Star.
London, England, 1826-10-06 00:00:00

UNION HALL

Womiaaret. Dow—Yesterday a middle aged person, named
Philip Vincent, dressed in a-fashionable manner. residing in Lam-
beth-walk, summoned a strolling player, named Wsod, to skew cause
wby he (Wood) refused restitution of the wonderful dog Bruin.
Mr. Vincent stated, that be had reared the dog &dm.* puppy, and
about two years ago it had disappeared. All trace of it was lost,
till it was found in the possession of the defendant.
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Mr. Harmer, who attended for the defendant, stated, that the
statute, under hich the summons was granted, expressly mentioned
that there must be a charge of theft, but in the present case no sack
charge was made. The dog was bought by, and had been in the
possession of, the defendant for a length of these, as was proved by
the play bills (a quantity of those of Warwick, and other Theatres,
was handed to the Magistrate).
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The Magistrate (J. 8. CALnwst.t, Esq.) said, that as there wal
no charge of felony, it did not come under his jurisdiction.—Cali
dismissed.

A respectable looking 1112 M, named Janes ti cards, was brought
up to this office before the sitting Magistrate, J. S. Catownt, Esq.
under the authority of an assault warrant, which charged him wick
having threatened the life of Mr. Henry Jail, by presenting a pistol
at his head.

The complainant stated, that a few days ago, while at home, the
defendant came to his house, and wanted to intrude himself, on the
ground that lie had an equal right to be there as the occupier. Mr. Jall
resisted the attempt to encroach upon his premises, and was in the
act orturning out the intruder, when, as the complainant related,
Mr. Edwards pulled a pistol out of his pocket, and swore that he
would shoot him through the head if he offered any violence. 'lle
complainant added, that fearful the threat would have been carried
into execution, and that he should be assassinated, called for a con-
stable; but before one had arrived, Mr. Edwards went away, and
he (complainant) accordingly obtained a warrant against him tor ata
assault, with intent to shoot him.

The Magistrate—Did you see the pistol?

Complainant—Yes, Si;, plain enough, for the muzzle of it was
close to my head, and I expected nothing else but my brains would
have been blown out.

The defendant here said, with a smile, that the only weapon (u
it had been called by Mr. Jall) that he had in his possession, was
loaded with snuff.

The itlagistrate asked the defendant whether he had used the
threats and intimidations ascribed to him?

Edwards in reply, said, that a dispute arose between him
and the complainant on the subject of a house, in the course of
which (he defendant) put his band into his waistcoat, and drew out
his snuff box for the purpose of taking a pinch. The moment the
complainant saw the box, he was terribly alarmed, and exclaimed,
" He'll shoot me, run for a constable." Now he ( Edwards)
could assure the Magistrate most solemnly, that he n:v..r presented
a pistol or any other weapon at the complainant ; nothing, in fact.
took plate, but the mere act of taking our his box. Here the de-
fendant produced the snuff box which excited so much terror in the
mind of Mr. Jall ; ft was in shape like a pocket pistol.
A witness on the p trt of the defendant corroborated the account
of the transaction, and he was accordingly di,charged.
In the course of the day, a Gentleman attended before the Ma-
gistrate, and stated, that having seen an accuunt of an examination
that took place at ibis office, in the New,papers, respecting a man
named Thomas Wilson, who imposed on a great number of indivi-
duals by representing that he had just arrived from India in the
Britannia, and was the bearer of intelligence from their relatives, he
(Me applicant) perceiving that the impostor was canintitted for one
month to gaol, now came forward to apprise the Magic rate that he
had been defrauded of a sum of money by him under the suppo-ition
that be had actually seen his friends in India. lie (applicant), how-
ever, discovered that the fellow had invented the circumstances that
he related, for the purpose of defrauding persons of their money, and
he win therefore most anxious to prosecute hint.
The Magistrate informed the applicant, that he would have an op-
portunity of doing so when the term.of his impristinntent was expired.
The applicant expressed his determination of prosecuting Wilson
the moment of bis libtration.