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London, England, 1826-08-22 00:00:00

who occupy them, but officers are by no means anxious to put
the law in force, as they consider it a dangerous neighbourhood.
A person of the name of M'Cullen claims to be the principal land-
lord, but his pretensions have been in every instance disputed, and
by none with more determination than Mr. Marshall, the defend-
ant in this case.
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HATTON-GARDEN.---Ellen Sullivan, was brought before
the sitting Magistrate 'to answer to the following charge :'---
Mr. Tomlinson, a pawnbroker, residing near Euston-square,
'said a woman came to his shop, and offered a sheet. for :Pledge.
for 3s. in the name of .Sellivan, 3D, Burton Crescent. On ex-
amining the sheet, he perceived the name of Mason, Mune corner,
and it immediately occurred to lion that be knew the name,
.aud,
after a few minutes' uonsideration, he recollected that a Mrs.
Mason kept the house which had been named, and that she had
been robbed 'about twelve months before, of a quantity of bed and
table linen,_ by a women having charge of her house, and that a
considerable part of it bad been pledged at his shop. He had,
since that time, been particularly cautious from whom he
and now
,questioned the individual more closely,
rwelereoiseadidpslleredgwat sent with it from Burtonrcrescent, by a woman
named 'Sullivan. Ile detained the sheet, and directed his young
roan to go to the house and make enquiry. , In a short time he re-
turned, accompanied. by the prisoner, who requested to have the
sheet given to her, acknowledging that it was the property of Mrs.
Mason, who was out of town, and that the was about to pledge it
for a temporary purpose only. He, Mr. 'T., however, gave her
into custody.
Mr. Rouxas said that belted acted perfectly correct. He then
asked the prisoner what she had to say in her defence?
The prisoner, in tears, assured his Worship that she wanted the
money for an immediate use, and intended to redeem the sheet.—
She had never done such a thing before, and was not aware it was
a crime.
Mr. Rouxes—Not a crime! Why, woman, you have com-
mitted a felony ; and a very slight difference in the charge would
have caused your committal to Newgate. •
A gentleman who was sitting with Mr. Rogers, assured him
that he bad known the prisoner a number of years, and found her
rmifirrmly honest.
Mr. ROGERS saiiljte was happy to have so good a character of
her, and should, on this account, discharge her.
MARYLEBONE-OFFICR;-L-E/erubeth Lane, a young well-
featured female, whose entire dress consisted of an old great coat
and a petticoat, was charged by Adam Gladden, a constable, with
having attempted to drown herself, and John Priest, an ill-
looking young man, with having part of her clothes in his pos-
session. .
As a Mr. Abbott was. returning, en' Saturday evening, from
Ilampetead to St. John's 'OOOl.l, his attention was attracted to the
corner of a field, by the cry of " Murder !" • On going to the
spot, be found a man in the act of drawing the female from a
pond ; she was half-naked, having no upper garments, and she•
was insensible. At first they laid her upon the, grass ; Mr. Ab-
bott then perceiving that she had imbibed a great deal of water,
placed'her body against his knees, which gave' her relief. ,As
soon as her sensibility returned, the man who took her from the
water left, and at the instant Priest came up with her great-coat'
in his hand ; this placed him under suspicion ; but when the girl
recovered her speech, she begged that he might net be hurt, as she
meant to make away with herself. She informed Mr. Rawlinson
that she cohabited with Priest, and they slept at a lodging in St.
Giles's. On Saturday afternoon they walked up to Hampstead,
and got something to drink at a public-house, which she left in
company with another man, who very ntuch abused her, in a by-
lane; she resisted him, and in the scuffle he tore the coat front
her back, and she inuneffiately, from distress of mind, attempted
to drown herself. She is a native of Dudley, and has no
friends in the world, excepting a sister, who lives over Black-
friars-bridge.
Priest corroborated her story as to her having left the public-
house with another man. After she was gone, he heard the cry
of murder ; he knew it to be her voice, and in his road to the
pond be picked up her coat.
Mr. RAWLINSON asked him how he got hie living?
' He said he was at journeyman carpenter; his last job was in
the Belvidere-read ; when he got work he maintained her, but he
had been out of employ for tin ee weeks. ,
Mr. Rawt.rtesosi,—And I suppose 'she has been maintaining
you by her prostitution, and then attempted to destroy herself.
He made no reply, and she burst into tears.
Mr. RAWLINSON ordered that chic should be taken to the work-
house, and that.Prietit should be 'detained until some one would
become security,for his appearance when r,rtoired.
'l'll AM ES POLICE-OFITIC E. —Yesterday Slimuel Libby,
who was brought up on Saturday, charged with the murder of
T. Tate, on hoard. the Kent South-Seaman, was put to' the bar
previous to his Committal. ' All the witnesses were in attendance,
and their depunitions being read over to them, they were bound
over to prosecute.
Mr. BRODERIP inquired whether the Captain of the Kent was
present? Captain 'Parkins immediately came forward. Mr.
BRODER!r handed the Captain a paper, which, lie raid, he was re;
quested to do by the prisoner. It was an account of the wages
due to him, which lie 'demanded payment of. .
The Captain replied, that until the ship was gauged he could
not tell what was due to him.
Mr. Berms:ere inquired how soon that might he? The Cape
tain said, about five days.
Mr. Buoustare eared what sum it was probable would be
coming to the prisoner.
The Captain said that the prisoner would be entitled to the
Itifith part of the cargo ; and he conceived that if he bad been on
duty the whole voyage, be would be entitled to about 38/., but that
he was 11 months in irons, aod, of course, wages were only due to
him up to the period of the fatal occurrence.
Mr. Bnoteitete asked, what might have been due to the prisoner
at that period ?
. ' The Captain said he could not tell, as he did not know what the
price of oil Was in London then; but be imagined there might be
18/. or 201. coming to the prisoner. He stated that there was au
account due to him by the Khmer.
Mr. BRODIMP inquired what could bathe nature of the account
which the Captain had against the prisoner?
The Captain stated, that the prisoner had put him to great
expence in consequence of breaking his irons, and escaping three
times, and with the expencee of .retaking him lie charged him.
Mr. Baonsate expresses some surprise at hearing that the pri-
soner had attempted to escape, and begged the CiPtain to state the
particulars. •
The Captain said, that being anchored off New Zealand, the
prisoner broke two locks which secured his irons, and effected
his escape into the bush at New Zeeland, among the natives,
and lie was obliged to give the natives several muskets, as a
premium for retaking the prisimer, and after three days' hunt
they succeeded : the second time he escaped, they were lying in
company with another vessel, . and he again contrived to get
61 of kis irons, and got the ship's boat, and escaped iii her, and
they overtook hint pet near the shore. The third and last
time he made a. desperate effort ; they,, were lying at anchor off
' the shore about three quarters of a mile, and lie again broke the
locks which fastened his irons, jumped overboard, and attempt-
ed to escape by swjrnmiug, and the attempt was very near euc.

