Star.
London, England, 1826-11-18 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Mr. AU Maass, a master baker, reading at No. 121, Oxford-
street, was charged with committing a violent assault on the person
of the servant of Messrs. Knight and Read, biscuit-bakers in Old-
street.Road. The complainant, a young man, stated that he was
serving the customers of his employers on the Bth instant, in Nel-
son-square, Southwest*, and parts adjacent, and was followed by
the defendant. They had both of them a horse and caravan.—
When be (complainant) called upon his customer, to deliver bis-
cuits or bread, the defendant stopped, and stated to them, that
Messrs. Read and Knight's bread and biscuits were bad, and be
would serve them cheaper, and with better articles. The customers,
who bad for many years been served with biscuits by his em-
ployers, treated the defendant with the contempt which his conduct
merited, and he (complainant) requested him to go about his busi-
ness. The defendant replied, that he would follow him where-
ever he went, and when complainant proceeded to the house of a
Gentleman, named Bond, in Nelson-square, to deliver some biscuits
which had een ordered, the defendant followed'him, and came up
to the door, and said, as my biscuits are good and sweet, but his
are not." hits. Bond came to the door, and said, that she had been
served by Read and Knight for some years, and that she knew
nothing of the defendant.
The defendant endeavoured to induce her to take his biscuits,
but she declined, and be struck the complainant a violent blow,
which felled him to the ground, and kicked him repeatedly whilst
he lay on the ground.
Mrs. Rend, a very Lady-like woman, confirmed the complain•
ant's statement ; she never witnessed a more violent and unpro-
voked assault.

The defendant said, this the complainant used provoking lan-
guage' and amongst other things, said, 's his head was too small
for a biscuit-baker." _ _

Sir RicuAnn Blame said, that was no excuse for Ms violent
conduct; and his going from house to house, asking for custom,
was very like " hawking."
Mr. Knight, one of the partners in the firm of Knight and Read,
said, that be would prosecute the defendant, and he hoped the Ma•
Igistrate world order him to find bail, to answer the charge.
Sir R. Blame said, that the conduct of the defendant was not at
aU defensible, and be ordered him to find sureties to answer any
charge that might be preferred against him by the complainant, at
the next Surrey Sessions.

Pickard Henderson was charged by a Mrs. Savage, with stealing
a pocket-book, containing six sovereigns. The prisoner lately arrived
from Yorkshire, and the prosecutrix, Savage, who resides in Tot-
tenham-court-Toad, had a shop to let In the even Dials, which the
prisoner hired, and paid the sum of 101. for goodwill. The prose-
cutrix stated, that she placed her pocket-book on the counter, con-
taining six sovereigns, when the prisoner called, and after h: was
gone she missed it.
A child, only seven years of age, the daughter of the prosecutrix,
stated, that she saw the prisoner take the pocketbook ; but she did
not in orm her mother till the following day.
Mr. Al mama. iaterragated the chill, and asked her why she did
not tell her n.uther im nediately after the prisoner had taken the
pocket-book? She replied, that she, was afraid her mother would
brat her if she spoke to her. The prosecutrix explained, that she
hail repeatedly given the child a" *lap, for speaking to her when
.he was conversing with persons in the shop.
Mr. AIDISHVLL ordered the prisoner to find bail, and be was
committed till he feund riles. "