Star.
London, England, 1826-05-29 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Mr. D. o. Mr. G.—This was a case of assault sad batter alleged
to have been committed by Mr. G. a small young Gentleman in
blue steel spectacles, upon the person of Mr. D. a tall gallant son of
Mars, recently returned from the Ashantee wars, with his liver a
little touched, and a large mercurial cataplasm applied thereto.
Mr. D. detailed his case at great length; and as be expressed a
hope that "the blazonisera of it in the newspapers might be don;
decently on account of his connections being very high," we sh ir
endeavour to dusk as decently as possible, thoigh we cituak
it quite so lengthily as Mr. 1). did.
Mr. D. as we understood him, was lately a poor Lieutenant it
a marching regiment, battling and broiling beneath a bunting
sun on the Gold Coast of Africa, among those sanguinary stagef
the Ashanrees ; but he is now, thou;h scarcely two-and-t.venty, a
wealthy man; for having left the Gold Coast in consequence of
being rather touched in the liver, as aforesaid, he came home
to Old Ene,lan,l, and whilst waiting under the liver-relieving
operation of the mercurial cataplasm ahove-niention. d, 112
golden luck in the last lottery, and thereupon he forsook the "ay -
of hostile arms," and all that sort of thing, for the peaceful We..
sures of tbis very merry metropolis. Now it so happent,l, that.
on Thursday morning last, he pail a morning visit to a 11.!v
in whose house he formerly lodged, and of course the conversa-
tion turned upon his very excellent luck in the lottery; but in
the midst of It, in dropped this Mr. G. who was almost an entire
stranger to Mr. D. bat who nevertheless,began questioning Mr. I).
with a very Paul Pry-ish familiarity as to the precise number of the
ticket by which he woo his prize, as though he doubted Mr. D
declaration touching his luck in the lottery. Mr. D. did not like
this incredulous familiarity, or familiar incredulity ; but thinking it
would be extremely indecorous to resent it before the ladies, he
replied, simply, that the ticket by which he won his prize was No.
17d3. "Oh !" said Mr. G. that cannot be, for I have b-en with
Si vewright, and be assures me that no such number was sold!" Mr.
1). declared that if Sivewright said that, he said that which was net
true. " Well, I'll bet you .£lO that that number was not sold.—
said Mr. G. " Done!' said Mr. D. and taking nut his betting hook
and a 101. note, he desired Mr. G. to do the same. " Oh! lam not
prepared for that," said Mr. G. "Oh I thought so," said Mr.
" and as I never bet without having the stakes deposited,
I shall have nothing more to do with you, further than to
relate a little anecdote to you. The other day, I met a Gentleman
in the City, who asked me at which of the offices I purchased toy
lucky ticket ? and I told him I bought it at Bibb's. Now, I never
was in Bides olfice in the whole course of my life; but I made the
Gentleman that answer, because I considered his question imper-
tinent." " Perhaps you think sae impertinent?" said Mr. G. " Oh!
nu; not impertinent; but something a little like it," said Mr. D.
" Then, if that's the case," said Mr. G. pulling off his coat in a
great bustle," the sooner we settle k the better." " Oh! fie, Mr.
G." said Mr. D. " not in that manner, if you please. Whenever
I quarrel with a Gentleman, I settle it as a Gentleman ought to do
—in a gentlemanly manner; and even it I were to meet you as a
Gentleman, I should allow you to fire twice, and then shoot you!"
But Mr. G. did not see the gentility of being shit, and cote.
vetted into worms' meat, merely because he had been tasel
with impertinence ; so, without paying any the slightest at-
tention to Mr. D.'s remonstrance, he went on with pulling
off his coat; and as soon as he had got it off he threw it over
the back of i chair, and made a straight forward poke at Mr.
dumpling depot ; which straight forward poke Mr. I). dashed aide
by a back-handed twist of his umbrella. Then Mr. G. having
rubbed his wrist a little, to do away the sensation consequent on the
back-handed twist aforesaid, made another and most furious poke
at Mr. D.'s dumpling depot; and again Mr. D. dexterously dashed
it aside by the aforesaid back-handed twist of his umbrella, which
so enraged Mr. G. that 'he rushed upon Mr. D. with the intention
of boring Min down as it were; but Mr. D. by turning suddenly
to the left about, received the charge in the rear instead of in front,
aid by a well timed retreat he came out of the action with no other
damage than two good hard thumps on the back of his head ! This
was the assault and battery complained of by Mr. D. and he con-
jured the Magistrate to hold Mr. G. to bail, and to make him give
twenty-four hours' notice of bail—his conduct had been so very
shameful; though had it not been for the mercurial cataplasm
abovementioned, he would have given Mr. G. such a dressing, on
the spot, as should have taught him much better manners fur the
rest of his life.

Mr. Alderman ANSLIT said he did not see any thing so very
atrocious in Mr. G.'s conduct, as :o justify him in requiring notice
of bail.—lt appeared to be a mere common assault.
" A common assault, Sir!" said Mr. D. " I assure you, Sir, his
conduct was excessively bad;—most outrageously shameful; and I
am surprised you should denominate it a COMMOOI assault."
Alr. Alderman ANSLRY explained that common assault was the
technical phrase for an assault which had noting felonious in it ; and
he then asked Mr. G. what he had to say in his defence?
Mr. G. evidently a young man of few words, assured his Worship
that he was utterly incapable of miaconducting himself in the man-
ner described by Mr. G.
" Then you had better step aside and arrange your differences,
without exposing yourseivio further," said the Alderman.
" Impossible !--totally impossible !" exclaimed Mr. 1).
" Quite out of the question !" gently ejaculated Mr. G.
" Very well; then Mr. G. will put in bail for his appearance at
the Sessions," said the Alderman; and to at very great chagrin of
Mr. D. his Worship not only refused to require twenty-four hours'
notice of bail, but consented to take one surety only, instead of two.