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London, England, 1830-09-08 00:00:00

CHELMSFORD PETTY SESSION, Sept. 3.

Ann Gibbs appeared to prefer a complaint against the overseers of
Springfield. The case was rather singular. About 14 months ago the
complainant, who belonged to Springfield, had an illegitimate child, the
reputed father of which compromised with the parish for 221. and
the child was never affiliated. The complainant bad since gone to re-
side at Reading, the parish allowing her Is. 6d. a week for the child's
support, which was 6d. less than the lowest sum she would have re.
celved if an order of affiliation had been made. This sum, she now
complained, was not sufficient to support the child.
The Bench said, that such a compromise as had been made in
the present case was altogether illegal, although they feared the prac-
tice was too common. The Bench knew nothing of such proceedings—
the churchwardens and overseers were the legal trustees of the child, and
they must do their duty. if they had been so foolish as to accept 221.
as a compromise, when the father would have been compelled to pay
upwards of 601. under an order of affiliation, they must abide by the
consequences, and allow the Add a competent support. The Bench
also expressed their opinion, that as soon as ever the 221. was expended,
the father of the child would be liable to an order of affiliation. It was
added, that if the child died before the 221. was expended, the parish
would be liable to an action for the recovery of the balance.
The overseer was eventually ordered to allow the child 2s. a week,
and give the mother 11. to pay her expenses home, which he promised
to do.—Esesst Herald.

MARBION-HOUBL.—A res i----ICpecta man applied to the LoaDMATOIt
for protection against the annoyance which his wife was constantly in.
flirting upon him. She had, be said, done him some time ago, as fan
the public prints could testify, the greatest injury a wife could do her
husband, by going off with another man ; and she now continued to
te hun, although she had not the slightest claim upon him, either
feeirralaTior otherwise, a regular divorce, a emus et Moro, having taken
place as soon as possible after the detection of her infidelity.
The circumstances of the case were peculiarly distressing, for the
husband was fond, domestic, and industrious, and the connection pro.
mieed to be a very happy one. An attachment to gin, however, grew
up in the unfortunate woman, and was encouraged by some of tire old
gossips of the neighbourhood in which they resided; and this propen-
sity exposed her to temptations of another kind, which she had not suf-
ficient command of herself to resist. Her husband did all that man
could do to conquer the infernal craving for drink, which soon made her
a theme of laughter and contempt to all her former acquaintances; and
finding that all his exertions were useless, and that she would even de.
scrod to lush with cool-beavers and chimney-s and afterwards
give them other proofs of her partiality, he determined to get rid of her
in the most effectual manner. He scoldingly commenced a suit in
Doctors' Commons, and succeeded; and he had the documents and
judgment of the Prsident of the Court, showing that there was a per.
petual impediment to all claim upon him on be: part.
The LORD MAYOR observed that, although the defendant had done
her husband so dreadful and irreparable an injury, yet compassion for
her desolate situation might exist, without reflecting any discredit upon
the feelings of the former partner of her bed.
The complainant said that he fully felt the humane suggestion of the
Lord Mayor, sad no person in the world could be more strongly dis.
posed to act upon it than he was, under the afflicting circumstances in
which he stood. He had always given her an allowance adequate to her
reasonable wants, and he would have willingly given more, if be was
not convinced that it would be applied to the vilest uses.
The LoaD MAYOR said the case was a vety grievous one. It was
evident that if the unfortunate woman had acted with common discre-
tion, she would have secured the affections of a tender husband, but her
cursed love of drink bad evidently destroyed her.
The complainant then fixed upon a certain sum to be paid weekly by
him to keep the defendant still from the disgrace of being a pauper in a
workhouse, and left the Justice-room in great apparent trouble.
The woman has a countenance which prosperous days must have els.
vated into beauty, but the daemon of drain-drinking had blasted the
feminine expression, and the raw and watery eyes, and discoloured nose,
fully indicated what she had had that morning fa her breakfast.
The Lord Mayor told her that if the complainant ever again found
it necessary to complain against her, she should be rent to prison,
.he" to remain until she should procure sureties for her good be viour.
She promised that she would offend no more.
A man named Stevens was brought before the Lord Mayor, by John
Forrester, the officer, charged upon suspicion of having committed a
robbery.
Forrester stated that, as he was going along Little Bell-alley, be saw
the primmer trudging along with a bagful of something. He was then
taken to the Compeer, after having assured the officer that he had pur-
chased the contents of the bag, which contained a quantity of brown
pelisse cloth.__ _ _

The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, where did you get this cloth ?
The prisoner made slow bow to the Lord Mayor, and said, " My
lord, may I most respectfully beg that you will be so condescending as
not to insist on my giving an answer to that question ? I have a parti-
cular objection to say anything= the subject now.
The Lard Mayor—Oh. certainly, I shall not ask you to say anything
you do not wish to say ; but it was my duty, when you were found
carrying cloth that does not seem to belong to you, to ask where yo.o
got it.
Prisoner—My lord, I repeat my request. In a few days, I assure
I you, I shall be able to account for this comma, but I cannot now. I
hope your lordship will be so good as to excuse me. The communica-
tion shall he made in a day or two. May I hope for your lordship's
indulgence 11 (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor, who was struck with the overwhelming politeness of
the prisoner, bowed to him, and said, .4 Oh, by all means, sir. Pray,
on what day would it be convenient to you to make the communiattion
you speak of ?" (Laughter.)
Prisoner—Why, my lord, I shall leave that to you.
The Lord Mayor—Oh, by no means. You must appoint the time
yourself. Perhaps the latter end of the week would answer your con.
venience ?

