The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

IMPROPER ENDEARMENTS.

Yesterday a man mulled Tom Smithers applied to the sitting
Magistrate at Union 11411 for his advice how he was to act in
getting home his wile, who, he tid, had absconded with a black
own.

Ile stated, that a few months ago he was apprehended on a search
night at one of the lodging houses in Kent.strret, brought before
their Worthl as, convicted as a rogue and vagabond, and sent to the
tread-mill. Bluing hi* continement his wife TWVLT called to see
hint, although she knew his sentence, and could have assisted him
in his misfortunes. Sitter his release from Brixton lie went to his •
old quarters, in the hope (tittering her; but he was there told that
she was living with a •' gentleman;" and to this person's lodgings
be proceeded, and, trite enough, saw his souse, who, instead of
nvetring hint with open arms, after an absence of three months
•• in the country." actually took up the bellows, thing it at his bead.
and swore if he did not vanish out of her sight she would annihila'•
hint. Iler paramour happeniu;; to come in just at the time.
made no more to do, hut took up a broom, covered with
mud, and gave hint a dab with it between the nine and eyes.
The Magistrate asked who the person was with whom she now
lived ? _ _

The complainant said that his name was Black Tom, and that
he swept the crossing, at flit curlier of Uniomstreet.
Black Toni was immediately sent fur. The oflieer had not much
trouble in fi,itli”g him, for lie was at his post, with broom in hand,
sweeping asay. lie did not like to leave his business, lie told the
oSe,r, Just then, for it was the most valuable time of the day to
bin and lie could not tnist any one else to do the duties in his
absence, as he had been " done" before.
Black Tom, however, was obliged to appear: he had the features
II of a Hottentot, and upon being asked why he assaulted the cons.
plainant, and harboured his las ful wife? replied, " Your Ho-
nour, I pick up the lady, not linking site had another husband,
and as toe and she agree, I no like to part her ; tar she be a very
pod s oman to me."
Here the complainant's a lie, a fine copper-coloured damsel,
came breadth:a into the !Mee, and hearing Black Tom's declare.
tion in lice favour, ran towards hint, and clasping him around the
neck, Mil tinted about a dozen smacking kisses on his pouting lips,
that resounded through the Hall.
The officer of the day was ordered to stand between them to
Prvent a repetition of those endearments. Black Torn, in con.
tinuation, said, although it would be a leant struggle for hint to
give up such a beatititul creature, yet, as she WAS married, lie
`• suppose " it mast be at'.
The 51agistrate told him he was in the right road for Brixton if
he did not.

Black Tom—Oh, your Honour, me give ber up now. Den
take her (to the complainant). Ino het again, roe go oft* to
my builneva in the road, me nu like Britton ; God forbid me see
de tread-mill. . .

Tom wariniaking a hasty retreat, when the Magistrate, calling
him bail, cautioned him not to meddle with other men's wives in
. . _ . .

Tom promised to be a good boy henceforward ; and the com-
plainant and Ids wife Wok each other by the arm and lett the
office, the latter expressing, after all, there was none like a husband-

SUSPICION OP CHILD MURDEII.

A singular circumstance occurred in the village of Itridg.cton on
Friday. About eight o'clock in the morning, the body of a feniale
child was discovered by a little girl lying on a dunghill in Reid.
street. It was taken out by some of the neighbours. and being
washed, was put into a coal cellar. A great crowd collected, who
were w eager to lee the corpse, that they broke open the cellar
door, and it was afterwards carried into a wearer's shop till a
°Ain was procured. Suspicion was instantly attached to a young
woman who lodged in the adjacent land. She works in a steam
loom factor, at Dalinarnock, and had been observed by the
people with whom site lodged to be very unwell on Monday
at'imight ; but had apparently got better next day, and went to her
work. After the discovery of the child, she was immediately ant.
peens, to be the mother; and information was Pent to an elilcr, vita.
along with another, went to the girl's lodgings. They queationcit
but she denied all knowledge of the child. In conscquvnce of
Drs. Crawford and Smith were sent for, and they gave it as
t!ieir opinion that she had been recently delivered of 1/ child. The
woman then confessed that she had had a miscarriage, and had bu-
riesl the child, but would not point out the spot. A party of thet 'Alton
Police arrived to take her into custody. She um became extremi ly
agitated, her whole frame shook, she fainted repeatedly, talked
coherently, and bscanie apparently quite insensible to chat was
passing around her. She continued in this state fur an hour, and
as it was impossible for her to walk, she was taken in a noddy to the
(Milan Police-office. She seemed there to suffer the nunut severe
mental tortures ; slie•kept her face quite concealed, and lay stretched
oa the hard wooden hoards of the office, ens eloped in u mantle. list
whole body trembled, and she presented a most pitiful sight. She
had the remains of handsome features ; but bad a pale, melan-
choly, and emaciated look. She became a little more °unposed
shunt eleven o'clock at night, and through the humanity IA Ser-
geant ',sickle she was conveyed to a bed in a cell till she was re•
moved on Saturday examination by the Procurator Fiscal.—
Gleskrz rupee.

In Russia raw turnip is banded about in slices, in the
first houses, upon a silver salver, with brandy, as a wt t Le-
i fore dinner.