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MAU 3 I _0 N HOT 7 SJ . WEDHESDAT . —EXTBAOBMNABT CASE . —A man whose name appeared upon the prisoners' list as Sinops Kent , was brought before the lord Mayor upon self-accusation of a very serious offence . Robert Sterling , policeman No . 157 of the A division of _metropoUtan police , stated that at twelve o ' clock on Tuesday night at Charing-cross , the prisoner , after looking at _hini for _ a _moment said , "I can bear it no longer ; yon must taw me in charge . " -Witness ashed upon what grouua , to which hereplied , "For sending a JwJ ««»» _2 « Messrs . Erescott and Grote , thc bankers . ; ' _* £ _™ _™* thenpntintohishand _^ aseat , with _wfeehhesmdhehad imprLed the wax on the letter he had sent to the bankers . Witness took the prisoner into custody . The prisoner likewise said _«* «» _«*&
, _^ _Shatitwasto serve otherpartics he had done it . The following _isacopy oftheletterwhichhad been received atthe took : — "December 6 . Messieurs , —A plan has been arranged for the purpose of firing your bant , and which you cannot prevent , however strict you may keep watch , unless you consent to pay the party £ 100 within one month—namely £ 50 immediately , which you must enclose in a letter , directed to Mr . John Wright , and send without fail to-morrow morning Dy twelve o ' clock to ihe Angel Inn , Islington , to he left there until csUed tor . Unless this is complied with , woe betide you ; it will be folly of you attempting to discover the parties , for if you do so you will be placing your lives at stake . Avert the fete Which now hangs orer yon . I say be warned , and comply with the demands now made . —Yours , & c , Bisopb Emst . Messrs . _Trescott and Grote . " The
prisoner was remanded . Thubsdat . —Case Of Pobgeet . —Thomas Griffiths was brought before the Lord Mayor , in the custody of Danitl Forrester , the officer , charged with forgery . Mr . Bush , solicitor tothe committee of bankers for protection against forgeries and frauds , attendedfor the prosecution . Mr . Bush stated that the prisoner had been in the employ ment of Mr . Myers , the fishmonger , of St . Peter ' _s-alley , _Cornhill , whose service he left about three months ago , and that there was at any rate one forgery hesides that upon which the evidence was ready , in the commission of which , it would hereafter appear , the prisoner was concerned . —Mr . S . Pace , clerk in Dimsdale and Barnard ' s hanking house , in CornhiU , stated that the prisoner presented a cheque for £ 10 , purporting to be signed by Mr .
Michael Myers , on Wednesday , between two and three o ' clock in the afternoon . It was not paid , for eight or nine _eheques , purporting to he drawn by Mr . Myers , had previously been presented , and had turned out to be forgeries . The cheque produced was' a considerably worse imitation of Mr . Myers ' s writing than any of the preceding cheques . The prisoner did not say anything upon presenting the cheque , which the witness , upon receiving , handed to Mr . Barnard , one of the partners of the firm . The prisoner was then called into the back parlour , and given into custody . Mr . Michael Myers stated that he kept an account at- Messrs . Dimsdale and Barnard ' s banking-house forty-five years . The cheque produced was not in his handwriting . The prisoner had lived thirteen or fourteen months with him as his house
servant , and lodged in the house . The prisoner was re manded until Wednesday next .
CLERKENWELIi . - Tuesday . —The Jews is Tbocbee . —On Monday Wilmington-square and its neighbonrhoodwere for some hours the scene of great excitement , in consequence of the ejection of a Jewish family , who , by their screams and shouts , attracted a mob of more than 1 , 000 persons . So great was the uproar , and so serious did the matter at one time appear , that a man on _horseback was despatched to the Clerkenwell police-station for a reinforcement of police . Arising out of this affair , Mr . Solomon Lyons , a broker , residing in GrayVinn-lane , a Jew , was placed at the bar , charged with obstructing the police in the execution of their duty , and with exciting a mob against the police . It appeared from the evidence , which , was very voluminous , that a Jewish family , named Abrahams , have lived
ftr a considerable time in _Tysoe-street , Wilmingtonsquare , and falling into large arrears of rent , they were served with the usual notice to quit , which expired on Christmas-eve last , hut the landlord , from motives of humanity , allowed the family to occupy the house until it wallet . Abrahams gave a writtenpromise that he would forthwith leave the house when called upon . The house having been let , they were that morning caUed upon to evacuate , hut refused , and were ejected by force . Tho whole family , ten in number , and amongst them several small children , assembled in front of the door , set up a _itigmai wailing , and an immense mob was forthwith attracted , whose sympathies were at once enlistedin favour ofthe helpless little ones . The landlord ' s men were the subjects of execration , and had it uot been for the timely
arrival of a body of policemen , serious results would have ensued . The prisoner , who chanced to be passing , interfered on behalf of the ejected family , and applied language of a very offensive nature towards the constables ; who , seeing that the encouragement of a respectable-looking man was likely to inflame still more the passions of the already exasperated mob , took him into custody . The prisoner denied that he had used bad language towards the police , but admitted that he was much interested on behalf of his Jewish brethren , and that he knew nothing ofthe circumstances of the case , but accidentally mingled in the mob . —Mr . Combe said , if the police had been injured , he would undoubtedly have sent him to the House of Correction for a month without a fine ; he would , however , fine him ten shillings , or ten days' imprisonnteit The fine was paid at once .
WEDNESDAT . —THE BATHE OF THE SAUCEPAN . — Mrs . Ann Jarvis was brought before Mr . Broderip , charged with assaulting Mary Ann Garner , the wilt of a penny postman , and about half th » size of her assailant . The complainant , whose head was bandaged , and who was so infirm that she was led into the office and accommodated with a seat , gave the magistrate to understand that she and the defendant lived in the same house in Hannibal-road , Stepney . Last Friday Mrs . Jarvis came down to her door , on the first floor , and opened the window on the staircase . She went out and requested her to shut it , ai it was very cold . Mrs . Jarvis said the window should he opened to have the place ventilated . Prom these more words arose , and Mrs . Jarvis brought a _^ saucepan , containing the hot liquor in which a pig ' s
head had been boiled , and attempted to strike Mrs . Garner , who retreated towards her own room , and , in eo doing-, capsized a pail of water belonging to Mrs . JarriB , and sent the vessel from the top of the stairs to the bottom . Mrs . Jarvis followed up the attack with the saucepan , and the third blow took effect on Mrs . Garner ' s arm , and cut through a dress she was making . She repeated the blows with the saucepan on ihe left side of her head , which sent her reeling into her own room . Mrs . Jarvis threw the saucepan after her , porkUquor and all , and then ran down fairs to recover her pail . On her return she came into Mrs . Garner ' s apartment , and beat her terribly with the saucepan , knocked her over a table , and forced & baby duly fourteen months old out of her arms , and trampled upon it . Mrs . Garner , alarmed for the safety of herself and infant , cried out murder most lustily , andcaughthold of the handle of the saucepan , and in the _ttrugglo which
took place twisted it off . Mrs . Jarvis than beat the little woman with the saucepan without a handle , and Mrs . Garner , after a severe struggle , gotit under her arm ; Mrs . Jarvis attempted to regain possession of her saucepan , and in doing so cut her own thumb . The battle of the saucepan was proceeding when a policeman made his appearance , and parted the belligerents . The complainant , who sighed and groaned most awfully , and made the most of her case , said she had been under the doctor's hands . —Mr . Broderip said there could be no doubt that Mrs . Garner had been seriously injured , but her medical attendant , Dr . Godfrey , certified she was not in danger Her affectation and the exaggerated manner in which she had given her evidence was apparent , but enough had been stated to justify him in holding Mrs . Jarvis to hail , herself in £ 60 , and two sureties of £ 30 each , to answer the charge atthe sessions . Mrs . Jarvis was then committed in default of bail .
