.334 THE COACHING AGE. 



Harmer afterwards became the proprietor of the 

 WeeTdy Dispatch, and an alderman of the City of 

 London, and had a fine residence somewhere near 

 Greenhithe. 



When the case of the Eev. Very Green had been 

 laid before Mr. Harmer, it appeared that the Ensign 

 was not a stranger to him, probably from his having 

 •come in contact with him on similar occasions, as he 

 at once said the paper could be got back, but the 

 reverend gentleman would * have to smart for it.' 



The occurrence happened at the end of the week, 

 but there was* at that time no running home by an 

 ■express train to do duty in the country on Sunday 

 and return again early on Monday morning ; so the 

 poor old man was obliged to remain in town in a 

 state of mind more easily imagined than described. 



In due course, however, the paper was, as predicted 

 by Mr. Harmer, got back, but not without smarting 

 for it considerably. 



It only remained, then, for the reverend gentleman to 

 take his place inside the coach a,nd travel back again 

 to his home. 



Some time afterwards the Ensign sailed a little too 

 near the wind, and brought himself within the meshes 

 ■of the criminal law, as he was tried and convicted at 

 the Old Bailey for some offence of cheating or fraud, 

 and received a sentence which effectually precluded 



