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now—take care of that 'ere woman what's with you—that's enough
, tell y
toe you." The complainant asked how the lady Will to get her
luggage home? and the reply was, "how she can—mind your own
woman I ou." The CUM lainant at length offered 3s. for
the fare of himself and Mrs. IN !CAW% ; but the defendant refused
p
to take it, and said he must have another shilling. The com-
plainant urged the agreement with the end, hut Cte defendant re.
fused to take less than 4a., placed himself breast tot breast against
Mr. Nicolas, abused him most grossly.. and a: length seized him
by the collar. Mr. Nioolas pushed hint away, and he then at-
tempted to pull off his coat, and said. " I will have an up and
down with you any how, my covey." The complainant, at the im-
portunity of his wife, whu was alarmed, paid the other shilling
and departed.
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Tltertlefendant denied the charge.
Mr. HALLS, with some remarks upon the defendant's conduct,
Hoed him itts., and C. costs.
Yesterday Williani Norris, a countryman. was charged by Wil-
liam Jackson, a watchman, on suspicion of having stolen s nearly
new counterpane and sheet.
By the watchman's evidence it appeared, that he was on duty in
the Strand on Tuesday night, and seeing the prisoner carrying
the articles in question, very naturally asked a few qurmtions as to
how he became possessed of them, to which he as naturally ob.
mined a very unaansfaciory account.
The prisoner said that he found them concealed under a hay-
stack in Knightsbridge.
Mr. HALES ordered hint to be remanded for a week.
Itichard Woods and Wallow& Wild were charged by Lawrence,
the patrol, under the following circuit-stances:—
On Tuesday night, shim past 7 o'clock, a, Lawrence and Moore
were going up Maiden-lane, St. Pancras, they perceived the prisoners
carrying two large bundles of ash sticks, or ratite; trees, and suc-
ceeded in taking the elder 111 i 'otter, Wild, into custody,but Woods
ran away, and was not taken until they had pursued hie' shout 300
yards. Ile then tried to cool the vigilance of the patrol by offers of
drink, added to repeated supplications to allow them to go about
their business.
Woods said that he found the sticks lying on the road near the
Harp puhlie-house is the Edaelrare•re'ed•
The other prisoner told the 11•114 C Stort.
Mr. MALLS told them that was not a likely tale, and informed
them that they limit pay a line of forty shihinas, or go for one
month to the house of entrection.
The prisoners were then remanded till the evening, to allow time
for them to rang: the Hue. _

11A'CTON-fIARDEN.
Yesterday, an apprentice to a law stationer, a youth about 17
years of age, with a waistcoat with tour rows of gilt buttons, and a
fare of brass, was brought up from the watchhouse, charged by
hie master with continued habit* of disobedience. After a long
recital of the derelictions on the part of the lad (fur which he him.
self accounted by having a constant hezahache), the master stated,
that after absenting hinieelf during the entire of Tuesday, he met
him last night in a state of intoxication, with a girl (as he believed)
of the town.
The apprentice, who stood at the bar with great indifference
during the statement of the master, sow became praised at the
imputation cart on the female in his company. anti assurod his
Worship that the lady in question, who was only fifteen years of
age, was the daughter of a very respectable gentleman : the father,
to be sure, was rather averse to his paying his addresses, but the
mother encouraged him. Ile might have been a lode elevated by
liquor, hut the joy of meeting his.' darling Ellen" induced him to
violate many rules of decorum. Ile really regretted that he was
obliged to reveal seater of this description, but his error arose
through not being provided with proper legal advisers.
The Magistrate ordered hint fur three week* M Coldbath-fields.
Ho 11X1:111' BY A SYR YAW T.— EilitCW IVO7IO/211. AB interesting;
young woneln, was brought up yesterday from Coldheth.fielifr
prison, for re-examination, on a charge of robbing her late master,
Mr. Louis lksornseaux, surgeon and aceoucheur, No. 16, Hume
Charlton.street, Somers Town.
