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A LADY OF FORTUNE.

MARYLIEDOWE OF ICE.—Yestaday ai female of fashionable
appearance, who gave her name Mn. Fellowes," and iepre-
'cured herself as lei " independent Lady of fortune,"
_ attended at
this office. to exhibit a charge of assault against a Mm. Dignant,
the wife of n master tailor, residing Ia the neighbourhood of Alan-
ehmter-isittare.
The prosecutrix, who in nearly double the size of the defendant,
laboured under extreme irritability, while giving her evidence.
She stated that she had lodged for some time pant in the house of
defendant and her husband, whose impudence and viu.ence were so
outrageous, that die could no longer endure it. They were in the
enntioual 11111/il of annoying her in every way that their imagina-
tion mold devise, and her life, through them, was rendered really
miserable, and she hoped their 'Worships would assist her in put-.
dug a stop insult proceedings.
Mr. itawmixsoit said it was necessity to explain some yard-
' carder offence committed before he could imerfere, and inquired of
her rho cause of such treatment,
lireu Vellowes (with much warmth)—The cause, Sir, in this :
1 I ransteither go in nor out a tbahoase, without asing grimily in-
suited by Mrs. Dignam and her husband, together with a-parcel of ,
nasty lilrhy servant match, rho attend upon kept ladies—lodgers
in the house. It was but the other day that I dressed myself to at-
tend a party, arid while going down emirs the servants sprinkled
water over my dress, which was mach injured, and on complaining,
I received insolence and abuse.
, Air- RawLiNisox—ls it not verystrange that you should re-
mainsin a house where you are so 111-treated ?
Mrs. Fellowes made no reply.
Ale. RAW LI esoo-=‘tihat did Mrs. Dimon) do to you ?
Ales. Fe110we,...-Why, Sir, a oeseau in the daily habit of calling
at the house with bread, and making a Most violent noise with the
knocker, Odell annoyed me so very much, that I watched until
the hour of his Greiner', rue lock the bread from him to prevent his
kr...)eking. On Friday last, in consequence of cluing this, Mr. and
Mrs. Drgr.etn fell upon me. and best rue shockingly. Mr. Dignnm
struck me twin, when the defendant came up, seed after eallingme
various names, she made a hit at my stonier!' with all her force,
and the blow nearly doubled me, and I was for some time de-
prival of all payer. Mrs. F. said she still felt the effects of the vio-
lence ceered her. She insured the Magistrate that the two Maws
received from Mr. Dignam were mot half so severe as that she
received from the defendant. The baker, she said, was present
-when the blow was given ; and on apper.ling to him as a witness,
he denied lete:.ig seen it attack.
Divani denied haring struck her, and said that she was
the person who ought to complain.
A nolicitor attending fur Mrs. Fellawes proposed an arraegernent
between the partiee,and said that his clier.t was willing to leave the
house in a fotinlght.
Mrs. Fellowes—Sir. I beg you'll be quiet. I brought you here,
but I don't want your interference.
liollcitor—l 'egret, Idadein, that I came with you.
Mr. UAW LINSOX remaraed, that It would be the wisest plan,
and asked her whether she would Lave the house in a fortnight,
which, he aheuld think, site would have no objection to, if she telt
herself so much ill-treated.
Mrs. Fellows-I'll go if he forgives memny rent, which he pro.
mised to tin if I would have the place.
Air. It.twuresow said be was not bound to do so, hut, perhaps,
Ire might to get rid of a troublesome lodger; and he put the quesdis
to Mr. Dignam.
Mr. Dignam said certainly not. Ile could net, afford to let
lodgings for nothing.
atm. Fellnwes—Then I'll not leave the house.
, Mr. Dignam (roach enrage...)-- Your Worship, I cannot put up I

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with her conduct ; she is a complete nuisance in my house, and 1
am in danger of my life whiles rho is there. •
Mr. RAW 1.1 NSO X smiled at the idea of his being in danger of his
life ; but asked him to give his reason why he went in feat ?
Mr. Dignem—She has traduced me to my neighbours, to some
of whom she has ceented her ileterminAtton to have revenge of
myself and my wife.m 1 fear that she will set my house on bee.
He then swore that he was in danger of his life.
Mr. RAwLINSON then ordetott that Mrs. Dignant should put in
her own recognixances to keep the peace towards the complainant ; I
and that she (Mrs. Fellowes) should do the some, to keep the peace
towards Mr. Dignam.
