The National Register.
London, England, 1816-10-21 00:00:00

ADJOURNED LONDON SESSIONS.

C. Clark was indicted fur assaulting T. Clark, her husband T.
Clark is r. journeyman boot-maker, and was married to tke defend-
ant in 1810; but on account of her bad conduct he parted with her
in 1814, allowing her from Bs. to Ws. a week. She encouraged men
in his house, and pawned his things. She took him before Mr. Air-
hie, the Magistrate, who reduced the allowance witness was to make
her to ss. 631. On the Pith of August she came up to him as he
was going se work, pushed him, knocked his hat off, and struck
him. On the 15th of September she collected a mob of low persons
round his roaster's door (Mr. lisle, in Fleet-39yd). She told her
associates that she had had two children by the witness, which he
had murdered; and then her companions dic.anaged her to beat
him, by calling to her to tear the murderer to pieees.--Guilty ; but
discharged on her own recognizance in Sol. to keep the peace towards
her husband.
11. Armstrong and H. Ginn, were charged with being notorious
thieves' under the Police Act.
The Lord Mayor, being sworn, d•posed„ that on the evening of
the 28th of August. he went to Leadenhall-strimt, in consequence of
a disturbance made by a drunken old woman, who would not go
about her business; but kept calling the officers Brook, and Pelham,
and Vaughan. She! however, went away, and the mob dispersed
without his Lordship making himself known. Observing the pri-
soners very much alive to their occupation, he followed them all the
way to Fleet-street ; and at the corner of Salisbury-court. they met
a well-dressed man, who was drunk, they immediately turned round
and followed him. At the corner of Mr. NVaitliman's shop there
was a dispute between a hackney-coachman and a Lady and Gentle-
man, which occasioned a crowd, and when the drunken man got
into it, the prisoners attempted his pocket. They still followed him.
up Ludgate-hill ; and his Lordship, dreading to see a highway rob-
bery committed, sprung upon them both, and took them to the
watch-house. lle only saw them once attempt the pocket of this
drunken man.

J. Brown. a city constable. stated that he saw the prisoners, whom
he knew well, in company with a Jew, named Solomons, on the lit
of August, at Ohl Swan-Stairs, trying peoples wekets. lie told
them to go, and they said they would.
Martin. another city officer, saw them on the lit of August on
Blackfriar's Bridge. looking into peoples' pockets. Seeing the a it.
ness watch them, they went away.
Friend, a borough constable, knew them both as reputed thieves,
and had seen them in Noah-houses.

Attwood• a diamond-broker, living at 15, itobert-stmt, Bedford-
row, said, that Armstrong lived with hint as an errand-boy, fur
victuals, without wages, for three months, up to the beginning of
last August. He was sure he had never dune him any dung wrong
in his life.
The prisoners were both discharged, after receiving a suitable re
nritnand.
The Lord Mayor then said, •• Be cautious in keeping out of the
city."
the Recorder—" And out of the Borough."
Mr. Alderman U. Smith said ioco►dy—•• Whatever you do keep
out of the Lord Nlayor's hands." •

11, Johnston was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, being
convicted as a reputed titit

The late Dr. Bell was iiminerly of Magdalen College,
end fintmler of eight saolarshipi in Cambridge Univer-
sity, for sons of Clergymen of the Church of England,
for which benevolent purpose he transferred the slam
of 1.1,2001. stuck, S per cents. to the University, in.
1810.