The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-20 00:00:00

MARY-LA-BONE t?FFICE:

Swogarwo DErrIATITY.—On Monday evening, Mrs. Eliza.
beth latmley, a woman of very respectable appearance, appeared
before Jr. litAwcixsow, Esq. to prefer a charge against her son,
Jonas, aged fourteen years, fur robbing her continually of sums of

money.
Mrs. Lawdey stated, tbat she has been a widow about two years
end sthalf, and has been left to protect six children ; her husband
was a master taylor, and since his decease, she has carried on the
bu.iness, with the assistance of her eldest son. The prisoner was
employed to buy trimmings, for which she always gave him the
money, which he (the prisoner) had put to his mother's account, and
carefully brought her bade the change to a farthing ; at last a bill
was brought to witness, amounting to hi. This created suspicion
on the parr of Janie" her eldest sin, and on investigating the
prisoner's conduct, he absconded, at which time lie borrowed in his
mother's rame W. from a friend of her's to take up a bill ; after a
lapse of time he returned, and, hoping that lie would refrain front
such conduct in future, was forgiven. The prisoner felt unhappy
and h2gged to be sent to sea, when witness procured him
• shit), from which he rsn away., afterwards another, when
I tie did the same, on which mouton he again borrowed six
pounds from another friend, and which money. it was found, he
expended, between the Wednesday and Saturday. Witness still
endeavoured to reclaim him, but it appeared useless, for on Mon-
day she placed eight sovereigns In her drawer, for the purpose of
taking up a bill coming due, hut on looking into the drawer, found
the sovereigns gone. She immediately despatched her eldest son
James, who found the prisoner in the Black llorse-yard, Totten-
ham-court-road. On searching hint, he found the eight missing
sovereigns, on which he was brought to this office. She implored
the woethy Magistrate fur advice how to proceed as it appeared
there was no chance of reclaiming him, and hoped' that if it lay in
the power of the worthy Magistrate, he would put the boy into any
institutum he might think proper.
Mr. RAWLINS/OS asked the prisoner if he had anything to say ?
Prisoner—l was waiting to put the money back in the drawer.
Mr. Raw LAY 9024—H0w came you to take the eight sovereigns?
Prisoner—l don't know.
The prisoner was then ordered to be committed to the House of
Correcuon, and there to be kept in soliwry confinement for a week,
until something might be done for him in some institution.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
Yesterday, Peter Evans, a plodding-looking maker of ditches,
and Jfiu• t.fizubeth Smith 'has, fl.ewster, alias several other names
appeared before Mr. Wit rr, it i IJrnier to present, and the latter
w rebut, a cmitplaint, founded on the following simple facts:—
Peter, having received a comfortable sum of wages. determined
to make a night of Monday evening, drank himself into a glorious
state, rolled into the streets, met Miss Elizabeth Smith, became
charmed with her tender attention, submitted himself unto her
solicitous guidance, and, on waking yesterday morning, found
hin:stlf in a strange house, in strange company; and on searching
farther found that he could not find a sovereign and six shillings. '
which hay overnight in a snug canvas bag at the bottom of the left
pocket of his leathern breeches. Wishing to make the best of a
bad bargain, " I olfered her heat," said Peter, `• if she'd only
give me the second hear. This she wi eat agreeable to do, but de-
sired tulle look under the bend for it. Well, and so oi did, and it
want there ; but when I woake, I seed Ihr stuff a suntinat into
her mouth, as of thought to be the mrpley, but, by Gob, wltrn of
searched her mouth it wa'ut there, wherever the devil it went to;
so then, oi took her out and charged the watch wi her, and
that's all."
Peter's statement having been supported by further evidence,
the Magistrate called on Miss Smith, alias /to. for her d.
Miss Smith thought proper to utter nu more than the usual pro-
testations of injured inflect:tee.
Committed fur trial.