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London, England, 1844-08-16 00:00:00

a labouring man named William Rose, went to Mrs. ! Mr. Tyrrell, solicitor to the Dock Company, appeared ,
Walters's house to examine the servants' water-closet in for the prosecution ; and Mr. Wontner for th ) defenc%
the rear of it. Mr. Dossett procured a light, which he ' Considerable interest was attached to the prisoner
fastened to a cord, and lowered to the soil, on disturbing examination, as he is known to have been for some time
which with a pole he discovered a large linen bundle connected with a daring gang of thieves. About two
beneath the surface, and on turning this bundle over months ago he was charged, in conjunction with two
two or three times a portion of the cloth gave way, and other lightermen, named Drake and Pearce, with steal-
the face of a child appeared. A ladder was now sent ing 38 gallons oebrandy, found secreted in a lighter be_- .
for and Rose directed to descend and bring the body up, longing to Mr. Lucy. After several investigations, which
which he did. It was that of a fine, full-grown male left no moral doubt of the guilt of all the prisoners, ..
child, and was wrapped in two pieces of old linen, which Riley and Drake were discharged for want of sufficient
were tied round and fastened with a long piece of quill- , evidence, Pearce having previously made his escape by .
ing net. The child, on which there were not the slight- knoclting down Cook, the gaoler at the Lambeth-street
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est marks of violence, was then washed and carried to ! Police-court, and making his way through the crowd
the workhouse, from which the prisoner herself had been ' assembled at the police van. Pearce was out of the way
too ill to be removed in custody until yesterday. for some weeks afterwards, and subsequently got into i
Many affecting incidents as regarded the prisoner collision with the police, and was committed to prison
came out in the course of the examination, and it was i for one month, for assaulting two constables in the exe-
proved that several articles of baby linen, in a state of cation of their duty. The robbery with which the prie-
preparation, on searching her boxes, were found in them; soner now stood charged was planned and executed ill 4
and that, in addition to these, a bundle of the same little the same way as the former one, the detection in both ,
articles was forwarded to the residence of Mrs. Walters cases was similar, and the quantity of brandy stolen ,
by some friend of the prisoner for her use directly after was precisely the same.
the unhappy girl'had been removed to the workhouse. Yesterday fifteen witnesses were examined, from
The prisoner, in a scarcely audible voice, said that she whose evidence it appeared that in the latter part of
greatly regretted what had occurred; she was taken bad July upwards of fifty casks of brandy were conveyed in
in the kitchen, where the child would have been born, but lighters from the London and St. Katherine's Dock fur
her mistress having directed her to leave it, she was com- shipment on board the Honduras, for Jamaica, in the
pelted to go to the water-closet, and the birth there took West India Dock. The lighters which conveyed them be:
place involuntarily. longed to Mr. Sage, Mr. Lucy, and Mr. Riley,:the prisoners
The depositions of the witnesses were then taken, and father, and one of those lighters, a lug-boat, No. 774,
the prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial. was navigated by the prisoner himself. The casks were
An old man, named John Bates, full sixty years of all in a perfectly sound condition when they left the Lon-
age, carrying on the business of a poulterer in Caroline- don and St. Katherine's Dock. On the evening of the
place, West Hackney, was charged with an assault, with 3d instant, after the delivery of the brandies on board the
intent, &c., upon his daughter-in-law, Jane Jackson, a Honduras, the prisoner was seen coming over that vessel
girl between twelve and thirteen years of age. by Davis, a watcman, who spoke to him, and he said he
The evidence, which was of a disgusting description, was looking after a lug-boat alongside the ship. He re-
and wholly unfit for publication, displayed a shameful quested Davis to keep an eye on his lug-boat during his
degree of turpitude on the part of the prisoner, who absence, and he saw no more of him then. At six
merely offered a general denial of the allegations against o'clock in the morning of the sth instant the prisoner
him, and was fully committed to Newgate for trial. was seen coming through the lock, which leads from the
WANDS WORT H. export-dock to the river, with his father's lug-boat, and
Yesterday Charles Birch, police-constable 92 V, was Biggs, the foreman of the lock, asked him for the usual
brought to this Court by direction of the Commissioners written pass authorising him to go out. The prisoner said
he had not got one, and he was directed to go back and ob- .
