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London, England, 1818-02-10 00:00:00

HORRORS OF PROSTITUTION.

. Yesterday • young female named Wawa, was brought be-
fore Alderman Goonnantag, by John tringletee, an officer,
who made the following stateaseat:—.
Vint( his rounds as slim of the might, in Bridge street,
Blackfranis, he had repeatedly sees the young woman going
over the Bridge *bunt four o'clock in the looming. often in
the bitterest weather, sad very thinly dreamed. Yesterday
morning, about three o'clock, she accosted bim in Bridge.
street, and raid abs was *early perished with cold. He ad-
monished her for being out su late, and advised her to go
homy, spots which she burst into tears, sad said she dare out
go tonsil a certain hour. She implored him to convey her to
the Compter, and to take her before a Slagistrate, who
would pro-bays protect her, as she was disgusted with the
MOM of life she ►ad be. n pursuing.
The Worthy Alderman asked to what parish she belonged!
She stated that her parents were respectable persons is
trade ■t the west cad of the town, and that she was bora in
the parish of St. Pancras. She had bees in her present un-
happy condition shoal twelve months, the principal put of
which time r.be bad lived ■t a house tri Dovernitrest, St.
George...as ids. She was at first treated kindly, but latterly
the mistress of the house brit forced her to go out at an
earls hour is the evening, and if she rettiont d beforefooe iu
the soutuiliz, unless with a certain sous of money, she was
beaten and turned oat *pia.
The asfiwismate girl related many other circumsta•crs
of an squally distress'•; nature, and wits, tears implored
the Magisirsir is: procure her • reception in some asylum
where she might reform and again become respeitable iu
Alderman▪
Mier desired the raker to convey her to the la-
dies 64 Ilse C lire of the Gotardiais Society, who, be haol
nu doubt, would be bum)) to pruvide for her.

MOST EXTENSIVE 1108BEItY.
A charge of rubbery of a tie, s'.egular kind, sad where
great deception was practised, was nide by J, W. Parkinson,
laq. of Nu. 17, Itiding-hosse-lant, Pottlauil.placr, against
l,s servent, David it l el*, who has slauonded, (us stealing
the tsilluoitil, **sticks, via—A largo• so, alanwnj. vow,
Ann one •sluable large pea/l. 44008 small pearl*,
MI kw. ''ors, a qnantity of Kuhl pagutis, guineas, and a
gia",ly of other gold ruins, ID a very large ansonat..
Us. l'arkinsnu stalest, that hr 1411 his busts for she
count. you Thursday last, lon his rrlitra on Monday
sun sans/ early, be was infornie4l by Parry, his confidential
It I vs., 1. that the house had been rubbe.l. It iurned roll that
h.. Intscan, in %bleb Ike plow fly was, 1144 been
- left '

tkpunaletit
up ,o, ,I,r I rvinT . .Iht 1(4;4 in unfit/lei butt.
M•Vey. rrlm 440 to have tikes a pate of hi. minter's
1.1 Erhitis on Friday naorinng, neglected to Flo ,o, used
he ervieui else leumobe nletege Owe. uses diet day, acid Isn't not
Wiles leteu !mud of. On the night of Thurbday the rubbery

was committed. Parry, the eonMeutisl serrant. wan alinent
wish • pare;el so the city hum sic till ten terhirk, and ins
his retina M.lfey told him the home hail been beset by
Thieves. use of whom passed by him es he was making ep
his lied is the parlour; hut be bail gat down his Iff"tirr.
pistols far protretiou, awl be shot at hint as he escaped
out at the window, and be immediately followed by the
same way. -This wiadow is Mirk's*
.frot Gym the grimed.
The keys were at that time in the bureau.
John Orwatiostier to Mr. Harris, a liveryman, apposite
the Prweeeuturi house, stated that M.Vey fall). IV hill/ on
Thursday evemiag, mod inateil that Shire was nols.ily in the
home, era lie.idtuuld pi and think lea with his a ife it Chel-
Pep% The uellirr (said )tiro that be bail better out hare the
11.0" e 11011wV Mid rim doors lie=u= fast, he procured him •
ladder, by which he g tiu at the WiNflOW. About an hour
after, the witreu bring iu bed, lie heard the repine of a piv-
toil, and •Aerwardh the call of " Witeh Brent'v wife in.
fumed Min, Ilia \fr. Paikinvosea lioti.e hail !WWa robbed,
and that *Nil tut. rusimiug art.,- the watchman. The
hostler 'cut to the- house, and got iu with mouth r ladder,
accompanied by M'Vey, atom he met in the stn-et. They
looked over the house together, but there 'maim appearance
of thieves haying been there, seer was any pert of sic Aired-
tare discoweetted; tow did kliVey say that any ruhliery had
brew committed. Pansy arrived soon after, it being ten
o'clock, mod witsesa went away, offeriog to watch with theft
if in as wary.
This 'mysterious bosainese rests here, hat a warrant is
ir-
seed agaisset.l4•lfyy. sisal a reward for his apprehesiaioa..--
Hearth warrants were also granted, to tadeavour to God the
properly.
THE DITEI.I.I%TiI.
A friend of Capt. F— aril Mr. B—, the former of
wheal waa heid to hail at this ()Mee, to preveut a (Wel,
applied to Mr. F . , for his interference with the
Freweh Ambassador, to prevent the parties pities p.aspurts
to light iu Fraser.
The Magistrate referred bim to the Judges.

