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was an old iiiiii, it ' co'uld.give him a good threshing'. His
fist was close up to efendant's face. The Captain struck
him again—aidley• laving struck the first blow.
The boar! CllllO JUSTLCII.—Yoti have not said, Sir, that
he struck ?
Mr. Commas SERGRANT—Oh, yes !
Witness—Mr. Ridley did not fall with the blow ; he
struck again—they grappled, and both felt, Mr. Ridley
undermost.
Cross-examined.—l believe no one indemnifies Captain
Corbin. I did not understand Mr. Gurney's question. I
was at the Mansion House. Captain Corbin was beW to

bail.
Charles IVeare, one of the owners of the Victory, said
that Corbin had said he was sorry he lied broken his jaw,
but he deserved what he got. Ile did not say that he
wished it was his neck.
Mr. Ledger, the other gentleman present, gave the same
evidence.
Miss Page, the lady who was with Corbin, Weare, and
Ledger, remembers Corbin saying, " You'll recollect tear-
ing down my bills again." Ridley made answer, " Jetn,
yea have broken my jaw bone." Corbin said he was sorry
fur that, but be deserved all he got. Ridley said," I know
I aggravated von, but yo have was about the bile had your rengels. of me,
'and lof you." The aggri
Joseph Davies, beadle of the parish, saw Corbin com-
mitted to the watch-house. Ridley wad there, and stated
that he bad said to Corbin, " Ile was as good a man, and
should like to give him a threshing :" and that he had
shaken his fist in his face; upon which Corbin knocked
bites down.
Cross-examined.—l, was at the Mansion !louse. The de-
fendant u as held to bail.
Mr. COM3ION SERGEANT replied, and commented upon
the
.evidence. They would not give less ample damages,
in consequence of the defence attempted to be set Op.
The LOUD Cats? Jusrica—if the Jury believed the
plaintiff's story, most undoubtedly he was entitled to their
vettlict.-11 they believed Roe's evidence, that the clenched
fist was held to the defendant's face, the defendant was
entitled to their verdict. If a man wrs in the act of strik-
ing, though he did not actually strike, it was an assault. A
man was not bound to wait, and suffer himself to hestruck.
The injury would probably be felt by the plaintiff as long
as he should live.
The Jury, after deliberating for a quarter of an beer,
fountlfor the plaintiff— Damage! farty fibilliags—costs 40a.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Tuestme, Dec. 23.

George John Green was opposed by Mr. !hairs, for a
jeweller named Hatton and by another jeweller named
•tbraliam, in person. Ile stated that he went into busi-
ness as a jeweller and old clothes salesman, in 1819. He
commenced his schedule with 19n, because in the begin-
ning of that year lie balanced his accounts. Ile could not
explain the circumstance of having omitted in his mho-
dale to account for 1701. worth of stock, which was in
his possession in January, 1b22. lie dealt with Mr. Hat-
ton from the time be commenced business until the time
of his failure. In June last, be purchased 37!. 16e. worth
of goods from Mr.i Hatton. and in the following month
lie took stock, and had in his estimation ISO!. worth. On
the 4th of January, a person named Alexander called at
his shop, an 1 he (insolvent) sold him en the jewellery he
had in the window for ICU guineas. Ile took the shop
from his father, with whom he resided, and to whom lie
paid 21. s*. per week for rent, and fur his own board, and
that of his brother, whom be kept in his shop at a salary
of 20/. a year. He denied having been at a gaining holler
in Bury street after be sold the stock, but be had been
frequently there before. lie, howeier, never lost there above
Si. altogether. About a month before he sold his stock he de-
stroyed his ledger, it being fillet up. and purchased a new one,
in which but a few entries were inade.---tle hod kept a bill
hook, bot he did not give it up to the Coact, basest he dtd not
know-it was necessary. After he was arrested, his father put
in a distress for rent, of which about 301. was doe; and seized
alibis remaining since, wlVell was valued by an appraiser
named Smith, who lived at Somers-Town, at 401.
The inventory of these things was put in. It enumerated
several articles of jewellery, diamond !aim, ear rings,
brooches. pins, Ice , a number of clarionets. Mites, flageolets,
rand a quantity of wearing apparel ; which, taken together,
raust have been of the very worst description
eroded , dth Indee, iey f, so far
las'we could judge from heering them enw wer
not worth at least four or five times the sutneat which they were
valued.
