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London, England, 1842-06-21 00:00:00

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Mr. Baron Guam then summed up the evi
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with intejlit: Att4zisi
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'grievous bodily harm, recommending the prisoner to mercy oin
account of the provocation he had received.
The LiA B.NED JUDGE then addressed the prisoner, and said
1- he had been convicted of a most set iout offence. As there was
considerable provocation he should not-then pass sentence, but
would leave him in the hands of the Crown.
Nicholas Foster, aged 32, was indicted for feloniously cutei us
and wounding Ellen Foster, his wife, with intent to murder
her. Other counts charged the prisoner with the offence with
intent-to do grievous bodily harm.
This case has been recently before the public, when it was
investigated before the Magistrates. •
The prosecittrix did not answer to,he'r name when it was
stalled.

The witnesses who were called stated that the prcisecntris
had called for assistance, saying that the prisoner had cut ber-
threat with a razor while thewas in bed. the prisoner at the
time laid that it was an accidene-wbich bad occuriwd is a
squabble between him and his wife.
The LEARNED JUDGE having summed up the evideirce,
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty on the second ccaut,
and the prisoner was sentenced to Jo years' transponation.
NEW COUtk 71
The C9mmon Sergeant presided in this Court, but the rases
were all of trifling importarkce.

POLICE Ir TE.LLIGENCE.
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TOIL Readon was placed at the bar,.charged with stealing
two bushels of oats and a small quantity of chaff, the property
of 31r. Butterfield, ander the following circumstances
Mr. Butterfield stated that he was the proprietor of a wharf
in Arundel-street, Strand. On Thursday last, about five
o'clock in the morning, he heard a one-horse cart go down the
bill, on to the wharf by the side of his dwelling-house. He im-
mediately got out of bed and proceeded to his counting-house.
He saw the prisoner drive the cart down to the wharf and dis-
charge it of a load of manure. When the prisoner had unloaded
his cart, witness observed him driving -back again, and as be
passed the stable door with his cart witness SRA the sack thrown
into it. The prisoner went on without stopping till ho got to
the top of the hill, when witness laid hold.of him and =tie him
give up the sack; he then allowed Into to go, but spoke to a
policeman on the subject, who took ike prisoner into custody On
.Saturday. Immediately after the transaction alluded to, witness
spoke to his ostler, and accused him of robbing him, and in
about ten minutes afterwards he decamped, and tiad not since
been seen. Wr itness had kept the sack locked up in his count-
ing-house since Thursday until this morning, and ne one had
access to that house but witness and hit son.
Policeman, G 215, took the prisoner into custody; the only
observation he made at the time was, c'l thought it wodld
came to this."
'Mr. HALL ordered the prisoner to be remanded till Monday
next, for the attendance of the prosecutor's son.
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William Wilkinson, a lad about. 17 years of age, who had
been brought up in custody from Margate, was charged with
the following robbery.
Mrs. Elizabeth Seymour, of No. '24, Maddox.strect, HSTIO..
ver.sqeare, lodging-house-keeper, stated that the pri-
soner bad been in her service 'for several months,
On the Bth inst. she gave him a sovereign to get changed, with
which it appears he absconded, and shortly afterwards she die
covered that her writing.desk had been broken open, and a 101.
and 51. Bark of England notes extracted from it. She directly
gas e information of the robbery to the police.
Thomas Martin, superintendent of the police of Margate,
stated, he. apprehended the prisoner at that place on Thursday
last, in consequence of having seen him about the town for
several days in a state of intoxication, and profusely spend-
ing money amongst a set of lads of about his own age.
On referring to 'the Police Hue-and- Cry his description was
found, and he was therefore brought up to London. On search.
ing hiin at the time of his apprehension, a penny-piece and a
silver watch (the latter purchased with part of the stolen
money) were found upon him.
The prisoner admitted having committed the robbery.
Mr. Alavrav—What induced 3ou 'to rob your mistress.
You had plenty of food, lodging, Rte. ?
The prisoner returned no answer.
Superintendent Martin stated that the day after he had taken
the prisoner into custody, he said that he should not have com-
mitted the robbery bat for his going to see " the play of Jack
Sheppard," he thought he should like. to be "such a daring
chap as
Bir. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk said, that Jack Sheppard,
Sixteen Stringed Jack, and other such theatrical representa-
tions, had greatly tended to increase juvenile delinquency, such
as the present case.
The prisoner was then fully committed.
Yesterday William Plasters, a middle-aged mast and Cor-
nelius Sullivan, a pot-boy, were placed at the bar, charged on
suspicion of being concerned in stealing four silver table
spoons and two silver salt spoons from the residence of Lord
Robert Grosvenor, No. 107, Park-street, Grosvenor-square.
The former was brought up for re-examination from Wednes-
day last, and the latter was apprehended yesterday morning.
The facts of the case are briefly as 'follows :—Between five and
seven o'clock on Tuesday evening hilst the plate in question
was stolen from a drawer in the housekeei•ser's-rootn, and it was
evident the robbery had been effected by sone person well ac-
quainted with the premises. During the time mentioned both
the prisoners were seen to enter and leave the house--
Sullivan, who was in the habit of bringing beer to the
house, being there about a quarter of an hour before the
other, who sweeps a crossing in Park-street, and was OCCS-
rionally employed to go on errands for the servants. Suspicion
attached to them in consequence of their denying that they had
been in the house at the time mentioned; but, although the
lodgings of Plasters was immediately searched, and every in-
quiry possible had been subsequently made at different pawn•
brokers, sale-shops, &c., no trace of the property could be dis-
covered.

The prisoners strongly protested their innocence, and Mr.
I'MALTBY taidthe evidence was not sufficient to warrant Min in
detaining them, but. if any further evidence was obtained they
might be re-apprehended..
The prisoners were accordingly-discharged.
George Ellis, a very fashionably-tressed young man, we
charged with picking pockets.
It appeared that about two o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.
Crosby Wolsey, a gentleman at present staying at the Civil,
Naval, and Military Club House, in Suffolk-street, Hay-
market, was passing along Waterloo-place, when the prisoner
was seen by a cab-driver to put his hand into Mr. Wolsey's
coat pocket. and on withdrawing it to pass something to one of
four young men, well dressed, like himself, whom he was in corn.
patty with. On Mr.- Wolsey being apprised of what had hap-
pened, he directly missed his purse, containing about !Ss. in
silver, and which he had felt safe but two minutes previously.
In the same pocket was his pocket-book, containing 46/. in
Bank notes. The prisoner was immediately given into cus-
tody, but his accomplices escaped. He was remanded until
Monday next.
Alfred Barnes and Francis Cooke were brought up for fur.
(her examination, charged with stealing a quantity of satin and
other materials used in tittipg up the theatre, on the occasion
of the late ball in aid of the Spitalfields' Weavers. The parti-
culars of this case appeared in the Marlborough-street police
report of Wednesday last. Barnes was fully committed, and
Cooke was discharged.