of Police to answer a charge of stealing a piece of lace,
the property of Mrs. Barrington, the lady of Colonel tain one of the proper officer. The prisoner left the lock
apparently for that purpose, and did not return. Directly
Barrington, of Barnes-terrace, Barnes. Mr. Wham de- after n •
the accused. e was gone Biggs discovered something which ex-
fendeda cited his suspicions, and he communicated with Haseltine,
Benjamin Singleton, the butler to Colonel Barrington,
stated that on Friday, the 12th of July last, a piece of a dock constable, who waited for two hours, and then
hauled back the lug-boat into the export dock bawls,
lace was missed from the lawn ; it had been placed
when he searched her more effectually, than Biggs had
there to bleach, and was safe at half-past 12 o'clock on
done, and on lifting up the bottom boards, he found con-
the previous night. Witness and the other domestics
cealed, between the ribs of the lug-boat, and partially
searched the different outhouses, as it was supposed that
the birds might have taken it, as they had other things, immersed in bilge water, 43 skins, containing 38 gallons
and and one quart of brandy. He also discovered, under the
hidden them. The search, however, was ineffectual.
head sheets of the lug-boat, a complete set of implements
In the afternoon witness had occasion to go down to the
called at the prisoner's house to inquire for drawing off spirits from casks, which consisted of a
village, and he ca
centre-bit, gimlet, tap, spite, and tube, and also ten can-
if he had seen anything of it. The prisoner was in bed
when witness called, but he came down directly in his vans bags, evidently intended to convey the bladders
shirt and trousers. Witness asked the prisoner if he containing the brandy ashore. No more was seen of
had picked up a piece of lace or something of that kind the prisoner until Thursday night last, when Mr. Evans,
jun , an Inspector of the Thames Police, who knew his
off the lawn, and he answered directly, " I picked up a
haunts,. apprehended him at a brothel in King street,
piece of tape or string which I had seen round the •
Commercial-road, the place where he took him into sus"
dog's neck when you were playing with it, and, as
tody on a former occasion. The gauging, delivery, and,
my stocking was coming down, I fastened it with
shi
it." He directly afterwards fetched the piece of p
proved by a variety of wment of the casks of brandy on board the Honduras
lace from his bed-room, and gave it to witness, was itnesses, and upon five'
and said he was very sorry he had taken it if it casks being re-gauged, a deficiency of 38 gallons o's
one quart—the exact quantity found in the bladders---
was of any consequence. Colonel and Mrs. Barrington
left home about half-past six o'clock on the following was ascertained. Samples from the casks and the skills
were produced, and corresponded in colour and quality.
Saturday morning. His mistress took the lace with her.
Mr. BALLANTINE asked at what time the prisoner en-
Colonel Barrington considered the policeman perfectly
tered the dock with his father's lug-boat ? Simmons
innocent of any intention to steal, and so did his lady.
replied, that he entered the dock with his master's
The lace was about an inch and a quarter wide when
lighter, containing brandy, on the 31st of July, and the
ironed out, but when exposed to the rain and dirty, it
prisoner went in with the lug-boat at the same time.
might have been taken for the string witness had used. Mr. BALLANTINE inquired if there were any marks 01l
Cross-examined—lt is not at the desire of Colonel or
the casks, corresponding with the implements found in,
Mrs. Barrington that this charge is made. Their opinion
the lug-boat ? Haseltine said three of the casks heu,
is, as I have stated before, that he (the constable) is
been bored by a centrebit, and the holes stopped up er ,
perfectly innocent. The charge does not emanate from terward with cork. The centrebit produced fitted
me, for my opinion is the same as my master's. The th
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mark. He applied the centrebit and gimlet to the srl
prisoner had the care of the house and grounds, and
holes in two other casks, and they also corresponded.
gave as great satisfaction as any officer could do;
James Anderson, a watchman
,in the export-doe
Amelia Mente, the wife of a painter and glazier, living
said that after the lug-boat was stopped by Biggs at the
in Sheen-grove, Barnes, stated that she lived in the
mouth of the lock, the prisoner came to him for a past
same house as the prisoner and his wife. She recollected
and he said he would give him one. They walked a few
that on iday morning, about five wes since, Mrs.