Mr. !tattoo was then sworn, end stated, that he had been on
friendly, but not intimate terms, with the insolvent. —Ms
claim was 461. In 11322, the insolvent represented his affairs
to be in a flourishing condition. Shortly before the sto
Mr. A.exantter, witness saw the goods that were In theale win•
OW, which at ere worth at least Ida When he next called on
the insolvent:the letters address to him was, "Old gentleman,
the stock is all gone—l has e done you brown."
The COURT expressed themselves unable to understand
this phrase, until Air. Ihr vrte informed them that it was the
elan; language used in Bury Street, to a party who lust his
money.- tie was then saitl'io be" done brown."
Mr. Hatton, on his cross examination, said be could have
sued the insolvent, because he had taken hills of him which
were running due. lie denied having veer associated with
stile insolvent at gaming house!, or having ever played for
more than a penny a Fame.
-The insolvent contradicted this statement, and swore be
bail been with Mr. Hatton when he played all night until
5 o'clock in the morning.
The tune and manner of the insolvent, all through his
(gemination, who seemed to be about '23 or 24 years of age,
and was dressed up in the extreme of last year's fashion,
were quite offensive from a mixture of levity andintenaper.
ante.
Mr. HEATH, in his address to the Court, pointed oat the
gross misconduct and fraud of which the insolvent had been
guilty, and made some sarcastic observations npod4tbe cir-,
comstance of an old clothes salesman, just set up-in buds
nese for himself, frequenting rouge et noir gaming
and gambling with his creditors' property,
Mr. Abraham. the other opposing creditor, then ease
forward and put some qnesttons to the insolvent, who
'stated in reply, that he had about 1001. to eminence busl•
sees with. Before then he was employed io the sale trade
by Mr. Smith. An aunt of his had lent him some money,
int he never told Mr. Abraham that at her death the.whole
of her property would come toliiin by his late uncle's will.
When he failed, his father offered to guarantee se. in the
pound for him to his creditors. Ills brother paid 1001. for
going into business as a dancing master. He (inuilvent),
sold a mourning ring to his !Anther since his imprison.
went for 31. He had not stated that in his schedule.
Mr. Abr.harn Aged that the insolvent represented to 1
him that terrain property of which ties aunt enjoyed the
rent dieting her life time would come to him at her death.
Up to very lately, be always said he teas doing well, and
could pay every one 20s. in the potted. and have something
Its ndsurne left. In his cross-examination, the witness said
that in the course of his el, u'lnes with him the insol-
vent had paid hint from 1101. to 5C0!., which he considered
te mere tar.
Mr. Coous, on behalf of the insolvent, addressed the
Court at considerable length in palliation of his clint's
condnct.
The Cut Er Coatmissio:ren oh'served, that some of the
services were defective, but although the case should there-
fore stand.over until the services were complete, yet the
Court would"- t.k• this opportnui'y of st;tieg the reasons
Ira which Pry would thett.prononnee their judgment.—
Hg then reeapiraktted the eartutia Paints in the rase, which,
be' said, scab by,metine a light one. it 'was tirplete. with
Wait froub b/inning to end ; and when-the services Should
be comPleo. dist:court would prvainvice Aucha jmigment
as should be-commensurate with it.

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. Getbanat.L.—Wilffaas speartr, a quondam cellarman,
in the employ of Mr. MOThud, Crown and Sceptre Tavern,
Greenwich, was charged yesterday before the aittiog Alder-
smart, with having Obtained goods from several tradesmen
he name of his late master, from whose service he bad
been discharged nearly four months ago. The first chafe'
against lain wasfor obtrining a quantity of wine from Mr
Tooke, of 25, Crutched Friars, •by which the prisoner's
order was sent down to Queenbithe, to be taken by water
to Greenwich ; be however, managed to intercept it ; but
the evidence to prove this latter fact, not bring in atten-
dance, no farther proeeediogs could be bad upon that
charge.—The next complaint was that of Mr. Grey, wine•
merchant, of Basing Lane, to whom the prisoner bad
applied, representing himself in the employ of Mr. ollard.
desiring to know if be had any old trusted port keM could
recommend, as his toaster was very badly supplied. Mr.
Grey, however, happened to have no port of that descrip-
tion that he chose to send toe new customer, such as Mr.
Mollard ; but the prisoner being desirous of giving him a
turn, directed Mr. Grey to have a dozen of East India
Madeira and a dozen of Sherry ready the next morning by
nine o'clock, when Mr. Monad's cart would he in town,
and call for it. The cart, however, not coating, Mr. Grey
sent the wine off by the:carrier. Towards the afternoon,
the prisoner called, and learning the wine was sent down,
desired to have a few battles to take with him, as they
would be wanted for dinner that day, and the Carrier
would not arrive till late in the evening, and in this way
be obtained four bottles of Wine.
