At Bow Street, on Wednesday, Dr. Paine, of College Street,
West- minster, appeared to answer a charge of breaking the peace, on which he had been given into custody the night before, by Mr. Laing, the Police Magistrate of Hatton Garden. From the Doctor's statement it appeared that he had unintentionally jostled Mr. Laing, at the corner of Catherine Street in the Strand ; that Laing called him a damned blackguard, struck him with his umbrella, gave him into custody, and then staggered away, the " worthy Magistrate" being drunk. The Inspector at the Station-house allowed Dr. Paine to go home ; and the next day he came to meet his accuser. Laing, however, did not ap- pear for some time ; and when he did come, was closetted with Sir Frederick Roe. The charge was removed from the paper; and the Doctor was told that Laing would not appear against him. This did not satisfy Dr. Paine ; who procured a warrant for assault and false imprisonment against Laing. But, though dint person was obliged to attend at Bow Street on Thursday, he was again taken to a private room, and suffered to depart. Dr. Paine then wrote a note to Sir Fre- derick Roe, demanding a public apology from Laing, and that be should pay 5/. to some dimity. [It these facts, which are given as we find them in the newspapers, have not been exaggerated, Laing must now be dismissed. But why, we wish to know, did Sir Frederick Roe connive at his escape from public exposure? This is the land of equal laws At the Ution Hall Office, on Tuesday, a Policeman brought a man, his wife, and two children, before the Magistrate. Ile had found them on the steps of a door in hilackfmiars Road on the preceding night, and bad taken them to the Station-house. On being questioned by Mr. Wedgwood, the poor man stated— That he was a clergyman of the Established Church; that he had been curate of a church in the county of Fife in seotland,• but that the people of tho
place having embraced the doctrines of Irving, his congregation dwindled away
until at length he bad no hearers. He also fell into an exceedingly bad state of health, and with a view of having proper medical advice, as well as to obtain
another curacy, be determined on making his way to London. Since his arrival,
however, not having succeeded in the object he had in view, and having ex- pended all the little ready money that he had, he was driven to very great dis- tress. Ile had been educated at Oxford ; and if he could get the means of going there, he was sure some of his old friends and contemporaries would assist him. Since his arrival in town, he hail been employed by a clerical agent in composing manuscript sermons, for which be was paid at the rate of 2s. each ; but this employment having of late ceased, was the occasion of his dis- tress and that of his family.
The Magistrate gave him some silver, and advised him to apply foe relief to his parish ; which, it appeared, was in London.
• sir in reports. There are no curates in the Church of Scotland ; but lie may bay. been assistant n ter at an Episcopalian chapel.
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