In the Prerogative Court, on Wednesday, Mr. G. B. Box,
a proctor, was prohibited from again practising in that Court, in consequence of a.. namiorial presented from Colonel Spence, stating that Mr. Box had appropriated to his own use the sum of 1720/., which had been paid for the probate-duty of a will. Mr. Box declined making defence to the accusation. Sir Herbert Jenner spoke under strong emotion in making the order against Mr. Box ; of whose zeal and ability, lie said, its conducting cases submitted to his charge, the Court had had ample proofs in the course of a practice of thirty years.
At the Marlborough Street Office, on Wednesday, Colonel Stewart Campbell was charged with assaulting the bookkeeper of the Foreign Coach-office, in the Quadrant, Regent Street. The Colonel was superbly dressed, and talked and flounced about the Police-office in the most absurd manner while waiting for the bookkeeper to arrive and give his evidence. He declared that he was the bearer of important despatches from Paris; that be was the particular friend of Lord Rothsay and the Duke of IVelliugton, the latter of whom he adored, and that he was then on his way to the King's Levee. He said the bookkeeper at the coach-office wished him to pay over again part of the fare in the diligence which he had paid in Paris, and had called him a blackguard ; which was the cause of the assault he had com- mitted by throwing two books at his head. T he complainant soon arrived at the office; and from his evidence it appeared, that the Colonel had applied an indecent expression to hint before he called him a blackguard. The matter was finally settled by the Colonel's payment of a 31. fine. It appeared that he had been imprisoned for an hour and a half in the station-house, to his excessive annoyance. When there, he abused the Policeman, and acted with the greatest absurdity.
At Bow Street Police-office, on Wednesday, James Wright. as assistant.waiter at the Freemason's Tavern, was committed for trial, charged with stealing twelve silver spoons on the day of St. Patrick's Festival.
A circumstance which has occurred in the family of a nobleman has created much conversation within the last few days. A person who acted in the capacity of a lady's maid in the family in question was dis- covered to be a returned convict; and so well did she act her part, that no suspicion arose in the house till the Bow Street officers came to arrest the impostor.—Mraino Post.
It is said that the Duke of Gordon has received an anonymous letter, stating that if 1000/. be given instead of the 6001. offered, the stolen jewels will be restored.
It is rumoured, that, in the late investigation, with regard to the compromise of the robbery of Mr. Williamson's premises, the prin- cipal agent and prime mover in the transaction has hitherto had the good fortune not to have been brought forward.
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