Birch called her into the parlour, and asekekd her to look paces, when the prisoner turned round and looked le'
wards the outer lock. Witness cast his eyes in the sares
at a piece of lace. The prisoner had not long come in,
and gone to bed. The lace was rough-dry and about direction, and when he turned round again the prisoner
had disappeared.
three yards in length. Mrs. Birch having observed that
Mr. Wontner said the case was a remarkably weir_
she would make it up into a child's cap, witness said,
one in all its circumstances. Any person on board the
" You'll not make it up into a child's cap, it is too ex-
Honduras, and it was proved there were thirty or forti
pensive, it is real thread lace." About twelve o'k
the same day the last witness and a policeman camecloc to persons on board, might have stolen the brandy and Oil'
cealed it in the lug-boat, and it would be a violent Fre°
the house to inquire about the lace, and Mrs. Birch
said to witness, " For God's sake don't say anything sumption to suppose the prisoner was the thief, becine
he left the dock suddenly.
about it."
Cross-examined—The prisoner and his wife have been Mr. BALLANTINE could not believe any thief woe)!
on friendly terms with me, and I always have with them. be so disinterested as to steal brandy from a ship,ande
About a fortnight since I was taken on a warrant before it to one else. The facts were suffiCient for the ,i'w
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the bench at Richmond for threatening the life of his cision of a jury, and he committed the prisoner for trial.
The investigation created great interest.
wife, and was bound over to keep the peace. If there
was any ill feeling then it is gone now. No one told me
to prefer this charge, and I have not brought it. I have
not made his wife ill by my very bad conduct. On my
oath I have never said I hoped she would not survive her
delivery.
The witness here became so excited that it was found
necessary to forcibly restrain her. Her frequent appeals
to the Deity as to the truth of what she uttered were
really blasphemous.
Sergeant Mark, 3 V, said, that in consequence of the
statement made by the last witness, and inquiries made,
the Commissioners bad deemed it necessary to send the
prisoner to this court on the charge of stealing the lace.
Mr. CLIvE—If I had really a doubt about the inten-
tional stealing of the lace I should have sent the case for
trial. It is the duty of a constable not only not to rob,
but also to take no liberty with what he finds, but give it
up to the proper authorities. It seems to me from the
evidence of the butler that the policeman's conduct was
that of an honest man ' • for, when even roused from sleep
he was not confused, but directly admitted that he had
the property, although at the time he took it he thought
it was of no value. There was no pretence for a case of
felony against the prisoner, and he should dismiss the
charge.

GREENWICH.

Yesterday Eliza Smith, of No. 11, Frederick-street,
Greenwich, servant, aged 17 years, was brought before
Mr. Traill, in custody of Sergeant Fenn, 31 il, charged
with attempting to drown herself in the river Thames,
on the morning of the 10th inst., off the Royal Hospital,
under the following circumstances:—
It appeared from the evidence that a waterman, named
Edward Thorn, was proceeding with a fare, when he
heard a man cry out that a woman was in the act of
drowning herself. He rowed with all speed to the spot,
and caught hold of her clothes after the body was under
water, and hauled her ashore. She was stiff, and ap-
peared dead. She had most deliberately walked into
deep water. The prisoner was then taken to the Anchor
public-house, and the usual means applied to restore
suspended animation, and after much labour she became
sensible of her situation.
Sergeant Fenn said that, being in a dangerous state, it
was deemed necessary by the medical attendant to send
her to the union infirmary, where she had been since
Saturday last.
Mr. TRAILL asked her what she had to say to the
charge of attempting self-destruction?
The prisoner replied, that she was living servant in
the family of Mr. Hewett. of London-street, Green-
wich, and that the work she had to perform was too
much for her; the place was too hard. She left at six
o'clock on Friday night, and did not like to go home,
her father having so many children, and being himself
out of work.
Her father, who was present, said that when at home
she was a very good girl, and he could not in any
respect account for the rash act.
Mr. TRAILL said there must be something wrong,
which did not appear in evidence ; he certainly did not
believe that hard work had been th motive to such con-
duct. He said he should hold her to bail in 40/. to keep
the peace for six months.
Her father, a respectable-looking man in apparent
grief, said he would enter into the required recog-
nizance for her good behaviour, which having been ac-
cepted, the prisoner bowed and left the Court, resting on
her father's arm.
Mr. TRAILL called the waterman who had saved her
life, and desired the chief clerk to give him ss. out of
the poor-box, for his prompt humanity.
Yesterday a young man named George Doughty,
aged 18 years, was charged before Mr. Traill with
breaking into the house of his father, who is an um-
brella-maker and brass-worker, corner of Roan-street,
Greenwich, and stealing sundry articles.
