Star.
London, England, 1826-08-05 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday a tradesman was charged with an assault on a person
describing himself as a solicitor, and residing in Norfolk street.
It appeared that some time since the complainant borrowed a
gun of the other, ilia had sent it into the country, and on every
application fur it replied, chat in a short time it should be forth-
coming. This, 'however,- not being the case, the owner went to
the complainant's house, and refused to leave 'Without lt. A sort
of row took place, and the tradesman was brought to this once;
but Sir R. Mama, on hearing the case, dismissed it; and to day
the same parties reappeared, the owner of the gun complaining
that he could not recover it.

Sir IL Szasta remonstrated with the solicitor on his conduct,
who replied—" I horrowed the gun, and shall return it when I
can; and you, Sir, have no power to restore it to him."
Sir 11. Manx—This is throwing off the mask, indeed. As I
new see your intentions, Sir, I shall advise this man how to act,
but not in your presence: therefore I beg that you will leave the
Mice.

The solicitor walked out, and Sir Rteerean advised the man to
bring an action.

&slnuct Adcock and Milian Ilmicook, boatmen in the employ of
Messrs. Pick lord and Co. carriers, were charged with stealing a bale
of superfine eloth.4directeJ to " Mr. Slater, IC.nutsford, Cheshire,"
from the wareh7use of their employers. -
S:r Rumania Bum asked the prisoners what they had to offer
in their defence, when Hancock persisted in declaring that it was a
block of wood which fell overboard and not the cloth, which he
affirmed he had not seen on board at all. He was fully committed
for trial. Adcock, against whom there was not'sufficient evidence
to commit, was discharged.
MARL BOROUG H-ST REET.
A queer fellow, in a little blue coat, was yesterday brought in
for belting id Regent street. His appearance denoted him a vaga-
bond " of the first water," and he told the Magistrate that he was
.greatly distressed, and could prove himself a man of ability. To
this statement he pledged his honour, and produced several certifi-
, cites to character, and one orating that he was capable of filling the
responsible situation of sub-constable. The Magistrate ordered
him to be searched, when a sovereign and a half sovereign were
band stitched in his inexpreasibles. This contradiction of his
' statement of poverty did not discompose him; but on tke Magis-
trate ordering him to be sent to prison fur a month, and tee
money founders him to be paid for his maintenance, he fell on his
knees, but was quickly removed by the ever-active Marsden.

Jambes Pork, the driver of the hackney coach, No. 622, appeared
upos a summons, to answer the complaint of Mr. Fitzpatrick, the
Chief Clerk of the Office, for furiously driving, and also with taking
more than his legal fare.

Mr. Fitspatrick deposed, that on Sunday last, he, accompanied
by Mn. Fitzpatrick, his daughter and nephew, took the defendant's
coach in Guildford-street, and desired him to drive to the New
Road ; wizen they were seated, he observed a man put on the box
with the defendant, the latter of whom began driving ; he then dis-
covered him to be so intoxicated, that he could scarcely sit on the
box, on which he called to hint to stop, but instead of so doing, he
began dogging the hones until they proceeded with such rapidity
that ►e and his family expected every minute that tbevehicle would
be dashed to pieces, by running against the posts, or other coaches,
During this rims the defendant continued to bawl out a tirade of
abodes language, which It would be disgraceful to repeat in the
Isiweet 'Wavy, and which he continued to do until he arrived at
she Mew -Rini Ursa setting him and his falsify down, the de-
fendant demanded Is. (gelds fare, on which he informed him it was
but Is. ed. the defendant then insisted on having its. which be paid,
at the same dene informing the defendant that he would summons i
him for taking more than his fare.
The defendant expressed himself sorry for having acted so, but
he was a little in liquor, which was the cause of his having a person
•e the box, and it was owing to the same circumstance that he
charged the additional sixpence, but he hoped the complainant
would look it over.
Mr. Fitzpatrick—That I certainly shall not, for it was not owing
to you that the coach was not overturned, and those within killed.

The Worthy Slarittrate obterved, that it was cite ef can
which rendered punishment r.ccessary, fbt It was Fghly indispers.
able that .a coachman, above all persons, should keep himself sober,
as otherwise he endangered the fires of not only those who had et.
gaged him, but those of foot passengers; lie was, however, willing
to consider that the different offences arose out of one, and he should
only fine him in the penalty of LOs. and costs.
The defendant not having the money was locked up; but las
master paid the.fine in the course of the day.
N lON-HALL.

A man named 'Fabians WasliroaM4To this office, on a warrant
charging him with violently asauldag a little girl, named Said
worth, under the following circumstances;
The complainant, an intelligent little girl, stated, kat the re-
sided in the same neighbourhood with the defendant • that ow the
previous day, fir a slight insult. Johnson beat her violently with his
fist, and afterwards took her in his arms, carried her to the Stormy Canal,
wl, in the vicinity of whieirshe lived, and having waded Into the
water himself up as high as his middle, he dipped bar down, sod
kept her trader the surface until she was nearly suffocated. He then
brought her on the bank, threw her down, and left her there.--The
child was carried home in a state of insensibility.
The defendant acknowledged that he had dipped aka girl into the
Canal, and said that she deserved it, itf consequence of the manse
she was always annoying him by calling him names, and Ringlet
stones at him at he passed along. He bad often, he said, threatened
to duck her in the Canal, and he put Lis threat into execution at last.

The Magistrate said, that the defendant had indicted Co. heivy
a punishment on a female child. Had he corrected her without
plunging her int. the Cacal,then there would be tome excuse for him.
A person. who witnessed the conduct of the delkndant, sp rice of
it as most unmanly. He kept her head under water for "ie spa::
of nearly half a minute each time he ducked her, and after the
punishment flung her on the bank like a dog.
Mr. enmities.; severely censured the defendant's midis.; and
held him to bail to answer the charge at the Session&

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