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London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

CONSISTORY COURT—(THIs DAY.)

The Court was occupied in the disposal of motions.
Dr. ADAMS moved the Court in the matter of the surviving
executors of the widow of a person named Speed, who had some
years since been transported to New South Wales, and had died
in Van Diemen's Land ; but his widow survived him, and hav-
ing lately died, her son sought to become administrator to the pro-
perty (about SU), with the sole object of paying debts, amount-
ing to nearly that sum ; but in consequence of the deceased's hus-
band having been transported, the right or title to the property
became somewhat affected, and the parties could not take out ad-
ministration without the permission of the Court ; therefore the
Doctor read the affidavit, stating those facts in detail, and moved
that. the eldest son, Frederick John Speed, might be allowed to
make the necessary administration to the property.
The SURROGATE said, that the circumstances stated would not
warrant compliance with the affidavit.

Dr. Annals mentioned a case in which administration had been
allowed under precisely similar circumstances.
The Rmisrramt said, in that case the convict was alive at the
time, and was undergoing his sentence ; and, upon the demise of
his wife's administration, was of course allowed her property. He
believed in this case that any of the creditors might take out ad-
ministration.

Dr. ADAMS observed, that the property was so trifling, that
really it was not worth departing out of the course sought for in
the affidavit.
The motion was negatived.
This being Caveat Day, the Court rose at eleven o'clock.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—(Tms DAT.)

A Jew, named Solomon, who lives in. Gun-square, !founds-
ditch, was brought before the Loan Mayon, on a charge of hav-
ing assaulted a young woman, named Thornton.
The complainant stated, that she lived in the tame house as
the defendant. She heard his female child making use of horrible
language, and she took the liberty of reprimanding her. She hit
it, but not violently. The defendant Immediately rushed into her
room, struck her repeatedly, broke her comb in her head, and
took up a table and threw it at her.
The Jew said, that be heard his child struck, and the law of
nature immediately began to operate upon him ; he rushed ac-
cordingly, into the comp slant's room, and knew not what he did.
The Loan MAYOR asked the defendant, whether what he called
the law of nature permitted him to remain quiet, whilst his infant
made use of horrible epithets? yet so it was with ignorant people,
they were in the habit of making use of the most outrageous lati-
Trege in their passion, and their children naturally imitated them.
_y must be brought to restrain their passions. His Lordship
ordered the defendant to find bail fof the assault.

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BOW-STREET—(Tms DAY.) .
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Joseph George stated, that as he was passing through Halyw
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street yesterday, the
, Prisoner took hold of him and asked him to
buy a coat ; tue prosecutor tweeted his hand from him, and struck
him, whereupon the prisoner struck him in the face. This
brought Mr. Sanders out, and as he was
speaking to the prosecu-
tor, the prisoner struck him again twice.
Mr. Sanders came forward to ex lain the circumstance; but
Mr. Mtrantutt, refused to hear birn, adding indignantly that
there were complaints every day from persons who were annoyed

in that street ; that old elcithearnen were not Stt all warranted in
stopping people, and ordered the prisoner to give bail. Mr. Sanders
offered himself as security, but Mr. MinalutE'vetatki not take him
without another as he was interested. The office was at this
time full of persons who felt interested in this cane, and a general
sensation of gladness was manifested at the result ; several persons
exclaimed that Holywell-street was a common nuisance, and that
they would make any sacrifice to have it cleared of old-clothesmen.
Mrs. Hastings, who had been brought up last week on a
charge of having stolen some property belonging to Mrs. Dolway
of Kensington, while attending that lady on her death-bed, was
this day brought up for re-examination, and attended by Mr.
Harmer's Clerk as a solicitor. The evidence which we gave on a
former occasion was read over, it consisted in a ten pound note and
24 sovereigns having been traced to her possession, after the de-
cease of Mrs. Dolway; but how she came by it she, by the ad-
vice of her solicitor, declined to explain. There being no evidence
that any part of the above sum belonged to th_ deceased, she was
remanded until this day week, to give the prosecutors an oppor-
tunity of identifying it.

MAR YLEBONE.—(Ts is DAY.)
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'William Hopkins was brought up on a charge
James Pilton stated, that shout half-past seven o'clock last night,
as he was walking on the high road, near the Black • Lion, the
prisoner came up and asked " Who art you?" and before he
could answer, struck him across the nose, whereby he was thrown
to the ground. He irnmediately got up, and the prisoner again
i rushed upon him. The prisoner was n liquor ; did not ask
witness for money, and did not attempt to rob him.
William Peg, constable, was *called upon by the complainant's
brother to take the prisoner into custody ; he accordingly
went
and apprehended him. The prisoner was outrageous, and made
use of very foul language.
Mr. Alexander Bilson stated, that he was at the Royal Oak,
playing at skittles about half-past six o'clock last night, when
prisoner, who was quite tipsy, made up to him, put himself in a
fighting attitude, and struck him; the landlord then carne for-
ward and put the prisoner away ; witness about an hour after saw
him struggling with Mr. Pilton,
The prisoner was ordered to find good but within 24 hours.
Thomas Philips was charged with robbery, by David Brynne,
stone-sawyer, No. 12, Fitzroy-place. Brynne stated, that he was
out last night, drinking with his uncle. As he was going home,
between 11 and 12 o'clock, he met the prisoner in Covent Garden,
and asked him to be good enough to show him the way to
Tottenham-court-road ; prisoner said he would ; they then went
into a public house in Tottenham-court-road, and called for a
quart of rum ; witness was a little fresh before he went into the
house ; after witness settled for the rum they came out, and as
they were parting, the prisoner put his hand into witness's pocket,
and took ont five or six shillings (not rare which) ; stroked his face
with his, hand, and said, " what is the use of you," and imme-
diately ran off; witness went after him, and called out for a
watchman, who met the prisoner and apprehended him.
John Thomson, watchman, stated that about 12 o'clock last
night he saw the prisoner running in Pitt-street as fast as he
could, followed by the complainant, who was crying out "watch."
Witness then apprehended the prisoner, and Cook him to the
watch-house. The complainant was somewhat tipsy, but the
prisoner was quite sober.
John Jones, the constable, said that when prisoner was brought
to the watch-house, he was searched, and six shillings were found
upon his person.