Prisoner--I thank your lordship exceedingly. That will exactly do.
The Lord Mayor—l am, I assure you, very happy to hear it. Pray,
what day shall we name ?
Prisoner—Why, on Friday, my lord. Suppose your lordship will be
so good as to say Friday ?
The Lord Mayor—By all moans, sir. Forrester I attend Mr. Sienna
to you know where, and accompany him back on Friday nest, st twelve
o'clock precisely. (Laughter.)
Guit.rmata..—Yesterday, JOINS, Brooker was charged with steal.
ing a coat and other articles, belonging to Edward Bateman, a tailor, at
Hounslow. _ _ _ _

The prisoner said that the complainant and he worked together, and
were on the most intimate terms; so intimate, indeed, that the cam.
hlainant never refined him the loan of any article of dress belonging to
im whenever be desired It. On Sunday evening, resuming upon their
intimacy, be bad borrowed the articles, and had not the slightest inten-
tion of stealing them.
The complainant admitted that be had done so, but sot in the pre.
sent instance.

The Alderman said that there was a ility then that the prisoner
had not a felonious intention, althougintlabcertainly was a very suspi.
cious case; and after recommending the complainant never again to give
any one a carte blanche upon his wardrobe, ordered Brooker to be
discharged.

Bow.lrrarwr.—Yesterday a pretty young female, who under
Ike name of Sarah Johnson, was brought before Sir R, BiaNIE,
charged with haring been disorderly the previous night, and abusive to
one of the police constables. There was nothing in the conduct of the
defendant which distinguished it from that of other persons of her de.
scription, but in her demeanour before the Magistrate there was a good
deal to excite pity. She did not attempt to deny the statement made
against her by the officer, and only implored a merciful consideration
of her case, on the ground that she had a young brother depending on
her for support, who must want bread if she were sent to prison.

Sir Richard Mille, with some surprise, asked her what she meant by
saying that she had a brother depending on her for support ?
The defendant replied that she was the daughter of • respectable
tradesman, who ha carried on business in Comb& Her father died
in embarrassed circumstances about three years ago, and her mother Ml-
vived him only a twelvemonth. Since the death of the latter, she (the
defendant) had, out of the money she received, supported her brother,
who was then about eight of age; but she hoped shortly to get
him into the Orphan School nd as soon as she should have accom.
plished that object, it wasfixed determination to quit the life she
was then leading, and to earn her bread In service.
Sir RICHARD Butwrie asked her whether her brother lived with hap
Defendant.—Oh no, sir, he does not. I should not suffer him to be
a witness of my shame. He lives with a poor but respectable female,
to whom I pay 4 a-week, in addition to 2s. 6d. allowed by the parish
for his support.
Sergeant MiSweeny said that the statement of the defendant was per.
fectly true; he had ascertained that she paid 4s. a-week out of the
wages of her prostitution, for the maintenance of her brother.
Defendant...-To satisfy your Worship that I have not spoken falsely,
I can call the woman with whom my brother lives forward, as she
outside the door.
Sir RICHARD BIRWIR declared that be had seldom heard of such
devotion, or felt so deeply interested in a case. lie asked the defendant
her age.
The defendant replied that she was seventeen, and added, that her
settlement was in the parish of St. Peter, Cornhill. If she could only
have her brother once settled in the Orphan School, she would gladly
return to some honest course of life.

Sir Macaws %axis regretted that he had no interest in the Or-
phan School, and said that the difficulty of getting a child into it was
greater than any one could suppose. He however would advise her to
go before one of the Aldermen in the City, to tell her tale, as it could
not be recited, he was convinced, without eliciting the greatest corned-
aeration, and they were both humanely and charitably disposed. He
would also recommend her immediate application to the parish officers
of her parish, and if his name could serve her on the occasion, she was
at liberty to use it.
The defendant said she would adopt the Magistrate's advice, and the
charge against her having been waived, she retired with an intention of
proceeding into the City.
LAYBCTIEI-ST ET.--Yelltadlly Thee. Brown and David Atlistire,
two ballad-singers, were charged by Fox, a policeman, with an assault.
Fes stated that, on the preceding evening, the defendants were enter..
tabling a crowd of persons by their chaunting doggrel verse, the 'abject
of which related to the two policemen who were committed from this
office some days since for felony. They refused to move on, and one of
them became abusive, and pointed him (Fox) out as having been
a partyoonwried in the rig (robbery). He proceeded to secure the
man, Minim, who had made this assertion, when he was attacked by
the other prisoner.
They were held to bail.