ceeding.
The priioner evinced a considerable degree of impatience disc
ing the recital .of the Captain, and frequently exclaimed, " Hi
charged me 76 per cent. on things which he gave away Co others
—that's not fair."
Mr. Hamm requested the Captain to, explain what the pri-
soner meant.
The Captain said that every sailor bad a share in the cargo,
and he pays all expellees, insurance, &C., and brings out with
hint certaiu articles for the voyage, such as slops, &c. which he
sells to the crew at the usual allowance of 76 per cent. profit;
and that it coat hint a great number of muskets, which he gave
the Nov Zealanders for the taking of the prisoner, and which be
had charged him with.
Prisoner-.—You charge use 131. for the muskets for taking me,
and 111. interest upon it.
Mr. Baoorair rooked how was that?
Prisoner—The price of a musket here is only 1/. lbs., and he
charges me '75 per cent. on it again. Is that fair ?
The Captain said it was the usual allowance, and appealed to
the rest of the crow. He said that the prisoner was a fellow of
most infamous character, and as long as be was on hoard hie ship
gave him a great deal of trouble.
Prisoner (looking at the Captain most indignantly. )_lf I was
fellow of iulantous character, why did you snake an officer of me?
pi
triw Captain (contemptuously.)You an officer.
Prisoner.-,-Yea, I an okficer ; was I not the foresteerer?
atAlled, payr.BaontEheuiperilslpeerd
any thing
CAta
tnitere was owing to him, as his would, on the vessel being
g
situation was a very aufortunate one.
The Cjiptain assured Mr. Broderip he would.
The prisoner way than fully committed for trial, anti all the
parties left the office.
-TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.—j„"P, „.
--. ..abnurne, a ii,j,
elderly mall, below the Middle stature, with a thin sharp visagi",
wearing spectacles, and dr,4liArespee*ly 1i a black cot, yew,
waistcoat, and striped jean trowsers, a pair of red blorP(l9?t!i.
pers on his feet, and a fur call in
bar on
hand, was brought from Liu,
hail, in euetoity- of one of the city officers, and put to the
the following charge of felony:—
1,, _on-road,
Mr. Nathaniel Crew, hoot and shoe maker, 5, ond

