunity-of laying
regular complaint before the hiagistrate • against the.watchman, in
the morning, and of trying the question whether he was liable to be
taken Into custody far refusing to obey the command of a watch-
man to "tnove on?"

Sir R. Siam-asked she dekmdant what-answer he had to make
to the charge ?
The defendant stated that he wasatanding quietly talking in the
street, when he was orderettbrthe watchman, In an authoritative
tone, to " move on." Be rtifirsed to obey this peremptory mandate,
as ho thought he bod a right to do, and .he conceived that the
watchman had no authority whatever totake him into custody un-
der such circumstances.
Sir It. Ikasur.—Qut I tell you, sir,. he had authority to do so,
and that be acted perfectly right{ and has done his duty very pro-
perly. Pray what right had you to question the authority or
point out the duty of the watchman? Are you an inspector of
the watch?

Defeuriant...—No, I am not an inspector of the watch.
Ste It. 13nuax.—Pray what are you ?
Defendant.—What am I?

air R. HtaNta—Yes; I ask you who and what you are?
Defendant.—What ran that have to do with the cue?
Sir It. Bruna.—lt has much to do with it. What are you, I ask
you once more?
Defendant.—What do Toil think I am?
Sir It. BllNlL—What do I think you ate? You may be a thief
for anything I know. How can I guess at what you are? Are you
a tbiefar an honest 1111111 ?

Defendant.—l amigo a thief.
Sir R. Thatint.—Then, once again, what are you? Are you II
any profession or trade?
Defendant.-1 live with my father.
Sir R. ,Thinar,—What is your father, and where does he live?
Defendant.—What has that to do with the nutter in question, I
should like to know ?

BiltgSll4lLf.:LWhat harm can arise from your answering the
,question which Sir Richard puts to you/ It am:do no injury to any
one to explain who and what you are. You are not conducting
yourself at all properly.
Defendant.—l live at No. 7, INrchin-lane, with my father, and I
am a stock-broker.

Sir IL lisame.—A stock-broker ! I believe you are no more a
stock-broker than 1 am, nor so much.
Defendant (with much warnab, and sulking his hand on the
table).—Sir, I say I am aatock-broker, and.bare bpay card (throw-
ing one on the desk).
Mr. Dltasnut.L.--You are really behaving very indecoroudy,
young man, in replying thus intemperately to the bench.
Defendant (passionatelr).—lndecorossLy ! What tight has he to,
,insult me, first, by an insinuation that I might be a thief, and now

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