_Wsbjcesdas . —A Miracle . —The Bliss _mstOMD to Sight . —T . Lloyd , a man of very lofty stature , long visaged , and with his hair combed over his face in a strange manner , was charged with begging . The prisoner alleged that he was blind . His eyes were concealed by his hair . _Stammen , the street keeper of Islington , deposed , that he saw the prisoner begging on the previous evening in High-street , Islington . He had a placard hanging on his breast with the words "Relieve the blind" printed upon it . Witness told him to go away ; but the prisoner refused , and became most insolent , using the foulest language , _StammeU , finding remonstrance useless , took tnm to the station-house . The prisoner , when called upon for his defence , in a grave , puritanical tone , denied that he had used had language , stated that it was in
consequence of extreme distress he had sought aid in such a manner , and that he had come from Wrexham a few days ago , wearied in body and depressed in mind . He lodged at present in _Tyndal's-buildings , Gray ' s-innlane ; and the landlord knew him to be an honest , decent man . He was _totaUy blind and altogether helpless . — Mr . Combe , who evidently suspected the prisoner , directed _rTesbitt , the doorkeeper , to make inquiries into his statement . Thereupon the prisoner fell upon his knees in the box , and , in the most earnest manner , besought the magistrate to set him at liberty , and to have pity upon a poor old blind man . He said , he would not rise until the magistrate would pardon him . The affair was dramatic , but not natural Upon leaving the court , he again turned
round , and raising his hands to Heaven , whilst the tears rolled dawn his cheeks , again craved hit liberty in a tone and manner that would have done him credit on tha stage . _Xesbitt , however , removed him and returned into court in an hour with him , and stated to thc magistrate that every word he had uttered was false , and that the fellow was a confirmed beggar . —The impostor stood erect , but said nothing . 2 fo sooner , however , had Mr . Combe £ tntenced him to a month ' s imprisonment , than suddenly and quickly raising his long blackthorn stick , he aimed a desperate blow at the magistrate 5 fortunately , it did not take effect— -hut the weapon slightly grazed the arm of the junior clerk . He raised the stick a second time , but was secured before he could accomplish his object . He was removed to the cell , swearing aU the way .
BOW STREET . TuxsDAT . —Death fboh being Run Oves . —A carman , named Joseph Hughes , is the service of Mr . Jones , wine-merchant , of Mark-lane , was placed at the bar charged with having caused the death of a lad , about seventeen years of age , by driving over him in the Strand . The deceased , who was unknown , but appeared to be on some errand , was running across the
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road , opposite Southampton-street , with his head turne towaVds Charing-cross , from which direction an ommbus was approaching him with great speed . In hia anxietv to avoid the horses , which were close upon him , he ran against the shafts of defendant ' s cart and fell upon his face . The wheels of the cart ( which was heavily laden with hampers of wine ) passed over the poor feUow ' s back , and crushed him in afrightfulmanner , in which state he was taken to a Mr . Davis , residing near the spot , and subsequently , by his advice , to the Charingcross Hospital , where he died in about twenty minutes
afterwards . It was stated by a witness that the occurrence was purely accidental , and that the utmost concern for the fate of the deceased was evinced by the driver of the cart , who , at the bar , appeared much affected by the calamity . Mr . Jardine said no blame whatever was attributable to the defendant , who had conducted himself with great propriety and right feeling in tho matter . As he might , however , be wanted at another investigation elsewhere , he would be required to leave his address , and undertake to attend if called upon . The magistrate also directed that the number of the omnibus should be obtained .
WORSHIP-STREET . MoHnAV . —Suspected Mubdeb at Twig-Follt . —Tilt and Fitzgerald , the warrant-officers , reported to Mr . Bronghton tho result of the investigation they had been directed to institute relative to the fate of Mr . _WiUiam May , a traveller in the silk trade , whose mysterious disappearance had induced serious apprehensions that he had been robbed and murdered . The officers stated that the directors of the Regentfs Canal Company had given directions for the withdrawal of the water from that portion of their canal into which the body of the missing gentleman was supposed to have been thrown , and a large number of workmen had been engaged during the preceding day in that operation . The water on either side of the bridge at T wig-Folly , to a great distance , embracing three sets of locks , had been entirely drawn off , and a minute examination made along the bed ofthe canal , but the result was that not the slightest trace had been
discovered of the object of their search . A number of labourers had also been engaged for several hours in working double drags in a large piece of water , called Sir George Ducketf _s Canal , immediately adjoining the other , but their exertions had been equally unsuccessful . The entire day , from seven o ' clock in the morning until dark , had been occupied in the search , during which an immense coneourse of persons , to the number of at least 5 , 000 , whom the excitement consequent on the occurrence had drawn to witness the proceedings , separated themselves into clusters , and closely examined the surrounding fields and grounds to ascertain if there were any appearances of the surface having been recently disturbed , but nothing of the kind appeared to have taken place . The officer added that , from further inquiries , they had ascertained that Mr . May was in confortable circumstances , extremely temperate in his habits , and greatly respected . —Mr . Broughton expressed his gratification that everything had been done that was at all practicable
under such circumstances . A Poltgahist . —Thomas Bartholomew Imbert , a middle-aged man , was brought up for final examination charged with having feloniously intermarried with one Abigail Isted during the lifetime of three other women to whom it was alleged he had been previously married . Certified copies of the registries of two of the marriages were put in , one of them solemnized at Bow Church , Stratford , in July , 1838 , and the other at St . Mary ' s , Islington , in July , 1842 , Both these women , who were stated to havo suffered greatly from the neglect and illusage of the prisoner , were present in court . It was also stated , in the course of the evidence , that two _chUdren whom he had had by tlio first of the wives had literally died from the privation and wretchedness to which they
had qeen exposed through the unnatural conduct of then father . Notwithstanding the ill-usage she had received from the prisoner , the second wife , Abigail Isted , an attenuated , melancholy-looking creature , exhibited in court the warmest affection for him , and evinced such a repugnance to give any evidence which could criminate him , that the magistrate found it necessary for the ends of justice to make her father answerable for her appearance at the Old Bailey . Rowland , the warrant-officer , said he had made the most diligent inquiries with a view to discover the two other women to whom it was alleged the prisoner had been previously married , and with great difficulty had succeeded in tracing the father of one of them , a tradesman named Andrews , residing near Newingtoncauseway , who informed him that his daughter had been
dead for several years , and that her death had been solely caused by the brutal conduct of the prisoner , who had kicked and beaten her in such a dangerous manner that she had been in consequence an inmat * for several months of one of the hospitals , whence the had at length been taken home to her father ' s house , and there , together with her child , soon after died , the prisoner having for a long time previously totally deserted her . He ( Rowland ) had also been engaged in efforts to find out another woman , the daughter of a person named Grimsdale , to whom it was stated the prisoner had likewise been married , but he had not been able to discover her . Mr . Heri tage , who appeared for the prosecution , said that the
prisoner ' s conduct to one of the wives , the daughter of a Mr . Wilson , had been as inhuman as that he had displayed towards the unfortunate women referred to by tho officer , for that at the very time he married the last wife one of his children by a previous marriage was lying upon its death-bed , and had actually died two days after . Mr . Bronghton . severely animadverted upon the cruelty ofthe prisoner ' s conduct , and said that , as thc evidence had established two of the marriages in the most satisfactory manner , he should send him for trial upon the charge of bigamy , and order the depositions to be at once taken against him . The prisoner , who had nothing to offer in his defence , was fully committed to Newgate for trial .