St. George's-fields, said tliat on Thursday last the prisoner: cattle
into his shop, and introducing himself as a Newcastle merchant
of immense wealth, gave his card "Mr, Joseph Labourne," and
desired to be shown, some ladies' shoes,
.of which he ordered six
pairs, together with six pairs of men's for his own wear. He
then tried on two pairs of Wellington boots,. walking off with the
last pair upon him, whilst he, Mr. Crew, was gone to another
part of the shop to make out the bill. The other goods 'he bad
ordered to be taken by five o'clock to a respectable hop-factor's in
Union-street, where be said lie was going to dine, and they should
be paid for ; but, when sent there, all connexion with . him was
disowned, and a refusal given to receive any goods on his account.
The prisoner, who had been shuffling a parcel of letters about
in his hands—" I didn't happen to be there, or the money would
have been paid."
Two days afterwards, continued Mr. Crew, I found him out,
The prisoner—Found him out--4 think you might have said
the gentleman. '
Two days afterwards, resumed Mr. Crew, .1 found him out,
having received information that he was expected to sleep at an
hotel in Midge-street; Blackfriars, and obtaining the assistance of
a constable, awaited his coining in the coffee .room until twelve
o'clock, when he made his appearanc' from the street in the slip-
pers he has now on, obtained from a shop on Ludgate-hill, after a
similar fashion, and on being asked for Payment of the boots,
swore like a trooper at the insolence of troubling a man of his
rank with a paltry cobler's bill, and flatly refused to pay a far-
thing. As a dernier resort, he was then given into the officer's
charge. Several other persons he had spoken with had been simi-
larly treated with himself, and would doubtless come forward on
hearing lie was in custody.
Alderman J. J. SMITH asked Mr. Crew, whether he hail con-
, sented to give the prisoner credit for any part of the goods?
Mr. Crew answered, he had never contemplated it.

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• . The prisoner, when called on for his defence, tendered several
letters for the Alderman's perusal ; but he declined looking at them,
desiring hint to state verbally whatever he wished to communi-
cate; when the prisoner stated, that on trying on the last pair of
boots, they fitted so to a hair, that his legs began to swell prodi-
giously, and he found it would be inconvenient to draw them off
again—(l.anghter)—and he asked the prosecutor's leave to walk
down to the hotel in them. _ _ _

" That you never did—it would have been useless, if you had,
said Mr. Crew.

The prisoner said, the affair was offered to be settled, on the
payment of os. for the wear of the boots.
Mr. Crew admitted he offered to take 20e., the price of the
boots, and have no farther trouble.
Alderman .§strtx said, that from the early part of the evidence,
however craftily the prisoner had acted, the charge of felony was
completely brought home to him ; and the course to be pursued,
'Clear and defined. As the case now stood, he should remand him
for a week, when, doubtless, if the matter was made public,'other
charges would be brought against him.
The prisoner was taken back to the cage, marvelling how a
man of his consequence, worth 9,000/. a-year, could be supposed
guilty of felony.

The following curious dialogue took ,place in the
cross-examination of a witness •on the Northern

Circuit :

Mr. Sergeant Cross—What are you, Sir?----Witness. A school
master, at your service, the time I was at Manchester—the time
the note was given.
Mr. Sergeant Cross—How many scholars have you ?—Wit-
nets. 130, when all present.
Sergeant Cross—ls it a classical school ?—Witness. lam not
a classical scholar.
Sergeant Cross—Yon had a holiday, then ?—Witness. Yea.
Sergeant Cross—Where are the boys now?---Wituess. I have
given school-keeping up.
Sergeant Cross—Did you give theM up, or did they give you
up ?....„Witness. They did not pay rte=—they were a bad set.
Sergeant Cross—What are you mow ?—Witnese. I am a
bailiff's officer, when at Chester.—(A laugh.)
Sergeant Cross—Not Lord Lieutenant, nor High Sheriff?.
Witness. That's all. .
Sergeant Cross—What are you here?.—Witness. I am a w
yes, at Lancaster.
Sergeant Cross—You walked yotir body off from Chester
1818 ?—Witnetts, I went to America for a debt of /7!
could get no money. I was six months absent.
Sergeant Cross—Have you compounded ?—Witness.
like many others.
Sergeant Cross Well, Mr. Bailiff, did you not say yesterday
that you would bet b to 1 that the defendant gained the cause?—
(A laugh.) Witness. 1 did an hour ago---and 1 will bet you the
same that he, oteyht.—(Murtt laughter.) .
sergeant Croaa.—Did you not say, if you could have a tete-a-
tete with his Lordship, you would coon convince him to that
effect?—Wituesa. Yes►, if he had tinte ; because I would divest
it of the rophistry.—(3luch laughter.)
Sergean►. Cross—Then you would, have pleaded
Ay, if I had a wig.—(Renewed laughter.) •