Shortly after they had quitted the office, Mr. Dieram returned,
seal said that he could not remain in the house if 31rs. Fellow.%
was suffered to be there. He would willingly forgive her the rent
if she "could quit the place.
Mrs. Fellowes again entered the office with her solicitor, and
pledged herself to quit the house in a fortnight on the conditions
proposed.
A Magistrate on the Bench asked Mrs. Fellowes if she canted
on any business ?
Mrs. Fellowes--No. Sir,l ant independent.
Mr. Divan mid that her independence consisted in being the
kept lady of the brother of Lord I'---11.
The parties quitted the office, indulging in violent recrimination.
EXTE NSIV I Iit'RGLA n
Ugtomater.r..—Yeetertley three men, named Di.ron, Maley,
and l'orier, were brought to this office, in custody, before the sit-
ting Magistrate, 11. 1. I'IIAMIVF.I(S, Esq. charged with burglary
and robbery in the house of 31r. Aloes, a licensed victualler, resitt-
ing in Blackman-street. Southwark.
The complainant, alto keeps the sign of the Crown public-house,
in the above street, stated, that on Saturday night the family re-
tired to rest soon after eleven o'clock, having carefully secured all
the fastenings of the doors, windows, &e. The next morning when
he rose, on proceeding down stairs, he found that the house had been
broken into, mid that the entrance had been effected through a
window on the ground floor, at the rear of the house, the shutters
of which were ferced open with a centre-bit. On entering the par-
lour, the complainant discovered that the thieves had been careen-
' ing there, as bottles containing wine and other liquors were observed
on the tables, together with serene all of which had been taken
front the bar. On examining the bar, the door of which had been
wrenched open. every thing was in a state of confusion, the cup-
boards, &alms, and till, havinsebeen an broken open, and the ar-
ticles contained therein carried off. Amongst the properl stolen
were a rideable barometer and 'weather-glass, and a dial, both of
which were hanging up in the bar before the robbery. The thieves
hail also taken off the premises a quantity of tea and sugar.
Massey, an active constable of St. George's. stated that from in-
formation he bad received, he proceeded to a house in White Bear-
gardens, Kent-street, where he apprehended the three prisoners in
the act of sitting down to dinner with a number of prostitutes. On
searehiug Dixon's per•on, he found a peculiar made snuff-box in
his pocket; and on Wilkinson, another constable, who acconma•
tried him proceeding to search the premises, the latter discovered,
hidden in the wash-house, a weatherglass and a dial. Several silver
spoons and articles of linen were also found in this den of prosti-
tutes and thieves, all of which were produced at this office, and
identified by Mr. Moss, as forming part of the property that had
been stolen under the circumstances above mentioned. There
were also found in the house where the prisoners were taken into
custody several implement% for house-breaking, together with a
dark lantern and chisel, which latter instrument appeared to have
been used by the thieves. for the purpose of breaking open the
various cupboards and drawers in 51r. Moss's house.
A female residing at No. 6, White Ilsar-gardens, stated, that on
Sunday morning about four o'clock, she was awakened by a loud
noise in the street, as if proceeding from men in a state of intoxi-
cation. She went to the window, and plainly observed the three men
at the bar enter the house (No. 4,) next door to that in which she
resided. Dixon had a large bundle in his anus, and a man who
accompanied them, but who was not/et in custody, carried another
bundle of the same deoctiption. The witness swore distinctly to
the limning of the prisoners.
Pople, one of the officers of this establishment, suited that from
the appearance of the premises after the robbery. he had no doubt
but the thieves must have become intoxicated before they departed.
The work, he observed, that is, the manner in which the thieves
effected an entrance, had been done in the most slovenly way pos-
sible ; end nothing, he said, surprised him more than that some of
the inmates had not heard the noise which must have been
mode in braking into the house. A great quantity of tea and
angst was found in the pockets of all the prisoners, together with
tobacco.
It was stated that at an ess.ly hour on Sunday morning Porter,
owe of the prisoners, went into a public house in the neighbour-
hood of Kent-street, after the rebbery, and one of the company in
the top u having mired him for a bit of tobacco, Porter, it ap-
paretl had put his band into the wrong pocket, and instead of
pulling out that width he was asked for, produced a handful of
tea. This circumstance at once excited suspicion, and the in-
aZillual who witnessed it gave information of the fact when he
heard of the robbery at Me. Moss's haute. This led to the db-
. covery of the tea and sobs:W.—The prisoners were remanded.