The Statesman.
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partion, availed himself of sa opesing ttetween the prose-
cutor's vehicle and the foot way t drove on his horses, and
locked the forepart of his dray in the wheel of the cart.'llii
prosecutor • entreated him tostop, and he did so for an in
stint, but before tthe wheel could .be disentangled, the de-
fendaot again moved forward, saying, curse you, I have
got you now—if you don't get your cart out of the way,
I'll tear it to pieces." This threat he nearly accomplished ;
the wheel of the complainant's eart.was shattered to atoms,
the horse thrown down in the road, both the shafts broken,
and the sleeping infant thrown out; fortunately, however,
he was caught by the. father, who had just time, an instant
before, to leap out himself. Such was the evidence given
by the prosecutor, and his-wife, who was walking on the
foot pavement, by the side of the cart, when the affair
happened ; and their story •was fully corroborated by Mr.
Barnes, a tradesman in Botolph Lane, •who . also spoke
to the conduct of the defendant, who, while he (Mr.
Barnes) was taking his number, was mlitiog a laugh of
the affair.
Mr. Flint, the haberdasher, on Fish Street Hill, who had
witnessed tee whole affair from bis drawing room window,
described the defendant'sconductto be the most wanton and
unfeeling ; he whipped his horses, though the dray was
entangled with the cart, and appeared to be laughing and
jeering at the expostulations of the by-standers. Mr.
Barnes and himself, he said, had gone with the complain.
ant to the brewhouse the next day, but were unable to
ohtain the expences of the repairs of the cart.
Mr. ADOLPHUS awl Mr. C. PHILLIPS, for the defendant,
cross-ermined the witness with great minuteness, and
established the fact that no injury had been sustained either
by the father or the child. In the course of the cross-exa-
mination of Mr. Flint, Mr. Adolphas, who was interrogat-
ing him, not being able to make him comprehend precisely
the oature of his question, on putting it to him the third
time, added, somewhat harshly, " Sir, I speak plain Eng-
lish, though 1 do not speak such fine words as you do, and
talk about being propelled from a cart, and such stuffas we
have just heard,
Mr. Flint—Sir, 1 am not to he borne down by the un-
bearable insolence and licentiousness of Counsel.
Mr. AD:ILPHU4 —.Nor 1 by the insolence of a man oho-
conducts himself in the witness's box more like an advocate
than evidence. Hive me your answer, Sir ?—Mr. Flint was
silent.
Mr. Anourints (after a short pause) Well, Sir?
Mr. F. : I am really so very dull, Sir, that I cannot un
derstand your very intelligible language.
Mr. ADOLPHUS: You are indeed much duller than you
think yourself. I will ask you again, Sir.
Mr. F.: Oh ! very well, as often as you please.
Mr. A.: Did you not at Mr. Whitbreads suggest to the
prosecutor, that lie had omitted a part of his story, namely,
that the accident did not happen till after lee stopped?
Mr. F.. That's impossible—the dray must hare been
moving at the time of the accident.
Mr. A.: That is no, answer to my question. Did you
riggest that the accident did not happen till after the do
feudant stopped.
Mr. F.: It think whet I said—
Mr. A.: I will leave an answer—yes or no.
Here another rally of a similar description, not very
fitting for a *Conn •f Justice, ensued, which terminated
by,the Counsel telling the witness lie might stand down.
Mr. A Poona* then addressed the Jury, and called
Tom witnesses. via. the prisoner's follow servant, the
&Ivor of the Orst.dray, the driver of a Green sick coach;
and a waggoner, were sailed for the defence, who insisted
on a very different account of the affair, attributing the
blame to the difendent.—The learned. Recommit, in sum-
ming np, observed, that the endangering the lives of in-
dividuals in the manner similar to what bad been describ.
ed in evidence, although no personal injury might have
been sustaised, had repeetedly been decided to he an
assault, and the Jory,-,witbont leaving the box, brought
In
a verdict of
Ott f aftecesieso general elefservations on thst
sofropristy of conduit evinced by persons of the prisoner's
deaeriptiom end the total want of feeling exhibited by him
.through the whole of.this affair, sentences bits to:lsaouthe
'asprisumnent in the House of Correction.
