sitive manner, said he saw the Marquis pull
his horse upon the foot pavement, and whip the animal to make him go the
faster.

The Marquis declared, "upon his honour," he did not go more than five
yards upon the pavement.

The policeman declared the Marquis drove about 100 yards on the pavement
in the Haymarket, and about 100 yards more upon the pavement in
Piccadilly. The concussion against the post was so great, that the woman
was thrown six yards out of the cab.

Marquis: I was thrown out myself. The fact is, I consider this charge to
be quite unwarranted. No one was hurt, and the policeman exceeded his
duty in taking me to the station house.

Mr. Dyer: The policeman states you were intoxicated.

Marquis: Why, I had been about all night, and I don't think I was very
sober.

Policeman: You had your collar and shirt open, and your chest was quite
exposed.

Marquis: I was dressed just as I am at present.

Policeman: Your coat is now buttoned up; it was not so when I took you in
charge. You said, when I took you, you would defy your brother to drive
your horse.

Marquis: I might have said so because none of my brothers are in town.
But the horse is only four years old, has never had a collar on before,
and I'll defy any man to drive him the length of this street.

Mr. Dyer: It was the more imprudent on your lordship's part to bring such
an unsafe animal into the public streets, especially at the present time,
when the streets are more than usually thronged. Have you any witnesses?

Marquis: Yes, I can bring them, but I had rather not.

Mr. Dyer: If they can allege anything in contradiction of the charge of
wilful driving on the footpath, I am willing to hear it.

Marquis: No. It will be a fine, I suppose, and I had rather pay it than
trouble my friends to come forward. I'll call my horse, if your Worship
thinks proper.

Mr. Dyer then inflicted a fine of 40s.

The Marquis paid the money, and, turning to the policeman, made some
unhandsome remarks on his evidence.

Mr. Dyer said the policeman bore an excellent character, and, as far as
the magistrates could judge, had always done his duty fairly and
respectably.

The Marquis took the arm of his friend, the Earl of Waldegrave, and left
the office.

We hear of him again very shortly afterwards, for on 31 July, at Derby
assizes, came on an indictment charging the Marquis of Waterford, Sir F.
Johnstone, Hon. A. C. H. Villiers, and E. H. Reynard, E