The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-11 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Tun CIIELSE• 111111:11Y ASYLI:X.--An in-
teresting looking girl, between fifteen and sixteen years of age, was
brought up on Monday last, by Calton, a constable, charged with
stealing a silver spoon front the house of her late mistress, Mrs.
Creswell, of No. 11, Southampton-street, I'entonviUe. The pri-
30fler was then remarried until yesterday, in consequence of a re-
presentation being made that she was apprenticed out of the Chel-
sgg, Female Asylum, and it was deemed advisable to have some
dlllNfication made on the subject to the Geyesnots of the Institution,
with regard to former character, &c.
The prisoner was again brought up yesterday, before W11.1.141M
Roomts, Esq., and the Orderly Serjeant attended, and stated, that
during the period of her residence in the Asylum, there had never
been any particular complaint against the IF ; she was the
daughter of a pensioner in the establishment (since dead), aryl was
apprenticed, at her own request, as household servant, to a man
named Thomas, who appeared to have made an assignment of
her to another person, a 31r. Bullock, from whom she went to Mrs.
C'resswell, her late mistress.
The Magistrate observed, that In respect to the charge of felony
made by the privet:rig, it was not at all sustained, and it was,
therefore, a great pity, that a young, sr.(' apparently innocent,
female, should, through the whin) or caprice of her master, be
har.ded about in this sort of way, a prey to temptation and vice of
every sort. . .

The Sergeant intimated, that so far 41 the Governors of the
Asylum were concerned, they bad done their duty by her, because
she was bound at her own request; but. however, they would be
most unwitting any ill should bcfal her, or any of the children
bound out of the Institution ; and he was authorised to say, that
any recounuendation from the 3lagistrates a ould meet with i:.•stant
attention.
The poor girl, with tears, protested her Innocence, and stated,
that her orlginal master transferred her to Mr. Bullock, only be.
cause be eniild not give her sufficient employment. At Mr. Bud.
lock's she received the most serious ill-treatment, and accordiney
songht another situation.
The Magistrate said, that Thomas, the feat master, had no
right to assign her, without permission of the Chelsea Institution
Board, and was therefore still bound to protect her, and rtcum.
mended the Sergeant to take her back to him, with his (the Ma.
gistrntes) injunction to do his duty by her as a master, unless the
Board thought proper to have the indentures cancelled.
CAN N INA L !SM.—Nance Skllivan, a lady from the Emerald Isle,
who is another Nagy in appearance, was brought up by
Kelly, a Bow.strest patrol, charged with uttering counterfeit coin.
Kelly, who is himself a son of Erin, and a most powerful young
men, semcd completely worn out, from the violent struggle he
had to bring this virago from Battle.bridge. where she had at-
tempted to pass oft' some bad shillings at a baker's shop.
Calton, a constable, who is no very great friend to the " smashing
association," stepped fors and. and having eyed the fair culprit as
she stood at the bar, ptonour.ced her an old, and wog daring,
offender.

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This roused the half-smothered home of Neerr's revenge, and
despising all foolish etiquette, yr respect fur-the Magisterial pre.
sence. she roared out with Stentorian fury, " You lie, you riatio,
I an't—only let me get at you."
Presuming that a few hours' co' .finement would cool the fervent
hem of the lady's temper, the Magistrates ordered her to be locked
up in the strong-room. when she was, with some difficulty, searched ;
and whilst Calton was standing within a few paces, she made a
spring at him. and with the certainty of a tiger. contrived to bite a
piece out of his check, whidt there is no doubt she immediately
swallowed, evert without submitting it to the process of mastica-
tion.

She was ordered for re-examination on Wednesday.
The man's cheek bled profusely, the wound being inflicted a
little below the eye, where a number of small arteries see situate.

QUEEN-5441...tRE.
Jam f•s 11,),!re, landlord of the Prince of 11-ales public-house,
Kensington iiore„ seas brought before 1). W. GuEuunte, Esq.,
for an moonlit on s person named 31anning.

It appeared that the complainant, who is a lie macd hawk:-r. en.
tered the house to vend his goods, when defendant took up a pair
of braces and offered to purchase them, but they could no: agree
to price, and defendant insisted he would keep them. sorne time
after he called again, to request the article to be returned or the
money, when defendant seized him by the collar, .rd violently
kicked him nut of doors. The warrant was put into the hands of
Weide and Woadberry. The defendant behaved very abii‘iyely to
.'tent, and laid hold of %Voodberry by tlw cellar, saying he wra
doe:mined not to go. Weale Crding his partner thus assailed,
interfered, and by force brought him to the otiiee.
He was held to bail, to answer for the assault. and to give 24
hours' notice. Vuterday the had being approved of, he was libe-
rated.

SUICIDE.—On Monday evening Mary Wray. lately a
housemaid in the service of Anthony Brabazon, Esq. (.'l
lector of Excise, terminated her existence by taking a
quantity of arsenic. She went into Mr. Fogurtv's shop,
in SI:op-street, on the above evening, and &lea for two
penny worth of arsenic, which the shopman declined giv-
ing her. She appeared annoyed at the refusal, and said she
was servant to Mr. Brabazon, and that her name might be
entered in the book as having bought it ; upon which she
was told to bring a note from her master, and it would net
be refused. The unfortunate woman succeeded in obtaining
the fatal potion elsewhere ; and when her death was ap-
proaching, she acknowledged what she had done, and said •
she lisd been driven to it by the upbraidings of Mrs. Reid,
' the latter having accused deceased of being improperly con-
nected with her husband, William Reid, who was also in
the *orrice of lir. Brahazon, as butler, and by whom, it is
supposed she was pregnant. She expired in great agony.
An inquest was assembled by Richarthan Huey, Esq.
Coroner, and after examining some witnesses, an ad-
journment took place to the next dav, in order that the con-
tents of the stomach might be analysed in the mean time •
Surgeon Pentland having opened the body for that purpose,
ascertained that she was three menths gone with child ,
and it is most probable that the apprehension of the ex
iporaire which must S9Oll follow, combined with the up.
braidings of Mrs. Reid, affected her mind so much as to
cause her to commit the rashtat.--Dro!,!ieda Jez;77.al.