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• POLICE.
Two Tulare, ADROITLY caunirr.—GUILDHALL.Pho,
area Aluaddy and leAs twisoremce were charged with felony
yesterday before
.tbe Sitting Alderman, under the fallow-
ing circumstances :
Mr. Mabson, 48, Aldermanbnry, bad lately Wesel s •ve.
sal pieces Of linen at different times out of his warehouse,
withoUt the slightest suspicion how tbey have gone.
A friend of his hod asked permission to stew sivay a mat•
tress in On warehouse some time ago, and as the prism er
Monday had come there frequently in theihours of business.
under the pretence of being sent to fetch it away, suspicion
arose that he availed himself of those opportunities to coin-
*ilk a view to detect him he was directed
to Lome for it on Tuesday, and previous to his being sent
into, the warehouse to get it, Mr. Mabson and a -friend
secreted themselves to watch his motions, and saw him
very deliberately help bimseWto a piece of linen, which he
instantly took. in great baste to his companion Lawrence,
who was waiting at the door, and was beard to tell him
to be off with it directly. As Monday in all his visits to
the warehouse bad been accompanied by some one 'olother
whom he left waiting on the outside, Mr. Mabson bad
pripaied for that circumstance. and no sooner had Law.
rence got possession of the linen, than he was quietly
seised and secured by the person stationed to watch for
that purpose. Monday, however, on his return into
the warehouse, finding himself detected, sliesved fight ; but
Mr. Mabee° knocked him down, and with the assistance of
his friend, put him also into safe custody.
The ease against both the prisoners was so clear th I
might bate been fully committed for trial upon th •
evidence 'given; bat Mr. Mabson suggested that th-re
were several others in the gang, and that he believed lie
had got.* pine to them, as wallas to the place where ti e
other stolen property was deposited, and he thereco-e
wished them remanded till be could avail himself of the
assistance of some of the City officers.—Turnpenny, a t ere
efficient officer at this sort of business, was accordingly in-
structed to give his assistance, and the prisoners were re-
manded tiU Friday.
Bow STRllllT.—Yeiteiday Sir JrmesSamatares attended
at this office, to give information that a trunk was cut from
behind his carriage on Tuesday evening, on the way from
London to his seat at Buckingham. The trunk contained
very valuable property, amongst which was the admired
Star of the Order of the Bath.and three other stares coin -
posed entirely of brilliants. Ellis, one of the principal
Ober@ is employed on the occasion.
Mvairsatous CIRCUNISTANCS •T as
',five officer of this establishment has been dispatched to
Bristol to assist the inquiries making respecting Mr.
Peirce, who has been so unaccountably missed from that
city. His attendance has been requested at the instance of
the mother and sister of the absent Gentleman, who have
offered one hnaireffpounds for finding him if alive, and

MIL if dead.
HATTeer OmrDspn—YeStll7(lll7 Joh* Johnson. tasokey
to the Honseof Corrodtion, Cold Bath fields, was charged
by Mr. Vicary, thi Governor, with having stolen several
articles oat of the prison, to which his °Adel situation
afforded ficilities. Mr. Vickery stated, that several
Prayer Gooks, Hymn Books, and Bibles, the property of
.the County of Middlesex, together with the Chaplain's sor
pfise, and other property, bad been stolen out of sn• office of
. his apartments, to which the prisoner bad i• rxelnsive
access in consequence of the confidence reposed. in Id ii.
Sererel of the stolen articles were traced to a piivnbr thees
la the-aeighbantheod, who, together with Ws' shopinan.
iittendEd with buodhis of the stOlen prop. rty. In souse. ,