The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-31 00:00:00

M'ORSHIP•STREET.

ATTACK ON THE POLlCEtititcCui.—Edward Lawson and
bib broths:v/411in LIIVISOM underwent another examination before
TIVVIORD and Joux MILWARD, Esqrs. the Magis-
trates.

The depositions were read over in the presence of both the pl.
loners, and other evidence ass adduced as to the attack on the
officars. .

Ott witnesses being called to prove that Edward Lawson admit-
ted himself to be the author and writer of the placard, he said he
would sere any trouble op that subject, that he wrote it, and it was
his awn pmduettoo. is answer to a question put by Mr. Twyford,
he raid he did not usil it on the shutters himself, but he gave orders
fur it to be done. He observed that all the officers had conducted
themselves with great propriety.
Mr. Twr FORD raid, alter all the evidence had been taken, that
this offence appeared to be of a more serious description than it 'lid
when It first came tinder his consideration. He therelere comfit hied
the prisoners for further eraminstion this day; when he should
finally decide upon the case.
The prisoutis were remanded accordingly.
UNION-MALI.
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Yesterday morning a Mrs. AngNola .
Smith, the wife of an indi-
vidual who served in llonsparte's Imperial Wards. was brought
up to this office, charged with committing an aslault upon her
huabasl, and demolishing nearly the whole of their furniture, while
in a state of intoziattion.

The poor French veteran gave a melancholy detail of his suf-
ferings over tune, he has been, to use his own words, spliced to a
drunken Engludi woman. lie had twrved in all the celebrated
campaigns of the late Emperor, and st the conclusion of the war he
came over to this country. where, paceiving that an auberge
vr inn was very much wanting for the convenience of his own
countrymen who traded to this city, he set up an establishment
of this description in the heart of the Borough of Southwark,
Std finding it answer his expectations in the first instance,
his next object was to meet with a partner likely to assist in the
tmdertakidg. For this purpose he became acquainted with Au.
_moue, who lie consitteted was the author of his misfortunes, anti
whom lie merriest after a short courtship, believing her to
have no equal for evenness of temper, industrious habits,
and sobriety, which qualifications she seemed to possess in an
eminent degree. The ceremony, however, was scarcely performed.
when she exhibited her real charceter, which emit, that, he said, if
a pet feet devil, llis clothes soon began to disappear, for she was
never easy out of the gin.shop, and trequently has she been
; brought home by atr.ingers in a state of drunkenness, with scarcely
a rag to cover them. Conduct such as this soon lost him the cus.
tuft of his countrymen. most of whom ware particularly disgusted
at such beastlslity, and lett his house. lie hail exerted himself to
reclaim liar unfortunate propensity for drink, but his efforts were
vain, and she thought nothing of attacking him tooth sod nail, and
leaving marks in his Countenance which were not so easily got rid of.
The poor Frenchman here pointed out the scare and scratches on his ,

face and head, the work of hisllfetnale partner; and on being de-
sire:l by the Magistrate to state a specific day when she assaulted
he slid, that on Sellllrday she left home, and on her return inn
state of intoxlcation smashed all the windows by throwing huge
stones tlw•.agh them. When she entered the house, not conadit
with the havoc 1110 bad committed abroad, the poker and tongs
went lu work, nod slit did not stop until she had destroyed nearly
the whole of the furniture and china. By dint of strength he at
lest conveyed her quash's. and while in the act of undressing her,
for she was en drunk herself that she could not perform that task,
Ihe found eon Baled in her stockings forty-tour pawnbrokers dupli-
cates of articles that she had clandestinely removed out of the
house. Ile upbraided her when the effects of the liquor were gone,
and it was ,hen she attacked and assaulted hint. His wish was to
parate from her. and he would have no objection to allow her a
maintenance to get rid of her. Mrs. Jones, however. was much
averse to a separation, and denied that site was a drunkard, adding
that his object ftir bringing about a separation was fur the purpose
of getting a younger woman into the house. Ile was, she said,
like moat of his countrymen, a man of intrigue, and fond of new
faces. She, however, saw his drift, and would take special case to
spnll it.
The Magistrate advised a separation by all means if they were
living so unhappy together.
Atter considerable altercation between the couple, 4 was at
leug•h agreed that the complainant should allow her a weekly sum
on tondition to live apart.

APPREHENSION GP A GANG OF SUPPOSED

FELONS.

[Further particulars from the Shrlield Independent.)
An extraordinary sensation has been created by the apprehen-
Arm of no less a number than sixteen persons suspected as the per-
petrators of the most atrocious crimes. It may beremeinbered that
several burglaries and murders have of late years been committed
in our vicinity, which, under all the exertions of the magistracy,
have hitherto eluded detection. Upon the first apprehension of the I
individuals, and the report or the nature of the evidence which had
led to the discovery of their crimes, a general feeling prevailed that
the most important results to public justice would take place. The
murderers of the unfortunate %'astnage, the burglars who have
several times broken open the house of Mrs. Walker, at Wasmage,
and the long-past assassination of a man in ‘l'entworth Park, were
talked of as atrocities likely to be proved and avenged. These ex-
pectations, however, we are not prepared to pronounce within pro- '1
bability. We are in poraession of melt of the facts which have
been elicited during the five examinations which have taken place
at Rotherham and Sheffield, and so much as Se can give the pub-
lic, without prejudicing the individuals under suspicion, or anti-
cipating, and probably thereby defeating, the ends of justice, we
purpose to publiah.
A boy about sixteen years of age, apprenticed to a blacksmith.
at Greaabrook, appears to have been solicited by some of his old
and known bad connexions to assist them in robbing his master's
house of a newly-killed pig. Under the influence of tear he at first
consented, but at last, actuated (as he asserts) by conscientious feel-
ings, he acquainted the family with the designs of the robbers, and
they were defeated. Some strong religious fteiings were excited
on the boy afterwards, by the members of a certain class of Dis-
senters, and lie was taken before the Reverend R. Lacy, and vo-
luntarily gave such depositions as have led to the apprehension of
sixteen persons, fifteen of whom are now in custody at Rotherham,
and one at our Town-ball. It is extraordinary that his evidence
implicates two of the nearest of his own relations, and tnat his ac-
count of his first initiation in blood is dated so Long since as the
murder in Earl litzwilliam's park, the whole circumstances of which
he relates like a well-learned romance, rather than the difficult re-
collection of facts which occurred a number of years ago.
One of our most active officer' has been busily engaged during
the week in obtaining corroborative evidence, and we understand
an examination, which will probably be final, will take place at
our Town-hall on Monday. Mr. Oxley and Dlr. Badger, attor-
neys at Rotherham, are employed fur the committal and defence of
the suspected persons.