Mr. De tirotichy, the soda water manufacturer, was the
neat complainant, from whom the prisoner 'sad obtained
21. on the represeutation that he was Mr. /dullard's colise-
um, come to town to purchase some goods without suffi-
cient cash to pay for.them. This account was believed, the
money lent him, and as Mr De Grouchy served the honse,l
and this was the firit time he had seen the .cellarin in,
he took that opportunity of making hint a present of ss. for
iginself.
Mt. Mollerd bad other similar charges to prefer, but the
necessary witnesses not being present, the Magistrete,coto-
mitted the prisoner for stealing the fourlbottles of wine from
M r. Grey.
Bow STIIEVra—Mr. Chowne, a gentlemen residing in
Essex-street, was charged with an assault on Me. C. W.
Conte (an attorney's clerk), in the bases of Drury-lane
theatre, on the preceding night.
It appeared that a dispute arose between them, because
Mr. Chow ne did not choose to make room for Mr. Coote
on the same seat with himself, Mr. Coote alleging that i
there was plenty of room on that seat, an Mr.
ilsowne declaring there was not. WDrds ran high
between them, but the lawyer had so many more words at
his command than Mr. Chowne, and plied them so
vigorously, that at last Mr. Chowne abandoned his tongue
and used his fist; and thereupon lie was given in charge
to the constables of the theatre, who delivered him rothe
constable of the night at toe watclihoine. Sev of
Mr. Chowne's friends =urea the Magistrate that Mr.
%Ivo
ICoote's behaviour to Mr. Chowne was such as gentle.
man could bear patietttly ; end added that t • tter
might,. nevertheless, have been made up. had it no vn
for the officious interference of the constable in the
„theatre.
The Magistrate (Mr. Ilatts) said the constable did
erfectly right in interfering to put au
limit to a dispute
which could not but annoy the whole aue, and as an
assault had been distinctly sworn to, Mr. Chowne mast
pot in bail. At the saute time he thought the conduct of
alr, Coote had been very reprehensible. Young men who
Veqaelited the theatre bwl a foolieb notion that they made
themselves of consequence by ' kit king up a row" as
they called it, though, in fact, they only appeared con-
temptible in the eyes of all respectable people. " You
must find bail. Sir," added his Worship, addressing the
defendant,'" and whenever you visit a theatre again take
tare not to disturb the public peace; We hoWaver you
may afterwards seek to compromise the matter among
opturselvesk the public peace must be protected from such
intrusions."
John tong, one of the dismounted patrol, was brought
up hum St. James's watch house, charged with having
grusehy misconducted bimselt on Monday night, in Picca-
dilly.
It appeared that between nand 1 o'clock at night. the
defendant was strutting up and down Piccadilly, with a
woman of the town hanging upon his arm, flourishing hil
staff of office, and directingevery person he met to go about
his business. At the corner of Sackville Street, he drew
out a loaded pistol, while directing two gentlemen, who
were quietly wishing eh Other. good night, tO disperse.
At the corner of Bond ac
Street, also, lie acted in the same
manner. The watchmen repeatedly warned him not to
behave in so improper a manner; but he answered all these
remonstrances by stating that he was a Bow Street patrol
acting in the discharge of his duty. Ope•watchman who
bad spoken to him several times, happened to meet some
of the night patrol of Bose Street. and they disclaimed all
knowledge of him, upon which he was taken to the watch
house. where, upon searching him, a bided horse pistol,
two watches, and two constables staves, were found.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, denied bating ,
flourished his staff or interrupted any person.
The Watchman slid lie believed the defendant was so
drunk that lie did not know what he did or said.—Long
stoutly deoied this. -
Mr. Ilam.s obs'rved, that as Long was not regularly
one of the Bow Street patrol, he would have him sent
before Mr. Day, of the Nome Office. who had the superin-
tendence of the dismounted and horse patrol, and be no
doubt would take the proper steps to prevent a repetition of
such an abuse of authority. It was too much that the'
public who paid these officers should be so improperly in-
terrupted by them.—Long was taken to the Home Office.
HATTON Giaamle.—Yesterday Thomas Hollowell was
brought up to this °dice for re-exateination on a charge of
shouting his wife (as already described), when the sitting
Magistrate, Mr. Sergeant Stat;ole, Informed the prisoner
that lie had just received a communication from the
hospital, intimatingthat two slugs, not previously extract-
ed, had worked themselves out of the thigh, and that the
patient's recovery might sconsequently be expected. The
ptisonerwasthen xemanded until •Tuesday. next for his
sixth, and we presume,final examination. The unfortunate
man seems to have suffered much from anxiety of WO,
indeed inure:than from imprisonment.
