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ftolftr . fiitcw ^ nre , _ ~ " MA-VsiOS HOUSE . ^ •^ -cmur-CiM-. * - -. of UEcoc-Mary Catfc-ll , an ^ . bromrhi b efo re the Lord 3 fayor in custody 01 Uos . ftrd M offiwr of the Mendicity Soeie . y , on a remand fwraU . e i . re . ious day . The officer stilted that ho had followed tlie defendant , who went from house to house with a red booi in her hand , and appealed to the owners for the txtrriie of ever so small a mite of humanity . Her appearance was extremely serviceable to the object upon which she professed to pay her visits , nnd even amongst tliose who wt-re evidently hard pushed lo support tlieir
families , she raised from one penny to sixpence a head . She represent . * . ! that she laboured to release . 1 person from prison , whu had been confined there for a length of tinf , and it was really difficult to resist her supplication , for she accommodated herself to the v «* ry lowest mpacify cf pocket . After having witnessed for some time the ' jnwi-arifd pfT-= cvcranre of the defendant , he told her he wanted her and her red book , and her papers , and after such a straggle as her little strength permitted , she resi-jned ihcin' to his hand . In her pocket was 7 s . Cd ., some half-pence , and a £ 20 Bank of England note , which appeared to have just arrived from tha ; establishment . T he defendant stated that she had bscn seeking assistance tit relieve tcr brother , who had been confined in the
Queen's Bench Prison , fur a periou of jjre or six years ; she 501 the i 20 note from the Hank Of England forSiirCT , and , considering t ! -e motive , ElieWiiS tiot at all a » lKimcd of what she had been doing . One ofthe officers of the Mendicity Society said inquiry had been made , aud the Statement , so far as reg-ir-h-d her brother uc-i'ig in the Queen ' s Bench Prison , was quite correct ; but he was there in contempt of the Court of Chancery , and refused to purge that contempt : if he would only sign a paper , he might De released any day . —Mary Stapleton , a Quakeress , affimed that she linew J ! ary Catlell ; she was not a member of the Society of Jnenus , she sometimes attended their meetings , and disturbed them or speaking without authority . She had lodged with her In White Horse-street , Stepney ; she always paid her xent , and was otlicrwiserespcctaldc . but she , nevertheless , thought her a little deranged . —Defendant said she never had stated that she was a Quakciess , she wished to meet
lier accusers publicly , however strong they might be . She had obtained the change , for which she got the £ 20 note , partly in subscriptions and partly Oil loan . —William A . Hutcliin- * s , a tradesman , of 2 C , Buckleisbury , said he perfectly recollected the prisoner coming Several times to his shop and begging , as > iuch as three years ago ; she then begged for a society . —Defendant said she never had lesson , or ju-cteuded to beg , for a society in lier life , and called on the witness to name the society . She handed in some documents relating to some property in house and land at Daventry , of which she staled herself and brother had been unjustly defrauded , as the L < -rd Chancellor was now aware , and of which they should soon repossess themselves . —The Lord Mayor said the case was proved to his satisfaction ; he should therefore sentence lier to one month ' s imprisonment in Bridewell , tlie expense of the prosecution , and her maintenance while thero . to be deducted from themonej found on V . cr .
WeDXESDAT 1 ' CIXUHS SOSES AT THE STOCK „ £ * - CHAXGE . —John Spillard was cbargdn with having pulled ihe nose of John Chick Worthingtoi ! , iu tlie neighbourhood of the Stock Exchange . —Mr . Worilungton , a dealer in raw silk , stated that on Friday week he went to a irokcr in Bartholomew-lane , ami asked a gentleman with whom he entered into conversation the price of certain shares . The gentleman beckoned to the defendant as a person to give the information , but he ( complainant ) declined having any coniiauuicavioii villi Ihe defendant , who aik-. d the cause of such refusal , ami commuted tlie degrading assault attributed to him . —The complainant , In . -ii-5 . ivt . -r to a question , said that lie had not called the
defendant » scamp until the defendant had taken him by the nose . —S . Worthington , brother to the complainant , stated that the defendant committed tlie assault upon the complainant ' s rel . isal to do any business with him . —The defandant declared that lie had treated tho complainant wiih the indignity described , because the provocation given was one of the most insunportaBV * insults . The complainant liad , without x-livnie or reason , applied the name of " scamp" to him , and the act complained of naturally followed such a description . —The lord Mayor said tlie assault was clearly proved , and lie should hold tlie defendant to bail in the amount of £ 20 to answer the charge at the sessions .
DOW-STREET . Tnm-SDAT . —ItoBSCKT BT A l'OMCXJIAX . A pullcCconstable of the F division , named John Guy , was charged with hjsving absconded from the force with £ ' 13 , received liy him in h " s official capacity . The prisoner was on duty in the Strand eark on the morning of the 13 th inst . At about four o ' clock he apprehended a woman on suspicion of robbing a seaman , named David Evans , and took her to the station-house in Dow-street , where he handed to Mr . Logan , the inspector on duty , five . £ 5 ifcrali of England notes , two sovereigns , and 21 s . in silver , which he - found in lier possession . This money was given back to the prisoner when he brought the charge before the magistrate , lie was ordered to give up ouc of the notes to the seaman ( who was daily expected to leave Flymomli , onboard tha Caledonia ) , and it was Ids duty to
return the remainder to Inspector Logan , who was responsible for its safe custody . This was not done , and On the following evening he was reported as " cot on duty . " Tlie s-i-jilcioiis of his superior officers were C 011-AMjiu-ntly aroused , and it was soon ascertained that he had ah = COi ; ded from his lodgings in private clothes , leaving Ids uniform hehind him . On Thursday morning Inspec tor Black , who had been apprised of his retreat , proceeded to a lioa ^ eijl Seir-slrae * : , WWl-bcr-sSrcei , Xn-jibetli , nlit-r . * Ji <* f . * -ind the prisoner iu bed with a prostitute . He seardird ihe bed , and found £ ' 20 is . wrapped up in paper under Hie pillow . On being informed of the charge , and dnly cannoned , lie admitted his guilt , and stated that he lad changed one of tlie notes for gold . Tlie prisoner said nothing to the charge . Mr . Twyfordcomiirittedliuii for trial at ihe Old Dailey .
