Star.
London, England, 1824-06-08 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

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AN INDePENDENT PINSIONSIL—Yesterday Dennis Molloy, an el-
derly looking man, was brought up, charged by Fagan, one of the
street-keepers on the Foundling estate,with most outrageous conduct
on Saturday night, in the neighbourhood of Brunswick-square.
It appeared from Fagan's statement, that the prisoner, in a state
of intoxication, had collected a mob about him, by triumphantly
proclaiming to his auditors his various military achievements; and
on some hesitation as to believing the authenticity of his statement
being expressed by some of his listeners, he began to enforce the
strength of his veracity by rather too powerful arguments, occa-
sionally exclaiming that he was independent of all mankind.
The prisoner, when called on for his defence, addressed the
Magistrate to the following effect :—" Plase your Honour, I received
my pension that day ; for you know I was in the third Buffs, and,
as I always do, I went to the Duke of York public house, to drink
lions life to the Duke of Wellington and the battle of Talavera, for
there I neared many bodily wounds, the worst of which was on my
bead, and I was carried ckan eff the field on an ould dour t if your
Honour knew me when sober, I'm as modest and genteel a man as
you'd meet with in a day's march. I was certainly a little coned,
but I'm now ready to fight for any one I offended.'
The Magistrate did not think this work of supererogation neces-
sary, and in consequence of the general good character given of the
prisoner, he dismissed hint with an admonition not so powerfully to
impress on his friends' memory the recollection of past events.
After numerous bows and acknowledgments of gratitude to the
Magistrate, Dennis retired; and, with a significant shake of the
head and wink, observed to a friend who accompanied him," You
see, Micky, when an mild soldier has got a civi coupe ill US bead
he's swe to be thread like a stuntman."

Benjamin Nara is wasp=filt Ap a-warpni, charged wih
threatening the life anti 'Hay of Mr. Canton, a drunie,,
residing in Middle-row, Holborn.
Mr. Canton stated, that he took the defendant into his service
some short time ago as an assistant, but latterly he has annit•eted
himself in such a violent way towards the whole family, paniculai'y
Mr. Canton himself, threatening to smash him to pieces, to knack
his teeth down his thtoat, to break his head, &c that he gave hie,
notice to quit, and on Sunday he repeated all those threats, and in
the utmost fury rushed into the shop where Mr. Canton was starte,
ing, with an open razor in his hand, which Mr. Canton dreaded he
would make use of—so that, in fact, he considered his life in deett
Mr. Canton's female servant confirmed his statement, and after s
long explanation on the part of Mr. Northin, about salary, part.
nerships, character, &c. Mr. Roe ordered him to find bail to kt,p
the peace.
TOWN-HALL
A journey to Greenwich by the stage is such a trial of FileTt,
to the pasiengers, and the general insolence of the coachro.n
proverbial, that it may be not only useful but satistactor) to those
who are necessarily subject to it, to know that a summary punish.
ment is provided for these gentry by the statute 50 Geo. 111. cap
48; and upon an information under this Act, ittrph [Sasses, the
driver of one of the Greenwich stages, appeared before Mr. Ahleee
man J. J. SMITH, to answer the complaint of Mr. Mania Foster,
solicitor, residing at No. '24, Lime-street.
Mr. Foster, and a friend with bim, had mounted the dickey of
the defendant's coach, in Gracechurch-streer, at half-past ten in the
morning, and were trotting along at a tolerable pace to the Brick.
layers' Arms. Here they came to a full stop, and after rem4inir:
some five or six minutes, the passengers all became impatieo::-
" Come, coacher," said Mr. Foster, " are you going on "" " y„ s,
a few minutes;' was the careless reply. Another five minutes ei,ip-c:,
and Mr. Foster repeated his question—" In a few minutei, S r,"
surlily replied the coachman: " I am allowed ten minutes." " Ws i;,••
rejoined Mr. Foster, " you have already been above that time, and
if you don't go on, I shall get outUnd walk." " You may walk and
be d-d, but I shall have my fare to Greenwich." Mr. Foster, how.
ever, at that time did not choose. to do either, but with a view to tares
the coachman to set off, ha made a motion to get down the steps dike
dickey, when the defendant seized hold ot' the lappets of his Coat and
in somewhat a elm:meting tone said, " Please to had over as
eigliteenpcnce first ?'''-•••" 111 you," said Mr. Foster," take me
Creenwleii?" a lies," said the " when my cc :eh is full.'
On this reply Mr. VGiter acesally g:)t out of the dickey. " Con.!,
entre," said the defendant," at any rate you are not suing to dte:t
me-out of your ride here."—" Ido trot 111(.1!1 to cheat you, hat ii
you do not proceed, I Alit try to punish you, and floe you 406."-.
.4 Forty shillings," replied Jarvy, " that a a good one ;"
with an oath, " Do you thit:k forty shillings anythiag to men...
You make very li:glit of it now," said Mr. Foster, " but you will
put another face upon it, if I proceed." " I don't know what tact
shall put upon it," replied the defendant, " but your face will
never look worse than it does now: no—not when you walk up the
steps to the gallows, which you will do some one of these days.
This knowing joke produced a 7,reat lauglt among the coachmen and
raddees, who had now gathered round, and assailed Mr. Foster with
all sorts of insolence; to avoid which, and indeed for his per' a:
safety, he again placed himself in the dickey, and the defendant a:
• length surlily proceeded on his journey.
Mr. Foster's story, so precisely a description of the evtry day's
occurrences ou the Greenwich road as hardly to need cootirmatiun,
was corroborated in every particular by ld friend 31r.W.Iliamsoa.
' The defendant, indeed, did not co:;tradict its gent ral tenour, thune-it
he denied having used the more offensive observations; and the
Magistrate, in order to set en example, convicted him in the lel
penalty of 40s.