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AL t. sIo-.ost -f SG.-On Sa:urday T;orn: EtHankcra, a decently dressed man, was brought before the LoRn MAYOk, charged un. tder the following circumstances:-J. F. Bonisson. of Burton crescent, stated. that on Friday aftenmoon, abeut four o'clock, he was on the point of leaving the Royal Exchdnge, when he ;rns mes by the prisoner, who immediately took out a pistol and snappea it in his face, and then endeavoured to hit hih with it 4 but a gentle- man from behind sei7ed the armn of the prisoner, and rwrenched the pistol from hlim. The prisoner was then given inito the cusstody of the 'Chanze-keeper. wbo took him to the Mlanasion-house. L'he Lord Mayor not being there, he was searched, bu. the onlr things fou3Ad on nim were a farthing and a slip ot paper, having "No. 75, Cleveland-street, Fitzrov-square," upon it. P. Archer, of Lower' Thames.street, said, that as he wva going on 'Change on Fridar. he lelt something hit him apon the ear, anc on turning round, he saw the prisoner with a pistol in his hand, and heardl the first witness cry out. The pritoner, with the assistae oV' Mr. Haniatnond, was taket. Fredertiek Hammond deposed to the same effect. The officer, Brady, had tnade inquirv at Cleveland-streetlb?t the prisoner was not known there; the prisoncr's wife had cdled at the Comnpter, and saidl they lived at Falwood's Rents, Holbrn. Upon the pistol being drawn, ic was found to contains nothing bn.t paper: there was not the least appearance of powder having been in it. Tne prisoner, when called upon for his defence, seemed to be per- fectlv unaware of the situation in which he was placed, and only said " he wanted to go home :" every question was put to him two or three ttimes beforc he answered, and then he spoke with mach diffi- culty. He said he lived in Warren-street; could not tell the num. ber: he was a journemnnaa shoemaker, ad worked for a person in Retrelt-street; be did not know where he got the pistol, for which le paid 10, but coultl show the piec e he had not been it v/ant of money; did not live in lodgings. After considering fGr some tihne when asked how long it Was since he had seen his wife, he rad Wednesday, and that he did no;know whether hehs dept athomc since W1'ednesday. The pt isoner drank a great deal ot'cold water durng the ex3taina- tion, and was perfectly indifterent as to what was going forrwad. As co person was present who knew the risoner, the LomD MllAYOR remanded him til Monday, and said that in themea time, M r. Box, the surgeon of the Compier had better see him. hIARa]3ORoUGEe.STREE.I.On Sartrday three corporals of the, 2d or Coldstream regiment of Fotm-guards, were brought front St. Giiles's watchhouse, before Mr. 1 YE11, thesitting mrgistrate, charged with an outrageous and desperate assault upon some of the cnata. bles ot that parish. They gave their names Isnac Linton, Jamec Long, ant Jarmes WViliams. Such was the eerious aaatu-e of tbe assault considered, that the office was croeded with the parish a_u thorities, and their solicitor, who attended to conduct the investig-a ijen on the part of the constables. A long exatnination took place., at the close of which Mfr. DYER, the Magixtrate, said that this was a case which r quired a very serious investigation, and if not a felonyv, bordered very close upon it. Under all the circumstances, he should remand the priseners until Wednesday next, and in the mean time .t would he we!l if the parish solicitor would have a commurnnication with the inltary autlhorities upon the subject. A sergeant of the regiment, who wa.s in attendance, said that hv cainie by order of the commanding officer to know how the memwere to he disposed of. Mr. DY,ER said that for the present they shotuld be committed to Clerkenwell prison.-The prisoners were ttien remandetL POLICE.