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London, England, 1826-01-03 00:00:00

Mr. LAING,I have no doubt but 111 r. Butterworth has atom
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just grounds for detaining them; therefore I will not grant the
warrant for his apprehension.
Applicant—lt is certainly a felony. I have here the bill and
receipt for the cushion and hassock, furnished by Mr. Rawlins to
Mr. Kenton. It is a felony beyond all doubt.
Mr. LAING—Then, if you think so, give him in custody to an
officer, aad bring him before me ; but recollect you do it at your
own peril.
The gentleman then left the Office, declaring that he felt so con.
vinced it was a felonious act, that he would give Mr. Butterworth
into immediate custody.
Soon afterwards, Mr. Newbold Kenton waited upon Mr. Laing
in person, at which time Mr. Rogers, another Magtstratet sat on
the Bench. _ .

Mr. Kenton urged the Magistrate to adopt some measures against
Mr. Butterworth for the recover:, of his cushion and hassock. It
was not his wish to be harsh towards Mr. Butterworth, and he was
therefore inclined to adopt the most lenient method, but. he would
certainly not submit to be kept out of his property lot five months
quietly ; and, to aggravate the matter, Mr. Butterworth had charged
him with a collusion with the pew openers to deprive him of his
cushion, &c. as he calls them.
The Magistrates jointly declined interfering, and Mr. Kenton
left the office, declaring he would recover them by action if it cost
hint 1001.
It appears that Mr. Kenton, who is a grocer and tea-dealer in
Lamb's Conduit.street, rents a pew in St. John's Chapel, Bedford.
row, which he and his family occupy. during the morning and
afternoon service, and in the evening it is occupied by Mr. Butter.
worth, Dr. Mick, and • Mr. Sabine, and, for some reason, Mr.
Butterworth thinks proper to withhold the cushion and cassock.
which, we have no doubt, will be explained to the satisfaction of
both parties.
MA RV LEBO NE.
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Yesterday, W. Hull and A. Baxter, respectable looking young
men, were brought to this office, from St. Marylebone watch house,
in the custody of David Barrymore, a watchman, who charged
them with having been riotous and disorderly at an unseasonable
hour on Sunday morning, and assaulting him.
The prosecutor stated that on Sunday morning last, about one
o'clock,- he was on his beat in George-street, Lisson-grove, when
his attention WAS ant:acted by a noise which proceeded from the
prisoners. He requested them to go home, which they refused to
do, and became very violent, and he took them in custody to the
watchhnuse. One of the prisoners came behind hint, and taking
bold of his caller, gave hint a kick.
Hall denied time charge in toto, and said that he was the indi.
vidust wit° ought to be there as the prosecutor. He was walking
with his friend (Baxter), when their attention was arrested by the
appearance of a female, nearly in a state of nudity, standing at a
window in George-stmt. They proceeded to the spot. and on in-
quiry, they ascertained that the woman was deranged, and while
there, the watchman came up, and with very little ceremony told
them to " move on ;" he told hint that he was going home, and
remonstrated with him on the impropriety of interfering when
they had done nothing to warrant such proceeding, on which he
gave him (the prisoner) a violent blow on the eye with his stick,
and repeated the blows several times.
The prisoner's eye was very much swollemand exceedingly block.
He denied having struck the watchman or given him the least pro-
vocation.

A gentleman, who witnessed the transaction, • stranger to
both partiestatme forward to speak to the unnecessary violence of
die watchman and the forbearance of the prisoners.
Mr. RawLtusow immediately ordered the
-1 the bar, sad • watchman to be placed
Hull then big •--

of the collar of hie coat, and gave him a kick, on which he fell
down, and while falling the stick came against his eye accidentally.
Mr. RAWL INION aiaerved that he had committed a most shame-
ful assault, and in order that the public might be protected from
such conduct, he shoal order him to appear at the Sessions to
answer the charge, and whirled Mr. Hull to represent his conduct
to the parish, who would no doubt assist him in the prosecution.
The prisoner was locked up in default of bail.
UNION-lIA LL. •
ROBBIZT IT • Sue/arr.—Yesterday, Mary Cook, a young
girl in the service of Mr. Peering,. a general salesman, iii (heat
Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road, was brought before the presiding
Magistrate, R. J. CHAMMIIi Esq. charged with robbing her
master% shop.
The complainant, it appeared, is a dealer in various descriptions
of property, and keeps a sale shop at the foot of Blackfriars-
bridge, in Surrey-street, which is crammed, inside as well as out-
side, during the day with almost every article and description of
goods. Latterly several volumes of books have been missed from
the stock of that article, which had been taken from the shelves in
the shop. A very rigorous examination into the matter took place
at the time, but the prisoner, Mazy Cook, who is a girl of the most
mild and quiet disposition in the house, was the last person sus-
pected of having had any hand in the robbery. From circum-
stances that subsequently transpired, however, the girl was sus-
pected, and her muster was about to discharge her, when it was
suggested that her box should be examined ; four volumes which
had been stolen out of the shop were found in it, namely " Tha
Vicar of Wakefield," " Zimmerman on Solitude ;"--together
with the ether books, which were equally unintelligible to the girl's
capacity as the wo on " Solitude," and evinced that they were
not taken for the purpose of instructicn or amusement, but pilfered
from the shop with the intention of being converted into money
elsewhere. The girl, upon the discovery, begged forgiveness, ac-
knowledging that she had taken them from her master's shop ;
she was immediately given into custody. When the above facts
had been stated to the ,Magistrate, the prisoner's mother interceded,
declaring that it was the first offence of this nature her daughter
had aver been guilty of; and, on that account, hoped she would
not be punished on the present occasion.
The complainant, against this appeal, remarked that he had been
robbed to a considerable extent, and unless an example were made
in this Instance, which he considered a tit one, the property having
been found in her possession, he should be subjected to depreda-
tions of a similar description continually.
The Magistrate, in committing the prisoner for trial, observed,
that the colonies abroad, particularly Botany Bay, were exceed-
ingly in the want of young women of her age. Sending her out
of this country for the present offence might, he added, be the
means of checking her disposition for theft, and Saving her from
more serious consequences.

Air RawLinsost immediately ordered the prisoners to be taken
from the bar, and Use watchman to be placed in their situation.
Mr. Hull then made his statement as to the violent and unpro-
yoked assault, and was corroborated by Baxter and the other wit.
ness.
Tbs watchman, In his defence. denied baring struck Mr. Hull,
in He requested them to go bane patmsbly, when he
was abused by diem, and one of diem went behind bins, laid hold