When placed at the bar, the deplorable appearance of th
happy young woman excited the most lively feelings of compare.
sion : her cheeks were white as paper, her lips colourless, her eyes
glazed and unspeculative, every limb trembled, and it was with
the most apparent difficulty that she sustained herself by clinging
to the railing for support. She was accompanied to the office b
one of the matrons of the House of Correction, who intimated.
that since her committal, which was on Monday evening, she had
invariably refused all kind of sustenance; and judging front
appearance that the woman was really indisposed, she was ordered
to the infirmary, where the House Surgeon visited her, and in
order to arrive with certainty at the nature of the complaint, what.
ever it might be, that gentleman questioned her with the utmost
kind:roe, but she seemed averse to answer any inquiries, and only
admitted that she had a violent pain in the chest.
Mr. Lel xo asked the young woman's master what state of
health she had been in at the period of her apprehension ?
Mr. Desonneaux replied. unit he always conceived she had en.
joyed good health, at least lie knew of nothing to the contrary.
11r. Luso—iliac you made up your mind, Sir, to go into the
case at present?
Mr. Deroniteaux—Certainly, Sir; under the Hemmers:lms I
feel myself called upon to prosecute. This unfortunate girl has
enjoyed the confidence of toy family to an unlimited extent, and
that coutidettee has oeen grossly betrayed.
The Matron observed, that when she attempted to administer
some medicine to the prisoner. ordered by the Attending Phy.
skiers, she sped it out of her mouth, and appeared (evolved to mist
every of dirt that was made WlV3Td$ her relief.
Mr. LAIN,: (to Mr. Deromieaux)—Perhaps, Sir, as you are a
profeseioual e,entlerun, she may be induced to tell you what is her
particular ailment.
Mr. Detionneaux then addressed several questions to the prisoner,
but the only reply he could elicit was, that she had a violent pan
in her chat.
The eau was then gone into u follows:
. Mr. liesormeaux being sworn, stated, that the prisoner lived in
hie house as tarvani for several months, and during the illness of
Mn. Desormeaux (complainant's wife), who is since dead, the tat.
most coufitlence was reposed in the prisoner, every drawer, press,
and wardrobe being lett open. Several articles and various small
sums of money being recently missed, suspicion fell on this girl,
and on searching her trunk and the drawers allotted to her use,
there was found a considerable quantity of wearing apparel, and
various ornaments, each as a string of jet beads, a clamp, and
brooch to match; a garnet ring of very peculiar workmanship, and
three bottles of wine, together with about four or five.and.twenty
shillings in a pocket-M.
Miss Charlotte Llenornicaux (sister to the complainant) identified
the greater part of the articles produced.
Mr. Desontreaux, observed that this girl, when hired by his
wife, wore the most extraordinary mask of sanctity ; and as she
then professed herself to be a native of the Principality, and unable
to read the 'tilde in the English tongue, he procured foe her imme-
diate use a New Testament is the Welch language. •
Head, the officer, who took the girl into custody, stated that she
contused the money, the dog. and the jet ornaments, were her
master's property, but saidthat the wine had been given her
three years ago, and that she had carried it about in her boa ever
since.
The prisoner surveyed the whole process without betraying the
most remote symptom of comeiousnewt, and when called on for
her defence, did nut even move her lips.
She was fully committed to Newgme, to abide her trial at time emu
Sessions.
/loots: Simmons, formerly a groom in the service of the late'
Marquis of Londonderry, was brought up in custody of Davis, a
conattole, charges! with privately stealing to the house of J. Dew,
Esq. of No. 2, l'crcival.vtreet, Clerkeowell, a box-coat, and pair
of sputa, entrusted to the care of 11'illiain Chatters, groom to'
Mr. lkw.
It append, that Chatters, who was an acquaintance of the pri-
soner's, permitted him to come into the stable ass kind of assistant, 1
while the latter was out of place ; and in order to help hint to a
situation, he even lent hint his own clothes, so as to makes proper
appearance, but the ungrateful wretch not only pledged the prose-
cutor's things, but found means to steal the master's hos-coat,
and spun. {Then Chatters mused them, he gave Simmons into
custody
,; but having made a promise of tOrgiveness on the produc-
tion 01 die coat, the charge of felony could not he sustained.
Mr. LATIIO, however, took the complaint of illegal pawning,
and ortlered the prig:met to pay the value of the property, and a
penalty of 5/. in addition ; or In default thereof, to stand committed
to the House of Correction foe three months, with the chance of
being privately w hipped, at the discretion of the Magistrates..
The prisoner deetared his inability to pay any web sum of
wormy, and was coluntioed in default.
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