Tuesdat . —A " Respectable" Thief . — Wm . Fraser , a middle-aged , respectable-looking man , was placed at the bar for final examination , charged with having obtained by false pretences a large quantity of wino and spirits from licensed victuallers in different parts of the metropolis . In a previous hearing three cases were established against the prisoner , and to-day a fourth was clearly made out . They all displayed great address in the art of robbing under false pretence . —The magistrate said that he had received an anonymous communication , intimating that the prisoner had some time ago been convicted on a charge of felony at _ths Central Criminal Court , where he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment . —The prisoner , who appeared deeply affected , in a scarcely audible tone ,
admitted that the accusation in question was well founded , but that the court , in consideration of the distressed state and previous character , had sentenced him only to a month's imprisonment . —A Solicitor , who was in attendance on other business , expressed himself greatly shocked at seeing the prisoner in such a disgraceful situation , having known him in former days under far different circumstances , and made a forcible appeal in his favour to the magistrates on the ground of his past respectability . —Mr . Broughton said he could not allow the former character or condition of an accused person to operate with him in his mode of _adjudicating upon the charge before him , and he felt it his duty to commit the prisoner for trial .
Ferocious Assault on the Police . —James Wil . liams and Thomas Dawson , charged , in conjunction with two others , one of whom is now in the House of Correction , with an outrageous attack upon tho police , two of whom were so seriously injured as to be incapable of duty ever since , were brought up for final examination . Tho wounded officers , Neville and Jenkinson , were now in attendance , and stated , that though considerably recovered , they were still suffering seriously from the injuries inflicted upon them , Neville said , that for some reason he was unacquainted with , the prisoner Williams had a grudge against him , and had several times threatened to punish him ; but , notwithstanding , both he and the other constable would prefer
that the magistrate should deal summarily with the ease , and save them the inconvenience of attending at the _sessions to prosecute . —Mr . Broughton said it was a most dastardly outrage , and ought to be sent to the sessions , as he regretted exceedingly the Legislature had not furnished him with sufficient powers to enforcs an adequate punishment . The officers had exhibited a very forgiving spirit , and he should comply with their request , but was satisfied he should not _ be doing justice if he did not impose the full penalty and punishment it was in his power to inflict—namely , £ 5 each , or in default of payment two months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction . The fines wero not paid , and _ths prisoners were consequently removed in ths van .
The Suspected Mubdeb at Twig-Follv . —In the course of the day information was communicated to the magistrate that the body of Mr . W . May , the unfortunate gentleman who was suspected to have been robbed and murdered on the night of the 9 th ult , and his body cast into the Regent ' s Canal , at Twig-Folly , Bethnal-green , had at length been discovered by a bargeman on the preceding night , on the outer side of the lock adjoining the last of those from which the water had been drawn off , by order ofthe directors ofthe canal company , on Sunday last . It was stated that there were manifest appearanees of violence upon his person , and that the mystery attaching to his fate was greatly increased from thc circumstance of money being found upon his person .
LAMBETH . Fbidat — "Love of Litebatube . "—John Crawley William Dew , and William Edmonston , three urchins scarcely higher than the bar at which they were placed , were brought before the Hon , Mr . Norton , charged with stealing five books from the shop of Mr . Spokes , bookseller , Walworth-road . It appeared from the statement of Richard Melson , shopman to Mr . Spokes , that he had observed the prisoners lurking about the shop some time previous to the robbery . The books were shortly
afterwards missed from the shop , and a little girl saw the prisoner Dew take the books , and hand one of them to the prisoner Crawley . The three prisoners then ran away down White Hart-court . Police-constable L 289 received information of the robbery , and apprehended thc prisoners in New-street . The policeman said the three prisoners were the associates of thieves , and only on Saturday last they stole four books from a shop in the London-road . The prisoners denied the robbery , and said they were at home the whole of the day . Committed to the House of Correction for one month .
GUILDHALL , Momdat . — Stealing Gold . —John Nixon , a working jeweller , was charged with robbing his employers , Messrs . Wheeler and Co ., of _Barflett _' _s-buUdings . —Mr . Lewis stated , that the prisoner absconded while under notice to quit , and upon breaking open his drawer , every journeyman having a separate drawer which only his own key would open , a deficiency was found in the quantity of
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gold . There was a deficiency in the manufactured gold , also in the quantity of gold filings or dust , called "lemmel , " and also a deficiency in the lemmel by admixture of brass filings . The prisoner absconded about tbo 26 th of June , and Sergeant Brannan had been looking for him ever since . —John Stockholm , foreman to Messrs . Wheeler , stated that it was the custom to uot only take the weight of gold delivered to each hand and that of the manufactured article , but every Saturday an account was taken of unmanufactured gold , articles in the course of manufacture , and of the gold dust . It was weighed and returned to each man . After the prisoner absconded his drawer was broken open , and upon comparing the contents with the book there was a deficiency in the gold of two ounces , one pennyweight , value £ i 6 s . ; in the lemmel , or filings , the deficiency was two ounces , nineteen pennyweights , six
grains . He melted the lemmel into a bar , and it was found to have been deteriorated by the admixture of bass metal , which the eye could not detect , but was discovered upon assaying the bar . —Mr . Alderman Mus _^ rove thought it would be prudent to leave out so much of the case as related to deteriorating the nine ounces of lemmel . —Tha prisoner said , that having met with a friend , he stopped and drank with him , and as his master refused on Saturday night to send him the rest of his wages then due , he did not choose to go to work there again . If there was a deficiency , his drawer must have been forced open and robbed during his absence . — Mr . Alderman Musgrove asked if there _wers any indications of the drawer having been forced *—The foreman said , " None whatever . "—The Alderman said he should send the prisoner to trial , but he would be remanded , that the depositions might be
prepared . Tuesday . — Shamming Fits . — Ann Wood was charged with lying down in the pathway on Blackfriars Bridge , with her eyes turned up , and feigning to be in a violent fit . It appeared that the prisoner was an old hand at it , and had been in custody five or six times for the same thing . She was In the habit of putting a quantity of soap about her lips to make it appear as though she was foaming at the mouth . Alderman Kelly said that as it appeared she was an old offender , he should commit her to the House of Correction for two months .
MARYLEBONE . Tuesdat . — A Fathib Robbed bv his _Daughteii . — Ellen Cummings , a girl 15 years of age , was placed at the bar , charged by John Cummings , her father , under the following circumstances : —The evidence of the prosecutor was , that the prisoner was of such depraved and dissolute habits that he nowfelt himself bound to proceed against her , in thehopethat she might , by _beingpunished , be ultimately brought to a sense of honesty and propriety of conduct . What he had now to allege against her was , that about a week ago she broke open one of his drawers , and stole therefrom two handkerchiefs ; having done which she absconded from his house , and he saw nothing more of her until the previous night ( Monday ) , when he found her in William-street , Lisson-grove , and then gave her into custody . The prisoner was committed for trial .