Satcbdai . —Stueet I . oihiery . —A very respectably attired young man , who gave the name of Jones , was charged with Ueinjj concerned with others in stealing a gold snuff bos from a gentleman in Ilolbom . Mr . Ransdale , the prosecutor , a gentleman of fortune , stated that he was passing up Ilolborn yesterday evening , in company with two friends , when he suddenly felt some one lift upfcisco . il , and take something from it . Heturned round , and found the prisonei was the nearest person standing by him . He said to the prisoner , "You have stolen my siiuff-hos ; " and tlie prisoner replied , "Xo , I have not , but those two have , " pointing to two men , vlio had just taken to ihrarlieels . The prisoner toolt to
his heels too , hut they were closel y followed by a fI lend of his , who , with himself , pursued them through a number of intricate courts and alleys , to the White Horse public-house in Short ' s-buildings . The snuff-box was not found upon cither of tliein . l ' ocock , the officer , proved thai the prisoner belonged to a notorious gang of thieves that infested the streets of-London , and scarcely a day passed that they did not co-. miiit some robbery or other . Mr . Twyford remarked , that as the snuff-box was not found upon cither tlie pris-mer or lus companion , he could not well semi him lo the Old Bailey , bill there was EniHcieut cvKcHceto show that lie was a n-. wGYiov . sly had character , and lie should commit 1 dm to tlie Douse of Coircclion for three months .
Tcesdat . —Shocking Drvc . wiTY Caroline Evans , a housem-sidst l : ucki » - * : Iia * ii Palace , was finally examined . nnd fully committed iyr trial on three separate charges of fcloi . y- * The rubbery at the Palace was established at the prcvif-us examination . Evidence was now given to show that , in September last , after the prisoner had called upon s sister living iu the service of a --enlleniaii residing at St . . lohnV-r . ot-d , a silver s ** o « n was missed fr < = in the house . Since the prisorer ' s apprehension it was discovered that it was pledged Is ; her at a pawnbroker ' s shop in Camberwcll . The third * clia' -jre was of precisely the same kind ; the proscc -tor , Mr . Wilkinson , a surgeon , of Southampton-terrace , IVnteuville , liaving missed two silver spoons after one of the iiri ; -on-. r " s visits to licrsisU-r tj . -enin his
service . Tliis jiro ] ii-- -iy v . - as also ft-mid at a l > : r . viibrol : erV In the latter case the sister , who was deeply affected darin-f her i-saininaiioii , attributed lier dismissal from the prosecuUH- ' s emplny to the loss of the spoons ; but when 2 ls . Wilkinswi stepped forward and denied the assertion in Hie most positive terms , declaring that he never suspected her , and that her discharge , at the time in question , was in consequence of her ill-health , the poor * - 'irl retracted lu-r statement . Mr . Wilkinson , however , tiid not explain away the fact that , upon tlio dismissal ofthe sister , the value of the spoons was deducted from her wages . It is due to that seutleisian to add that ihemoney w ^ s repaid to lier when he considered that her innocence Was established hy the late disclosures respectin- ; her relative , the prisoner .
WOIISUIP-STREET . rsiDAT . —Axornra " Gektiemax" Biackgdaed . — Mr . George Gumcy , described as a wine merchant , in Uonat-streei , Walworth , was charged Before Mr . Brougllton , with having committed the following aggravated assault , in one of the carriages of the Eastern Counties Itailway , upon Mrs . Annie Kiuibrcl , a married lady , residing in Trinity-street , Cambridge . The complainant stated tbat she left dml-ridge in a second-class carriage , at four o'clock on the preceding afternoon , aud on reaching the station at Dislmp ' s Stortford , the defendant and two other gentlemen got into the same carriage . Immediately he had entered the defendant placed himself by lier sUe , and after pressing offensively against her , laid his head upon her shoulder and pretended to be asleep . She instantly removed to the extreme end of the seat in order to avoid him , but was followed up Dr the defendant , who placed his arm round her neck , and addressing her liy the appellation
Of "My dear , " asked Ler if she intended to travel all the way to London . She remonstrated with 1 dm upon his insulting behaviour : o no purpose , and as he stUl jiirsevcred In his offensive familiarities , she Called loudly to the guard for assistance , but without rcceiviu " any attention . On the stoppage of the train at the nest Station , she got . out upon the platform and informed the guard oftbcinsultuig behaviour she had experienced from the defendant , whose name sho demanded , but her complaint was treated wifli indifference . On rcachin" tlie terminus in Shoreditdi she gave the defendant into eustoay . After the hearing of other evidence , Mr . Brou ™ hton ffKta-eeu the blackguard wine-merchant to pay a penalty « f 10 s ., or undergo seven days' imprisonment ( ' } . « Th * e nns *' - ' "' racdiatcly paid , and the defendant liberated . « aitf i " ? ** *~ A Itovt AjJOS ' - * " --Tn £ " Chosen Peoiie /'—^ s rV ^? /' * TCi " a , J 0 Ut forty-live years of : «; e , ^ S ^ S ^ ¦ - - >« . Leuis , by caiii ; ig cascw ^^ e ^^ - " ^« Pn « es of glas . Ito ^ ' • - - " u-u ^ i ia ta-n-p .-sr , wUeatbe
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utmost efforU of the offieers , and the threats of the jnsgis * . r . ste to have the court cleared , failed to silence . Mrs . Aaue Lewis , who stated thit she was a widow , then said how , while she was passing through Midulcsax-s . ra-.-t , Wiiitechapel , to her father ' s house iu Cox court , th- * defendant accosted her , and without the slightest provocation called her the worst names . Upon running in to the house for protection , Mrs . Honeyjar put one of her hands through a pane of glass , and finding that somewhat sharp , took off her bonnet , placed it on her fiat by way of a shield , and then made war with two more panes , upon which a neighbour interfered , nnd then Mrs . Honeyjar turned her fury upon her . —Mr . llciuglit > n : Why was all this I—Mrs . Lewis : I doa ' t know more than the dead alive . —Policeman II 155 said he took Mrs .
