The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-17 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

S H CZI;; ' CCII-.712F1E NI E. Win. Frazer, a jour-
neyman blacksmith, between thirty and forty years
of age, and of most disgusting aspect, was yesterday
placed at the bar, charged with having received a
considerable quantity of spirits, which he had in-
duced Jane Dickson, a young girl, who acted as bar-
maid at Mr. Williams's wine-vaults, Castle-street,
Oxford-market, to steal from her master, and who,
upon being accused of the thefts, had cut her throat
in three places that morning. The prisoner, who is
a Scotchman, on being brought before the Magis-
trate, assumed an air of perfect indifference, and,
pulling out his snuff-box, helped himself to a pinch,
and offered the box to persons who stood near him.
Mr. Williams was the landlord of a wine-vaults
at the corner of Adam and Eve-court, Castle-street,
and Jane Dickson had been for a considerable time
employed by him as bar-maid. Having missed quan-
tities of various liquors repeatedly from his stock,
he mentioned the circumstance to his wife, and
stated his suspicions of something being wrong, as
the receipts of his till did not agree with the con-
sumption of his stock. On Friday week, having
previously ascertained what quantities of spirits
were in the different tubs before serving com-
menced in the morning, he found that in a quar-
ter of an hour after money began to be taken
from customers, there was but thirteen pence half-
penny in the till, while out of one cask of best
gin seven quarterns had been served, besides other
liquors. The bar-maid, when informed of the dis-
covery, said she could not account for it ; but wit-
ness said he was sure she must be aware that some-
thing improper was going on, and if she did not tell
all she knew, he would be obliged to take her be-
fore a Magistrate. The girl's mother having been
immediately sent for, she confessed that the pri-
soner had lately obtained such a complete ascen-
dancy over her, that she had supplied hire with
every thing which he asked for, but she could
not tell to what extent she had robbed Mr. Wil-

liams on the prisoner's account, though such prac-
tices had been carried on for more than two months.
Her mother begged her to confess all she knew ;
and the girl, after repeating that it was Frazer only
who had persuaded her to let him have liquors,
stated that he had promised to take her to Van
Dieman's Land, and then to marry her. Upon the
suggestion of her mother, Mr. Williams said he was
induced to let the matter rest for a few days, in ex-
pectation that she would confess sufficient to enable
him to bring the charge home to the prisoner, as he
missed, on looking closer into his affairs, both money
and spirits to some extent. The girl, however,
denied having given Frazer any money; and, during
the last few days she was not allowed to leave
the house, and was closely watched. That morning,
however, witness left his house for a short time, and on
his return, he learned that the prisoner had come into
the har,and had spoken to the bar-maid, embracing her,
and calling her his dear, promising at the same time
she should never want for any thing. The girl, who
appeared to be quite infatuated with him, cried very
much, and told him k was the last time he should
see her alive. When witness returned, he told the
girl he should take her before a Magistrate, for the
purpose of bringing the charge home, if possible to
the prisoner; upon which she asked leave to go up
stairs to arrange her dress, which being granted, she
took, unperceived, a butcher's knife up stairs with
her, and on the landing place cut her throat in three
places. Witness went up stairs after her, and found
her staggering about, bleeding profusely, and calling
for assistance. She was removed into an adjoining
room, and a surgeon sent for, who immediately at-
tended, and sewed up the wounds, which, owing to
the thickness of the girl's throat, were not of a depth
sufficient to render recovery hopeless.
Mr. CONANT inquired if Mr. Williams suspected
that an improper intimacy existed between the girl
and the prisoner?
Mr. Williams had no doubt such was the fact,

from the conduct of the parties when he was out of
the way, as witnessed and reported to him by his
neighbours. Mr. Williams added, that the conduct
of the prisoner was of the most callous and unfeel-
ing character, appearing to care nothing for the
deplorable event which had occurred through his in-
strumentality.
The policeman, who took the prisoner into cus-
tody, produced the knife, covered with blood, with
which the wounds had been inflicted, and stated,
that when he saw the girl she was quite collected,
and she had admitted to him all those particulars
which she had previously confessed to Mr. Williams.
The prisoner, in defence, said he had been in the
habit of using Mr. Williams's house for some
years, but his credit having been stopped a few
weeks ago, on account of the amount of his score,
he certainly might have had a little liquor from the
bar-plaid, which he thought was scored up to him,
and therefore the present charge against him was
quite groundless.
Mr. CONANT directed that he should, for the pre-
sent, be remanded.
The girl is not more than seventeen years of age,
and is reported to be of attractive appearance.
QUEEN- S Q DARE.

