The National Register.
London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

W. Iletteridge was filially examined, charged with obtain
inc a silver tankard and a number of gold seals, from differ
oat shops in the name of his employers, Messrs. Jackson and
DOmie, engravers. The particulars have already appeared I
the depositions were signed by the witnesses, and the psi-
sums was fully eon 111 l itted.
J. Clarke was charged by Mr. Kersliner, silversmith, ol
Cterkenwell-green, with ill-treating a horsy in Smithfield, ou
Friday. The horse was tied to the rail, and upon some per.
sun abruptly attempting to examine its mouth, the anima.
drew back, upon winch the prisoner flogged it so unniere,
folly !hat it endeavoured to leap the rail, in flout, but um
halter prevented its dealing it, and the animal hung upon
the rail by one or its hinder legs, in which situation the pri-
soner Hogged it, till, by its violent struggles, the halter broker.
and it plunged upon the pavement, to the imminent Mange.
of foot passengers. M. Kersliner and several others lemon
striated with the prisoner on his brutality, but the only reply
was," U-n him, I wish lie'fi break his neck, i.e's worth as
much dead as alive." The prisoner said, that h e could nut
have hurt the horse," as he did not use the hint • lid ut his
whip." lie was fined in the mitigated petiulty of 10s. and
eostA.
MARLI3OIIOUGH-STREET.

An Irish Colonel of dragoons was charged with a violent li
assault upon T. Collins, an artist.
I tic complainant stated, that between twelve and one
o'clock on Monday night, he was standing at the corner of
iatiss tile sheet with a girl, when the iiiisol.er anti three
other gentlemen were passing. `the Ostrom. said, " Alt!
Sally, is.rhat you how do, son do my deal ?" complainant
askt ti him what he meant, upon which the prisoner knocked
hint down ses vial times.
l'airielt Dailey, a watchman, heard the row. Oct coining
near the spirt, lie heard a voice exclaim, " What do you call
her Sally tor?" another answered, " I call all *omen so, its a
pretty name." W Owns went up, and saw a rolitetwori be
t %Veen them; the prisoner with one blow sent the complain
ant neatly from the comer of Saelville street, to tilts

middle of Piccadilly, and went to the girl himself. The
other got up, and pat himself in a acieitific posture; butthe
prisoner again struck him, and sent Idiot* his old place in the
middle of the road. Witness thei interfered to take him into
custody, aid met the fate of the poor Mist, and prisoneryai
away. As sow as witness got upon his legs, he sprang his
rattle and followed. Several watchmen attempted to arm,
the prisoner's progress, but he, with great desterhydlowed
them all in turn, and they lost him. Witness and another
still kept up the pursuit, hut could nog apprehend the prls
inner, till he, by mistake, ran into the Albany, which not
being a public thoroughfare, he was stopped. As they were
proceeding wills him to the 'watch house, he suddenly garit
each of them a toss, and pitched them into the street, like two
children, but did not attempt to get away.
Prisonere.—" I wish to make an observation upon that tub.
jcet. When the watchmen took me into custody, one of
them tauntingly said, ' I'll report you as a coward for being
taken.' I instantly threw them both over my head, and left
them to judge of the possibility there was of making my,
escape."
Several others corroborated the statement, of Dailey.
The prisoner called four gentlemen of fortune, whose mi.
Bence went to prove, that the prisoner only snide the simple
observation. " How do you do, Salty;" when Collins caller.'caller.'him a blackguard, scoundrel, and many other low epithet S—
. primmer then asked him, if he meant to repeat his scan-
dalous assertions ? His answer was, that he would repeat
them any where; and at the same Time pdt the girl aside, aid
began to show fight ; upon which the prisoner knocked kint
down, as described.
Prisoner.—" I did so, certainly: and I am only sorry I
could not give him a little more of it."
The Magistrate said, that although the 'ensilage held by
Collins might be hurtful to the feelings of a gentleman, yet in
point of law, It would not be any justification of such a via.
lent outrage, and, therefore, he should require bail.
The parties withdrew, and an adjustment took place.

•
OLD II AILEY.—THURSDAY.
Elisabeth Cobb, aged 17 years, was indicted Wadding
child three months old, with intent to deprive its parents of,
the possession thereof.
Sophia Canning deposed, that on the 16th of Suggest she had
been abroad with the child, her brother, in Kensington I she--
was speaking to a little girl in the street, who called her '
as her school-fellows commonly did; when the little girl
left her, the prix; nee came tip and said, "Let's see, w
your name r witoesssaid,it was Canning. The prisoner
said she knew her mother, who she said wanted to see tlfit
witness • and the prisoner told her that ifehe would go to het
mother would take care of the child, and that her name
was Miss Howm. The witness then went to her lekr-
ins
the prisoner with the child, and when she returned its
about a quarter of an boar, the prisoner and child were gone.
Witness had taken particular notice of the prisoner, who wee
much marked with the small pox, had had something them*.
with one of her eyes.
Joseph Cannieg, the hnsband of the last witness and father
of the child, deposed, that as Rohn as he heard the child ilftla
. gone he went with the officer Rnthven le pursuant of the pd.'
loner to Alresford, where they found her with the child, whit*
he knew at once to be his. It was Saturday when the eldla
was taken away, and on Tuesday afternoon he saw it at Aire.-
ford. His daughter knew the prisoner, and tried out as Son
as she saw her, "That is the woman:* The child was mewl
faniislied fur want of proper nourishment, and mimed as if
could not long survive.
George Mabee° examined.—He was an officer of Bow.
street, was sent down to Alresford in pursuit of the ptisotlero
and about six or seven miles front the place found her; ha
said to her, " Well, Eliza, how is the child?" She enswared,
" Very well." He asked, bow old it was? She said, " a month"
He asked, did she suckle it t She said," No that her milk Wei
gone," He then asked, how she could take the child sway,'
from the girl at Kensington ? She slid, she did not,. that the
child VIM-her own. Going a little farther on she smith/ tie
witness,'' If the chill is not mine, whose should it be'?" Wit.
neat said she had taken it from its parents at' Kcoehtgloit;
iNitielt the prisoner then admitted, adding that as she had
hurt else child, she hoped the parents would not hurt her. '-
The prisoner being called on for her defence could only
say she asked the girl to let her have the child, and the girl
gave it toper.—Guilty.