Quaast-squaae.—Corporal Joseph Rhoads, of the 2d
battalion. of the let regiment of Foot Guards, was brought
up on a warrant, charged with having assaulted James
Richardson, a labouring taco, by striking hits over the
head with his musket, and with attempting to run hint
through the body with his bayonet.
The complainant stated that he was a carman In the
employ of Mr. Nightingale, a builder residing in Westanin-
ster. About II o'clock on Monday forenoon he was sent
by his russler with allow and cart, to fetch a load of
bricks from the Kilns at Hammersmith, and on reaching,
the end of tholes Street, leading into Pimlico, near Buck-
ingham Gate, the defendant, with a ;relief guard of live
men, was coming out of the Park ; they ettemptid to cross,'
the road at the moment his tart was nearly over the
crossing. The live soldiers did not wait foi him to pass,
bat ran round the horse's !mid. and gained the ,Pavement.
The defendant, who was in the rear of his. paetY, then
came hp, seizad the rein of theitorie„ anti attempted,
to back hins,in cadet to pass himwit °tee the messing.—
The horse timing very hard mouthed, ,would. not hick,
n.te but
plunged fortyprd into the wail ; npobich. (be defendant
ridged his timltet with boals hands, and strackhiin (cow
le a violent Men ona the 4 e.. 11 . . Hirt g
indignant at sock treatment, wet( knowing
be ;hid givei
no insult to the corporal, to Warrant such conduet;jnmped
oat of the cart, mad ran after the defendant, vrkom be

attempted to strike with the but maul of his whip, upon
which be turned round and charged him with his fixed
bayonet. Witness became much alarmed for his safety,as
the defendant snore he would run him through the body,
and consequently retreated a few paces "oackwards, followed
by the defentlaest ; and he had no hesitation in saying, that
had he not done so. and avoided his bayonet's point, he
most have received a serious and probably a fatal wound in
the intestines. Another corporal then cause up, ant seized
him by the collar, and he was dewed to the Queen's
Guard room, and taken before the Adjatart, who, on hear-
ing the ease stated by the parties, etrongly re,arehended the
conduct of Corporal Rhoads and ,dismissed the c‘omplaint.
In consequence of the gross outrage he bad received, be
had, by the advice of his friends, proceeded against th 6
defendant.
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Henry Pople, a Bow Street patrole; pros cu. ire ..serum'.
The Magistrate, Mr. WRITE, then coiled Non Corporst
Rhoads for his defence.
The defendant said that time piquet was crossing this
road, when the complainant drove up, and the home's
nose was amongst the firelorks, and be certainly did attempt
to hark the horse, but denied ever striking themnoplainaut
with his gun.
The Magistrate said the ass cult had been proved on oath, •
therefore he should hold him to bail to answer it at the
sessions.
The defendant said be considered Mansell justified in the
manner he ha I acted.
The Magistrate said he would teach him to the .contrary...
Did he Gook that his 11Iajost snhjects were to be ill-treat-
' ad by the military with impunity: ,
The defendant said that he tonside?eul the ,complainant
was hound to allow his men to pass before him.
The Magistrate said,he thonght-ditler. nt : it was infole-
able that a 'Wire *huntl make use of his tire•artms egsirot
a pirate individual. How long bur you teen a soldier ;
inked his Worship.
'Meade:it—Six years.
Magistrate—So unaelt the worse ; yan are an old sail Lit.
If you had been a young on-, there would have heen sonar
excuse for your conduct.—The defendant was theta co to
mitted to prison in default of hail.
WORSHIP S7IIECT,-.TOLL Case Bsetstom.—Mr. Rams.
dale, Lessee of the City Bold Tell tu. Messrs. Toorlogoo
and Hobart,. whartiagers and coal merchants. This ea...
