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HORRIBLE CHARGE OF VIOLATION.

llavrou-oaIIDEN.--31r. Sergeant SELLON was occupied the
;Tester part of ye, hrulay in the investigation of one of the most
resulting. and unnatural MU orrape that CPR disgraced the annals
of a Court of Jun ice.
Jv4n G. ern. abort 4$ or M years old, by trade a carpenter,
was placed at the bar, charged with violating the putson of his
i..4n daughter. Eleanor Green, a slight-made girl, of rather mu.
dolt deportment. She was accompanied by lit, mother, a miser-
able looking old woman, who atteriled at the office on Saturday,
to make thz comnlsint upon which Sergeant Sellon granted a
coannon assault warrant ; and the wretched man was taken into
custody the same evening, and lolged in the New Pinion, from
woence he was btroo Olt up foe examination yesterday tumid:4z.
On thins; put In the bar, the prisoner exclaimed, looking indig-
nantly at his wife, you vile woman, this is ail your doing;
Lot do you expect n be believed "
Mt. Sergeant sELLox—You strnd at that bar, accused by
yrAhr wife and yorr e'•ild of a crime uf the noun horrible character;
what have you to a I to it 2,
riconer—l hare nothing to may, but that it is wickedly false;
it Is a conspiracy between otother and daughter against my lite.
The girl is so corn.:: tely tinder the jurisdiction at her obandontal
mother that she mil' saver anything. She has perjured he self be-
foe in tnis came, ;,;td now she means to make that child do the
1 know 1 Ain Innocent of the crime, but I have no wit-
/aeries, know one bat the great God, who.knows my innocence.
Mr. Sergeant SIMI-ON—You positively deny the charge then ?
twith greet emphasis)—l do, by the luring God.
Ty{etillar firecit, datighter (having been closely interrogated
1p; tits worthy Al si/i•trate as to the nature of an oath, and Wow-
pi•hod as to the . viral .respoosibility of false-swearing). was exa-
snisaui.at great lesott.!.-1 inn sixteen years of age the 3,1 of this

month. The person at the bar is my father ; I live with hint .at
No. 7. Fleur-de.lis.court, Elm-strett, Mount Pleasant. ‘Ve °c-
amber the first-floor front room. On Saturday last my mother
went at about twelve o'clock, to purchase something fur sinner.
I was looking out of the window, when my father came into the
room. I did not perceive him until he carne behind me ;
and, putting his arms round my waist, he pulled me into the
room. lie then placed a chair against the door, and mode me
sit down across his knee. We were then Lice to face. He was
partly undressed. He put his hand under my clothes, and pulled
:hem up. I did not scream out, because he threatened to beat
Lae if I did. [What followed cannot be described.] We were in
this situation when my mother came to the door which site
pushed open. It was then about one o'clock. Mother said.
"What have you been doing with the girl, (preen?" Father was
in a terrible passion, and bid witness not to tell. She hid her-
self behind the bed.eurtaitia, and her father went out soon after.
Her mother then asked her Omni it, and brought her to this
office, to get the warrant. This was not the first time that he bad
done it. He first assaulted her about two months ago i she was
then in bed, and asleep. She was in the habit of sleeping in the
same bed with her father and mother, there being only one bed in
the room. Her mother went into the country, to see an stint of
witness, and her father then abused hot. lie has done too on six
different occasions.
Prisoner—lt is false, oh, by God !it is false, every word of it.
Mr. Serge-alit Se:elm:a—l wish it may turn out so; but I
mitch fear it is but too true.
Witness continued—l am speaking only the troth; It was al-
ways against my will ; but I was afraid to resist ; when mother was
from home father and I slept together as usual ; after he first as.
multtal me. I did not tell my mother nor anybody else; there were
other lodgers in the house, Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Johnson, but I
did not tell them of it. from the same reason, father always saying
be would give me a good beating if I did. If this discovery had not I
been made, I don't think I should have said anything about it at
all—it was always against my consent ; father is a carpenter and
joiner ; he earns I!. 12s. fid. per week, but he tines ant give much
of it to mo her for the house, sometimes only lb. or 20a. to pay
rent and provide everything; he used to give me a penny now and
again;, never gave me • shilling. The witness then minu'ely de-
scribed the. previous connexions that hod taken place, but intl..
mated that the intercourse was not perfected on Saturday. owing to
her mother having ittertupted them. She did not vary her story
in the slightest degree, though closely extrnined by the Magi's-
,rate. She kept her eyes steadily fisted on the prisoner, who
seemed much disconcerted at times, ttictigh generally affecting an
air of composure.
Anne Green (the mother) was thim sworn--She merely described
the situation in which she found them, and fully corroborated that
part of the daughter's testimony.
Mr. Sergeant Sw.t.tost, after commenting in very forcible terms
on the heinousness of the atrocious offence, observed that it was
unfortunately but too strongly supported by the certificate just put
into his hand, signed by the parish surgeon, Mr. Fernand:lt, which
distinctly proved that the girl had formed some connexion; how.
ever, as the offence was not proved to have been perpetrated on the
Saturday, the day sworn to, tho prisoner could be indicted only
for the misdemeanour, but it was not unlikely that further evidence
might be obtained which would render it a capital charge.
The Overseers of the Parish of St. Andrew's, where the of-
fence was committed, attended, and informed the Magistrate that
they were determined to take up the prosecution.
'The prisoner was then committed under twenty-four hours'
notice of bail.