Mr. Doughty deposed that he make all the doors and
windows fast soon after eleven o'clock on Tuesday-
night, and suspecting that something was wrong he
made particular search in his workshop and, cellar ; he
found the flooring-boards loose, and saw through into
the cellar. Not finding out the cause of this strange ap-
pearance he went to bed, and had since discovered that
the prisoner had hidden himself in the chimney. On
coming down stairs on the following morning he saw the
side• door open, by which means the prisoner must have
escaped. On looking over his stock afterwards he
missed six small brass anchors, ivory hocks, a hand
vice, three mortars, two carronades, and sundry other
articles.
Mr. D. P. Taylor, solicitor Greenwich-road, deposed
that the prisoner called at his house and offered three
mortars and other articles for sale in an unfinished state,
which roused his suspicions. He told him to leave them
and bring the carronades at six o'clock the following
morning, and he would endeavour to strike a bargain for
the lot, as he had a friend who had a taste for such
things. He had since given information to the police,
and the prisoner was apprehended at his father's desire.
Mr. Doughty identified all the articles produced as his
property.
Mr. TRAILL inquired what he had to say to so serious
a charge ?
The prisoner admitted the robbery, and said that his
father gave him Bs. fourteen days since, to keep him
until he could get a ship to go abroad, and not having
succeeded, he could not go about starving until he did.
He had neither money nor home.
Mr. Doughty assured the Magistrate that the prisoner
had been in the habit of robbing him during seven years
past. He turned him away, and had frequently taken
him again, but nothing induced him either to be honest
or industrious.
Mr. TRAILL said it was a most lamentable thing for
a parent to prosecute his own son, but it did appear,
under all the circumstances, to be absolutely necessary.
The prisoner was then committed for trial at the next
Central Criminal Court. The prisoner, on being re-
moved from the dock, imprecated horrid denunciations
against his father.

THE ADARE CONSPIRAC

MARY REGAN AGAIN. ti
Mary Began, whose husband was convicted at the'—d
assizes for burning the Earl of Dunraven's stables to
sentenced to transportation for life, was brought bee by
the Bench, charged with threatening a similar eriplvi.,
her own mother, the principal Crown witness Os nt
Vokes expressed it) in the case to which we biore
referred.
Mr. Vokes stated to the magistrates that the prisoner/
had been arrested a few days ago upon the charge cd
her mother, who stated that she threatened as she Wool
not be let with her husband to New South Wales, 5110
would commit another burning, or perpetrate some criols
that would send her out of the country. It was 1119t0
charge upon which the Bench could commit her, but t,
had written to the Government to obtain money to tel 7,
her to America, where she said she was willing to gt.:
and in the meantime she might be remanded for foto
ther examination to keep her out of harm's way till
-answer was received.
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The mother and step-father of prisoner then
dence to the effect stated by Mr. Vokes, and also ODe
that they feared she was following bad practices, as
was in the habit of staying out at night. .
In reply to a question from' the Bench, the prist/"Dv-
who is an extremely young woman, and rather a ".;:, •
looking person, said she was willing to go to Anlerl,,-;
but wept at the apprehension of being sent back to Pr's-or,
The Bench, upon her promise to be of good behafi; Do
permitted her to be at large, till an answer shoal('
received from the Government.—Limerick Reporter.

HER MAJESTY'S AUTUMN EXCURSION.--"'nfa e 0
royal have been given for the immediate equipment of
steam yacht Victoria and Albert. She has accorcliPages
been masted, &c., and received on board her fuel. P'olo
captain, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, had arrived frtbe
Cowes (where he has taken temporary lodging), f° in
purpose of hastening her outfit ; and the yacht virjultli
few days make a trial cruise, having been furnished ":1„0,
new engines and boilers. Rumour states the sth of
tember as the contemplated period of her MajestYs
barkation for summer cruising. The iron steamer D'l;obt
Lieutenant Chamberlain, from her small size and to
draught of water, is selected as a tender to the yacu„lrio'
convey her Majesty up narrow rivers, or where the ,te,
toria could not by possibility reach.—Brighton Gaze`oo
INCENDIARISM IN YORKSHlRE.—lnformatioll
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last night received at Bow-street Police-office, tho,,ei: of
on the morning of the 10th instant several stack the
wheat, belonging to Mr. Brigham, of Slingsby, irlub of
county of York, then standing in a close in the por'„,,d•
Slingsby, were feloniously set on fire and destrviore
The following rewards have been offered for the 100
hension and conviction of the incendiaries, viz.:--P•iyite
Right lion. the Earl of Carlisle, 10/.; by the Couli.,tla 10'
Insurance Company, 100 L; by the Yorkshire xift-006
surance Company, 50/. ; and by Mr. Brigham, 5/. .iopet
also been intimated to the police authorities that roper
means will be used to obtain her Majesty's gra 000
pardon to any accomplice who will give such inforto
as shall lead to the conviction of the principal.