Thtbsday . —Assault on a "Wife . —Mi * . Francis Tress , a coal merchant , residing at No . 39 , Portmauplace , Edgeware-road , was charged before Mr . Long with having , under circumstances of a very unpleasant nature , violently assaulted Sarah Tress , his wife . —Complainant stated , that on the same morning she was visited in the parlour by a medicalgentleman who had been in the habit of attending the family for years , and that while they were in conversation defendant entered the room , when he directly flew into a great passion , and declared that intercourse of an improper and guilty nature had taken place between her ( complainant ) and the professional person alluded to , The latter denied most strongl y the truth ofthe allegation , and begged to be allowed to
say afew words of explanation , but defendant refused to hear him , and ordered him- put of the house . Complainant added , that after the gentleman had left defendant , locked her in the apartment , and there continued for some time to boat and otherwise illtreat her in a very shameful and unmerciful manner . She cried ' Murder , " and " Police , " as loud as she was able , and at last assistance arrived . The defendant said he had long been upon the best terms with Mr . Edwards . He liad seen Ins phaeton standing at his door that morning , and on going into the pariour and observing him on the couch with his wife—a portion of his dress being at the time disarranged—he , before he had an opportunity of adjusting
it , new at him , collared him , and pushed him out of the place . Defendant further said ( mentioning certain particulars to which wo cannot give publicity ) , that he was quite positive as to the guilt of his wife in the present instance , and added that he had upon a former occasion strong reasons for accusing her of being on terms of by far too great intimacy with a lieutenant ; he denied having assaulted her in the violent way described . —Complainant declared that the suspicions entertained against her by her husband were entirely destitute of foundation . —Defendant entered into security for his keeping the peace towards all her _Majesty ' s subjects , but more particularly towards his wife , for the next six months .
. MARLBOROUGH STREET . Monday . —She will not be said " nay . "—A welldressed woman , between thirty and forty years of age ; was charged with causing a serious annoyance to Mr . William Simmons , tailor , 200 , Oxford-street . It appeared from the statement of Mr . Simmons that the woman la . boured under a delusion that he intended , or else that he ought to marry her . She constantly presented herself ai bis shop , conjuring him in the most pathetic way to accede to her matrimonial propositions . It was is vain that he appealed to the police to put her away , for no sooner was she free from the constable than she came back and repeated her unwelcome solicitations . Mr . Maltby asked the complainant if anything had occurred to sanction the defendant ' s delusion ?—Mr , Simmons
declared that no promise on his part nor any familiarity could warrant the prisoner in displaying the monomania of which she was evidently possessed . —Mr . Maltby asked her why she continued this species of annoyance ?—The defendant , who appeared quite absorbed by her attachment , said in a low voice , that as the complainant would not call upon her , she was obliged to call upon him . —Mr . Maltby told her that she must discontinue her visits to the complainant . —The defendant replied that the complainant had promised to marry her about n twelvemonth ago , and she was resolved that he should not dally with her any longer . — Mr . Maltby : Unless you promise to keep away from the complainant ' s shop 1 must order you to find bail . —Defendant : I'll keep away , but not unless he promises to come and see me .
—Complainant declared there was no truth in the statement that he had promised the defendant marriage . —Mr . Maltby thought the father of the defendant ought to be required to restrain his daughter ' s behaviour , and he should therefore _advissthe constable to take her to her home , and leave her in charge of her friends . Policeconstable English took the defendant to her father ' s , a tailor , 40 , Windmill-street , but very soon after returned with both father and daughter , she having , as 60 on as released from custody , made her way once more to the complainant ' s shop in Oxford-street . The father came forward , and said he was quite at a loss to account for the infatuation of his daughter . She was sane on aU points , except as far as regarded her matrimonial passion for tho
complainant . The origin of his daughter ' s attachment was from the circumstance of her having worked as waistcoat-maker in the samo shop where the complainant was formerly employed . Mr . Maltby again asked the defendant to promise that she would not go near the complainant ' s shop again . Tho defendant would not give such a promise , unless on condition of receiving from the complainant the promise of a visit to her . After some further expostulation , the defendant gave a half promise that she would not go to the shop in Oxford-street again . The complainant quitted the court , and the defendant , on being released , was seen to break away from her friends and pursue with speed the road taken by the complainant .
Tuesday . —A Vigilant Guaeb . —Michael Grogan , an Irish hodman , was charged with having been in some way concerned in the felonious abstraction ot a great coat from the cart of a person named Aldrich . Mr . Aldrich said ho drew up at a public-house , in Crown-street , St . Giles ' s , on Saturday evening , and seeing the prisoner standing about he asked him to mind his horse and cart while he went with his wife and friend into a publit-house for a few minutes . When he came out of the house he found the prisoner with the horse and cart , but he missed a great coat out of the cart , which was safe in it when _hs gave his property jnto the prisoner's care . —Mr . Maltby : Well , what have you to say ? -Mike : Sur _. yerhanner _. heonly tould me to mind the horse and cart , —What became ef the great coat?—I'll tell yer haaner everything . This jintleman calls out to me , "Paddy , do ye want a job ?"
" Thankee , ' master , " sis I . " Then , " says he , " mind me horse and cart ; but not a word about a great coat . Out he jumps and his friends , and sticks his whip bang upright in front . Maybee , says I to meself _, nobody shan't stale that whip . So , yer banner , I tuk a hoult of the wheel , and kept me two _syes on the whip , and never tuk ' em off till the gentleman camo from the public-house . That ' s all I know about thy great coat . " The defendant told his story with an air of genuine simplicity . It appeared probable that while his gaze was fixed on the whip some clever rogue , guessing the situation of matters , had slipped round to the other side of tho cart , and had helped himself unpweeived to the garment , The prisoner received an excellent character from his master , who had only a few minutes previously paid him his week ' s wages . Mr , Maltby directed the prisoner to be immediately liberated .
_FRinAT . —The Italian Boy System . —An Italian beggar-boy , named Benedato , was charged by the officers of the Mendicity Society with begging in the streets . The boy was shirtless , without stockings , and his feet covered with sores . When questioned , he said he had been brought over to this country about ten months ago , and sent out by his padrone to get money . He had _quarreUed with his master , and had been turned adrift , As he knew no one here , and his consul ( the Sardinian consul ) would do nothing towards sending 1 dm back
to his own country , he was forced to beg , in order to procure money to buy bread with . Lacy , the messenger of St . George ' s , Hanover-square , said the sufferings of these boys were not generally known . Indeed he wondered many were not found dead with cold and starvation in the streets . A morning or two ago he was passing the park , 5 when he saw huddled together under the waU four shivering little creatures . He went up to them , and on learning that they had passed the whole of a most inclement night there , and were half dead with cold , he took them into a coffee shop , and gave
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them a meal at his own expense . —A person in court slid , beneath the porch of a chapel near where he lived one or two boys might always be found sleeping at night . —Mr . nardwick could only lament that no known law existed able to reach the authors of this most infamous system . He directed one of the constables to take the boy to a sur . geon , to know the nature of the wounds on his feet . As the surgeon reported that the boy had two bad wounds on his feet , which would take some time to heal , Mr . Hardwick decided on sending him to the parish .
