The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE FOREIGN PROSTITUTE NUISANCE NEAR THE
COUNTY FIRE OFFICE.— Caroline de Lacy, a most elegantly
attired German prostitute, was charged before Mr. Knox
with disorderly conduet, and making use of obscene lan-
guage near the County Fire Office, corner of Glasshouse-
street, Regent-street.

Henry Rough, 310 A, said--Yesterday afternoon, about
half-past five, I saw the prisoner, with several other women
of her class, collected near the County Fire Office. I told
them to go away, saying that she had had one - police-
man's coat off his back and she would have another, Fnd-
ing she would not go away, and as a crowd of 500 persons
collected and caused great confusion, ho took the prisoner
into custody. The prisoner was the most troublesome of
all the foreign prostitutes at the West-end.

Mr. Henry Gabell, of Glasshouse-street, said—l heard
the disturbance, and went down and heard the constable
desire the prisoner to go away. She refused to do so, and
abused the constable in a vile manner. The prisoner was
the most audacious, nay, indecent, of all the women col-
lecting at the place. She had a large crinoline and had a
peculiar knack of swinging it round so as to show half-way
up her legs. The nuisance is so great that we can scarcely
we can scarcely live in our houses.
Mr. Knox—l am bound to say, from my own observa-
tion, that you cannot pass down the street of an afternoon
without seeing 19 or a dozen of them about.

Mr. Gabell—l feel sure it would not be tolerated in any
other city in the world. It is intolerable and disgraceful.
Prisoner—l do not like to be insulted by a constable. It
is no use my saying anything. I have been three years
here, and it is the first time I have been here.
Mr. Knox—You are the greatest nuisance of the district.
I never pass the place without seeing a gathering of you.

Mr. Gabell—And she is the worst of the lot. She will
never let a gentleman pass without stopping him, and an-
noying him by her solicitations.
Mr, Knox—l will not, as it is the first case of the kind
that has been brought before me, put tho law in full force.
I Ehall commit her for 14 days. I will put the nuisance
down if I can.

The prisoner was then committed for 14 dayc.

WESTMINSTER.

A FEMALE MARAUDING EXCURSION.—EIiza Smith and
Martha Rogers, two young women, described as 17 and 18
years of age, were charged with unlawfully being about the
streets for the purpose of committing felony and with being
found in possession of some plates which it was believed
they had stolen.
Robert Randall, 338 A, proved that the two prisoners, in
company with a third person of the same age and sex came
out on a marauding excursion on the previous night. He
first saw the two prisoners together at half-past eight in
the Fulham-road, and they were there engaged in an en-
deavour to rob a linendraper's shop but finding they were
observed, they walked down the street to another shop,
where they endeavoured to pilfer some goods which were
tied outside the door, but were unable to undo the fasten-
ing. They were then joined by a third girl, who had some-
thing concealed under her shawl, which she showed to them,
and they then, in company together, went to another
tradesman, but did not succeed in getting anything. Wit-
ness, who had searched for another constable, then ap-
proached to apprehend them, but all three taking different
directions the girl with the plates escaped.
Mr. Selfe—ls anything known of the prisoners?
Police-constable—Yes ; they are known. The prisoner
Rogers has had six months' a very short time ago for shop-
lifting.
Rogers—What of it I suppose I was supposing I did go
shoplifting. Did not I suffer for it and is'nt that enough ?
Mr. Selfe-What is known of the other ?
Police—She is the constant associate with thieves.
A police constable of the D division said—All three girls
there seem to start upon their present expedition two hours
before, and it was difficult to say where they had been or
with what success. There had been no time to make in-
quiries at present, but some handkerchiefs had been found
on prisoners.
They wore remanded till Friday.