Star.
London, England, 1824-05-29 00:00:00

STAPLE: INN V. THE PARISH OF ST. ANDREW.

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SC.•tittt.crt applied fora rule to .Ite‘i• cause why
%II it of FrOiltiAtioll should not issue in this ca x. It
was a clAirn on the part of staple Inn for seven pews '
S!. An:lrew's Gooch. The pri:ll resi,ted the chin.),
and the st:it was [nought into the E.zcle:ia.tical Court,
And the claim founded on prescription. lie applied for
the rule, on the ground that the Ecklesiaskical Court
could not try a que,tiNAt of prescription.
Mr. Justice BAYLEV—You apply for those who oppose
the prescriptiou ?--:%II..t2CARLEICT. Yes.—Rule granted.

POLICE INTELLIGEIVCE.

GUILDHALL.

Thero are no less than seven persons (wise have been committed
from this office) either out on bail, or in prison in default of it, at
the instance of the Solicitor for the Treasury, for having sold pro.
fane and blasphemous publications, at Carlile s shop in Fleet-street;
and yesterday, two others, of the wanes of Maud! and C.cheane,
were brought up before Mr. Alderman ANner, tor similar ctlonces,
and committed to find bail for their appearance at the Sessions.
BOW.S rn EET.
Boxm Ms7cfrEs.—Yesterday GeJrge Weston, a pugilist of slight
note, was brought up on a warrant, charged by Mr. George Kent,
a chronicler of boxing matches, and odic r itittrestbig events of tiut
description, with having committed a grievut.: a»ault upon }u
at Shepperton.

IVe;ton, in his defence, said, that be first fell in with Mr. Kent
on the way to the fights, and the latter challenged him (e 0.711
in a gig) to trot his horse against that of complainant three :stilt ;
for a guinea. lie refused, and INIr. Kent abused hint. When
the ring afterwards, Mr. Kent desired bins to leave it ; and up-:, his
replying, that he had as great a right there as lie (Kent) 11:.2, the
latter pushed him. lie pushed again, and Mr. Kent fell (!own.
Mr. Kent said he could falsify this account by the tLbt imcny of at
least twenty Witnesses.

Alr. Ilaus—You may call as many witnesses as you p:casc, but
I can tell you that you are both in the wionl;. Yuu (to compLic.
ant) had no business there, and if you wili go to such paces, you
must take your chance of what follows. _ .

Complainant—Then am. I not to be protected in the eK:rcise
my lawful occupation ?
Mr. lIALt.s.—I know nothing about your occupation. lac net
at all sure that reporters, as well as bozos, and all others %rho
tend at a prize fight, are not amenably for aiding in a breach of the
peace. You were both, in my opinion, illegally occuried at the
time, and you must both find bail to keep the peace, and to .ithwtr
each other's charge at the Sessions.
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complainlnt and defendant were then held to bad, each in
his own recognizance of 20/.

lint. Carroll, a well-known pickpocket, thougl, but a boy, was
charged with robbing Major Carter, of the 7th !'tasileers.—The
Major was passing by Charing-cross, when the prisoner was seen
by Isacholls and Up;on, the officers, to follow him, deliberately r-ke
up the skirt of his coat with one hand, and draw out his handker.
chief and throw it behind him, doubtless thinking that a companioa
waa behind to r..crive it. The 'Major, when he got to the watch-
house, found that he had also lost his. pocket-bct.k.—The prisoner
was fully committed.
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