The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-06 00:00:00

POI, ICE.

GUILDHALL, SEPT. S.—Elizabeth a wretched looking
woman, was charged with creating a disturbance at the door of the
hoase of a highly respectable inhabitant of Blackfriers, a: hall'.
past two o'clock on Sunday morning.
It appeared that this wretched woman had been at this office a
dozen times before, upon charges precisely similar to the present.
The complainant had unfortunately. some years 'ince, bad a sort of
love connexion with the prisoner, but he had since married, sod
had now a larse family ; for years past the prisoner had, upon every
occasion that she got a little liquor into her head, kept coming to
the complainant's house ai d annoying him, in order to extort
money, for which she had been repeatedly apprehended, and as
often discharged upon entering into her own recognizance to keep
the peace. Oa Saturday afternoon she called three times at the
complainant's house, and demanded to see him, but being refused,
shewentat half-past two in the morning, violently pulled the bell,
and insisted on admission. Refusing to go, she was delivered into
I charge of a constable.
She now expressed great contrition for her conduct, and said that
she was induced to commit the offence in order to get a trifle to as-
sist her in providing for herself anti her son, a boy about ten years
of age, hut which did not belong to the complainant, and implored
to be discharged, promising to go immediately into the country, and
never again annay the complainant.
The complainant consented to this, and even offered to allow liar
parish a small sum • week towards her support, if she could be
prevailed upon to go to the workhouse.—She was discharged.
It was represented that the present complainant was not the only
.pereon the prisoner annoyed ut.der similar circumstances.
Bow-renter, Styr. 6.—Habbard, a waterman, who plies
at Richmond, was brought up on two summonses, charging him
with taking more than his fare from a gentleman named Byrne,
and with being abusive. The fare, it appeared, was from Rich-
mond-bridge to Twickenham, a distance of two miles and up.
wards, for which the waterman demanded three shillings. Tao
shillings were offered as an adequate recompense, and the remain.
ing shilling in dispute was obtained by a threat of rowing the
gentleman back to Richmond, which threat wasactully put Li exe-
cution to the distance of a quarter of a mile.
Sir R. Minx's informed the complainant that there was no re-
gulation by Act of Portia:cent for fares above Battersea-bridge.
The summons therefore was disposed of.
The charge of abuse was not very clearly made nut, but there
was illegal detention. It was therefore decided that the costs.
which amounted to 20s. should be divided between the plaintiff'
and defendant.

HATTON-GARDEN, SEPT. 5.—W. Becket and 7'. flampron
were placed at the bar, charged by Robert Hobson and Esther
Hobson, his wife, nadir the following circumstances:—
Robert Hobson, a smith, deposed, that on Saturday night last,
at half-past twelve o'clock, he was returning to his house in Upper
eastle-street. Osford.road, with his wife, haring been out making
some purchases, and they were proceeding from ‘Vbitechapel
threugli Holborn. when they met six or seven youths running
towards them. The prisoner Becket was behind the rest, and on
coming up to the prosecutor, knocked him down, by which means
he lost his hat, which had just cost him 11. :b.; he instantly laid
hold of Becket, and held him until a watchman came to his as-
sistance and secured both prisoners. The wife fully corroborated
the statement of her husband.

Hampson being called on for his defence, stated that he lives in
Yardly-street, Spa-Geld, and that he was returning from Bartholo-
mew Fair. when, seeing a crowd at the corner of Red Lion-street.
Holborn, he being on the opposi:e side, crossed over to ascertain
what was the matter, and was immediately seized by the watchman.
He works occasionally in a coal-shed.
Becket said, that on his return from the fair, in company with
some others, he saw a crowd collected in Holborn, and he was
curious enough to wish to see what was going on, when the prose-
cutor seized him by the leg, and detained him till a watchman
came up, to whom 'he was given in charge. He lives in South.
ampton.place, Strand, and has not been in constant work these
two years, but frequently gets a day's work on a coal-wharf.
Both lads being recognised by the officers of this establishment
as youths of bad ci;aracter, the Magistrate ordered them to give 24
hours notice of ball.