NUISANCES IN THE NEW CUT, LAMBETH.—The
obstruction of the foot and carriage road in the New
Cut, Lambeth, caused by the numerous poor per-

sons who endeavour to procure a living by selling
fruit, vegetables, manufactured articles, &c., again
occupied the attention of the Magistrates at this of-
fice, and it appears most probable that the subject,
ere long, will engage much of public attention, in-
asmuch as many of the inhabitants are not averse to
poor people exposing their goods for sale, while
others loudly complain of it not only as a nuisance,
but a practice which materially tends to injure them
in their business. The New Cut has, for many
years, been more like a chartered market than any-
thing else, and the crowds of persons who daily con-
gregate there to purchase the necessaries of life, but
more especially on Saturday evenings, is astonish-
ing--the thoroughfare, at times being rendered al.
most impa-sable.
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A man named John Godfrey was also convicted
in a similar penalty for selling radishes. The de-
fendant had a tray slung before him with the vege-
tables on it, and occasionally obstructed the way.
The policeman inquired of the Magistrates what
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must be sold to pay the penalty ; consequently he
should discharge the defendant, and order the goods

io be sold, which must be done within five days
after the conviction.

Joseph Forrest was afterwards placed at the bar,
charged with assaulting the police, and obstructing
the carriage-road. It appeared that when the de-
fendant was desired to remove his barrow with fresh
herrings, he wheeled it a few yards, and then
stopped. On again being told to " move on," he
upset his herrings in the road, and struck the police-
man.

The defendant represented himself in great dis-
tress, and said he had no other means of obtaining
bread for a wife and three children ; he denied hav-
ing struck the policeman.
Mr. WHITE said that the police must be protected
in the execution of their duty, and he should con-
vict him in the penalty of 20s. for the assault.
'the defendant, not being able to pay as many
pence, was sent to prison for fourteen days.
AN hum SrEw.—One Mrs. Bridget Skean, an
Irish lady, with a most remarkable volubility of
tongue, was charged with violently assaulting, with
a kitchen poker, Mrs. Glynn, a neighbour, and spoil.
ing a dish of Irish stew.
The parties in the case live in Parry-court, Pim-
lico, and the two houses have for a length of time
been at open war with each other, causing a con-
stant ferment in the court, to the great annoyance of
those who wished to be peaceable.
The complainant, it appeared, was returning home
with her husband, and her husband's cousin's wife,
about 1 o'clock on Monday morning. As soon as
she got into the court she asked a neighbour to
come up stairs, and partake of some Irish stew for
supper, but she refused, and begged that she
would bring the Irish stew to her house, which
was within a few doors, and they would all par-
take of it. She accordingly went up stairs and
brought the stew down: but she had scarcely got
into the court before the defendant came behind her
with a poker, and struck her over the head and
shoulders till the blood from her nose and mouth
flowed into the Irish stew in such streams that it
was unfit for any Christian to eat.
" Is there any thing else you have to complain
of ?" inquired the iVlagistrate. " Yes, your Wor-
ship," replied the complainant, "after battering
me about with the poker she went to my husband
and belaboured him with it; and he could not help
himself, poor man, for he is bound down to the law
at this office, so he did not strike again."
Mr. WHITE—WeII, Bridget Shean, what have
you to say to/this charge ? " Plaze your Honour,"
replied Bridget, " I'm always paceable and quiet,
barrin when I get a small dthrop. About a month
since, your Honour, this woman here bate me wid a
shovel, and your Honour bound them all down to the
law to be paceable, and there's niver been a mo-
ment's pace in Parry's-court since, and they never
will be aisy till I'm stiff and could."
Mr. WHITE—But what has this to do with
striking the woman with a poker ? " Why, plaze
your Honour," replied Bridget, " I've got forty
witnesses to prove it was only a bit of a stick I
struck her wid, and she gave me a tapper first on
the mouth."

" That's false," exclaimed Mrs. Higgins; " she's
a dreadful woman, and when I was in the family way
with three children, she threatened to spifflicate me."
Several witnesses were called in for the defence,
but they knew nothing more about it save that they
had all been disturbed out of their rests, and had
never had a comfortable rest since the parties bad
been bound down to keep the peace.
" I wish your Honour would call Master Mayn-
ing, a very paceable man wot lodges wid me,"
said Bridget.
Master Mayning was called, who, before he could
get into the witness-box exclaimed, " Bind them
all fast down► to the law, your Worship, or we shall
be all done for."

Mr. WHITE—What do you know about this dis-
turbance ? " Your Honour," replied Master May-
ning, " I was fast a,leep at the time, when I was
roused up by such a terrible noise, and cries of
Murder,' that I started out of bed and ran into the
court in my shirt, for I had not time to put anything
on."

Mr. WHITE—What ! in your shirt ? " Yes,
your Honour," replied Master Mayning, "to save
Mrs. Shean, and I bundled her into the house, and
soon made all quiet."
Mr. WHITE—What time did you go to bed ?
" About 8 o'clock," replied Master Mayning, " but
my rest is broke every night with the jawings and
the rowitigs that take place between these two. My
advice to your Worship is to bind them down as
fast as possible to the law."

Mr. WHITE said that such disturbances could not
be allowed, and Mrs. Bridget Shean was fined 3/.
and, in default of payment, was committed for a
month.