The National Register.
London, England, 1817-10-27 00:00:00

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vice under the following circumstances
about ten o cluck that morniug, a poor a ...u, ••
4/ the 110111S0 of Mrs. Maddens, a lodging house. of
George-yard, Kent-street. Borough. in coliseum t
having paid her rent, having be, n confined to to. `•• d
trout a fever, was turned out of her lodgings into the 'et
by her inhuman landlady in a dying,state. The neigh ts
who saw the inhuman act venoms rated with Mrs. ala,l,Nois
for thrusting her wit of doors, allele she was was 'mole to
walk, and were going to carry her iota the house again,
when Mrs. Maddmis held tip a knife, and swore that
she would thrust into the lion person that crossed the thresh-
old of her door. They, die apddicinds, stated, 11141 they then
went to the overseer, and he gave them • letter t., the hemile
to request his immediate atteution to the poor woman The
beadlt. came and saw her lying on the ground..i.;,l alter he
had some conversation. with Mrs. Maddons, weal end
as he was going,• said eshave nothing to do with her, she
may lay and die if she likes."
The Magistrate said, that such condurt was very Mittman,
and ordered the clerk to write to the overseers, to admit the
woman (whose name is Rosetta Lockley) into the worklion-e
immediately. The applicants said,that.they expected to hod
her dead when they cetaisned to her.

LATE KING ow SwEDsN.—ln a YOll/1110 of Miscellanies
lately yultli,hed at JellA, there lids appeared a tract Irons the
pen of this eccentric man, entitled " Reflections on my first
Military Actions, by G. A. Gnstasson, late king of Suedes,"
wills the following laconic advertisement:—
" I submit thane reSectians to the examination of an enligbtaned
public, if such is to be found ; I at least wish that sume persons of
seal anent, well verso* in *burgles:ion, may •consitnplam them with
on expaiumed eye,
" G. A. GUSTASSON, late King of Sweden."
DueseY get Damss.—The following has ;spine*, d tinder
the itsnal head of " Fashions," in alt the newnmapen s •-
" Afoawuso CoeTuwE.—The Cobourg acconehernewa robe ap-
pears to be making a general appearowee ih the higher circles; it is
made of the filestl?rench Cambric, rattier in ths•themisc stye, heavily
to meet in front."

—The American Journals 'mention that the great serpent which
they spoke of has been taken by 17 men. Its leagth.is 93 feet, and
its thickness the same as that of a flow barrel.

At the Surry sessioes on Tuesday, James Brown.and then • •
were indicted for having indecently exposed their persons
on the hanks of the Surrey canal, whither they had resort-
ed for the purpose abashing. They all pleaded guilty and
threw themselves us the mercy of the Court, snit Mr. Nolan
begged of the - Court, in consideration of their contri-
tion and the confinement they had already tinder one fur
the want of bait, to pass for the present only such un admo-
nition upon them as migilet be hoped would operme, not only
upon thinn,Amt upon ail wltos heard it, as a warning s t to
subject themselves to thevinialtmeat which such an offence
against decency and the laws would' being upon them; and
that they should enter into reeoinizanres to appear, when
called upon, to• receive the judgment of the Court. The
Chairman, after a moat excellent admonition to the defettil-
upon the indecency and immorality of their offence,
and the intolerable nuisance it occasioned to the neighbour
ing inhabitants, ordered them to be diseharged, n ~,, their
entering into recognizances,as before stated, ileabring it to
be his determination that Asks. &Weld be the last case of a
similar nature, while* contitmedi to preside upon the Bench,
in which lenity would be shown, and that any future offence
would be visited with the severest punishment the law e nid
inflict.

At the Surrey adjourned 6911110219011 Tuesday, Sarah Bancroft was in•
dimed for an assault OD Lucy Lawrence, an the 27r. of June ILK
The prosecutrix. a woman apparently 'bout 60. ..tated that she lives
in High-street. Lambeth, nearly opposite the defendent, who is mar-
ried to a lighterman.andleur two ehiidsen. On the day in question,
the proriecutrix crone to the door to take in bee milk, when defendant
came np at the same time, and accused the proseastrix of having
distributed acertainaottg oontaining abuse of her w the psosecutrix
denied the charge in rather strong language, upon a hich the defend-
ant took her basin from her, struck her overtire head with it, thspw
her down; and bent and kicked her about the heal and loins, and
continued to do so till some person came to her rescue. This W,4, the
assault complained of.
Cross examined by Mr. Bolan.—The gods have made rat a.unet.
have they not • you wrote a muff called ••• Moggy Lors,unse. ' and
distribotcd it about, did yawner' e—Ldid, I can compose any thing.
Yew. any thirig but your own temper ; you made that 'unit on the
defendant, did you ?—No I made it on myself. for ple:isure.—Why,
is your name Moggy I. roughage ?—My motive: gave me that nick
name when I was a girl. I have a long nose as well us Mrs. Ban-
croft—Listen to what I mad, and then say whethe: you made it on
yourself?
•• My name is Moggy. I have a long now •
For whichtbe men love me. as you may impase, •
The first man that lov'd me was Jemmy I;. name,
If you ask all my neighbour's they'll tellymi the same ;
But be went for the Locals, and a. n we-did par,
I sigh'd and Lcried, till I near broke my heart."
Do these lines apply to you; was your first sweetheart, jimmy,
in the Locals ?-411 swear I made that song on myself Jemmy was
in a Load Society ; he got drunk and was dismissed, and we Fatted
on that account —I see you married a lightennan, it is so stated in the
next verse; do these lines appl'y, so you?
•• Two children I brought him, which I think no disgrace, .
But some think the chandler put a nose on weir face:
Do.,you mean to say these lines apply to you alito..good Mrs. Law..
fence.—Such things will happen. The Counsel then proe,edid
examine the rest of this
spoetical etfitsion. which. wasall in the sane
style. Ile then put a written paper into toe witnee's hand. Is this
your hand writing ?—1 don't know ; I don't think it is. Wiil you
swear it is not ? I can't say; I wont sweet ; many people write alike,
many people have been executed for forgery throtazli irista/ce.
man.—l' have your answer to this quotion ; look at tl:at 1)411/4,4. read
it, and then say whether it 14 your a or sill conindryou ?
It is no toe my looking at it : I can't my, it may- he my writ.ty: L can
write, but I can't read what I have•wriuen. Two other wuncsaes
were examined, who corroborated the statement ,ii* peosevator Ys
to the assault. Mr. Nolan caller witnesses to enti.dyour to 1.10 ,•••
the first assault was committed by the prosecuteis ; br anal. l'ea.
ever to do so, and the Jury found the defencian, Are. 8411-
Croft hdng in a state of pregnancy, the Chaim o said., the COUTt
would allow her to zoirpnnaise the case with t;;,. prosecutiiit.-4bic,
indulgence was =mined. and the proseetunix havini; consented to
receive a sours of namey, the defendant was ti!ell a shillieg, and die
charged.

The ('oxri€r announces an improvincut in the old
Exci..e duties for the pr. sent week, to compared with
the corresponding week of the year preceding:—
The pioaitee List s%• ek • • ..... .6461,titiCt
The Cu" vs•Nsutitioa; es k Ott 1 ~: . . s

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So grout has been t),e re, cut
last week six hundred toes were tiisit4tt:!:etl iTetz
.11roitsvich.