The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-04 00:00:00

STREET BORDERS%

Mary Scan was brought up nn a charge pillaring stripped Eliza-
beth Tourney of her shawl on Saturday nunnirtg in the street.
Elizabeth I'oumey stated, that about halcpast ten o'clock that
morning she was passing up Drury-lane, when she met the pri.
saner accompanied by another female, who was graced with two
black eyes ; the prisoner stopped her and asked her to come in and
give her a glass of gin. " I have no money," replied witne-sl "If
you do rot then," replied the prisoner, " you must give me the
shilling you owe me," and without more ado she levelled witness
in the steam, and took her shawl off her neck, and God knows she
was naked enough before, and said she would pawn it for the shil-
ling, and give her the ticket. She then dragged witness down a
lane, when they met an officer, who took her in charge. Witness
lives by travelling through the country, and selling cotton balls.
The constable who took the pri•oner into custody stated, tha
having met the three females, the prosecutrix told him that the
prisoner had her shawl, whereupon the prisoner threw the shawl at
his feet—" there is the shawl," said she, " if you are the Magis-
trate, and you may
The prisoner stated that she had met the prosecutrix in St. Cle-
ment's watch-house, the night before last, and seeing her in this.
tress, she lent her a shilling, and said she, " I don't cure a pill fur
the magistrate, or any of you."—On being further interrogated, .he
said she had met the prisoner in a public house on that night, and
there gave her the shilling. "Oh ! you bad one," exclaimed the
prosecutrix, " how can you tell such a story ? if the men here don't
punish you for stripping me naked, God will."
The keeper of St. Clement's watch-house then came forward, and
stated that he had left the prosecutrix in custody the night before
last, but rot the prisoner.
" May it please you, Mr. Scott," cried the prosecutrix, "satisfy
his Vorship that the story-teller did not give me a shilling."
Alter some altercation, the prisoner was committed for petty lar.
ceny.
A SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.

John Norris. the proprietor of a coal-wharf, charged a coal-
heaver who had been in his employment with having tubbed him,
under the following cireutnatances ?
The prisoner having been suddenly discharged from the employ.
meet of the prosecutor, and paid his wages, made a demand of six
or seven shillings, which he alleged had been kept Lack from him,
and told the prosecutor that if he did not give it to hint he would
break his big head. The prosecutor counted ten shillings out on
the table, and said, " There Are ten shilling!, and take your de.
nuand out of them ; but," added he, " before you take them, I tell
you that it is my money, an I if you touch a single farthing of it I
shall send yon in the Old Bailey." " Very well," said the pri-
soner, " I will take 01l the money, and run my chance about the
Old Bailey." The prisoner did so accordingly ; and the prosecu-
tor, deeming it an open robbery, took him before the 31agistrate.
tlr. MINSUULL—You acted very imprudently. Your conduct
amounted to a challenge.
The prisoner ada:itted the facts as above stated, but said that the
money was due to him ; but as he had no WiLISCI,NeI thereof, he
knew that he could not gel it from the prosecutor unl• as by force.
Mr. IltssnuLr. dismissed the charge, butt ordered the coal-
heaver to give bail to keep the peace toward! the prosecutor.