DREADFUL MURDERS.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday morning a Coroner's Jary was empan-
nelleil at the IVlsite Hart Tavern, Greenwich, be-
fore Mr. CARTER. the Coroner, to inquire into the
dreadinl murders of Mr. Bird, aged 58, rind his
housekeeper, whose bodies were found murdered
*bout ewe o'clock ou Sunday afternoon. The
Jure, after being sworn, at ten o'clock proceeded
to the bouse where the horrid devil was perpetrated,
to take a view of the bodies, which still remained in
the same shocking state as when they were first dis-
covered, and left so rot the 111SpeCti011 of the Co-
roner and Jury.
On entering the honse,• the body of the house-
keeper 6y 1* the passage, with a quilt thrown over
it, which, on being removed, a most shocking spec-
tacle presented itself ; she lay on her back, with her
arms a-kimho; she hurl on all her clothes ; her left
temple was beaten in, supposed from sane heavy
iron instrument, besides several wounds and bruises
on the head, arms, &c. from whence it is conjec-
tured she suedes desperate resistance, the body, suet
Boot being entirely covered with blood.
The Jury next proceeded to take a view of the
bed7of Mr. Bird, which, if possible, made a more
dreadful appearance then that of his housekeeper.
His forehead was beaten in by some heavy in-
strument ; his left cheek was hid open by some
sharp weapon ; and his left eye was swelled and
black, and he was covered all over with blood. In
consequence of their clothes being on, it could not
be ascertained if there were soy other wounds on
the body.
The Ju' • then proceeded to take a view of the

iry ,
house, garden, &c. to ascertain by what means the
murderers had pitted admittance, or what further
depredations might have been committed. A brick
wall, about eleven feet high, divides the deresserl's
garden from another in the rear, called Powis's
garden. In Puwls's garde' the marks of many foot-
steps were traced, the tile of a summer-house lay
on the ground, and appeared to be newly broken
by some perm) in climbing over the wall, as the
marks of footsteps appeared quite plain in the
mould in the deceased's garden. In this garden
the old gentleman chiefly passed the day, and
took much dehglit in beuutifvunc it. Two but.
tles, which appeared to have *been recently crop-
tied. end a tobacco pipe, lay on the parlour table,
having the marks of blood on them, from whence
it is conjectured the murderer or murderers must
have regaled themselves. Nothing in the house
being disturbed, it is supposed the crime must be
committed by some person not a stranger to the fa-
mily. The Magistrate', neighbours, police officers,
&c. were diligently employed in rucking inquiry,
but there has been no clue as yet discovered. The
whole of the street before the house was crowded
with the townspeople, with horror painted in their
coantenances. The undertaker took the measure
of the bodies, in order to have 'the coffins made
previous to the removal of the bodies, to have them
stripped for the further isisitection of the Cormier's
Jury. which returned to the jury-routn, mud ad-
journed till severs o'clock in the evening.
At 'teen o'clock the Jury assembled again at the
house of Mr. Etna, the White Hart, London-street,
Greenwich, to hear evidence with regard to the
death of Mr. George Bird, and, his housekeeper
Mary Simmons. It appeared from the evidence of
several witnesses that, on Saturday night. about ten
o'clock. Mr. Bird's door was observed to be ripen,
and a woman standing opinwite to it, and neatly
the same time three ill-loisking fellows were seen
lurkiiig about that ',art of the street. On Sunday
morning the brother of the deera,44l6lr.
on his brother's nest door neighbour, in roirsequence
of ht. not receisiog any answer to his repeated knocks
at the door ; they gut over the wall and found the
place rarely shut tip; they se.praerl all was out
right, andl repaired to the hoot of the gate and
forced it open, their ei:draiwitni lousing rain in
toying to open the street door (the key being at the
inside). they then forced open as back window, and
on opening the dour, beheld the hUrrid itiwaso.le
before rested.. The Surgeons attended and de-
scribed the maairer and mauve of the 0.01111410.
ehtch were [smarmier, and and they new ..tithcient
to arose death.

The jury-riaino was filled to eaves% im,nx whom
were winie of the inusi respect...6le inlialwatito.
111 r. Smith um! Culonel Fikr.;notos, Alagistrairb.
atemled. The Imitivst adiounivil for a (inure
investigation. several .ossential aittitsars being
absent.

During the imo.t Mel k we hail • patio! fall of
sou* in the we-vett' pull 111. this cilsolit), bat a tli.tw
itomethstely folluard, whirls iseittlily tetuottd it.
We leant that the 'kit or, the giuutid to
the eaataattl. —(o'w Braun.)