Honeyjar into custody ; she was drunk . —Mrs . Linna Levy then mounted the wimess-hoA-, made a variety of curtseys to the bench , ana said that while standing at her own door in Cox-court , on Wednesday last , a-doing O * nothing , she saw the defendant break thewindows , whereupon the witness remonstrated with her , but had scarcely done so when Mrs . Honeyjar turned her back to tlie window and commenced an attack upon her , Mrs , Linna Levy . His . Honeyjar , in explanation , said the windows were brolcen in the Souffle , but not by lisr . She had met Mrs . Lewis in the street , and had asked her to pay back some money-lent by her husband to her at Bristol for support . She owed her £ 4 . The magistrate terminated the case by ordering Mrs . Honeyjar to pay three sliilliujjs for the windows .
Mossat . —Stawsiso . —A young man named Charles Gibson , detcribed as a sawyer , was placed nt the bar , before Mr Droughtoii , on the charge of stabbing a man named Moses Isaacs , who was not now present , and also with cutting and wounding the police-constable who had taken him into custody * l'olicc-constnhle Davis , II 8 ( J , whose upper lip was covered with adhesive plaster , stated that while on duty in Keatc-street . Spitalficlds , at one o ' clock that morning , lie saw the prisoner engaged in it violent struggle with the man Isaacs , who called loudly for assistance , and exclaimed that he had been stabbed with some sharp instrument . Witiicssiiistantly hastened to the spot , and observing a stream of blood gushing from the nose of Isaacs , he attempted to seize tlie prisoner , when the latter made a blow at him , which disabled him in a moment , and he found that the back of his hand had been laid open to the bone . Witness then attempted to
secure him with the other hand , when the prisoner made a sudden blow at his face , and he felt his upper lip completely cut through with some sharp weapon , which struck violontly against his teeth and filled his mouth with blood . Finding that he was unable , from the injuries he had received , to retain liis hold of the prisoner , the complainant , Isaacs , took the rattle from his pocket and sprung it , but before any assistance could be * -. rocurcd the prisoner had succeeded in effecting his escape . Sergeant Darker and other officers shortly afterwards came up , and after an active pursuit the prisoner was traced to a coffee-house in Jforton-FolgutG . and taken into custody , but no Itni ' e or other instrument was then found iu his possession . A certificate wa > handed to the bench from Mr . Meercs . the divisional police surgeon , which stated that the officer
had received a wound through the upper lip , penetrating into the mouth , whicli had evidently been indicted with some cutting instrument , and that be had also sustained a second wound upon the hand , inflicted apparently with the same weapon . Iu answer to the charge , the prisoner said that a quarrel having arisen between himself and his friend Isaacs , the policeman had most unnecessarily interfered * and although he admitted having struck him several times with his fist , he positively denied having made use of a knife or any other weapon of that description . Mr . Droughton said that he should commit the prisoner for cutting and wounding the policeman , with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm ; and should issue a summons to compel the attendance ofthe man Isaacs , on whose appearance tlie depositions would be taken for his final committal to Newgate on both charges .
SODTHWAUK . Tcesdav . —Juvenile DErnAvirv . —Mary Benson , a girl thirteen years of age , was brought before Mr . Jeremy ( who s : it for Mr . Trail ) , charged with robbing * her father , and absconding from home . The complainant stated that he had occasion to bring his daughter to a police-court before for plundering him , and that , through tlicintcrces . sion of Mr . Cottingham , she was admitted into an asylum for the reformation of juvenile offenders at Tottenham , instead of being s-snt for trial . She , however , had not been Ion ? there when she effected her escape by climbing over a hi gh wall at the rear of the premises , and since then had joined a number of her dissolute companions , with whom she had been leading- an abandoned life . She aftcrwav & 3 returned home , but she had been there sc-u-celv
twenty-four hours when she absconded , taking with her all her clothes , and had been away eight days when he at length traced her , and brought her up to this court , as he could do nothing with her . The magistrate said it would be a w *» ste of words to endeavour to make any impression on such a _ heartless girl , that as the articles she was charged with stealing were the garments she bad on her at the time of absconding , the father could not proceed ajrainst her criminally for the act , and therefore must give her another trial and take her home . The poolfather said he was a hardworking man , and that the prisoner would take advantage of his absence , and leave home in spite of her mother , who was laid on a bed of sickness , owing to her anxiety of mind about her unhappy daughter .
Satuedat . —Riot in a Workhouse . —Sarah Evans , a young woman , attired in the workhouse garb , was charged with creating a disturbance at the doors of St George ' s WorlillUUSe . TllC 1 ' cTlCVillg Officer Said that the prisoner came to the workhouse on the previous evening and demanded admittance ; being a very disorderly character , and having on several occasions created disturbances in the house , he refused to admit her . She then became very abusive and refused io quit the door . He enueavoured to put her away , when she struck him on the mouth . He then called in the assistance of the police , and gave l * . er into custody . In answer to the charge , the prisoner , said tllilt the young girls in that workhouse were treated with great severity . She was brought up to this court the
other day because she merely spoke to one of the wards , women , aud committed to Brixton for seven days . Hot term of imprisonment expired yesterday , when slie returned to the workhouse , having no other place to g 0 to . When she applied to the complainant to admit her , he I refused , ami shut the door in lier face . She then did make a noise with the endeavour to be admitted , The comx > Iainani came out ofthe house , audpushed her down . She denied having assaulted Mm . —Mr . Traill said the officer had no light to refuse lier admission . She was a pauper belonging to the parish , and bad a right to enter the workhouse . Her being pun i shed on a former occasion Jiad nothing to do with their refusal . She had been punished for it , and was entitled to be admitted into the workhouse . He discharged her , and advised her to be more cartful for the future .
