The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-23 00:00:00

MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.

VIOLINS A 1111AOLS DT A BENTANT.—Late on Banirday
evening, Mary Habana, servant to Henry Fulton, Esq. of Maids
Vale, Paddington, was brought before EDMUND GNIVTISH,
EVA charred with a brutal assault on Mrs. Fulton and her infant.
Mrs. Fulton (who had • violent contusion on the forehead) stated.
that the prisoner was cook in her family, hut through her neglectful
conduct had received warning to quit. She visui,el to do anything
on Saturday last, when lira. F. desired her to leave the house. and
she would pay her the wages due to her, on which the prisonerrose
up and struck her with such violence, as to force her and the infant
in her arms under the kitchen range, by which she received a se-
vere contusion on her forehead, and the infant was so severely in-
jured, that liitle hope was for some time entertained °Cite re-

covery.
A female servant of Mr. Fulton's stated. that Mrs. F. eame
down into the kitchen, and desired the prisoner either to& bet
work or leave the house and nn taking up a jag from the dresser.
the prisoner struck Mrs. F. with such violence, as to force her and
the child in her arms under the kitchen urge ; the infant fell
against a large fish kettle, an 1 appeared at first lifeless, on which
' the prisoner took it up, and shoe:: it violently. Witness forced the
child from her.
The prisoner said, she had been at work all the morning, and
only pushed4ter mistress, who slippoton the peel aim onion, and
fell under the grate. She expresseder sorrow, and begged to be
forgiven.
Mr. ORTIFITIC.—f nett!r heard of such a brutal outrage of a
servant in ray life : to neglect your duty, and then to assault your
mistress with an infant in her arras, so as to endanger both their
lives_it is an unpardonable offence. I shall require you to find
good hail to answer the charge at the Sessions. She not being able
to procure this, was committed to Clerkenwell.

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POT-STF•LINO.—Anne I.Ort,T, a wretched-looking woman. was
brought up by Morris. charged with stealing a quart not from off
the rails, to Barlow-street, the property of Mr. John Wise, of the
Black ►lorse, High-street.
The prisoner, on tieing taken into custedr, gave up the pot ,
which she had concealed under her clothes, and offered an um-
brella to let her go.
The prisoner said. she did not know it was street robbery, she
did it from distress, having two fatherless children to provide for.

She was fully committed.
Yesterday. John Berwick, a thong man, was brought up in
custody of Hooker, charged by Rdbert Edmonds, with throwing his
wife out of the window, at two o'clock on Sunday morning.
Mr. Edmonds, who Is well known as en excavator. living In
Torrington-place, Edgeware-mad, stated, that the prisoner had
married his sister shout fourteen months ago, soon after which he
used her in a most shameful manner, by violently beating her, and
she has marks on her throat as if strangulation had been attempted.
That on Sunday morning last, Mr. Berwick came home at two
o'clock, when witness's sister upbraided him with stopping out so
late, on which he struck her some tremendous blows on the head,
which so stunned her, that she was not aware of what followed till
she arrived at Middlesex Hospital. Witness stated, that his sister
WWI found on the pavement of the Street in Gray's-buildings, Man-
chester-square, by the watchman, in a state of insensibility. Wit-
ness begged that his sister might be protected tram such outrage,
and hoped that some redress might be had, so as to hinder further
violence of a similar nature.
Mr. Berwick stated, that be came home at the time stated by
Mr. Edmonds, when his wife upbraided him in very severe terms,
and threw knives, forks, ke. at him. He certainly did strike ha,
but denied throwing her out of the window.
Mr. Raw td xso ); ordered the prisoner to find bail to answer the
charge at the Sessions.
Two informations for nuisances. in shooting night-soil on the
wharfs of the Grand Junction Canal, at Paddington, were yester-
day heard at office.
The cases excited much local interest, and the office was in con-
sequence crowded with respectable persons from that neighbourhood.
It appears that the practice has existed for many years, and has of
late, from the increasing extent and respectability of the neighbour-
hood, become a sub at of general complaint. To remedy the evil
indictments were a fe'v years back preferred nt Hicks's Hall, which
failed; and the parish, finding t'emselves disappointed in this
mode of proceeding, took care to introduce a clause, specially apply-
ing to these nuisances, into the Local Act, for the government of
the parish, which was passed during the last Session of Parliament,
and became operative about six weeks ago. It was under this
clause, which prohibits the shooting or keeping of soil on any wharf
within 6110 yards of a dwelling-house, that the present information
were laid.
Mr. Awnaxws, the barrister, and Mr. Pitman, the vestry clerk,
attended on behalf of the parish; and Mr. ADOLPIIVS attended
on banded Mr. Kelly. one of the defendants.
The first information called on was that against Mr. Edward
Kelly, the dust contractor for several exteusive parishes at this end
of the town.
Several witnesses were called, who dearly proved that on the night
of the Itith of October a quantity of soil was deposited on Mr.
Kelly's wharf, and that the wharf was less than 600 yards distant
from -. dwelling house.
Mr. Anotrnrs. after taking. several preliminary objections,
which were overruled by the Magistrates, proceeded to urge, In de-
fence, a clause at the end of the Local Act, which expressly provides
that nothing in that Act shall be so construed or applied as to affect
the rights or privileges granted to the Grand Junction Canal, and
which clause, he contended, exempted his client. inasmuch as the
lease under which he held the wharf was granted to him by the
Grand Junction Canal Company, and with express permission to
carry on the occupation now comp! tined of.
Mr. RANT Li )(sox inquired if .31r. Adolphus could point out to
him any privilege granted to the Company which would authorise
the doing of the act in question.
Mr. A9°41'111:6 confessed be could not.
Mr. RAWI.IIII9OX and Mr. Hosannas, ACT consulting together.
declared themselves satisfied with the evidence adduced, and eon.
Meted the defendant in a mitigated penalty of 20s.
Mr. John Treble, the proprietor of an adjoining wharf, was also
convicted in a like sum.

21r. Air nu ewe said, the only desire o! the parish was to obtain
a discontinuance of the nuisance ; but should the defendants per-
sist in the practice, he was instructed to say, that fresh informations
would be laid.
TURNPIKE Totts.—..fasses Ofleo, the driver of a cart belong-
ing to Mr. Johnson, of Limon-grove. was charged under the Ge-
neral Turnpike Act, with evading the New-road toll fur the York-
shire Sting° Gate. Ily the Act in question, the passing out of the
main road, so as to avoid the turnpike gat; and then again re-en-
tering it, is constituted en offence, subject to a heavy penalty, if
done with intent to defraud."
In this case, it nppeared the driver, who is a countryman. but
little acquainted with London, was directed by his master to take
the cart along the paved streets, running parallel with the New-
road, and so to enter the Tottenham-court-road ; instead of so do-
lug. however, it appeared that after proceeding as directed nearly
the entire distance to the Tottenham-court-road, he turned off by
mistake into the New-toad, along which he proceeded a dimmest of
about 200 yards.
Mr. Ilswtinsow was of opinion. that there was no intention to
defraud, and that the entering of the New-mail was the result of
rr.istake : he therefore dismissed the compl,lnt.