Star.
London, England, 1826-08-21 00:00:00

DIARY-LA-BONNE.

Paddington Tom, alias Thomas Parley, was charged with assault-
ing and beating Charles Elliott,
" What are you?" said Mr. RAWLINSON to Elliott, when he got
up to prefer hit charge.
" A shooter, Sir,' replied Elliott.
" A shooter!" said Mr. Eswcissow, " what do you mean by a
shooter?"

" It's the same thing as a cad to other coaches," replied Elliott,
" but we Paddington cads are shooters."
The etymology of the term put Mr. Martinson to the puzzle.—
Elliott could throw no light on the subject further than that it was
a new name for cad, to which, by way of pre-eminence, the
guards of Paddington coaches are alone entitled.
The word "guard" seemed to assist Mr. Rawlinson in big ideas,
and he concluded, that as guards occasionally carry blunderbusses,
the word shooter owed its derivation to that circumstance.

In a " bit of a lark," Joe Mellish, another shooter, stole Charles
Elliott's dinner out of the dickey, and gave it to Paddington Tom,
and he said, says he, " Tom, here's Charley's dinner." Thinking
it no joke to lose his dinner, Charley " takes up his fi,t, and knocks
Paddington Tom down;' and thus originated the assault.
'lr. Raw/Litman ordered Torn to find bail.

The parties retired, and soon returned to say that they had set-
tled the matter, Ly Tom jiving ds, to Charley.
Mr. Ilawtutsom said he would consent to no such arrangement;
the Paddington shooters are a perpetual nuisance to the public, and
unless Tom gave an additional ss. to some charity the case must
go to the Sessions. This did nor meet with Paddington Tunes
approbation, and he was locked up.
Major Spencer was charged by Mr. Hart, of Holywell-street,
in the Strand, with an assault. Hart said, that on Thursday,
when he took some damask table cloths and napkins to the Major's:
house in Bentinek street, which the Major had bought of his fa-
ther, a dispute arose about the quality, and the Major refused to
pay for them ; he threw the napkins, &c. about the floor, locked
the parlour door, knocked him down, called him an impostor, and
kept beating him, although he cried " murder and mercy !" until
at last be kicked him out-of the house; said he was very much id':
jured by a kick upon a dangerous part, which he received at the
street door. John Lomath, a stranger passing by, witnessed the
last kick.—The Major acknowledged that he did kick the com-
plainant out of the house, as a reward (he said) for his insolence.
He was ordered to give bail, himself in 401. and two sureties is 201.
each, to answer the charge at the Sessions.

Job Norton, who formerly kept a butcher's shop in Fitzroy
Market, with his wife and four children, the eldest eight years old,
and the youngest at the breast, asked Mr. ItAvimissos's advice. He
said, that on Thursday, being in the utmost distress, he applied
to the Overseer of Sc. Pancras, and they were taken into the Work-
house • but on Friday, 10s. was given to him, and they were sent
away—be walked the streets, until the children could proceed no
farther, endeavouring to procure a lodging, which every body re-
(used Lies, because of his family, and they must have remained out
an night, had it not been for a Lady, who took them to her house.
Charlotte Sharp, who lives in Field-street, Bartle Bridge, said,
that hearing a noise at the top of the street, between twelve
and one in the morning, she dressed herself, and went to see what
was the matter; on her road she found the poor man and woman
sitting toge:her upon the ground, the eldest child was sitting at a
distance by himself, two of the girls were asleep on a piece of board,
and the other was in her wallies arms. " I could not, your for
ship (said she), return to my bed, and leave the poor creatures in
such distress, so I took them home, and I hope your Worship will
do something for thent." The worthy Lady gave up her own bed
for the children's accommodation, and they had received a good
washing, and some additional clothing, at her hands, before they
came to the Office.

Mr. Itawcu4son asked her if she knew any thing of the family ?
She said she never saw them before.

Mr. liwwursow—'• You have done a very kind act, and I am sure
the recollection of it will afford you satisfaction at a future day. I
will immediately send au officer with them to the workhouse, and
if the Parish will not provide fur them, bring them back to me."—
The Lady then accompanied the parties to the workhouse.
J. Beck was remanded on suspicion of having stolen a quantity of
harness with which he was stopped by a watchman en Saturday
morning, in company with another man, both of whom were given
into the custody of a private watchman, but who suffered the other
to escape.—The Magistrate reprimanded the private watchman
severely, and told him if the other man was not produced on Mon-
day (this day) he should hold him responsible.