SOUTHWARK . ThubsdAY . — Ho " COMFOM " — " a drop "— _roa THE PooR .--Jobn _M'Cannon , an old man , who had tha appearance of having seen better days , was brought before Mr . Cottingham , charged with smuggling a quartern of rum into Bermondsey workhouse . The prisoner said he was extremely sorry , but he was not awaro that he was doing wrong . He had a severe _csld , and a friend told him if he took _soms rum in his gruel it would do him good . That was thc purpose ho intended it for , and not for any other person . Mr . Cottingham asked him where he got the money to purchase the rum ?—Prisoner replied that he caUed on Mr . Charles Barclay , at the brewery , yesterday morning , and that gentleman gave him a trifle , with which he purchased the rum . He had been
formerly valet to the above gentleman , and about fifteen years ago left his service and entered the public line at Dockhead . After he had been there a short time his business decayed , owing to the bankruptcy of an extensive rope manufacturer near his house . Other _misfortunej followed , which ended in his being compelled to seek refuge in the workhouse . Mr , Cottingham said thathe was extremely sorry to see him in such reduced circumstances , which appeared to havo been caused solely bv misfortunes in business . He cautioned him not to break the rules of the workhouse again by smuggling liquor into the house ; if he did , he should punish him severely . He then ordered him to be discharged . The poor old man , who seemed much affected , then left the court with the porter .
Charm s of Rape . —Wm . Camplin , a marine storedealer , residing at Star-comer , Bermondsey , was brought before Mr . Cottingham , charged with violating the person of Jane Matthews , a girlthirteen years of age . Mr . Roberts , the solicitor for the prosecution , detailed the circumstances attending the __ alleged outrage , and afterwards called the complainant , a very interesting-looking girl , who stated that she had lately gone to live in the service of a Mrs . Baker , at Bermondsey ; that on last Tuesday week the prisoner called on her mistress in the evening , and sent for some gin and peppermint , of which they all partook , the prisoner urging her ( the complainant ) to drink off a glass , saying it would not hurt her . The prisoner seemed to have been drinking before ,
and her mistress _having expressed a wish that he would leave the house , he consented to go if Mrs . Baker wouldlet her ( complainant ) proceed with hini to the top of the street , on the way to Star-corner , and that he would send her back again . Mrs . Baker having acquiesced , the complainant accordingly walked by the side of the prisoner to the end of the street , and was in the act of turning back , when he caught her by the arm and insisted she should go home with him . She refused , but the prisoner forced her along the street by the arm , and when he got her into his house he there produced a bottle of gin , and made her drink a glass of it . She then tried to leave the house , and ran into the passage for the purpose , when the prisoner ran after her , seized her by the waist ,
and carried her up stairs to his bed-room , in spite of her struggles , and when he got her there threw her upon the bed . The witness went on to describe other circumstances , which left no doubtthat gross violence had been perpetrated . The prisoner entreated her not to divulge what had taken place , and endeavoured to purchase her silence by offering her money and articles of female dress out of his shop . She , however , rejected his offers , and took an opportunity of running out of the house while he was engaged with a customer in the shop . —Mr . Cottingham , perceiving that both tho complainant ' s eyes were discoloured and swollen , asked her the cause , and she replied that it was from blows given her by the prisoner when she was struggling with him . She further stated thaton getting out of tho prisonev ' srooni , inher hurry , she found that she had put on one of his shoes and one of her own , and that when she got home she informed her mistress of all that had happened to her .
That person , however , advised her not to mention tlio transaction to her mother , and she therefore concealed the fact from her parents until within the hist fcw _ days , when she told all that had occurred , and this led to the prisoner ' s apprehension . —Mr . Odling , a surgeon , was examined , and his evidence went to provo that the complainant had been recently violated . Mr . Cottingham in strong terms reprobated the conduct of Mrs . Baker in advising the girl not to divulge the circumstance of the gross outrage that had been committed on her by the accused , and that her object in doing so appeared to be a desire on her part to screen him from the consequences . Tho magistrate also commented on the impropriety of the girl ' s mother in permitting her to enter the service of a woman like Baker , whose character it was found was far from being respectable . The prisoner , by the advice of his solicitor ( Mr . Isaacs ) , declined saying anything in answer to the charge , and he was remanded until next Wednesday .
Fbidat . —Stealing Butteb . —John Mahon , a youth , was brought before Mr . Traill , charged with another ( not in custody ) with stealing a firkin of butter from a cart in _Toolej-street , the property of Mr , Cook , of Lambeth . From the evidence of a lad named Smith , it appeared that on the preceding day , while in Dean _, street , Toooley-street , his attention was arrested by seeing the prisoner and another lad lurking about the front of the shop of the complainant , at which a cart laden with firkins of butter was standing . At length witness saw one of them jump into the cart and shoulder one of the firkins , with which he hurried away , when the former gave information of the circumstance , and the prisoner was pursued . When he was stopped he said that he was employed to carry the firkin , and saying those words , he dashed it at thc complainant ' s head and ran away , but being followed was secured . — He was remanded until his companion is taken .
THAMES POLICE . Mokday . _—Attempted Suicide . * -Yesterday , Harriet Brack , a miserable-looking creature , about nineteen years of age , but apparently not more than sixteen , was charged with attempting to throw herself into tho dock at the _Naw _Gravel-lana-bridge . She was seized by a man who happened to be on the spot , just as sho was about to fling herself over , and ho gave her in charge to the constable 151 K . She had been brought up to the court a few days since , charged with stealing a shawl from her own sister , but as the prosecutrix did not come forward , it did not appear under what circumstances . On thc way to the station-house , the wretched creature , who was miserably clad , told the constable that sho had been turned out of doors by her brother-in-law , named Voller
who is _abrickmaker , residing at the corner of Yinegarlane , Back-road . Since then , she had got shelter and some sustenance from a young woman on lower-hill , who , however , was almost as destitute as herself , and could not continue her bounty any longer . Having no home , no friends , no prospects , she became tired of life , and did not care how soon she got rid of it . Whilst the constable was making the charge , the unhappy girl , who wept bitterly , buried her faco in her hands , and the tears trickled copiously through her fingers . Mr . Broderip having solemnly and touchingly admonished her on the danger of rushing uncalled into the presence of her Maker , directed that she shonld be placed under the care of the parish authorities until restored to a calmer and healthier state of mind .