LAMBETH . MoXDAl The Dashing Victimize *! . •—Mrs . Ellen Lavier , alias Evans , alias Edwards , who has been in custody for several days on a charge of victimising several surgeons in the vicinity of Clapham , as well as in other parts ofthe metropolis , was brought before Mr . Henry for final examination . In addition to the cases already taken against the prisoner , the following witnesses were called : — Miss Ann Cochrane , an assistant to Miss ltichards , who keeps a lace warehouse , 153 , Cheapside , deposed that early in the month of April last the prisoner drove up to the shop in a cab , and on entering inquired for Miss ltichards . She ( witness ) told her that Miss Richards was then encaged , but tbat as soon as she was disengaged she should see Iter . She then said she was going out of town by the Layton coach , and feared she should be too late if she stopped anv time , and that having
unfortunately forgotten her purse , she called to ask Miss Richards , who knew lier , for & . to pay hcrcab hire . Witness asked what name she should give to Miss Richards , anil thrprisoner replied , "Miss Evans , Grove House , " and shescut one of the young persons in the shop to Miss Richards . The answer returned from Miss jUchards was , that she knew no person of the name of Evans , oi * Grove House , and therefore could not give any money . The prisoner , upon hearing this , expressed much astonishment , said she was sure that if . Miss Richards saw her she would at OIH'C comply with her request , and expressed a wish to see her . Her manner was so urgent , that a second message was sent to Miss Richards , but the latter peremptorily refused to give any money . The prisoner then stated that she was sure if the pretty-looking young woman was then in the shop « ho used to serve tlfere she would at once have given her the money , and described a young woman who had previously lived * there so accurately , that witness thought her representations were correct , and also fancied
Miss Richards might have known and forgotten her . Under this impression , and influenced by the highly respectable appearance of the prisoner , she ( witness ) gave the prisoner 3 s ., one of which she had to borrow from her fi'llow-shopwonian . Miss Margaret Clayton , an assistant to Miss Richards , corroborated the whole of the evidence ofthe last witness and said she had lent a shilling to Miss Cochrane to give to the prisoner . Miss Priscilla Richards declared she had never , to her knowledge , seen the prisoner before that day , and that she never had a customer , nor had she been acquainted with , a Miss Evans , of Grove House . This concluded tlie evidence against the prisoner , and Mr . Henry committed her to Newgate , to take her trial at the Central Criminal Court , upon the distinct charges of fraud and obtaining money by false representations . The prisoner , who is considerably altered siuca her apprehension , ou hearing the decision of the magistrate dropped in the dock , and was obliged to be carried out of court .
Wedxesdav . —Extensive Robbery or Plate and Jeweilem . —Two" young women , sisters , named Carolina aud Mary Cummlng , were placed at the bar on a charge of stealing various articles of plate and jewellery , amounting in value to over £ 400 . Mr . Charles Shaw , a solicitor , residing at No . 11 , Terrace , Walworth-road , deposed that the prisoner Mary Gumming had been in his service , but had been succeeded by her sister Caroline , about fen years ago , when she ( Mary ) was strictly forbidden ever coming near the house again . Some months ago a lady , a friend of his , being about to travel , had placed in his ( Mr . Shaw ' s ) charge a chest full of plate ; and the chest , being locked and corded , was placed under his bed in his bed-cliamber . On Tuesday last , the lady returning , dined at his house , and having expressed an anxiety to wear a portion of the jewellery in the box on the following Tuesday , the servant , Caroline , was desired by Mrs . Shaw , on Monday , to take the box from underneath the bed , when it was found that the lock was
broken , and tlie box itself perfectly empty . This circumstance led to his ( Mr . Shaw ) making an examination of his own plate , when he also discovered that a quantity Of it , together with a gold watch , and other articles of jewellery , were gone . Since that time the nineteen duplicates he then produced were found , all relating to plate and jewellery belonging to himself and the lady he had before-mentioned . A shopman in the sen-ice of Mr , Turner , a pawnbroker in the "ffalwovth-roaa , produced a gold watch , and various articles of plate , which had been pledged by the prisoner Mary Gumming . The witnecs yaid that prisoner was wcU known at his master's shop , she having been in the habit for more than two years past of pledging various articles of plate and jewellery , which « hc represented to belong to her uncle on the Terrace . She had also been in the habit of taking some articles out and pledging others . The prisoners , who declined sayiu-j anything in defence , were , as requested by the prosecutor , remanded to a future day .
WANDSWORTH . WEBNI ; 50 AT . — A Casise Tiuev-catcuee . — Alfred " ft ri * -h :, r . Ia < J rbou : twelve years of age , was charged with
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attempting to rob a till . —Tha prisoner sneaked into the shop of a Miss Jones , opposite the Nag ' s Heml , Wnnilsworth-road , and was leaning over the counter with the shop-till drawn out and in his hands . When theshopmtui disturbed him he run off , pursued by Miss Jones ' s dog , who captured him , aud held hiui fast until the shopman came up . —Tlie prisoner made no defence , and was committed for two months , with bard labour .
Surrey Sessions. Monday.—A Reputed Clkkg...
