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London, England, 1819-01-02 00:00:00

ROARING FURNIcHFID LODGINGS.

Amite was brought up in ilw custody or an officer,
front Neweate, she having taro convicted of robbing her
furnished Indgings, at the last Oid Bailey &ltions, the pr.
root of lwr semi ore having expired, and a fresh chair: being
lodged against ha r.
Sarah Gusliog. of No. 76. Gravel-lane, Raleliffe-highway,
staled 111.11 the Prisoner amid leer huabimil took a unity-fur-
sosheil lodging from her about six weeks back ; they took
pAssess of Ihi room, and in at I 'haat, lionr afterwards
the Prisoner rolled up the feather bed isi Ile sheet, carried it
nut, and pledged it at Mr. Goolim's, pawnbroker, Ratcliffe.
highway. She never saw the Pi imoner afterwards until her
trial at the Old Bailey, when .he recogniceil her.
The Worthy Alderman observed, thst the robbrry took
plate tint of the City, and the c Is were slew found out of
it, it Wilt, therefore, out of his joirholiction ; he therefore
dart te,l that the Prisoner should he taken to Shadwell
Police Office.

AN 01. D TRICK.
Jame., Nhepikend was charged with being accessary to the
stealiug of a truss, containing two ends of cloth.
11r. Sanipsem Bailey, proprie for of the waggon office, Sa-
racen's Wail Inn, Friday.street, Chearside, stated, that be
scut r Nil yesteiday with • Ross, Clilliailling two ends of
cloth; to leave at Nu. 104, Hattoworden; he returned
without the tress, but with the Prisoner in custody.
Edward Tickner, servant to the last irstierss, deposed that
his master milt him with the truss to No. 104. Hatton-gar-
den ; he nook it there, and they refused in take it in. On
returning hark with it, he stopped to rest himself on
whew the Primmer came up to him mid offered
to tarry it foe him, a. he said he was going to Cheapside.
He accepted of his offer, and hr carded it a little way up
Newgiteestreet, when a 1031/ met the Prisoner, who asked
kits to go into the public house to take a glass of gin, which
be agreed to. The witness was also asked, but he refused.
The Prisoner laid down the truss, and the stillness took it up
soil proceeded with it up Newgatc-street : he had not gone
far Issfiste the Prisoner and the other man overtook him. The
Poisoner thew renewed his oiler of carrying the truss, which
lie accepted uf, and put it down, when the Prisoner desired
the other man to carry it. They has' not proceeded far when
a third man rust ardor, the witness snort violently, and
beady knocked hien dowel, and thou commenced quarrelling
with the witness, charging him as the aggressor; in the
mean time, the man who carried the truss made off. with it.
He then securssl the Prisoner.

Alderman B.reli remanded the Primmer till to-morrow for
farther examination, and directed the ufficen to look after
the too accomplices of tLe Primmer.

A kARK.

Samuel Muses, a Jew hawker and iitallar, applied for a
summons to br directed to certain peewees who were is the
G.-urge public-honer, George-court, Sinew-hill, last evening.
lie state) that he went iuto the rililic.houst and offered a
time.pitcr fur sale to the company, and they refusing to
pinch:tee, ht placed it on the mautle•pieee, and railed for a
glass of gin, and on turning ronitil lie found his time-piece
was eIIIIC, and they all denied hating any knowledge of it.
While lie ass teritunstrating wills theta, One of them filled
hes goat pocket with male, which burned his cost very touch.
He knew the *hole party ; the y were respectable tutu, and
he lithe-v.. 1 they slid it wit ..f a lark. Hr would not hurt
one ofthean fur the world, fur he got his liviag by going tutu
public-houses and selling his gouda. Ile would wish, bow.
evre, to reentry his

lite worthy Alderman granted him a summuno.

sow-STIRZILT.
VIOLENT AVAI'LT AND BRUTAL ACT.

