The National Register.
London, England, 1823-05-11 00:00:00

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1 The Lord Chief Justice said, that whatever fight b• the
ultimate decision of the court in this sue, he feted himself
bouud is Justice to the warden to stale, that he would not have
disseliegod his duty if he had nut obtained those lees, sanc-
tioned as they were by an order of the Judges of Ibis Ceers.
which order had been acted upon for a period of 06 years.—
The warden was the trustee of those persons whe should in the
course VW order of time succeed him in his present situation,
and it wu Isis duty to take care that none of the lees Of that
office s!sould be lost throsgb any neglect of Lim. It was eliso
due to the party soaking the complaint to say, that theqaistios
was brought before the court in a very proper ssaaser, io
soasplaint bring made against the warden personally. With
-respect so this gentle's'', (the wisdoms), he wished to obsirs,e,
that shen (the Chief Justii,e) concurred is his appointment to
his present office, he had not Ito his Isnowledge,peleats sees
bins ; but he was isoloced to do so by the universal waif of
approbstion raised in Isis favour when be tilled anther thus
tive (keeper of Piewgate) of great difficulty, and particilevly
sit Isiseriod pf peculiar delicacy. It had been said that there
never was 4 166111
. IVhcit the steerd gaoler was the triud of ma;"
bat Mr. Drown bed at all times and•eon all occasions. however
painful, proved himself the friend of man. It man by -Isis
character in this respect that he (the Ford Chief Justifiers
induced tocuncer in his present appointment ; And Ire saki
sot Fesist the present opportunity of saying these fel wm Is
testssuoy of his admiration of.Jols Isusuase sad upright Alas-
doer.
The ease thee steed ovular the prodnetiosiof the Way of
1 fees.

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GUILDHALL. •
Ott Thereby last considerable bostle•pretalkil st'llils.
Justice-room. in consequence of an official visitation
having taken place, the night krefore. gst . the fair
promenaders of Fleet Area ..nal -Ludgate-hill. The
satellites of authority succeeded iu capturing lb of the
venal,votaties of Venus, of the Corinthian order, possess-
ing all the alluring charms that dress and art could be-
stow to captirate,die eye of the admirers of perapessiste
beauty. The whole party were planed in the leedoir of
St. Bride's, Fleet-market, alias the watch-house, where
they were detained by his worship the night constable rill
morning, and were then brought before their old favourite
Mr. Alderman Wood, to answer for their misdeeds.
The ladies' names were--Carotine Williams, Henri-
etta Lewis. 'Louisa Davis, Amelia 'Montague, Matilda
Seymour. Elisa Henderson, Eliza Tomlinson, Harriet
Groves, Mary Ann Ross, Caroline White ..Caeolme
Kendall, H. Bedford. Mary Stevens, Maria liavis, Mary
Ann Purchase, and Elizabeth Grubb.
Theifirst batch that was brought •.into the presence of
his Worship. were the Misses•Willianss, Leseis#.Davis.
and Montague.
The Ablermee praised the night constable for hisason.
duct, and said that the streets were now worse thins-ever;
no modest woman was suffered to walk without her
emend ears•beirl insulted by there abandoned women;
and consigned them to one month's hard. labour Its
The next batch congaed of Miss Seymour and Miss
Henderson. Tnese ladies were reciiptized to he prets-
salads, and were pursuing their worldly calliag et half.
past one o'clock iu the tomening. These nymphs were
consigned to toe t3llle depot for the Wee period.
Miss Tomlinson and Miss Groves next made their
appearance; they were found strolling. at half.pass one
o'clock in the morning on .Ludgate-hill. Tomliuson
was a.fitie girl not more than 45. end en being asked if
she hail any friends. she wept Utterly, and indistinctly
said, she had an wet that was.then present, •A very
respectable looking female then itepped forward end
stated that she was a married %statism, and resided in the
Loudon-road ; the girl Tomlinson/was her niece ;. sire
h d not seen her till now for the last three months, but
had heard she was following the busiuess .of a dress-
maker, to which sbeAtarl been brought up-; her parents;
who were dead, paid 70 ghineas as a premium for her
instruction. Site was a girl of considerable accomplish-
ments, and if the Alderman would permit her to go at
large, she would take her home end keep her secluded.
The Alderman said it grieved him meets to see each
a girl in so dititracefill a situation, and asked her if .site
would Ito home with her aunt if he permitted her. The
girl cried bitterly,-antl declared she had seen so mock
since she had been in thegireets, that site would return
to her friends and never more transgress. She was then
discharged, but her companion Groves was re:Minded,
in order that her parents might attend.
The next on the list was Mary Ann Ross, a dashing
young woman of the hilliest water,• attired in a green
Gros. d.r Naples pelisse, covered with glittering steel
clasps a large Leghorn holt net and a preposterous plume
of white feathers adorned her head.
The night constable said, that tnis'Lady gave bim and
the walciunen more, (rouble than any of the others.--
She wuold, tudeceise I • , change her dress four cult e
times a night,.stirl was called " Dandy !toss." She was
skylarking with two gentlemen at two o'clock -in the
morning. and he took her to the watch-house.
Miss Ross, in .an affected tone. said, 4* Pou,genotir,
Mister Alderman, this fellow believed very rude.; 'post
honour, was walking with two gentlemen, friends of
mine, when this fellow eon and dragged me front
them, and took me to the watch-house. .pert honour;
very hard. iudeeil. can't walk the streets:"
Altlerinert'Wouil.-111adanirl believe I once bad the
honour of ageing Iyou before. :If zI recollect
Vu were then coming home with two friends front
Vauxhall, when the fellow pulled lon away front
them.
Miss Ross..—Very possibly, Fir, yea might.
larldewell for

Aldermau.--You must gu to s swath',
labour.
Miss Ross.--'Pori houtour. Mr. Alderman, tines wen,
hard.
Miss Ross was then placed in the stsong.mons wear*
the other ladies i mut the Alikrama estbagmed slat adieu'
fur his promptitude.