which has stood over for some days by ounnal eonsrr.t,
came on yesterday brfore Mr. Bevil!. the sitting Magistrate,
for a final hearing. Time cotnploinant claimeet a till of ole
penny for each horse drawing a art, under the I. coral Ate*,
and by the 31 of George IV. an additional penny for
It arse drawing a cart, the dimensions of wliosowh,el. Nur
under four and a half inches, to which, however, these is
an exemption, that should the twee ant cart pass the read
within one hundred yards of the tide bar. Bet the .kit of
George IV. takes away that exemption, provided the
Lilies of the wheel are of less ettage and dimension,
than four and a half inches. The solicitor Lae the
Canalon the City-road, who attended on the part of the
defendant, took an objection to the informations, that they
did not apply to this case, because the 10th section of
tf.o. IV. says, " That for every waggon, wain, ea-t, or
carriage, in respect of which the exemption shalt ha
claimed, shall have the tote of the helium of the junior
of the wheels thereof of the breadth and guage of as
inches," and that the toll is upon the waggon or cart, ant
not upon the horse drawing. Mr. Ilevent. referred t a the
Local Act, which gives a penny to . each horse al owing ;
also to the 3*l of Geo. IV which gives an ad litioust
toll, if the tellies are not of a certain guage; (tons bed's
of which lie must infer that the toll is upon the horse.,
drawing, and not. upon the cart; and therefore decided its
favour of ski collector. -
Unterte Haht..—An old woman, named Sarah Johason;
sereatv-four years of age, was bronaht before B. J. Casa-
setts. Esq. chUged with having imposed on Mrs. Mary
.Nukes by the foPowing ate:ca.:Am. M re. Nukes statee,
that the old lady at the bar called at her llama, 1.5 t •
Christmas. walked Into the parlanr, sat down in ehaii,
and began Isy expressing her surprise that she (3Jm.
Nokes) should not know het own mother-in-law. " Wit o„,'
said site. "nay dear, do yon forget your own poor mottoes
Mrs. Sakes s'ared at the visitor, and after having examined
her features closely, deelsred (though she had.not see a
her mother for the last 10 years) she coniti not trace the
slightest resemblance between her and the old lady b,fera
bet. Mrs. Johnson replied, "my dear, no wonder .yen
should not know site, for I have been working in the
fields, and that has caused the altera'iou in my cote.
plexion ; bet, my dear daughter, I should kanaa austa
any where." She then said that she had come tio gat u:
the country on purpose to spend a few hove toHt
her daughter, and desired that so.nething might be
got ready for her to eat. Mrs. Nokes (under the berm.
sten that she was teeny her mother) had a dinner and trs•
prepared for her, and the old lady soosm after the entertain•
meat began to feel uneasy, ant hinted same should stet
ag tin that evening fur home, and just before 11-r departere
she said, " Now, my. daughter, that lan going, all. L
want from jot is the loan of three shillings," althea Ir,e4
itrainediately given to her, and, after blessing her childri ants
promising to send her a fat goose in a few dap, she
the house. She had not, however, been gone ten tMenoos
when Mrs. yokes missed two silver spoons, and, it is sieot.,
less W atlas the subsequently ascertained that the oil lad/
was an impostor, an'l she (Mrs. Nukes) never Iseard.oft.aa
prisoner since, outil Monlay last, when sae tussle her ap•
pearanee agaiu in the neighbourhood, and endravaured
play off a statilstr trick on a neighbour, who had berap-
prehended.
Mrs:Godfrey stated, that the prisoner came to her hoist
on Moptlay,lut, and made herself quite at home, by ear.
ing that else was a sear relative, an 1 haul jest
town to inform her (Mrs. Godfrey) that an uncle of her t
was drool, who left her 501. and, that the money woe in her
possession which she
. should have the neat day. NW
Godfrey, haring heard of the old hap whoslard Alt<.
Nokiw„,det•sined -` het relative," until that la ly r;une• o't;
identified the prisoner as the person who_ rob.bed 4
imposed On her in the way described. An ()Nicer was sea:
come ta
committed
took the prisoner into euitouly. rite
conansitte4 her for one month to Brixton (;sal.

7"11144g .—M Theo Jar. •UM mustast, ts. the learn. ,sarse •
us.ton, Edward Pertilq , Itsq. to Charlotte. eldest daughter r•;44
Stonier.
Or Visetattu.4 the tid Dec. at St. James's. rharsli. theJteq.. J. $ MVO'
son, L.L.It. third of the late Thomas Lspeseter.
Anne 1111:*, only child of Thowas Hawkins, Esq. late of l'ealef.at ll*
Indies. •
DI E D.—On Thursday lest, the 19th instant. at Proxborlet.=4:
:9111 par, Mary., relict ut the late Nicholas Lutyens, Esq.
satue.sdaee. C 11114
Wt rriday left, in the iSth year of Ms age, C. Wls
Cross.
tAt the 21th inst. Mr. W. lloseatt, Old London street. atralft 0010144/1
40 year: clerk in the house 9t A. Gleituie,

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