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London, England, 1828-04-02 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

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MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WARWICK, MAnca 51.
WKINNEL D. REEVE AND ANOTHER.

This was an action of assault and false imprisonment,
brought by the plaintiff, who is a tea dealer at Rugby,
against the two defendants, one of whom, Reeve, is also
a tea dealer and 4 constable, and the other, Hewit, is
an inspector of hawkers' licenses. On the 30th of Au-
gust last, the defendant Hewit met the plaintiff coming
out of his house with several small parcels of tea in
his possession, and seizing him by the collar, charged
him with hawking it contrary to law. The plaintiff
denied that he wai hawking it, and said he was taking
it to wheie he had previously sold it. Hewit insisted
on taking him to the watchhouse, and the plaintiff
tesisted ; upon which Hewit set his dog at him, and the
dog accordingly seized the plaintiff by the clothes.—
Hewit then called Reeve to his assistance, and gave the
plaintiff in charge to him, for the purpose of his being
taken before a Magistrate. Reeve asked the plaintiff
how much tea he had ? The plaintiff replied 71. worth ;
upon which Reeve took the tea, and observing that la
was the penalty incurred by the plaintiff, told him to
give him W. in money, which, with the 71. worth of tea,
would be a security for his going before a Magistrate.
—'the plaintiff purchased his liberty at the moment
on tho.e terms, and afterwards went before the Justices,
who first imposed the fine, but on taking the opinion
of Counsel, they subsequently altered their decision, and
the plaintiff's tea and money were delivered up to him.
He now brought this action to recover compensation for
the injury inflicted upon him by the defendants' illegal
conduct towards him.

It was contended on behalf of the defendants that they
only did what they conceived to be their duty, namely,
t4Ling a person befoie it Magistrate for having, as they
deemed, offended ag.inst the Hawker: and Pedlcrs'Act.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 40s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION MUSK

Yesterday a complaint was made by i drover of Stnithfiehi,
against the Superintendent of the nightly watch, in the vicinity of
that market; and also against several watchmen, who had offi-
ciously driven twenty-nine head of cattle to the green yard, for the
purpose of obtaining money fur the redemption of the cattle. It
appeared that lAn, the drover of the cattle, fiading the street
through which he was driving his cattle blocked up, went to get
assistance. Ou his return he found that a number of watchmen
had driven his drove of cattle to the green yard, and when they had
been there ten minutes, the sum of St. lea. was demanded for the
xestoratiou of the cattle.
The Loan 'Alarms condemned the condact of the watchmen; and
directed the money so extorted to be returned.
A poor foreigner, a native of Owyhee, in a state of extreme
destitution and ill health, applied to the Lotto Marisa fur the
means of obtaining relief. H.: stated that the Captain of the vessel
in which he had left his native country had been obliged to leave
him, on account of sickness, at the Ship Hospital, the Grampus,
front whence he had now been discharged; and that he was desir-
ous of returning to his native place.
His Lordship immediately referred the case to the Committee of
the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress,who, after affording
a temporary supply for the want, of the unfortunate man, expressed
their readiness to co-operate in the object of sending him home, the
entire burden of such an expense being beyond their power.
The Loan Maeda, in speaking upon this subject, with the view
of getting it nuticed.in such of the public prints as might fall into
the hands of respectable owners of vessels bound for the South
Seas, stated, that be was aware of the highly important benefits
conferred by the Society, notvritkstanding its contracted finances ;
and intimated that be should m st gratefully, upon the part of the
pcor helpless foreigner, rtceive a communication from any Captain
or Owner, who would humanely allow bins a passage fur a re-
duced sum.

130 W-STREET.
Yesterdays booteloser, a journeyman baker. and a geographical
artist, dim a map colourer, were brought up from St. Clement's
watchbouse, charged with di-orderly conduct in the streets, for
which they were ordered to find bail.
After this case was disposed of, the constable introduced a little
personage, who, he said, was on 3londay night a very respectable
man, but that at morning he was most sadly metamorphosed, and
was so disguised that, itdeed, he hardly seemed to know himself;
he knew, however that his name used to be' exter. lie was
dressed in a pair uf? small clothes which were" no fit" at all, but
his coat fitted hint a great deal " too much ;" he had on besides a
pair of odd stockings, but isoshirt at all, and appeared quite at a

-Liss to know what to make of himself.
Morgan, the patrol, crated that he found the said Dexter insen-
sibly drunk in St. Clement's parish, about one o'clock in the morn-
big; he was then very handsomely dressed in a blue coat, a clan
shirt, and every thing else to correspond. He had also 41. 10s. in
his pockets, which be took into his care, sod put the complainant
(for such he now was) into the watchhouse fur safety.
Mr. Arthur Dexter now said that he was a Gentleman's servant
out of place, and was sorry to confess that be had no " distinct" re.
collection of what passed in the course of •his night's incarcera.
don, but in the morning he found himself stark naked and shivering
with cold ; be also remembered being slapped and pummelled about
it: the course of the night by his three fellow prisoners, who, more-
over, he deposed, committed a variety of indignities upon his person.
The Constable said he found the complainant sitting naked on
the ground when be opened the doer of the watchhouse in the
morning to let him out his clothes were all torn to pieces, and in
a state nut fit to be exhibited.

