Star.
London, England, 1828-03-15 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

HAM t. DAVID.-llr. David David appeared upon summons to
arum, r the complaint of his wit., Mrs. Jane I)avid, who gave the
following sidectint synopsis of her Case:—" Your Worship, this old
chap is my husband; and though he doesn't halt manumit me, he
lumps rue once a week reglar."
Mr. David David laid dawn his hat to reply.—" Your Honour,"
said lie, " I'm an mild soldier, and I'll tell you no lie. Idu &well
her sometimes, but not ball so often as ehe deserve: it. Look at
me. your Honour, and look at her. I'm eighty-two, and she's a
stout young woman of thirty-one; and yet she never did a day's
work ether I had her, :hough my whole dependence is a small ptn-
aumn of 14s. a week from the Royal Hospiial at (7:ael.ca. I went
abroad with General Howe in the year tvetity-sis, and I served
my country in one corps or another for forty-two years ; but I never
saw more hard service in all that time than I have undergone since
I gave this woman the privilege of calling me husband—and that's
only two years and a half ago P'
The Alderman reminded the old soldier that he had taken a wife
" for better or for worse ;" and, however hard he might find the
matrimonial service, it was his duty not to flinch from it until he
should be regularly discharged; and, above all, it was very unsol-
dier-Ilke to strike a woman.

" Aye, it's fine talking, your Honour," rejoined the ungallant
veteran; " the fact is, her red rag wags so fast and so sharp, that
mortal man can't bear it ; its a desperate sight sharper than ever
General Bonaparte's sword was. Talk of not striking a woman,
indeed ! what is a body to do with them when they're always wag.
ging that little red tag of their's, so sharp and quick that it cuts a
man up root and branch—heart and character, all to tatters twenty
times a day."
By the reel rag we presume the venerable Benedict meant his
wife's tongue; and if so, his comp..ring the sword of Bonaparte
was an improvement upon Shakspeare—fur he only compared it
to a razor z

" The tongues of mocking benches are as keen
• As is the razor's edge invisible."

Mrs. David, however, deClared that she never used her tongue
without good cause, and said she would endeavour to use it more
gently in luture, if her husband would but do his duty by her, and
keep his hands to himself.
Finally the old man agreed to try her once more, and do the best
he could fo► her; adding—" There's one consolation for me yet.
I hope to get into Chel'ea Cc:liege soon, and there, thank GOD:
no wuntan is ever admitted!"
MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.

William Rokrls, I.te butler to William Perry, Mg. of No. 4,
Woburn-place, Ilussell-square, was finally examined on a charge of
having robbed his master of a valuable service of plate, and com-
mitted to Newgete for trial.
Yesterday three well known young thieves, named Wm. Broom-
field, Joseph Grath's% end Japisfa Shovel alias Smith, were brought from
St. Geoige's watchhouse before Mr. CONANT, charged with pick-
mg the pocket of Lord Brandon of a silk handkerchief.
It appeared by the evidence of two street constables, that they
observed the three prisoners, about six o'clock on 'Thursday evening,
following close behind a Gentleman, in Albemarle-street, Mea-
-1 dilly, and knowing them to be reputed thieves, they watched them
at the heels of the Gentleman, down Hay-hill, and into Lansdown.
passage, where they saw the prisoners close round the Gentleman
suddenly, and then walk away. The constables immediately went
up and asked the Gentleman if he had lost any thing ? and he said
he bad (his handkerchief) from his pocket. The prisoners were then
pursued and taken, but no handkerchief was found upon them, and
they must have thrown it away in the pursuit.
Lord Brandon, who attended to give evidence, said that when
passing through Lansdown-passage, he was closed upon by three
men, but he did not suspect that he had lost any thing until the two
last witnesses came up and asked him; and he then missed his silk
handkerchief from his pocket, which be knew was safe when be
left the itifred Club-house.

lire 3141strate said. that as the handkerchief was not forth-
coming, the prisoners could not be sent with any effect to trial, bet
three months each at the tread-mill might be of some benefit to
them; and he committed them for that term, under the Police Act.