Jemmy Daniels, one of the " riglar" dustmen, was charged by a
female, named Hughes, with having come to her house on the preced-
ing night, armed with a cooper's adze and a carving knife, and threat-
ening to do for her.
The Magistrate enquired the cause of this conduct.
Please your Lordship, said the dustman, that ere young vomin lived
along a me, and she vont go for to deny as how I did the thing roes
right to make her comfortable. Howsomever, one evening I elms
home and finds she bolted vith all my sticks, and gone away vith another
chap. So I goes yesterday afternoon, and I cotehes this other chap with
her. I axed him civilly to give up my traps, but he makes answer and
said as how he'd vop me. I then gets that there axe, determined that
they should not have the things, to chop them up.
The Magistrate said that the public peace should not be Interrupted
by such squabbles, and ordered the dustman to find bail.
Qusza-stavaax..—Yesterday, Mr. Dunn appeared before Mr.
MARRIOTT, and stated that he was the medical adviser of Mr. Brand,
the gentleman who was lately pronounced insane by a jury, at Gray's-
inn Coffee-house. He said Mr Brand had written him two letters, de-
siring to see him in his place of confinement, Harris's Coffee-house,
Parliament-street; ; but Mr. Harris would not allow him to see hint...!
Mr. MARRIOTT directed an Alm to go with Mr. Dunn to see that the
palm was not broken, but still be could not gain access to his patient.
Mr. Dunn threatened to apply to the Lord Chancellor; and thus the
matter ended for the present.

Uwrow-mat..—Yesterday, Bevajansin Phelipson, an officer in the
East India Company's service, was charged with a violent assault en
his wife the preceding night.
Dirs. Phelipson stated that, ever since her union with her husband,
he had treated her with great barbarity, and for no earthly reason
that she was aware of. He was in the habit of staying out late,
and very frequently all night together; and that, when on these occa-
sions she manifested displeasure at his conduct, be thought nothing
of raising his hand against her, and knocking her down. Fre-
quently, he would come home in the middle of the night, and bring
two or three of his pot companions with him, and insist upon her
getting out of bed and dressing herself, in order to sit and keep
them company, while they were guzzling beer and spirits. On the
night in question be had been drinking, but not to excess ; and although
he was aware that she did not know the hour she might be confined, be
struck her a violent blow on the stomach that knocked her down ; het
shrieks brought the nurse into the apartment, and had it not been for
her interference, her life would have been placed in danger.

The defendant declared that his wife was more in fault than he was,
and that she generally commenced the quarrels that occcurred between
them, owing to that unruly member, her tongue.
Mr. Czazazas said that nothing could justify the defendant in
lifting his hand against a woman in the situation of his wife, aid that
he should find two sureties of 1001. each to answer the charge at the
Sessions.

The defendant not being prepared with the required bail foe his ap-
pearance, was locked up.

THessza-Potics.—John Jackson was
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charged with
stealing a snit of new wearing apparel from the ship Emerald. John
Gage, a seaman of the Emerald, identified the jacket, waistcoat, and
trowsers, u his property. They were stolen out of the forecastle, where
he had clerked them after breakfast. Mr. Baormair committed the
prisoner foe

Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, as two
ladies, of respectable appearance, were walking through bong.lane,
Smithfield, a zit' of fel ows, who were rushing to the fair, podia
them off the , which being very slippery, both went down. Un-
fortunately at e time several carts were passing along, when the
hind wheel of one of them went over the right arm and leg of one
of the young ladies, which mutilated both very much. A surgeon who
was paving at the moment, rendered every assistance in his power, but
recommended an hospital, to which place she was instantly conveyed.
The other lady eseapd. with a slight bruise. The wounded lady is the
wife of Mr. AAbr, of Whitechapel, grocer.

BIRTHS.

The lid inst. at Ashford, Mrs. Wood, the lady of H. Wood, Esq. of
a son—The Sth inst. at Elmer, near Leatherhead. the lady of E. Ker-
deb. beg. of a daughter—The sth inst. in South-street. Finsbury-
square, Mrs. A. Moore, of a soo—The sth init. at Lower &kraus,-
aunt, Raton-square the wife of the Rev. R. Lynam, of a daughter—
Tbe oth Inst. In Windham-plate. Bryansten-square, the lady of W.
Manley. Esq. of a daughter—The 6th hist. In Judd-street, Brum-
wick-square. the lady of A. Deliver. Rai. surgeoo.'of a:daughter—The
7th inst. at the Royal Mint, Mrs. H. Bosley. of a daughter—The 7th
lost. at Hampstead, Mrs. W. Pownall, of a son.