The Magistra:e inspired whether there was only one place of
confinement in this watchbouse for all sorts of persons indiscrimi.
uately ? and being answered in the affirmative, strongly condemned
such a want of proper acconimodation, and said tbey should pay a
visit of inspection to it.
Tbe three prisoners were ordered to find bail for this second as.
mutt, with a strung admonition on the brutality of their conduct.
li Al7O ti—G A ILDEN.

SWINDLING—CharIes and Jane Tucker, man and wlfe,were charged
041 suspicion of committing various frauds on tradesmen.
Mr. Mitchell, a haberdasher in Holborn, said. that the female,
about a fortnight ago, came fashionably dressed to his shop, and
having looked at a variety of goods, desired them to be sent home
to her house in Warner-street, I'entonville. They were sent to the
Issue, but were returned by the shopman, as they were stated to be
fret exactly what the Lady wished. In a day or two after, the
ism female sad another drove up to his door, in a handsome gig,
lead after looking at some Leghorn hats and bonnets, desired that
some might be sent home that evening. Mr. Mitchell went hems
with six bats and one bounet himself, and delivered them to a
respectable looking man (the male risotto.), whom be saw at the
abase. He did *et see the female, but net having any suspicion
letisy thing wrung. he left the goods, and promised so call again.
On the following day be found the parties bad decamped from their
lodgings, and had taketeld• property with them. Ile traced them
to a house in Union.street, Southwark, and two officers with a
warrant apprehended them, and recovered the property. It was
found that they had obtained a grand piano from Clementi, under
similar pretenees.—'fitry were remanded.
MARLBOROUGH—STREET.

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Yesterday "Signor Curios!, of the Opera, appeared, we
hgliprip for the iifth time, before a full Bench of Magistrates, at
WS 01Ice, to meet the claim put forward against him by the parish
Ineibrwities of &. Giles in the Yields, which charges that he has
burthened that parish with this support, fur four years past, of an
illegitimate female child, his offspring.
11 the parish authorities appeared, and, as usual, Siktor Citrionl
was accompanied by a host of Wends, foreign and domestic. Mr.
Astir attended for the parish, and the lluu. Jr. Law appeared
is the pail of the defendant.
Mr. Amity having gone through the often repeated evidence is
support of the parish claim—
Mr. Law addressed the Magistrates at considerable length l .

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opposition to that chslm, pointing out the many years that were.
steered to Otapse without any attempt to substemiatethis claim,
divelling on the fact that four years ago this woman Kennel declared,
on Signior Carlon' being pointed out to her, atter the tittle atter
child, that he was not the father of it ; showing that abe was a fcsinale.
totally unworthy of credit; and ended by asserting, that he could ,
prove this woman to haveaworn this very child to a man of the
name of O'Brien. Mr. Law called as a mimes' a female, named
Jane Blake, who swore that she lived in the same house with
Frampton and the wanes Kennel, at Somme Town, stthe period
rokrred to in their evidence; that she was the person who almost
invajiably opeard the door to any one calling upon Kennel; that she
did not believe Frampton ever so opened-the door; that the witness
recollected a man something like a foreigner visiting Kennel on
several occasions at that time ; that witness almost always let him
iu and moat; and she positively dedared that Signor Curioni was
not that man, or in any degree like him.
A Mrs. Brown, of Lucasplace, New-road, stated that Kennel
and her sister had lodged at witness's house while the former was
with child, and that she understood frees them at the time, that
some man, whose name she forgot, like itobethotu or Robinson,
was the father. Witness recollected the day, four years ago; that
Kennel went to have Signor Curioni pointed out to her, and when
she returned, or when the witness saw her neat, Kennel told her be
Was not the right man ; but she beard her say Noise time ;titer that
she had found a good father in Signor Curioni for her child.
Mr. Conant (with whom were Sir GEORGE FAllitAlli and the
Rev. Mr. Tituasse, Magistrates) said, that although be bad net
mentioned it before, be would now state.tlat front the commence-
.ment of this ease, two Magistrates out of Om were of Opinion that
the order should made against the defoodant—not that they gave
much credit to the mother of the child herself, but there were so
many according circumstances which bore out her evidence, that
they did not doubt its trash; but Mr. Roe, who is at presedt oat
.of town, was of a different opinion. and gave no credit to the cps*
against the defendant until the witness Frampton was examined,
when he agreed with the other Magistrates that the order should
be made, but still consented to let the cue stand over until this
day. He (Mr. Conant) and the other Magistrates present, were
now of opinion that the evidence produced by Pdr. Law was not
sufficient to shake the farmer case, and they were therefore decided
in making the order on Signor Curioni for an allowance of 35. 6d.
per week for the support of the child, together with all the expeases
of its support up to this time from its bitch, as well ar the expenses
of the mother's acceuchement.
The defendant's friends said, that it would be a hard ease to
addle Signor Curbed with the support of the child for four years
past' when the parish nude no effort until very lately to discover
any father for lt.
Mr. Parker said. he thought there was t great deal of justice in
the objection, and as he wished nothing on the part of the parish but
what was just and fair, he very liberally said, that be would only
ask the defendant to pay the ev.neusee of lying.in, and the support
of the child since the commencement of these recent proceedings,
dropping what the parish had paid for the support of the child for
nearly four years.
The Magistrates said, that this was very liberal and kind on the
part of Mr. Faker, at the same time that they thought it right.
The order was then signed spina the defendant; but Mr. Law,
on his behalf, gave notice of an appeal to the Sessions against it, and
Signor Curionl entered into sureties to try the appeal.