Testi iday .10.rph 7Ausis fl'arteutan was brought from
Chiswick by virtue of a warrant, and underwent an exami-
nation lrefose Mr. Birnie, the S' 'ig Magistrate, charged
with a most violent assault and brutal act committed upon
George Kwhard Cotton, who, as well as the Prisoner, is a
lighterman, and they have both keen employed upon the
same work lately, and no Saturday evening, at the time the
Pnnateutor was in the George public house in Chiswick, the
Prisoner entered it, when the Prunecutur unulcrodamliog
that the Prisoner had received the money in loavnient
Air the trunk they had been employed upon, asked him fur
the proportiom tut it which was due to him at his share, to
which the Puisoner ',plied with the most horrid oaths and
expressions, and attacked him in the most violent manner
with his list• ; sod he being a very tall, powerful, and strung
man, the Proo rutour, who is a short thill Mall, bad no
Anne.. in standing azatiust him, or its defending himself,
and the Prowler, alitr inflicting wensl severe blows
upon him, seijout buni by the back of his head with one
hand, sod his tlu•oat I. ith Ihr Who., and pressed hie
k world. s louder his jaw, mull he appeared to lie in a slate
of strangulation, nod ti,eul such very gnat violence that his
bowie aas forted mit ,of his awl then, iu the must
hi ut.ii switti,^r, pnl his month to the Pro4ficsilues and bit off
the cud of lu, tonvie, Oriel, was banging out of his mouth.
The Prisoner „as nut With this outrageous act of
violence, but alba wards gale him *trend severe blows ou
his sides, and bum kid him dowu.
It MAI will, much difficulty the Prosecutor could give his
evidence TesterdtlYi owing to the buss of the end of his
tongue, and from the -sore state of the remainder. The
Illagntrate very kindly dispensed with his talking snore than
was absolately nectssaly to substantiate his charge ageinat
the Prisoner. _ _

Julio Cotton, who was present in the George publiediuusa,
ire Chiswick, un Saturday evening, *ben the Pi i.uoier attack-
ed the Prustcutur, substantiated the evidence of the latter.
The Prisoner denied bithig the Printerutor's tongue.
The Magistrate considered the conduct of the Primmer to
be su very atrocious nod stellar, that lie should nut admit
hiw to haul without ri:ctivisig 4$ hours notice.
Ile was accordilgly committed.

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Attu Green waa folk: committed for trial, on a charge of
toitcrior several Co crd 11 !link of /toglairsl noies, in Brent:
Curd market, en Ttitaday st'onighi.

MARLBOROUGIFI-STRZET.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE

.....
A 14 imectably dr.s .d natio it Mar
.q Cook, was'
etrirgeil by Captain I.miedstri, v.irhy.street, attun-
Virden, with au 3113.1111 i, uudsr tier following singular cir-
coinoances:—
$ tints ago theP.lroterliled srr,unl aith he Com-
wbu married a lady with a tort MIL Of 7001 per
.111/ 411011. They did sot, however, live un the most anti-
raid, teems, for (:aptaiii laorsste.. thought he oh.
loosed a considerable degree of intinsary between his
lady snit a gentleman who frripiristed their honise‘ and
his 81140601 n of her inconiduncy wire heightened by
the Pruvolicr declaring that she hill seen 110 10 in bid
together The imosequenet. irm separation between them,
arid the Prison. r ,vas thin ried away. The Complainant,
ans ions to be certain uf his wifi.'s quilt ur innocence. called
oil Wednesday at the house .if the l'ilfill1)01$0, mistress, fur the
Inn lime of learning all she km,. Nino tho subject. II is knock
um an by the Prisuio r, tol of unsay, mg los
spiestions, abused hi .... and ea !aim •' smuggling su
and other very iniurum r names, and homily left him and'
walked into the litellen. The CAidaiis tultuwed. and a wins
of • ..iuiUuu ensued, which ended iu the PI