The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-29 00:00:00

M RLBOROUG H • STREET.

Thursday, W. Cook, landlord of the Artichoke public-lionse
at Kensington, was examined at Marlin,' ough.street, on a charge
of stealing porter-pots from other piablicai,s. It appeared, that
the prisoner had sent 15 pew terpos to a pewterer's, in Skinuei -
street, Hisimpseate ; who, on examining them, observed, that
out of tae whole only wile was marked ailh his (Mil nawe !
In-
fornt.Uiou being gi% en us the circumstance. his premises were
seat eked; when a number of others were found, and also the
prisoner, in the act of deriving the owners' names 011 them with
a tile. He was ordered to bud good bail for his appearance at
the scss:mis.

T. Herobrew, Sarah Turner. and Jane Slipper. were charged by
Mrs. Welling, residing in Park-place. Upper liaker-street, with unlaw-
fully conspiring togeeter to injure Aer in her pawn, by doingher sonic
bodily harm, under the tollowmgcircumssances t appeared front th,
statement of the complainant, that since the month ot February hut.
front some unknown rims... come evilalisposed persons had made it
their constant practice m -umoy her by sending ananymou, letter e and
parcels, the contents of which were of the must vile and obseene nature.
filial length they beerme so numerous, she was under the neurasitv
of desiring her servants not to take in any !rum, that might conic by
the post the party finding themselves thirt foiled, and that they ...odd
make no impnession on her by sending those kind of letters. pursued
anather plan; and on Monday sennight the complainant's house was
heal by a vast number of trade people of all d *ions. amongst
which war an undertaker, who had received a note desiring him to wait
upon her imnolliately, for the purpeue of removing one at the hanale
savants, who was stated to be head. Alter the boas lead been thus
played of. a letter was 11,111Ight by the tw I,Nquiv-postnEtr. ru hich
complainant at first rerum:d to take in ; but observing that it had luen
put into the post.atliee which is but a few doors trout her own home.
she took it. This letter also prorA to be anonyinthts, the eat tt lets of
which were, that if the persons who wmte it could meet with her, they
would give her a goal beating. The complainant. who tier scour time
ptist, has hail supiciost of the detindams. who ate near ntiAlehoties,
happened to mcnnon the circumstance to a Lady living rh.se Ity, who
bummed her that her servant had seen a letter which was direcned to
her pot into the pou.otlier on Saturday evening by the girl who lisssl
servant to the detoulante. Hembniat and iktrah Turner. the a mee-a
whom he co-habits. and dui, led to the diseovery of the whole of th se
pra,.ticc.. det'endant .lane Slipper bring asked by the Niseiserate
where she got the letter, stated that she had received it fr an &a+. h Ar-
tier, whit denied any of it. as did likewise the detadant
licmhms4 till the Mai ,:rate desired that he should hr swarm to that
fact; when he. th-1,.a. app trendy very relnetantir. esiateearl et I •
bust writtett Cie ULC, viia.l. lie Lad desire 1 t. ah Tamer, .maaww

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keeper," as he called her, to have put into tile pia. The ',Ater
question was of the most indelicate nature, licsidcs the threat it con-
tained, and appeared to be in the same hand-writim as the notes which
had been sent to the different tta,lespeople. The Magistrate said, it
was high time that an end should be put to such unwarraniabl^ pro-
ce.slings, and ordered each of the defendants to find sureties to keep
the peace, and be of good behaviour.
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