larm, stating that
two gentlemen were forcing their way upstairs in spite of the landlord
and others, who were endeavouring to prevent them. The fact was, that
our hero and Mr S--- had been perceived by Joseph and his father as
they came out of the mews, and they had immediately followed them,
taking a coach at the same stand, and desiring the coachman to follow
the one our hero and Mr S--- had gone into.

The waiter had hardly time to make the communication before the door was
forced open, and the man was so terrified, that he retreated behind our
hero and Mr S---, into whose arms Miriam had thrown herself for
protection. The father and brother did not, however, enter without
resistance on the part of the landlord and waiters, who followed,
remonstrating and checking them; but Joseph broke from them with his
dagger drawn: it was wrenched from him by our hero, who dashed forward.
The enraged Israelite then caught up a heavy bronze clock which was on
the sideboard, and crying out, "This for the Gaw and the Meshumed!"
(the infidel and the apostate), he hurled it at them with all his
strength: it missed the parties it was intended for, but striking the
waiter who had retreated behind them, fractured his skull, and he fell
senseless upon the floor.

Upon this outrage the landlord and his assistants rushed upon Joseph and
his father; the police were sent for, and after a desperate resistance,
the Israelites were taken away to the police office, leaving Mr
S--- and Miriam at liberty. Our hero was, however, requested by the
police to attend at the examination, and, of course, could not refuse.
The whole party had been a quarter of an hour waiting until another case
was disposed of, before the magistrate could attend to them, when the
surgeon came in and acquainted them that the unfortunate waiter had
expired. The depositions were taken down, and both father and son were
committed, and Joey, and some others bound over to appear as witnesses.
In about two hours our hero was enabled to return to the hotel, where he
found that Mr S--- had left a note for him, stating that he considered
it advisable to start immediately, lest they should require his
attendance at the police-court, and he should be delayed, which would
give time to the relations of Miriam to take up the question: he had,
therefore, set off, and would write to him as soon as he possibly could.

This affair made some noise, and appeared in all the newspapers, an