Bueqlaxy , ahd _Sdccessfdl Captdee . —On Monday two active-looking young fellows , who gave the names Thomas Salt and James Francis , which there is but little doubt are fictitious , were brought up by Inspector Rutt , of the K division , charged with burglariously entering a house belonging to Messrs . Roberts and Brindel , proprietors of the Artichoke Tavern , Blackwall , and stealing therein several articles , tho property of the last-named proprietor . The case , which depended almost entirely on circumstantial evidence , was so well got up , that Mr . Broderip warmly commended the manner in which Inspector Rutt evolved the very voluminous evidence . It appeared that the proprietors of the Artichoke , not having space on the premises sufficient for the accommodation ofthe persons in their employment , rent some other
houses in the immediate neighbourhood of the establishment , and amongst these there is one immediately opposite the tavern , in which Mr . Brindel has his sleeping apartments , and which is usually occupied for the same purpose by two or more of the servants . On Saturday night , between seven and eight o ' clock , Sarah Brown , second cook at tho Artichoke , left this house ' all safe , the d » ors and windows being fastened , and came across to the tavern . On returning , at about five minutes to eight o ' clock , she found Caroline Simms , the charwoman ofthe Artichoke , trying to get in the proper key , but , though it turned in the lock , the door could not be opened , as it seemed that the lower bolt had been shot from the inside . Whilst they were at the door sounds were heard as of some parties hastily escaping from within ; upon
which an alarm was raised , and Mr . Roberts hastening across , stationed a number of his people about the premises with directions to secure the depredators at all hazards : William Ellis , porter at the tavern , then got in at a front window of the house by a pair of steps , and undid the bolt of the door . On access being obtained , it was found that all the drawers in Mr . Brindel ' s apartment had been ran . sacked , and a quantity of property , consisting of silk handkerchiefs , shirts , and wearing apparel , was tied up in a bundle ready to be taken away when the thieves had concluded the rummage . Whilst this discovery was being made , John Cannon , a fisherman and under-waterman , residing next door but one to the house where the
burglary had been committed , heard a noiso on the back part of the roof of his next door neighbour , Mr . Manning an engineer . On listening , he found the noise , which seemed like that of parties endeavouring to effect an escape , approaching nearer to him . He ran towards the place , and though it was too dark to distinguish persons , ho could perceive shadowy app earances of two men , to whom he immediately gave chase , pursuing them over the fences of five adjoining premises . The sounds of those retreating then ceased , and he called loudly , " Stop thief , " pursuing the course which he supposed they had taken , when he found the prisoners atthe bar in custod y at the house of a Mrs . Wilder , proprietress of the Britannia Coffeehouse , ltussell-street , Blackwall . Next day Cannon dis-
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covered a black satin tie and a silk stock , recognized by Mr . Brindel as being stolen from his _bed-room , near the place where he heard the noise on the roof , and which had . no doubt , been dropped by tho burglars in their hasty retreat . Mrs . Amy Wilder , hearing a great noise on Saturday evening ( for tho whole neighbourhood was on the alert , and . joined in the chase ) , looked out atthe window , and seeing all the neighbours going about with lights , proceeded down stairs to ascertain what wns the matter , as they all appeared to be making towards her house . On going down three or four steps she met the two prisoners , who asked her to let them go into a room up stairs . She refused , and said they mustgo down . They insisted on going up , and after some scuffling she got them down to the first floor landing . She then screamed .. _-.. , _-.,. _ .. . : „ ,... ; ., „ , „ r
for assistance , when one of the prisoners , but she could not say which , struck her on the side of the head . They then said " We'll bolt in here , " and ran into a room on the firstfioor , occupied by a Mr . Rammage , who was out at the time . Her screams brought several people to her assistance ; the room was searched , and the prisoners were found , one concealed between an easy chair and a sofa , and the other under a table . Four silk handkerchiefs , the property of Mr . Brindel , were found near the back door of the Britannia , through which , not being bolted at the time , the thieves gained access to Mr . Wilder ' s house . Geergo Smith , one of tha waiters at the Artichoke , haviag on the first alarm gone round to a point where he concluded the burglars would endeavour to effect their escape , heard Mr . Cannon ' s voice calling " Stop thief ! " and
subsequently , being attracted by Mrs . Wilder ' s cries for assistance , arrived time enough to assist in taking the prisoners into custody . When ho was removing them , the prisoner Salt said to the other , who was behind , " Stick the b— , Jack I" Police-constable Watkins , 310 K , being sent by Inspector Butt to examine the premises , found the place broken open and thc property scattered about , as already described . On further search , in company with Mr . Roberts , one of the proprietors , he found the marks of footprints on a shed of soft wood leading to a back window , where the house appeared to have been entered . These marks correspond exactly with the si 2 e ofthe prisoner Salt ' s shoes , and exhibited the complete impress ofthe nails with which those shoes were studded , A box and a cupboard which had been broken open in
Mr . Brindel _s room by some instrument like a screwdriver , exhibited just such marks as would be made by a small chisel or screwdriver , which , together with a candle that appeared to have been burning about fifteen minutes were found in the place where the thieves had left the house . An old silver watch , of which no trace has been heard , was missed by Mr . Brindel . Fourpenee in copper was found on Salt , and a comb , a lucifer-box , and a short pipe with some tobacco , upon Francis . Salt said nothing in his defence , and Francis merely asked for his comb to comb his hair , a request which he preferred three or four times . The prisoners were committed to take their trial at the uext session of the Central Criminal Court . The case had only just concluded when three skeleton keys were produced , found in tho track taken by the burglars .
HAMMERSMITH . Momdat . —Alleges Shooting at " The ex-Duke . *' —The soi-disant Duke of Normandy , attended by a considerable number of persons connected with his establish _, ment at Fulham , attended at this office , and made a statement relative to the attack alleged to have been made upon his person , as detailed last week . The " Duke ' s" narrative of the eventful history was to the same effect as thc particulars which have already appeared ; and Mr . Tucker , and others of his "household , " went into details in confirmation . In addition , written declarations were put in from two Frenchmen , named Compellier and De Lotz , to the effect that they had overheard some foreigners say that the duke would be dono for hefore the 10 th of January ; but the language of Compellier
was so extraordinary as to raise doubts of his sanity . On being pressed by the magistrate ( Mr . Clive ) , the " duke " said he had no doubt that the person who fired at him was connected with his political enemies elsewhere ( meaning , of course , in France ) , and that his intention was , both to kill him and blow up tho building in which ho was at work at the same time , inasmuch as the great light showed that the instrument which exploded , whatever it might have been , was charged with a quantity of combustible matter , different from mere powder . —The upshot ofthe affair was , that the magistrate said ho must have Compellier before him , and the police were ordered to contiuue their investigation . At present the story partakes largely ofthe quality understood by the term " cock and bull . ''
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . ; _Toebdav , _Jandakt 7 . —A Babifaced Robber . — David Rees , aged 35 , labourer , was indicted for stealing on the 21 st of November last , a firkin of butter , value 40 _s „ the property of William Carr . It appeared from tho evidence of the shopman ofthe prosecutor , who carried on the business of a bacon and butterman in the Walworth-road , ' that on the evening in question , about six o ' clock , the firkin of butter was safe outside the shop , on the edge of tho foot pavement , where it had been placed ready for the carrier ' s cart which was to call for it and for other goods . At about half-past six the witness received information from a lad named Woodford , and in consequence he crossed over the way and found a cart standing there , and in the cart he noticed the firkin
of butter . The witness attempted to get into the cart behind , when he was struck a violent blow with either a stick or a heavy whip . The blows were inflicted not by the prisoner , but by another man who was in the cart . John Charles Woodford , an _inteUigent little boy , proved that while standing at his master ' s shop-door watching some goods which had just arrived from the city , he saw the prisoner eome up to two bags of hosiery , one of which he took up , but seeing he was observed by the witness , he put it down again and went away , The witness watched his proceedings , and saw him speak to a man in a cart , which was immediately driven to the opposite side of the way . Thc prisoner then took up the firkin of butter and carried it in the direction of the cart , but owing to the very foggy state of the evening , the witness could not see what became of it . The witness immediately communicated what he had seeii to the last witness , and
they both crossed over , and the witness then saw the firkin in the cart . The last witness was struck by a man in the cart , who whipped the horse " terribly , " and went off at full speed in the direction of Camberwell . Witness never saw the prisoner again until in custody a month afterwards , Mr . Wilkins addressed the jury for the defence , relying principally on the possibility , owing to the fog , ofthe witness Woodford being mistaken as to the identity of the prisoner . The jury , after a short deliberation , returned a verdict of Guilty . In answer to questions put by the Recorder , the police-constable proved that the prisoner had for the last twelve months been the constant associate of notorious thieves , and had once been summarily convicted of attempting to pick pockets . The sentence ofthe Court was that the prisoner be transported for the term of seven years . The prisoner vehemently appealed to the Court for mercy .
