Star.
London, England, 1831-06-06 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

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fitawatots-uonse.—Warsit-Laaatwo.—On Saturday
John Frisby was charged with having assaulted Edw. Cole
with a live haddock.
The complainant stated that he carried on the tininess of
a fishmonger, in Darkhouse-lane, Billingsgate, fir the bro-
ther of the defendant, who resided next door, and that he
constantly, hut most reluctantly, received visits from the
drferdant. The first thing the defendant said in the morning
was." I say, how is your temper to-day, my old Grampus?"
to which he replied, "It is even;" and he acted uniformly
with great forbearance. The deendant. boom,. seemed
to relish bad father than good temper; for, on Thursday
last, after having repeated the old question, he seised a had-
dock that was bouncing on the form, and flung it at his
(complainant's) head. The consequence was fatal to the
fish's head, and very near being so to the bead of the person
with whom the haddock came in contact.
Sir C. 8. Huss. Es (who sat for the Lord Maycr)—Ay,
it was easy enough to see whose head was the hardest. I
pity the poor fish—(laughter.)
Complainant—l never got such a blow in my life. Do
sure it was the man's intention to knock my head off.
Sir CLAUDI vs—To be sure it was. Do you think if it was
not that he'd throw a haddock at you ? Well, I suppose he
did n't succeed. Although you've got very little brains, I
see you've still got a skull large enough to hold a plenty.—
, (a laugh.)

Con:plainant—l then struck him on the shoulder 'kith a
stick.

Sir Ccatintus—Ay, over the left, I suppose ?—(l.outl
laughter.)
Complainant—No, your Wordahip, I hit him on tho
right.

Sir
CLauplus—And the poor fish all this time was
assistance?out Upon my life it must have been very or..
pleasart to the poor animal to be flung into such a face es
your's—cloud laughter). Well, Frisby, what have: you t,
say to this?
Complainant—But this is not all, your Worship.
Sir CLAUDIUS—That's quite enough ; surely we know all
about it, my dear fellow. He knocked your head off your
shoulders with a haddock, and you banged him over the left
with a cudgel. It was a most odious assault, to whack
a man with a living inhabitant of another element; but you
are pretty even with him, for you have given it him over
the left.—(loud laughter.) You have, ao doubt, eetabllshevl
a row with your stick, and that makes all square. (Loud
laughter.)
Defendant—lt was all a lark, your Worship.
Sir CLAUIUS-111 swear it wasn't a skylark, at any rate.
I dare say you never saw a haddock fly before in your life ILI
you made it fly in this poor fellow's face. Poor man, I'm
sure he never heard such music from any lark before, calla
over or under the water.—( Laughter.)
Complainant—But, your Worship, he has threatened my
life.

Sir CLawatus—Pshaw ! You don't think that he'd en.
counter the inconvenience of being hanged on your account.
do you ?—(laughter.) There's one thing I'll tell you, and
Itt it be &consolation to you.—lf he takes away your life with
malice prepense, 'tis ttn to one that he will lose his own ;
upon my life he will. However, if he goes on with this sort
of game, you must bring him here again, and he shall lark
it in a cage.—( Laughter.)
Defendant—l shan't do him any mischief, your Worship.
I wouldn't hurt a fly.
.

Sir CLAHDIUS--kO, Mr. Frisby; but you'd hurt a fish
though. and a fishmonger too. You have shown a great
contempt for this poor man, or why would you throw his
trade in his teeth. There, go and make it up ; bat, Frisby,
you must pay the expenses. And, I say, Frisby, you may
shy lark as you please, but I'd have you not waterlark any
more, Frisby—(laughter.)
The worthy Baronet, by the manner in which he treated
this bagatelle assault, prevented other complainant, who had
temporary cause of complaint from coining forward. It was
impossible to resist his humour. Indeed, the above report
very inadequately represents the scene.
WORSHIP-bTREET.—AN UNGRATIFUL SERVANT...-
JAR Jordon. a young man, was 01/ Satunlay brought be-
fore Mr. BROUGHTON, the sitting magistrate, on the fol.
lowing charge of felony :
Mr. Thompson, a carcass butcher in Newgate-market,
stated that he sent the prisoner the day before with a cart of
meat worth 151. Os. into Hampstead-road. Being infortntd
soon after that the meat had not come to hand, he institutcd
an inquiry, and found that the prisoner had sold it, and ab-
sconded.

A policeman on that morning took him into custody.
One of the officers informed the Magistrate that the pri.
goner had only arrived in this country a twelvemonth ago
from transportation.
A litter which the policeman found upon him was read
by Mr. Broughton. It said,
Dear Sue—Meet me tomorrow (Saturday) on board the
Hastings man-of•war. Come on board. The ship leaves
Gravesend on Sur.day, and is going to South America for
tine years and a half. Mind you come, I have something
serious to tell you.
Friday morning.
The magistrate asked the prisoner what he had to say foe
having, robbed his master.
The prisoner, with his arms akimbo, said that he would
rather be transported than stop in a starving country like this.
Committed to Newgate.

A most lamentable accident, the consequence of
inexcusable negligence, happened at the hospital
of St. Esprit, at Toulon, on the 17th ultimo. The
previous evening there had been a distribution of
soup to the poor; but the whole supply not being
exhausted, the remainder was put by in the copper
boilers in which it had been made, till the next day,
when it was divided between twelve poor old wo-
I men, and withia a few hours after, every one of
them expired in dreadful agony.