Star.
London, England, 1814-09-14 00:00:00

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• Yesterday Isey Dales was indicted for a
in letting out two houses belenetng to her,
Nos. 39 and 40, Newman-street; fur the purl
prostitution.
Mr. Ai:memos stated the case on the pal
prosecution, from whin li it appealed that tai
indictment preferred by the perish of Mary-I
Against the defendant, who, with het husbst
in Broad-street, Cainaby Market, for keeps
ordetly houses, Nos. 39 and 40, Newman-ssr.
Mrs. Dales was the keepet of these houses,
she hes t.eil did not live hi either of thew, le
lodgings, receiving Cie rents, and threateoin.
out such oldie lodgers as got into arrears.
he said on the other side that this defenda,
Ink,band, and that as she could not be se:
have it in her power to controtil him, he, am
would have been the proper subject of the pi
Jiccmeat. This, however, w s ciee of those per k
in which the having a husband was no d.er
woman charged with an offence. If the d
acted as if she were the mistress t f VICS• 11 I
had the management of them, then did die cc
within the words and intendment of the Act
Two unfortunate girls who lived in the house,
40, proved that they paid their rent to Mr
who visited the house every morning. They
their apartments for the avowed purpose of
the visits of Ge ;denten, and Mrs. Dales kue,
:he whole le.use was let fur the same purpose,
Several of the neighbour, proved that
houses in question were nuisances, both in
nriie and disturbance which frequently issue,
hem, and also the indecent exhibitions of
sons practised by their inhabitants.
Mr. BARR; on the part of the defendant
ded that there was here no sufficient eviJeet
ptietorship, of occupancy, of management,
ing as the mistress of the house, adduced AI
defendant in this ease. That she did not i
reside in the house herself, bur, on the cowl
s!.e did actually and constantly reside % ith hc,
in Broad-street, Carnaby Market, was in eve
and as to thelouses being her property, or
husband, there was no proof whatever, no
having even ken made to shew that the do
husband was the person who was rated to the,
in the parish books.
Mr. ADOLPHUS submitted that the delve
not only within the meaning, but also with
press words of the Bth section of the Act
ment, which extended to all persons who ha.
nagement of such houses, or who should appear
or behave, as the master or nsistreu of such )
even though they should not be the actual
sHere the defendant came to the house every
.she not only let the apartments, but she mixt,
rents from the lodgers—t u ned them when ,
in atrear—and even threatened to turn them
streets, if they did not immediately pay.
not managing the house, and appearing. act
behaving as the mistress of it, he did not know
was.
The CHAIRMAN was clearly of opinion ti
fendant came within the rneaning, as well as
of ti.e clause in the Act of Parliament,
Adolphus bad read.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty
Court ordered her to be brought up for jut
Friday, that it might be seen, in the mean
steps her husband should take, to shew the
of his wife's assurances, that the nuisance
mediately be abated.
William Brows, who keeps an old iron
Kingsgate.street, was indicted for a misdemeanor,
receiving from some dishonest person or persons
known, fifteen pounds weight of nails, two
brass candlesticks, and other articles, the k.
Messrs. Bailey, iron-mongers, Hulborn, knowing
to be stolen.
Mr. Bailey proved the property to be his,"
.private marks which had been obliterated out
On his cross-ekamination, by Mr. Goalie
ever, he stated, that he was in a very great
business ; and that as to the specific articles
tion, he could not swear that he himself.
brother or shopman. who also sold articl es 1
might not have sold those identical articles.
sonar was, of course, acquitted.
Elisakth Jena was indicted, along
Smith, as to whom no evidence was offered,
sault on Prosper Miller. It appeared that
secutor and defendant, Jones, lodged in the
the other defeadant, Smith, in Little Prescott,
Oa the 7th of May last, an altercation had
between the prosecutor's wife and the
Jones, who, in a paroxism of rage, Vent
prosecutor's apartments, after his wife and
bed, demanding that the wife should come
fight her. This challenge not being accel
defendant, Jones, proceeded to force open
which having effected, she, intending the blot
wife, hit the prosecutor over the forehead
rake, with which she had tuned herself,
him severely.
The Jury found the defendant, Jones, Guilty
the Court delayed pronouncing sentence.

•••••••••=b
Gut sum.r..—Yesterday J. Wy,a, groom
Humphries, of Crescent-place, Black!-'
brought up for final examination, charred
Ling his m isrer of a great number of articles
ing apparel, etc. Several pawu-brokers pr di
rious articles the prisoner had pawned vi.b"
of which Mr. H. identified, except a coat
pair of silk stockings. Mr. Fennell, Mr.
ner, also identified a table rpoon, which the
had stolen while waiting on a patty at hi
This part of the C.ISC was of peculiar bar.
veral innocent persons; for Mr. F. baeii
variety of articles, suspected his own see
discharged them all. Tilt priscrier was
nutted to trial.
Qultsti-sclvAnre•—/Iferzerret r•krkgrlos was

with attemptirg to mordicr her hus-oand,
him Mina knife. The pal tics were at
whet. Mrs Y. started irons her seat, seia•
and perpetrated the decd. Zihe was .itterw
into custody, and be carried to the West.
firmary ; and the Surgeons yesterday cettifi •
they ci)eld not pronounce hint W be out
She was chalice swareirted sill his fur