SURREY SESSIONS . Monday . —A Reputed Clkkgyma :. ciiauged with Fkloxt . —On Monday the adjourned sessions commenced at the Court-house , ' iN ' ewington , before Mr . Pucidc , and a full bench of magistrates . James West , described-in the calendar forty years of age , a man of respectable appearance , and said to have been a clergyman of the established church , was indicted for feloniously stealing one blanket , two sheets , and one counterpane , the property of Hannah Cracker , a lodging-house keeper in Pecktiam . Mr . Locke stated the case on the part of the prosecution , and called Hannah Craher , an aged ami iulii-m woman , who deposed that she is it willow , and lived with her daughter at Pcekham . That , in tha early part of September , the prisoner and his wife came to
lodge at her house , on which occasion he gave the name of Fletcher . That they remained there about thirteen days - and , as she suspected they wci'C getting l'id OfsOIUO of lier property , she made an excuse to get into their room , by saying she wanted her bonnet , in order to ascertain whether there were just grounds for her suspicions . That the moment she entered the room for the above purpose , the prisoner and his wife ran down stairs out ofthe house , and on prosecutrix missing the articles mentioned she told her daughter , who gave information of the circumstance to a policeman , and the prisoner was taken into custody . William Ilanunend , a policeman , deposed , that on the 13 th of September , the prosecutrix ' s daughter having informed him of what had
taken place , and seeing the prisoner and his wife runing from the direction of the house , he pursued them . He came up with them in Pcckliain Rye , and on stopjiiinj the prisoner , asked him what lie had been doing . The reply was , that ho had robbed his ready-furnished lodgings of some sheets , a blanket , and a counterpane , but that he intended to rcdieni them , aud give them back to the owner . U p added , however , that he had disposed of the dup licates of the sheets to the hostler at the King ' s Anns . Pcekham , but that he expected money , and he would get them all again .. The policeman added that he " found the duplicates of the blanket and counter , pane , together with several letters , in the prisoner ' s possession . The jury returned a verdict of guilty .
llorstord , oneot the Mendicity Society officers , was then called ; and he stated that he ltad known the prisoner since 1837 , in which year he was apprehended on a charge of writing begging-letters . That in March , 1844 , he was again in custody for attempting to commit a fraud on Mr . Rashlcigh , the member for Cornwall , on which occasion he wrote to that gentleman under the signature of the Rev . Fletcher V est , describing that he was on-a bed of sickness , and that he and lus family were in the most dreadful state of distress . That the communication appealing to Mr . Rashleigh ' s feelings was sent by a man named Pevrin ,
with whom the prisoner was acting in concert ; and that he ( llorslbrd ) aware of the fact , followed Pcrrin from Mr . Rashleigh ' s house , and saw him meet the prisoner in Bow-street , to inform him ofthe success of the application . lie ( Hereford ) took the prisoner into custody on that occasion , and since then he had been convicted at Queen-square Police-office of illegally pawning , and sentenced to one month ' s imprisonment , llorslbrd added , that he had a bundle of begging epistles written by the prisoner to various noblemen and gentlemen . The learned Chairman then sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment in Guildford House of Correction .
Tuesday . —Chaiigk or Fulcny . —Mrs . Rosetta Ann Robinson , who had falsely represented herself to be the wife of & barrister of that name , and -who was described in the calendar to be twenty-six years ol age , was placed upon her trial upon a bill of indictment charging her with felloniously stealing two yards of satin , of the value of seven shillings , the property of Mr .-William Mabley , the proprietor ot the King ' s Head-inn , at Norwood . The prisoner , who was elegantly dressed , upon being placed in the felon ' s . dock , appeared excessively affected , and during the trial was seized with such violent fits oi hysterics that it required the united exertions oi three of the prison keepers , and two of the female attendants , to control her . Her screams and sufferings were of a painful character , and caused a deep sympathy in the court . Mr . Lolly was engaged for the prosecution , and Mr . Baglcy for the defence . The former gentleman stated tllC CilSC to tllC jury , ihe brief facts of which .-were these : —On Wednesday aftenioonj ^ thc Sth inst , the prisoner and two others set out from her residence in
Gloucester-street , Queen-square , the former mounted on a pony , and the two latter ill a gig . Oil reach ing illackfi-iars-bridgc . the pony , tumbled with the prisoner , and was so severely injured that they put it up to livery at the Horse _ and . J-caping-bar in the Blackfriars-voad . The prisoner being a good deal alarmed and shaken by . the fall , " called for a bottle of sherry at the Horse and Lenping-bar Tavern , and she and her friends having finished its contents , started for Norwood iu a gig . On arriving at the King's Head Inn they desired the ostler to put up the horse , and requested to be- shown to a private room . This was done by-the . chambermaid find they called for half a pint of gin . They remained there for three quarters of an hour , when they
left , as . they said , to have their fortunes told by a . well-known gipscy in that neighbourhood , On returning to the inn they were shown into the ordinary parlour on the ground floor , when they called for a second half-pint of gin . Some time after Mrs . Mabley , the landlady , fancied she heard some noise on the stairs , and immediately after observed the prisoner come down stair . ** , and go out at the front door . She suspected all was not right , and instantly rushed up . stairs , when she missed from the drawers in her bed room four pieces of satin which she had placed there in the
morning with a piece of paper over them . On making this discovery , Mrs . Mabley sent her pot-boy first , and then her daughter , to bring the prisoner back , and upon being told the landlady wished to speak to her , she threw the pieces of satin in the ditch . On her returning to the inn , she was mot by a policeman , who accused her of" stealing the p ieces of satin , and her reply was , that if she stole it she must have been dreaming at the time . The jury found the prisoner Guilty , recommending her to the mercy of the court . . The chairman sentenced her to twentyeight davs solitary confinement in Horsemongcr-Jaiic Gaol .
