The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-03 00:00:00

POLICE.

QUEEN-844CA RE.
ATTErifor TO RESCUE A PICRPOCIET.--Os Saturday JanitS
Piero, was charged with being concerned with another lad, named
H cli. in picking the pocket of a gentleman unknown of his silk
handkerchief, and with forcibly attempting to rescue his companion
Wells wher. taken into custody.
ft appeared that the lad Wells, wbo had been committed for the
c!fence. while undergoing his trial at the Westminster Sessions,
Lean the eridenee torte adduced against the prisoner and his cow-
Fenian, the Court regretted that the other lad effected his escape,
so..'.ch hint being overheard by Warren, one of the dismounted
patrol, he left the Coort, and in a few minutes returned again,
bringing the lad in custody that attempted the rescue. The patrol
than conducted him to the above office, when the witnesses who
Fad given evidence against Wells for the robbery, distinctly swore
to the prisoner Piercy at being the person with him at the time
the pursuit took place, and the lad who attempted the rescue.
The prisoner had nothing to say in his defence, and he was
fully committed to take his trial at the ensuing Middlesex Sessions.
haccitn ILL-THF.ATNIENT TO AN INFANT.—Sarah Pond,
a pauper in St. Margaret's workhouve, was brought up to answer
tt complaint preferred against her for ill-treating an infant female,
17 months oil, entrusted to bee Cite.
31r. Starnell, one of the overseers, said that in consequence of
irArmation which he received, that a report prevailed of an infant
being ill-used in the house by one of their inmates, he ordered an
it %eisttgatinn of the matter, and had now ordered the woman for-
tu answer the charge.
Mr. WHIT E asked the woman what she had to say ; when the
accused declared that site never did ill-use the child or beat it.

Two p.tupers were now called to prove the facts of the case, but
neither could say they eter saw the child slapped or beat, although
tl.e repeatedly heard it cry latterly.
'toe mother of the infant here produced the marks on the child's
rigl, thigh and leg. and front the appearance it seemed to have
been beat with a rod.

Mrs. Purple, the nurse, said site had the infant to wean, also
otkr children under her care ; the child had never been ill used,
o!.;12 with her ; it wu, however, of a very fretful disposition, and
cried tor.stantly after its mother. During the time she had been in
the uour.bouse many children had been placed under ber charge,
always gave satisfaction indeed. Mrs. Smith, the matron,
paid particular attention to the younger branches thee, and would
suffer any ill usage to be inflicted on them.
MC. WitlTE.—Then can you account to me why tho infant
should base evident signs of ill-treatment about it?
Purple.—lt Is not occasioned by 111-usage ; all 1 ems se.
cant far is, from the fretful disposition of the child, and the =-
mart suentlanee required to keep her clean. I consider It only a
rash from tile heat of the body.
Mr. W.llTz—Would a rash be canined to one particular pan
only ? _ .

Mrs. Prank—Yes; I ban been a mother of children, and one of
was eitlietal in a similar manner.
pJ t. Sr i-. 41 said he understood the nurse conducted herself with
gr,t ptups :r_q, and paid patticulat attention to the children under
JAr care. The only motive he had in causing this inquiry was
t rom the r.:;..:L.rr of the child's being ill treated in the house, which
lr tat threw gr.:at discredit on the establishment.
.Ir. We+ 7:: said he was periectly swished there was no ground
fm the ac::atatiou, in which Mr. &until acquiesced, and the coin-
-I.lair.t was ir.sraotly dismissed.