The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-15 00:00:00

111DDLESE X SESSIONS, Sm. 14.

'S Lis rimming Mr. PHILL es applied on behalf of • Mr. Thorn.
tot, who complained of a poor woman, named Susan Melon,
putting hurt in bodily fear, and following him from Wapping to
lianhill.row, whither he had removed to avoid her; he now wished
to exhibit articles of the peace against her, on the ground of her
tool IriILV.C.
Ilse CHAIRMAN said, that the best way would be to proceed by
lle could not confine the woman fur insanity, as it
would be imprisonment for life.
31r. PHILLIPS said, that the woman hail taken a particular
holism into her Iliad that there was a charm in drawing blood, and
put tier notion into execution, by wiiuuding Mr. Thornton's hand,
which took a long while to heal. She had lately expressed a
strong desire to repeat her cliarmiog operation, as being abso-
lately necessary to complete the enchantment. It was fur pro-
tection from this magic that 11r. Tlornton applied to the Court.
The l'mAteMAN asked if a bib of indictment was not now before
the Grand Jury ?
.Nr. Pititties.—]'es. but—
t a Ala what Inure can CW.I want?
The poor woman, attended by her sister, appeared in Court, on
bail. the was a sickly diminutive co &Lure.
Thornton was now called—On coming forward his ap-
;earatice, which was Jahn Bullish and gigantic, excited bursts or
Loiehmr.
The CLIMB lea:4 Said, be thought the little woman was really
more afraid than the complainant. (Laughter.)
Her sister said she would be answerable fur Susan's behaviour in
future if the Court would now forgive her. Ilex recognizance was
Shen taken in 201. and the case was discharged
John Watson, a tax.collector, was charged with assaulting
Edward Cvans, an oil and coloorman when calling for 4s. Ikl.
H,g the watch-rate due. It appeared that the tax-man hail called
the dly before, and had some words with the colaurnian's wife,
wod the vilittaman resented the next day, by ordering the of-
la..dei out of the shop. This led to a scuffle, in which the tax-
niaii Ilisuiled the colournum, threatening to murder and daineate
lain.
Mr. AboLones—A very arposite tom indeed fir a colour
man ! (Loud laughter.)
Mr. PHILLIPS—The colotirman means anuihaste, only he
•I'ilolts the word. (Continued laughter.)
Mr. AHoLtHus—A very pretty colouring, truly ! (Bursts of
laughter.)
It4becea Evans, a beautiful yellow-haired girl, was called to'
prove the assault. On her going into the box, Mr. PHILLIPS isb-
moved, " There Mr. Adolphus is colouring for you now !--(Smiles,
Washes, .ind laughter.)
•• "Fis beauty truly blent, whose red and whi:e
" Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid an."
Lross.examined by Mr. Avotrties.—Surely you did not go
taco the shop for sand ?—No, Sir, I went for paint.
Very proper. For rouge, I suppose; but a chandler's shop does
not sell rouge.—(.l. laugh). How long was the defendant en the
shop ?—A little time.
As long as you were ander examination ?
'The CHAIRMAN—That has been tai long.
Mr. Anot.runs—Shc is so pretty that I reel a pleasure in ask-
ing her questions. (A laugh.) This was really a trumpery case,
but his Learned Friend had coloured it up into importance, by dint
of oil paint and sand ! A tax-collector was a sail Yellow to John
Bun, and he hid no doubt the case would be coloured up in the
papers with all his Learned Friend's flowers of rhetoric. (A
laugh.) It would afford a fine theme fur public-house debate ; the
enormity of a um-gatherer going into a titan's shop, and there as-1
moulting him, alter taking his hard-earned gains ! and then drag-
Phillips's
him across the flour, strewed with hit own sand and Mr.
Phillips's Bowers of rhetoric ! (Bursts of laughter.)
The defendant was found Gni/ty, and lined :Ws.
James Bull, a licensed hawker, was charged with assaulting Jane
Hooke, while she was hearing a woman preaching, on the loth of
June, in George-street, Battle-bridge. he delerdant threw rot-
ten eggs at the preacher, on which Jane Ronke pointed him out to
het nusband, and the defendant knocked her down.
It appeared the preacher was drunk.
A running &mon= was present at the affair, end swore to the
assault —Gaii:y.
GAMING-HOUSE.
ir. Punt Ira addressed the Chainiian, saying, that an indict-
ee, II bad been brought against two persons, manual Richatd Pond
are) William Gingen, as proprietors of a puising-house, but it hail
turned out that they were only servants ; under these circumstances
be wished a compromise to take place to let them escape, as the
Hid proprietor could nut be got at otherwise. He was aware that
a compromise had been too often and improperly resorted to in
gaming-tniuse transactions, but in this case it was one of morality,
nut of injustice.
The CHAIR MAN said, any person found an active tnemb,r of a
gambling-house was equally liable as the proprietor. lie could
not natopromise the interests of justice, but the parties might settle
the matter themselves. . .

After a abort conversation the prisoners were placed at the bar,
and pleaded Nat Guilty, on which they wets acquitted, as Mr.
Plullaps dee:ined to prosecute.

!'OLICE'.