Stealing Monet . —Ellen Carroll , aged 28 , widow , was indicted for stealing one sovereign , four half-crowns , ten shillings , one sixpence , and divers copper monies , the property of William Thurgood , her master . The prisoner , in her defence , stated she was so tipsy that she did not know what had taken place . The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty ; and a previous conviction for felony having been proved , the Recorder sentenced tho prisoner to seven years' transportation . A Candid Thief . —John Buxton , aged 21 , sweeper , and George Brown , aged 25 , labourer , pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with stealing , on the 26 th of December , a coat , value £ 3 4 s ., and a pair of trousers ,
value 20 s ., the property of James Stewart . The prisoners ( who on being placed at the bar exhibited the most daring effrontery ) had been observed , in company with three other men , loitering about the shop of the prosecutor , in Cheapside , and at length the two prisoners were seen to enter the shop and take the property in question . They ran off in different directions , but were pursued and eventually secured , Buxton with the coat , and Brown with the trousers in their possession . On being called upon to state what they had to say why they should not receive judgment according to law , theprisoner Buxton remarked , — " All I can say , my lord , is , that when I get a chance I will go there again for another coat . " The Recorder sentenced both the prisoners to be transported for seven
years . Wednesdat —Post-office Embezzlement . —Robert nobsou , a respectable-looking person , described in the calendar as being fifty-three years of age , or by trade a grocer , was placed at the bar , charged , with stealing the sum of Is . 10 d ., with intent to defraud the Post-master General . The evidence was conclusive to the jury , who found him | Guilty , and he was sentenced to twelve months ' imprisonment . Coining . —John Green , aged 80 , and Ann Green , his daughter , aged 9 , were indicted for feloniously making counterfeit coin by silvering and colouring base metal to represent the current coin of the realm . The particulars of this case have been very recently before the public . The jury acquitted the female prisoner , but returned a verdict of Guilty against John Green , the father . The sentence of the court was , thathe be transported for thc term of fifteen years .
Forgery . —Michael Lambourne , aged 44 , waiter , was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering the acceptance of a bill of exchange for the payment of the sum of £ 150 , with intent to defraud Henry George Ward and others . The jury found the prisoner Guilty , and Mr . Justice Eric sentenced him to two years' imprisonment in the House of Correction with hard labour . Thursday . —Forqert . —William Wicks , aged 19 , a porter , was charged with feloniously forging and uttering an order for the payment of £ 10 , with intent to defraud Joseph Philip Shaw and others . —Mr . Clarkson , who appeared for the prisoner , applied to the Court for permission to withdraw his plea of-not guilty , and plead guilty . This was done at the suggestion of fheprosecutori in the
case , who had every reason to believe that the prisoner had only been an instrument in the hands _« f others . —Mr . Ryland , for the prosecution , said that the prosecutors , the directors ofthe Union Bank , had made inquiries , and from the information they received they were most anxious to recommend the prisoner to the merciful consideration ofthe Court . — -Mr . Commissioner Bullock said the Court had taken into consideration not only the recommendation ofthe prosecutors , but also tho youth ofthe prisoner , and under aU the circumstances of the case , the sentence wis the most lenient th » law allowed for this offence ; the sentence was that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour "in the _HouBe of Correction for the spice of two years .
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Manslaughter bv a Druggist . —Peter Walking Wm 20 , drug-gist , was indicted for the manslaug hter f iS * -IP 11 am Watts , a cab-driver . It appeared in evidence a Wm . the deceased went into the druggist ' s _skop kept _&» ' WM prisoner ' s brother , to purchase a dose of soda : tan _^ 111 that he was served by the prisoner with that which " an _* _^^ afterwards proved to be _tal'tarie acid . The lar _^ _,. _^ llli which the deceased took produced great innanim .- _^ 11111 and ultimately caused his death on the 8 th December I " _^ iiP Mr . Wilkins stated that the drug had been suppi ; , i . ' i | | | error , owing to the bottle which contained the _lod _^ _?^ l | | t having been placad by the prisoner's brother in the D ) ' 'IP ? where it was the custom to keep the tartaric acid t Jl |; hence gross and culpable negligence could not bo i , „ _^ Salic , to the prisoner , which would constitute the offenc _ej _$ m manslaughter . Mr . Justice Erie having summed un _,, _" . _Mfe jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty , accompan _,- ¦ _$ ? $ § their verdict with a request that his lordshi p sho uld 8 _§ ffil press upon theprisoner and his brother the necessit _" ' _$ W ' having large labels attached to the bottles contabiin / tn * _& $ 1 Manslaughter bv a Druggist . —Peter W » n .: __ _^ _-
various drugs . * "" _' _4-M various drugs . "" : 4 j § p _$ Forgery . —James Carr , aged 41 , [ milkman , _* , s \ f _$ m dieted for feloniously forging , on the 14 th _Novemli ' * _&@ C 1843 , a certain deed purporting to be a deed execute , ? if' _^ Ir * William James Carr and Peter Price , conve ying g eep , J _Isl freehold messuage , situated in _Sharp's-allev , _Cow-c , _rf _¥ af Smithfield , with intent to defraud William Ja » p _" ' Wm Mr . Wilkins said that the case was a most painful one " * ' _$ _*& the prisoner ' s brother was the prosecutor . But , i „ ' _, * ' flp _^ fl to set aside the deed which had been forged by the - _*® ll _soner , it was necessary to prosecute the case , it '' _tMS peared in evidence that the prosecutor , by the will 0 f J ? " 'lS § uncle , was entitled to the property in question , auda " _ilraPi ' in the year 1821 he assigned it to his father . In I 83 i ti ' ' § 11 ?