The City Police , — -A correspondent writes as follows : —As I was returning home , about ton minutes past one o ' clock , on Thursday morning .-it was my mortification to witness another brutal act on the part of the police—three of tlicm had got hold of a young man , very humbly dressed , having on a fustian j acket , apron , & c . The police , on my ap . proach , relinquished tlieir hold , and tilC poor fellow declared he would wait for the sergeant and tell that officer the treatment he had received . I naturally felt an inclination to ascertain the truth , and stood at a few yards distant to watcli the result ; but the watchful guardians skulk '*! away without locking the man up . The poor fellow cried bitterly , and stated
to me , that he could not possibly have given the slightest offence—he had been to his brother ' s to sup , was returning home ( in Red Cross-street ) quietly humming a tune to himself , when one of the policemen " bonnetted" him rather violently , and then , because he asked the reason he attempted to drag him to the station—they had nearly choked him with his neckerchief . While he was showing me his broken hat , one of the police came up and told him to go on and not call people "b y fools , " or they would make a " b y fool" of him . Now this was evidently done to irritate the man , in order to get a reply from him , and a pretext for taking him to the station-house . Now , sir , from the fretjuent doings of this kind by the city police , I am convinced that many innocent persons ( especially if they appear poor ) very often suffer imprisonment and fines from the cruel and unnecessary officiousness of the unboiled , and the sooner your pen is employed in exposing these
intolGrautdomincevmg and unfeeling acts of the " Jacks in office" the better , and sure I am that you will render much service to the public . Ruminating on what I had just seen , on my way home , and near the India-house , I was afforded an opportunity of marking the contrast in the treatment of the apparently poor , and those who pass as the respectable classes . A well-dressed person , with cigar and stick , bawling at the top of his voice , proceeded along the street ( which was well supp lied with the vigilant blues ) uninteruptcdly , — -on interference with him , no policeman knocked his hat over his eyes , or got hold of his neck-cloth and pressed their knuckles in his throat , no station-house for him . I watched him till out of sight , and could not help exclaiming , alas ! poor fustian jacket , how thou hast been punished this night for thy poverty , and what a protection would that gent ' s clothes 1 iavo afforded thee—but I forgot that in this country there is the same law for the rich as the poor (?)
The Potatoe Mumuis , is Maxchestjsr . —We have made inquiries of intelligent agriculturists and scientific friends who have visited different districts in this immediate neighbourhood , and theresuit is a conviction that the disease exists here , though as yet in a very modified form . It is , however , exceedingly difficult to airive at any precise conclusion at present ; for a great quantity of potatoes in this neighbourhood are not yet gathered , and it is found that the murrain is later in making its appearance in some places than others . An intelligent friend , who has extended his inquiries in every direction around Manchester within a few miles , informs us that he believes the murrain to be more or less in every district in the neighbourhood , except in that about Chcetham-liill , which exemption he supposes to be owing to its very light and sandv soil . Indeed the potatoes on the light , drv soils , are gencvally move free from murrain " , than those- on the cold heavy lauds . — -Manchester Guardian , '
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A Phacticai. Philanthropist.—Y/O Find Th...
A Phacticai . Philanthropist . —Y / o find the following in the Prcssa : —Monsieur du Petit Manteaii Bleu -joeius to have found a rival , or rather air emulator , with this difference , that our new philanthropist has " nitlicvto preserved tlie strictest incognito , by assuming the garb , and tone , anil language ofthe lower orders . About a week or ten clays ago , a few minutes before two in the afternoon , a man dressed in a blouse entered the shop ot " n trnUcur in the Faubourg St . Antoinc , where hundreds ot" workmen come at fixed iioiii '; ' to take what they call their ordinary . He was served with a plate of soup , which he swallowed like a famished man , then a portion of the beef , which he devoured with equal appetite , and lastly a cup of wine , which ho drank at one draught . This done ,
'ie got up and went to tlite bar , ilomanthng what he iiad to ' pay . The landlady summed up— " An ordinary 7 sous , wine 3 sous , and 2 sous for bread , in all 12 sous . " " Good , " replied the guest . " Now tell mellow many workmen come here to their dinner . " " Why I you sec there are sixteen tables for four each , and in a very few minutes they will all be filled , that will make sixty-lour . " "Good , that makes 3 St ., and adding my score it will amount to o 9 f . Here is 40 t ., and you will tell all these good fellows that ( their dinner is paid for to-day ; " and throwing eight five-franc pieces on the counter , he disappeared . At daybreak the next morning a man entered one of the numerous lodging-houses for workmen in the Rue de 1 'lintel de Ville frequented bv
journeymen jomcrs , and cried out , " Well , companions , how many of you are in want of work ?" Ten men jumped up together and preferred their claims . " Well , " continued our eccentric but humane friend , " Pick up your legs , and 1 will get you engaged for the whole winter . But you must make liastc , for 1 am in a hurry . " Believing that they had to do with a brother chi p " , the ten men lost no time in following him to a master joiner in the Rue du Chcrche Midi . Here , addressing the master , he said , " 1 have brought you ten good workmen , and yon must employ them . " " . But lam not in want of any , for I can hardly find work for my ' owu people . " " Good ! good ! still engage these , and you shall not find work fail you . In the first place you must make for me 50 school desks of heart of oak ,
hve metres long by one and a half wide , and as many benches of the same stuff , and then we will talk of more . " The worthy joiner , however , stammered and hesitated . " Oh ! you don't know me . True—true , therefore you must have something in hand . " Taking out a dirty pocket-book and producim ; a bank note for 1 , 0001 ' ., he thrust it into tl \ c joiner ' s haml aiuUlecamhcil . For three successive days in last week the same person put in requisition all the women who earn their living by carding mattresses , and paying each her day ' s work in advance ; lie divided them into squadrons , and ordered them to go and card gratis all the mattresses in the lodging-houses for workmen in the neighbourhood ol * the Place do
Grcve . This popular species of philanthropy may , as we can very well imagine , raise a smile , but in such eccentricities w & should look onl y at the results and applaud tlicm .-Death of the Last Digxitauv . of Akciext Poland . —The last great dignitary of the Polish Crown died some days ago at his country-seat , a short distance from Poscn . His name was Herr von Czarnecki ; he was the royal carver of Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski , the last King of Poland , and had attained , before his death , his 90 th year . According to his expressed wish , he was buried with all the ceremony due to his former high rank and station . — Allgemeine Zeilung .