The prisoner said that he did show the complainant to Tot-
tenham-court-road, and got some rum from him, but denied
having robbed him. He is a shoemaker by trade, and said that
he had the six shillings of the savings of last week's w0rk....-Qn-
ndtted.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—(Thns DA y. )
Thomas Fleming was charged with assaulting Bridget
Ann Colloughby, who stated,—" between 4 and 5 o'clock
on Friday last, the prisoner came to my house, he is my
cousin-in-law; after remaining about an hour and a half,
talking about family affairs, I was sitting with my hands at
the back of my head, when he put his arms round me and
threw me and the chair back on the floor. He then at-
tempted to take liberties with me; I struggled and scream-
ed, but he continued to use violence and I resitting,
for about ten minutes, after which time I disengaged
myself, and he told me that if I mentioned the circum-
stance to my husband, or any other person, he would stick
a knife into me. I, however, told my husband directly he
came home. My gown and apron were nearly torn from
my person. In the struggle I hit him, and tore his hair.
He is well known to my husband, whom he accompanied
.to his shop of work IY4fore ht.! cams to me. While my-
husband was away, the prisoner fetched some gin, of
which I partook. Ater he was gone I called up my land-
lady. I was so breathless and Weak, that I could not call
her before ; she came up, and I told her what had hap-
pened ; she saw and will describe the state I was in."
The landlady stated, that she found the complainant
without her cap. Her irons were in the fire, and every
thing apparently ready to commence ironing ; she was very
ill and agitated. Her clothes were very much torn, and
she said that Tom Fleming had been ill-using her in the
manner now described.

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The. prisoner in defence, said, that he had known the
complainant very intimately in Ireland, before Colloughby
had ever seen her, and that he had for some time past been
acquainted with another young woman, for which he had
settled an account with the parish. That affair had caused
some jealousy on the part of Mrs. C., and it was on that
account she had made that complaint. While he was with
her, they had drank a pint and a quartern of gin between
them—he again described the complaint to the jealousy
of Mrs. C.

Mr. DYER, observed, that if what he had represented
with regard to his intimacy with the complainant were
true, it did not justify his using such brutal violence, and
he hoped her husband would indict him at the Sessions,
as he should hold him to bail, himself in 1001. and two
sureties of 50!. each.

Mr. Colloughby said, nothing should prevent his in-
dieting the prisoner at the Sessions.
The prisoner was brought to this office some time since,
and held to bail for beatirg the girl to whom he alluded
in his defence. He is a most desperate character, and on
Avis the officer goit,g to his lodgings to take him, he got
out of his window and ran along the tops of several
houses, and was only taken by the constable threatening
to shoot him with the plmbt end of his brass staff.

UNION HALL—(Tats DAy.)
CRUELTY TO ANDIALS.—A disciple of that well-in-
tentioned, though scrupulously sensitive man, Richard
Martin, presented himself before the bench this morning,
in the person of William Wilson, who charged George
Atkinson, a respectable au-penter, residing at Walworth,
with the following allead brutality ;
William Wilson, the complainant, a gentleman somewhat
" in the vale of years," stated, that his articular nerves
were sensibly disturbed almost every hour of his life, by
the malicious treatment of the defendant towards his dumb
animals. Indeed, the complaint did not rest here, for, he
was not merely distressed by the howling of the " poor
creatures," but, almost every morning he was presented
with the most frightful proofs of human barbarity on the
poor animals. "If beasts could speak," said he, in a tone
of tearful sympathy, " what- a tale would they unfold."
" Yesterday morning," continued the complainant, " the
defendant set two large bull dogs, I think you call them,
at my eat, and I am not exaggerating, when I assure
the bench that they actually tore the animal in pieces.
I do not bring this case before ,you' because the cat
was a favourite, but because I think it an act of wanton
cruelty; I have no wish to injure the defendant, but I do
think if he is insensible to humanity towards the brute
creation—he ought to be taught it.'
The statement of the complainant having been sub-
stantiated,
The MAGISTRATE said, that a more inhuman act had
scarcely ever come before him, and he should therefore
order the defendant to pay one pound to some charitable
institution, and the expences of the
warrant, in default of
which he should commit him.

The defendant's mother, who was in attendance, left the
office for the purpose of complying with the Magistrate's
decision.

The Countess of Eldon is gradually recovering from
her late indisposition.
A mine of iron, extremely abundant and of excel-
lent quality, has been recently discovered near Valen-
ciennes.—Duldin Morning Register.