The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-08 00:00:00

lIATTON-GA RDEN.

A Err Ton sinew—Yesterday a smart, dapper, little lass,
named Ellen Amnellg, was placed at the har, charged with rob-
bing Anne Johnson, a decrepit!. miserable.looking old woman, of
31 sovereigns, which constituted the savings of many years of Will.
O.V. toil.
Both prosecutrix and prisoner are Irishwomen, and the latter, it
seems, came over to this country for the purpose of proving her
right, in the character of nest-akin, to the former lady's effeetawho
was supposed to be dte inhabitant of " another and a better world."
Mrs. Johnson, though far advanced into the vale of life, still felt
that earth had some attractions left, and though she was unwilling
to gave her relative the trouble of performing the duties of execu-
trix, yet she had no objection to receiving ber in the character of
pot companion. In order to eve her cousin Nelly some notion of
London fashions, they set ors from Saffron-hill to Whitechapel,
crossed from thence to the Borough, came round hard by the Obe-
lisk, and made the best of their way to St: Giles's; thus visiting,
as Mrs.. Johnson conceived. " the most genteelest places in
all London." In this long line of route. and in such
droughty weather, it may be 'iota-inert that refreshment was very
often necessary., and gin being the favourite beverage with the old
lady, by the time she got home a very tolerable cargo bad been
taken on beard this crazy vessel. The unforturate old woman had
DISC that morning sole mistress of thirty-two bright sovereigns, one
of which, OR leaving home, she exchanged, in order to defray
travelling charges, and the residue was, as she Imagined, safely
sewed up in the best comer of her unfathomable pocket. On reach
log Saffron-hill she no longer courted the assistance of a prop, and
dismissing her yang friend, imule • zigzag adjournment towards
home, where, with all a miser's deliht. she sat down to count
over the glistening heap; but to her great dismay, the pocket
was gone from her rid?, end with it all her treasure. Long
and loud was her lamentation—dem and bitter the curses
which She invoked on her perfidio a fliend. The watchman
was called in. and he advised the immediate apprehension of the
suspected individual, who lodged not far distant. Poor Ellen,
who hat just got home, was taken into custody and sent to the
wereh.huuse for the night, to give her an additional specimen of
" Life to Comities." No trace of the stolen property being
found upon Ellen, and the prosecutrix being proved to have been
greatly intoxicated on the night when it was lost, the charge was
disntiased; and poor Nelly Donnelly, on being discharged, made
her bed curtsey, and said she would set off for .• ould Ireland that
'blessed minute, where there was no justices to hang her for no-
thing at all, at all."

MARI.BOROUG 11-STREET.
BOND-Int/EFT Neisawces.—Yeserday an inhabitant of
llond.street, its the representative of a deputation of his neighbours,
waited on the Magistrates to make the following complaint :
The gentleman stated that Bond-street had become so infested
with prostitutes, and fellows, their associates, that the inhabitants
sought the protection and assistance of the Magistrates to remove
them. They had become so numerous and impudent that it was
impossible for a respectable female to pass up or down the street on
an evening. As a consequence of each characters, there were fre-
quent, almost nightly, disturbances. This he attributed in a great
measure to the lateness of the hour to whi:llt the public•houses in
St. George's parish kept open. Besides, there were several disor- ,
dell), houses in the vicinage that the inhabitants wished suppressed.
They had dismissed some watchmen, and doubled the ordinary
number; still the nuisance continued and increased. The deputa-
tion, on whose behalf be applied. had complained to the W etch.
Committee, who appeared to have done nothing more for the relief
of the inhabitants than to double the number of watchmen. What
the deputation purposed waiting on the Magistrates for was, that
the watchmen and women being under the surveillance of the po.
lice, some measure might be ad.rptcti more effectual than the
means resorted to by the Watch Committee.
Sir thonow Fantasyr replied, that if the women were disor-
deely.--that is, drunk or making a disturlatnce—they could be given
into the custody of the watchmen ; they would either be tined fis.,
or met to gaol for a certain period. There was no law to punish
Ash lir coldly walking ; they had as much liberty to walk the''
airogass any body else. If the public-houses exceeded the time
(016,1110 eleven) tbr closing their doors, it was the duty of Abe
sailliamm to 'evert them. In those cases the Magistrates etyma
V,ries.
y punished theta by tine, and on repetition suspended
. II" remedy agailtat thedisonlerly house* was by In.
t warapeelde acts or disorder must be proved ; it was nut
that sea std women were wen going in or oat.. Every
•/at bad a right to admit what visitors he pleated, it they