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ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE , "We must again accord our meed of praise to the spirited lessee of this theatre ( Mr . John Douglass ) , and his truly talented company . We marvel not at the increasing celebrity this temple of Tke & pis lias recently obtaincd , seeing that ho effort is wanting on the part of the conductors to gratify their numerous patrons , and sustain the hi gh position they have attained . "We certainly feel a pleasure in recording the triumph of merit over mercenary worthlessness , and in chronicling the fact of an improved taste and refined discrimination on the part of the public , who , in consequence of the amalgamating influence of political and social corruption have heretofore invariabl
y adorned the brow of avarice and ignorance with the cliaplet justl y due to disinterestedness and sterling intellectual worth . On Mow - ay night , £ « fte Freeman ; or , a Sister ' s Honour a domestic drama , was introduced , in which the clinrac ' tcrs were admirabl y sustained . Mrs . Campbell as ira bella , evinced superior powers , which elicited the repeated plaudits of a well-filkd house . In the Irish farce of Darby Kelly , Mr . Lee appeared at home ; and also in the dram-, of OUtcr Twist , in the character of Mr . Bumble In this drama Airs . Honncr , as Oliver rWiV , andMr . Honner , as Fagan , shone to advantage , a , ul fully realised the anticipations ofthe auditory . The manners and customs of those professional gentlemen known bv the cognomen
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of prigs were pointedly illustrated , and their Compeers , known ' -by the soubriquet of " the three devil kings of So . merset House , " were helped forward towards immortalisation ( it tliey have not yet attained that 7 « mo « rJ by the uuveilin- of tlieir misery-fraug ht i « -d damnable system . The order to satiate Oliver ' s hunger "ith "the bones tho do-s had picked the previous day , " evidently reminded the auditory of the recent doings at Andover . We certainly think such mementos well-timed , and wc trust nil such public spirited managers as Mr . Psuglass will be supported and encouraged as they deserve .
IttflXCESS'S MEATKB . KK . APPBABANW ! or Air . JfACit £ Ahr .--Tlicre was a ' terrific crush on Monday night to obtain entrance into the Princess's Theatre to welcome "Sir . Maca-aily . Long before the doors were opened an eager crowd besieged them , and "lien the portals were thrown hack people had literally to fight their way up the long , narrow , and inconvenient lane whicli forms the common passage to both boxes and pit from the entraneu in Oxford-street . When Italf-wav up this defile , many took fright , and despairing of effecting an ingress , turitfd bitek , ami struggled frail , tidy to retrace tlieir steps , a procedure which caused the most admired disorder . The whole theatre was crammed by the first rush , and crowds went away disappointed . Certain it is that every nook and cranny of the house was filled from which the most distant hope could be
noui-Ulied of obtaining intern-sttcnt glimpses of the stage . The play produced was Hamlet , the first scene of which was acted nearly in dumb show . When , however , the scene withdrew , mid discovered Mr . Miicrcatly , the whole audience rose with one consent to welcome their favourite tragedian . The ladies waved their bouquets and handkerchief ' s , and the men , not content with the usual demonstration of clapping bands , raised repeated tires of those right hearty and ringing cheers of welcome which the English so well know bow to give , which arc so inspiriting to hear nnd must be so gratifying to the recipient . For several minutes these sounds continued uninterruptedly , and then after a partial lull had induced the belief that silence nnd attention were about to assume their sway , renewed thunders told that the audience had only paused to gather strength for a fresh display .
To enlarge upon a performance so well known to every playgoer as Air . Jlacrcady ' s impersonation of the nielail . elioly and philosophic Prince of Denmark , would be a tedious superfluity . Enough for us to state that he never played Hamlet with more lire , with a display of more inexhaustible resources , with more art covered by the semblance of perfect spontaneity . ' A very efficient company has been formed to support Mr . Mneready . Mrs . Tertian , lata Miss Jarnum , played Gertrude , and ably acted up to Mucready in the fine scene in the third act . Cooper was the Ghost ; Ryder was the King ; G . Fisher , a young man of good figure ami a very judicious speaker , was Horatio ; Coiupton aud Oxberry ( both excellent ) wore the gravedl-jgers ; Gronby was Polonius and Miss Emma Stanley was Ophelia . A beautiful scene has been painted by Mr , Beverley , representing the castle and the moon-lit sea by Elsinorc Altogether , Air . Aladdux lias spared no pains to fionour Mr , Miicrcaily ' s return to the metropolis in tlie best man nor possible .
Wednesday evening was the second of Mr . Macrcady' 4 performance , and another crowded audience was assembled to witness it . When he first appeared there was ft repetition of that hearty cheering ivhich greeted bis return to the stage ou Monday . The play was King Lear , acted according to Sbakspeare ' s version , as revived by Mr . Macrcaily , at Covent-garcleii , in' the season of 1 SS 7-S , when N ' aliuin Tate ' s modification was abolished . Mr . Alacreauy ' s Ll'iir is one of his most impressive delineations . The means whereby he prepares bis effects , and unfolds the groundwork ofthe character , are not less commendable than those more obvious displays of passion with which he draws down thunders of applause , Th ; air of imbecile fondness with which he totters down the steps of his throne to moet * liis most beloved daughter Cordelia , after he has more formally given
the two portions tohis clilcr children , accounts , as it were , for the indujiiutioi * which hei-iippnrent coldness creates * Tlic querulous old man is in a sensitive affectionate mood that will not bear checking ; he receives a check , and is first shocked , then enraged . His greeting of the fool , after the first suspicion of Gonerii ' s neglect , is another preparation . The Direction with which lie caresses him , the readiness with which he laughs at his pleasantries , without seeming precisely to understand them , appeared to proceed from an uneasy notion that he is clinging to the only being tbat remains faithful to him . When the ingratitude of Gonevil is fully revealed heis entianeed , liis mind can scarcely receive what his senses have admitted , and it is a fine touch that be now docs not even hear the Fool , to whom , a few minutes before , he listened with such forced eagerness . The curse upon Coneril took the house by storm .