BIRTHS. _.,...Dv'
On the 13th inst., in Woburn-place, Russell-VP"—
William Treiv, of a son. teb
On the 13th inst., in Great George-street, Weett°ll:l°
Mrs. H. M. Clark, of a son. esseir I'
On the 13th inst., at Huntingdon, the lady of C.
jun., Esq., of a daughter. ,fr o°l
On the 13th inst., at Hammersmith, the wife t". T.
. A
Jones, Esq., of a son. icfavaPt`P-
On the 14th inst., the lady of Thomas Platt, of --,, et.' , •
and of Lincoln's Inn, Esq., barrister-at-law, of daugltr. 01
At Corbalton Hall, Ireland, the Hon. Mrs. GorbB ''
daughter, still-born. . am. ifs
On the 10th inst., the lady of J. James, Esq., of A --bel
On the Ilth inst., at Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hants'
of the Rev. Essex Holcombe, of a daughter. Ire'' ,„r,d,
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On the 12th inst., at Sharavogue, King's Countf",t bp 01l
the lady cf the Hon. J. C. Westenra, 291. P., of a soo, t,
survived a short time. 00°1
On the 12th inst., at Granby-street, Morningtor a
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Mrs. Edward Culton, of a daughter. ...,,,.thaorel
On the 13th inst., at Ashmeadow House, 11''''
the lady of James Dickson, Esq., of a son.
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MARRIED. Ijo,
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On the 19th of April, at Penang, Lieutenant,,.,,,, se o,
lett, of the 27th Madras Native Regiment, to liTept Co
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daughter of the late Edward Presgrave, E.9g d of
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selOn the Bth inlor of Singaore. Ffacifie We
pst., at Whitchurch, Hants, Major) the
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the Madras Army, to Marianne, third daughter 0,.
gr.„,t' T.
J. Atkins, Esq.. of Bishop's Stoke.
On the 13th inst., at St. Paul's, Covent-gar,C of '"P
Nichols, of Cambridge, to Frances, third dailgl"
ali°
Cribb, of King-street, Covent-garden. Church, veir
On the 13th inst., at 'West Hackney chigou -
Cooper, Esq., of Southampton, to Miss Leah 10(
nington, of Basingstoke, Hants. major , 0..
On the 14th inst., at St. Mary's, m bia
aryiebon.e.9., datight.
Jones, Prince Albert's Hussars, to Ann rilts.
Joseph .Neeld, Esq., M.P., Grittleton House, "
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On the Bth inst., in Sloane-street, Charlotte
Leslie
of the late John Boylston Hallen, Esq. f °scar
On the 1 lth inst., the infant daughter 0
or), so
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Stephen, Esq., of Dudley. bet St
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On the 12th ult., at Croydon, SarreY, 11°
cow, Esq.• fe or t
John On n
Phithe plp2stlltvi
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T.Hampstead,ii.of c raii
fi Emma,ei,l3..._oirds him',,,es Ir. ,„,,,,f,
On the 12th inst., at the Rectory_ tc,lo,l7;didesc D
Hampshire, Henry Vincent Bayley, P.'-'•
Stow and Canon of Westminster. of the I'llrsg°ll'
daNfortll4.°s6l'
On the 13th inst., at Chicheste
r_ lace, NeOwn the 13th
Kent-road.st., Cornelis Schenk, Esw(l.9an
Jamb
Eloiznabtchteh,lt3hteh
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On the 14th inst , at the Terrace,
Zoralin, Esq., aged 86.
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Middlesex,' Friday, Auguat 16, 1644.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday .10/ht Riley, a lighterman, brotll)t be-
fore Mr. Ballantine for final examination, charged with
. stealing 38 gallons and one quart of brandy, in the West
Indio export-deck,