DRUNKEN ASSAULT.
114111L1101101.1811-STREET.—Richard Smith, who said he was
a carman, living in lluntwotth Mews, was yesterday brought from
the watch-house, for a wanton assault on Frederick Baron de
Kruger. an officer nn half-pay of the 48th Regiment.
The Baron stated that he was walking with hislady, at about
quarter past eleven, on Saturday, in Regent-street, when be ob-
served the prisoner intentionally run against several persons. pur-
posely to push them doyen ; two eentlemen in particular he no-
ticed the man to ran against. and then against a woman, who fell
flat on the pavement by the violence of the concussion ; after which
the prisoner made towards him ; but seeing the conduct of the fel-
low, he put himself on his guard, should he attempt the same
thing with him, and stood firm to resist the shock. The prisoner
ran use to him, with his elbows placed against his ribs, and his
clenched hard% elevated, that the force of the rush might be upon his
breast; witness raised his elbows so as to catch the man by the
neck, and then held him agaiust the wall till two persona came to
his assistance, when the prisoner was secured, and taken to the
watch-house.
Josiah Aline, one of the persona who secured the prison?, de.
posed to seeing him assault the gentleman ; and that lie put out his
kg twice. to top up the enema.
A gentleman, who bad limn assaulted by the prisoner at the mime
time, corroborated the statement of -the Baron.
Baron de Kruger begl,eed to add, that ha had no wish to preps
the case against the prisoner, If he was an hottest character ; his
motives were these of public justice against pentane who were of a
different description. One circumstance he wished to notice—that
when the prisoner was searched in the watch-house, he seemed to
have a great deal of property in hank-notes ; hut he suspected them
to he fictitious—to be fiashmotes, such as bad characters carried
aMmt them far show.
The watch-house keeper said, a gentleman had Costa poeket-
bcok, and that sras why he thought proper to search the Fermer
but he had returned hint the book.
The prisoner was asked by Mr. ROE if he had any objectids
the contents of his Packet-book being sect P
The prisoner replied, tint any ; any ore was at liberty to see the
contents. They consisted of a quantity f riernomnda and disho-
noured bills of exchange, which the Baren hat called bank-notta.
Mr. ROE asked the prisoner what he did with those bills?
The prisoner Raid they were dishonoured bills of his brothe
which he had paid.
There was one, an over-due bill of his own asceptance.
Mr. ROE fined the prisoner ss. to the King for being drunk, and
allowed him to put a fine of RS. on burner! f, 'or the assault on the
Baron, to save the latter the trouble of a pro e tution, which the Ba.
ton might give to a charitable institution.
The prisoner paid the 15s-, ten of which were given to Baron
Kruger, who gave half to the watchman, for the ; romkty of his
behaviudt ; the other five shillings he said be should awe to the
poor debtors.