prosecutor was transported for the term of seven yen _, _3 f $ 3 but returned to this country again in August last , i _* * ? _$ m the meantime his father died intestate , and the nros ' ? M cutor , being the eldest son , inherited his estate , ( h i'W property in question , in addition to the ' rest . _ThepJ * : ? i | secutor having concluded a treaty for the sale of thi " tm property , a search was made by the soHeitor for tho _^^ intended purchaser , when the forged deed tit r _^^ subject of the present indictment , was found in _jj . Villi registry-office for the county of Middlesex . The si gua . c _§^| ture of " William James Carr" was proved to be in ° ; _ifjis hand-writing of James Carr , the prisoner , who , in hi » _^ mm fence , stated that he believed his brother to be dead , har W _jgm
ing remained abroad two years beyond the time of hj , MM banishment , and that he ( the prisoner ) being very mucj jjl'Jff in want of money at the time , and belUving he had a ri ght Warn to deal with the property , and meeting Price at the time , f |||| he mentiontd the met to him , who induced the prisoner Wgg & to execute the deed in question , and that he ( Price ) _woulj PS ®! get him some money upon it from Mr . Reams , of Red Mm Lion-square , but he ( the prisoner ) had not received upt 0 | m | the present time one shilling . —Mr . Wilkins said that Ws there was every reason to believe that the prisoner ' s state . § H $ j ment was perfectly true , and that the man Pric _« had sin H 18 B 1 been transported . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty ffin but strongly recommended the prisoner to the _niercj of Wm the court . Sentence—two years' imprisonment _wi _^ Wj _£ hard labour in the House of Correction . The court _tj . ||§| journ _« d at half-past six o ' clock until Monday , the 3 rd of is | February . _tUni
Fbidat . —Female Burglars . —Jane Turner and Mar ; Ann Rumpling , two rather pretty , well-dressed girls , of the tender age of fifteen years , were indicted for bur . glariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Gertrude Mary Ryan Curzon , a lady of property , living _; retirement in the vicinity ofthe Rcgent ' s-park , and steal _, ing therein a great quantity of apparel , lace , plate , and i other valuable and portable articles , her property , _^ S appeared by the evidence of the prosecutrix that slie ie a i widow , and resides in the parish named in the indictment s During tho evening of the 18 th of last month she left liom _« j for a short time , when the doors and windows were last . ' encd . She returned before the lapse of two hours , and * entered her cottage with a latch key . The outer door I
was all right , but she had not been long within before she discovered that of her store-room open , although locked when she left home . Onsearchingfurthcr she foun d that other rooms had been entered and in disorder . AI . though alone , she had courage to search the house , but she could find no intruder . Not satisfied with the investigation , she went to the police-station and procured assistance . When the officer arrived he made further search , and he found the prisoners and thc property named in the indictment . A police constable , who was sent from the station with the prosecutrix , deposed that he , on his arrival , made immediate search , and in the garden he found the prisoners huddled together , sitting
on a bundle , which consisted of the valuable apparel , 5 plate , cruets , & c , already named . The jury , without i hesitation , pronounced the prisoners Guilty . Turner was 1 then charged upon a second indictment , which set forth 1 that , in July last , she was convicted in this court by anc- 1 ther name , and sentenced to three months' hard labour , m After the Recorder had conferred for some time with the p aldermen present , he called upon the prisoners . His I . lordship told them that they had been convicted of a sen- p ous offence , and , when their age and sex were consi- m deved , a singular one . The Court had anxiously consi . i dered whether they could pass any sentence short of 1 transportation , ' and they had agreed to desist from that } ff its sentence was , that Turner be kept to hard labour in i tho House of Correction for one year , and the other pri . -J for six months
soner . ; . NBW C 0 DRT . : ; J | Concealed Birth . — Caroline Lawrence , aged 21 % m was indicted for unlawfull y concealing the birth or \ Wf female infant , of which she had been delivered . Th _« M ury returned a verdict of _Acquittal . jm BMBEZZLEBEST . —William Diiey , a youug man , was 11 indicted for embezzling the _« um of £ 2 10 s ., aud othtr 11 monies , which he had received on account of _Charlei fj | Meeking , his master . The prisoner was clerk to the pro- 111 secutor , who carries on an extensive business as a draper li on Holborn-hill . In the month of December last th _» 0 m prisoner received the sum of £ 219 s . from tome customers , M which sum he did not account for , as it was his duty to _^ f | do . He then absented himself for some days , when i H
reward of £ 10 was offered for his apprehension . H « i returned to the prosecutor's establishment on tho 18 th of f > December , when he was at once given into custody , Jft _jV said , that ho had been to his uncle ' s , _wherehe had obtsin * l | money to make up his deficiencies . Mr . Doane urged , in % defence , tho fact that the prisoner had been _detained out | until eleven at night , and upon going to the prosecutor * place he was , by the rule of the house , refused acmij . % sion . He then went into improper society and lost the 1 mone ; r , which he at once endeavoured to replace bj tin | assistance of hii uncle . Tho jury returned a verdict of | Guilty , accompanied by a recommendation to mercy , j ] Mr . Meeking also joined in the recommendation , m i Common-Sergeant sentenced the prisoner to be _Impii- I soned in the Compter for one year . a
STEAL 1 HO FXOH A SAiloh . — Catherine Driscoll ttu charged with feloniously stealing from Henrv Hubbocl ; , a sailor , the sum of 6 s . 6 d . The sailor had got drunk , ana j the prisoner , to use his own phrase , "had towed his hulfc j into port , " and there robbed him of the sum in question . | The case was clearly proved , and the young lady , who | bore not the most estimable of characters , ' was _tramporwd for ten years . j Unlawfully Disposing of the Dead . —Elizabeth ] Wiffins was charged with unlawfully disposing of the body 1 of her dead child . The prisoner had been an in-patient of St . George ' s Hospital , and under treatment for a ] deeea » ed limb . On the 3 rd of December thc bodv of » diseased child was found in a box by her bedside , " and It was discovered that she was the mother . No evidence was adduced to show that the child had beon born alive . —The Learned Counsel for the defence conteuded that I
there was no evidence to prove that there was any inteation of permanently concealing the body of thc infant . The box was an open one ; it was closo beside her bed , and therefore the most natural course for the _prisontf under these circumstances was , to place the bodv where \\ had afterwards been found . The jury - » ave a verdict of—Not Guilty . ¦• Wednesdat . _—Bioamt —Thomas Bartholomew Imbert pleaded guilty to the charge of bigamy . —Thc Com . mon-Serjeant commented severely on his brutal condud to his wives , and sentenced him to six months' imprison _, ment and hard labour In the House of Correction
Coscealing . a BiRTn . — Frances Holmes , a wellfavoured girl , was indicted for unlawfully disposing ol and putting away a male infant of which she hadbetf recently delivered , with intent to conceal the _birii thereof . Tho prisoner pleaded guilty . Mr . Wilkins , c « behalf of the prisoner , intimated that thc unfortunaii yonng woman had acted on advice , and the Court respiul the judgment to the February sessions
Launch Or The Tbkmbl E._Thur8day, The 23...
Launch or the TBKmBL E . _ Thur 8 day , the 23 rd * j the present month , is the day fixed for the launch « _f this magnificent vessel from the dock-yard atDe lord . ' { Sir _Hexry PoTTix « En ,--lt was currently _report ) at the clubs last night , that her Majestv lim bce » _5 graciously pleased to appoint Sir Henry * _PottuWM Governor-General of Canada , in the place of Sir j it s _i ™ lfe _« who is seriously indUposed . - Hemld , Thursday . J l
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Printed By Dougal M'Gowan, Of 17, Great Wuid** Street, Haymarket, In The City Of Westmiuste R, »' Office In The Same Street And Parish, For Ths 1
Printed by DOUGAL M ' GOWAN , of 17 , Great Wuid _** street , Haymarket , in the City of Westmiuste r , »' Office in the same Street and Parish , for ths 1
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prietor , FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq ., and _publish ' . William Hewitt , of No . 18 , Charles-street , Uia nJ - street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . Mary , _tfe _* _^ {] t « _, in the _Cwnty of Surrey , attheOffioe , _*» __ _^ i Strand , in the Parish J _« f St . Mary- le-Strani , _^ _^ _^ « ty of Westminster _M-i Saturday , Jaauary 11 , 1 «« _& _$ 5 _^*
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 11, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_11011845/page/8/
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