ft was a masterly picture of the struggle of a strong will to overcome tlio obstacles produced , pj physical IllbTlllity lie seemed afraid lest his force should leave him before he had spoken the last words of wrath—to eke out his strength by a preternatural effort—that he might utter one cur »; e mote . After the behaviour of Goneril , the jests ofthe Fool ceuse to plense him altogether , uud lie pusses them in mournful silence . The vacant countenance which in the third act be wears for some moments admirably prepares the transition from the torrent of rage and griff with which he enters upaii the heath to the State of insanity , ami this is further elaborated by the clinging earnestness with which lie attaches himself to the feigned maniac , Edgar , ' evincing a mysterious sympathy . But in the whole performance there was not a more subtle
touch than the maimer in which the words " > o not abuse me" were given after tlte recognition of Cordelia . Wiikin ;; fur u moment from his insanity , he embraced Iter with a burst of affection . Then it seemed lis though the brain had no longer power to retain tho linages presented , all the sceno before li ' im seemed to fade away , and the words just quoted marked the return tohclpless iniheoility . The agony of grief with which at the end he brought on the dead Cordelia , the anxiety with which hcfiuitWssly watched for some sign of returning life , and the despair with which he reclined ou the ground by her body , formed a worthy conclusion to this highly wrought and alfccting representation . ' The applause of the audience at the conclusion was unbounded , and Mr , Mnerendy- was called before the curtain amid tbeloudest acclamations .
Tlie play iv . -is respectably filled . Mrs . Sterling played Cordelia with a great deal of feeling , and assumed the appearance of death ( not a matter of course ) with excel , lent effect . Edgar and Kent were acted with spirit by Messrs . Wallack and Cooper . Mr . C . Fisher looked well us Edmund . The fool , the faithful fool , was excellently well played by Miss Marshall . The talent she evinced was well appreciated , and has given us the holies of this young lady one day holding a very distinguished position in ihe profession . On Friday evening , Mr . Macrcady repeated his performance or Zftuiitet to another crowded and equally enthusiastic audience .
On the alternate nights W allack has been playing in 7 . > oil Cwsar De Hasan and the Brigand to crowded audiences . ROYAL PAVILION THEATRE Ou Thursday evening we paid a visit to the Royal Pavilion Theatre * . The house was crowded . J-JlhaDoltr . es , a " domestic drama , " appears to be a great card hero , it ' we may judge by the vast number of persons who nightly crowd to witness its performance . The piece is from the pen of Mr . Frederick Nealc , and is put upmi the stagerein .-u-k .-ibly well . 7 lie scenery , m .-tt-JiineiT , ( IrcsFCS , tfce . are excellent . It must be highly gratifying to the author t *> know of the immense applause with which the piece was hailed throughout . The first-rate acting of Miss Adelaide Cook , and the rich droll humour of Miss l ' ettifcr , elicited warm applause . Mcssrs . Dale . Burton , and Howard also admirably sustained tlieir respective characters . Mr , Can . field , the American Sampson , shows some wonderful feats of strength -, dut our space will not permit us to criticise his astonishing performances .
Roval Adelaide Galikky . —On Friday evening wo visited this delightful place of cntcrtaiunicat , and were happy to find a numerous and exceedingly respectable audience present , who testified their approbation of the several entertainments by frequent bursts of hearty applause . On entering , the establishment presents to tho view of the visitor a remarkably light aud neat appearance j and in addition to the fountains , scientific models , paintings , steam engines , & c ., there is the atmosplierit : ruilway , tiie electric eels , the weighing machine , promenade concerts , & c . Mr . A . Sedgwick ably presided over the musical arrangements : his handling of the accordian exhibited great professional skill * , iu fact , he all but nuulo the instrument speak . A Miss l ' alser's dancing was beyond all praise ; andSig . A . GuiueleLdelighted the coni-Iiany with the songs , " Rocked In the cradle of the deep , "
and " Would I were a boy again . " Ouv gallantry will not permit us to be silent us to Miss Pearce , a lady who enraptured us by her first-rate execution of the ' Echo son-, ' , " and also the " Hunter of Tyrol , " iu each of which she was vociferously encored . The " New Zealand Chief" was in . troduced by a gentleman , who gave a topograph ical description of the islands , and a most interesting , history of the country ; in the course of which he dwelt much on the fertility of the soil , its produce-such as "tax , tfce . ; its minerals—lend , iron , copper , ores , A'c ., winch are found there in abundance ; gave u brief account ot Captain Cook ' s visit , as well as other navigators who bad visited and traded there ; and indulged in much twaddle ou the great blessings conferred on the natives by tlio " religious instruction" imparted to the ' savages" by « io missionaries ; anil concluded by avowing as his opinion , that it was the very best speculation for the enterprising English emigrant , aud decidedly the safest investment jur Tho
labour , capital , and skill , of any part of the g lobe . " Chief" is certainly an extraordinary man ; »*> d lt' . ° ! 'f half-of what ho savs is true , he has experienced mamWa perils and "hair-breadth escapes . " He gave a Icn-sl-v account of his residence amongst the natives ; his uiswi ment by them , and ludicrous description of their laus-iAS * - " manners , customs , & c . exhibited their weapons ot wiufare , a number of dresses worn by them , sang sevnai songs in their language , danced , & c . He then came a o' > = the gallery to enable the company to closely i ** si »« ? ' * J person , which was curiouslv tattooed . He has l » a ** i »« £ a narrative of his life , which maybe had in * . *' ' ' i tor sixpence . But the gem ofthe evening ' s entcit : ""* " ' - ' was Uvc iwcmnpnrable " dissolving views " itiul SS ™" ., . trcpe , " which must be seen to be appreciated . . ' .. ' *' nwgemetltS appear excellent , the attendants cw ' •" obliging , and altogether we know no p lace i" J- " where a more intellectual treat can be enjoyed toi * shitting ; we therefore earnestly recommend oiirreao-J ^ go mid judge for themselves . We should stati" * " •' •„ , explanatory lecture on the " atmosnheric railway l ' clplc" is delivered at nine o'clock . The whole cent **** " about eleven .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 25, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25101845/page/8/
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