A STRANGER IN LONDON.
James Quenten, • stupid hnrrest.man, of Devonshire, who had
only arrived in town from Guildford on Saturday, complained that
he went to No. 46, in George-street, St. (Giles s, for a lodging, for
which he paid, when four or five persons surrounded him. and one
thrust his hand into his breeches pocket and took out all the money
he had left. consisting of two half-crowns and a sixpence, after
which they kicked him into the stteet at half-past eleven at night,
when a man stole a new shirt front him that cost 4s. fid, and gave it
to another, who put it under his coat and went away. Having '
no money left to get him another lodging, and being tired with
walking so far, witness laid him down iin the stems of a door to
sleep, when the man who ran off with his shirt came to him and
attempted to take his hat. Witness looked at the man, who said.
" You look hard at me—do you know me I" Witness replied,
" yes. I doss; I think I ought; thotert the man that took try
shirt."
Ewan Jones, the watchman, took the prisoner into custody
about two o'clock, the last witness not being able to describe any
of the persons who took his money and turned him out, till the
prisoner tame to steal Ina hat.
The prisoner said, lie supposill he was at liberty to speak. He
knew nothing of the shirt, and did not take it. He raw the man'
stretched at the door, and after kicking his foot to awaken him,
amid, " Mate, you won'd be allowed to sleep there; you must
walk on," when the prisoner charged him with stealing his shirt.
Mr. Rog rentiederi the prisoner that he was charged with at-
temptiog to take I/eaten'e hat, and asked him what he did out at
that hour P
The prisoner mid he was out of work, had no mcney to pay for
a fudging, mud walked up and down the Street.
He was remanded.

STEALING FROM .AN OFFICER.
Thomas Donovan, and Rum and Cartalias Geary, mother and
son, were brought from St. Giles's watch-house, for cresting a riot
Tottenham-coon-road, and stealing the pocket-handkerchief of ,
Schofield, the officer.
Thomas Schofield said he saw a great crowd in Tottenham-
court-road, on Sunday evening about eight o'clock, when sane one
sa.d to him, " Plank, why don't you go and disperse the mob ?"
Witness wild he belonged to the office, but was not the individual
named. W'itness went to the man and woman, and advised them to
go away, which lie believes the man would have done but for the
persuasions of the old woman. Witness showed Isis staff and told
them they should, when the man oftired such resistance that wit-
ness °Wattled the assistance of Mr. Morton, foreman to Mr. Gib-
lett, the butcher, to take him. When they seized the mom. he
threw himself on the ground, fought, kicked, and fit, so that they
were obliged to .carry him by his arms and legs. The exertions of
the man were such that witness and his friend put h'm down near
Percy-street to rest, and while standing over the man, the boy
Donovan picked his pocket of the handkerchief. Witness missed
It at the moment, and saw the boy throw it behind him directiy he
said so i•e one had robbed him. Witness picked it up, and a young
man pursued the boy, who slipped through the crowd directiy he
was found out.
A man named Vose, a silversmith, in Holland-street, aired to
swear that the boy did not take the handkerchief, though he could
not say who did. This witness behaved so pertly that Mr. Roe
threatened to hive him put within the bar.
Donovan was fully committed for trial, and the two Geary, de-
taiced for bail.

A MAN-OF-WAR'S MAN IN 1.13180.
Joh', Withets, a rough•cast sailor, only ten days ashore, war
brought up for stealing three shillings from a mechanic of the name
of Coster on Sunday evening.
Coster said he dropped four shillings in Broad-street, and while
looking for thern, the prisoner ►nd some more came up to help him
to rearch. He saw the prisoner take up one of the shillings, and
wrenched it out of his hand, and would have held him, only the
prisoner was too strong for him, and got away. Witness called
•` Stop thief!" and the prisoner was taken by Kilmartin, the watch,.
man, in Earl-street.
Jack stood a good deal of cross-firing by Mr. Roe, who plied
bin, hard with questions, which the sailor returned in true nautical
lingo. Ile came by at the time, bit: never raw the shillings; he
did not want money or friends. About two years ago he came
home in the Rochefort, 00, Admiral Sir Graham 3loore ; had since
been twice to India; only left the Warren Hastir•ga a fortnight;
only came up on Saturday ; had got r berth on board the Enter.
prise; to go out to Lord Cochrane; if he was detained he sbhuld