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London, England, 1829-05-30 00:00:00

him is)l ,i. 190904 the neighbourhood of BetlUsal-glien, eltil be was
convicted and sweated coders'. Hie simmer selestsamoted to
traniportatiots for life. He was sews abroad In pursuance of his
antenee, and abort eight yaws ago he 'Send his see* end m-
oaned to Engiaed, but he avoided the Newsman", arhabriwwil•
well known. He soon afterwards committed a robbery .») the
country, and, on conviction, was sentenced to seven years' trans-
portation, which sentence be has undergone, and has recently It.
turned to London. He. it isioerreed, contrived that he welefr.
solved from the conseitsences of the first ens once. by serving his
time under the second sentence. Hii person
.was identified, sad
be was fully committed to Newgate.
51 A R Y- L A- BONNE.
Charlotte Brooke, a poor widow, who bus several ehildral Owl
an aged father to support, same before the sitting Magistrate he
advice and assistance, underthe following elrcumstaoces
Her husband formerly lived as coachman with Mr. Cabbie, is
Chapel.dreet, Edgeware-road, but was obliged. lit consequesteeet
IN health, to leave his place, and Mr. Cabbie has been a friend re
kiss and his family ever since. After Brooks left the service of
Mr. Cabbie, be and his wife opened a green-grocer's shop in
Upper Lissoo-street, Mary-la-bonne, where, by industry and fro.
gality, they maintained themselves, their family, and a very old
man, her father. Brooks died at the beginning of the present
year, and' after his death,.` little money which he had saved, sad
some belonging to the old man, amounting in all to 1501. was pal
into the hands of a broker in CopthaU-court, and of Dean.street,
South Audky.street. to be placed in the Stocki of the Bank el
England, for the benefit of the widow and her father. in the way Ile
desegist best, and having professed to do so, he gave them a car.
Ideate of which the following it a copy.—
" C,optball.court, 51st March, 1829.
0 For the 22d of April, of Mrs, Robert Barker, el. 15s. Long
ilanuides, 19i ex. div. £129 18 9
0 5

.. ...
Commiuion

130 2 5"
It now turns out that the money has never been placed in the
funds, and t►e broker is not to be found.
The Magistrate told'the applicant every measure should be takes
to apprehend him, which was all he could at present do fur her,
and she • • in distress.

went sway in deep
M A RL BORO U G H-STREET.
A woman of colour, named Elisabeth Franeis.who was originally
brought to this country when a child by the Earl of Pewit,. from
the island of St. Helena, of which place she is a native, "beta his
Lordship was on his return home tram the Governinentof
and who has been repeatedly brought to this Offiese for creating
riots and breaking the windows at his Lordthip's house in Berke-1
ley-square, was yesterday charged betide Mr. Drat, the Skiing
Magistrate, with, in addition to her former exploits, breaking the
windows of the workhouse of St. George's parish, by flinging a
volley of stones at them throdgb revenge, because the officers of that
parish removed her from before Lord Pewit's bonse. The fury and
violence of the wretched woman was so great when the officers at-
tempted to secure her, that she literally tore all het clothes in tatters
from her person, with the exception of a small portion of her under
garment,and so difficult was it to controul her,that the officera,before
they could effectually secure her, were compelled to handcuff her
and tie her down, seated in a chtir, under which they fastened two
long poles, and thus carried her through the streets from tbevratfo.
house to the office, surrounded by an immense crowd of persona;
ind as her violence by no means abated in the presence of the Ma-
gistrates, it was deemed prudent not to liberate her, but to carry
her, seated as she was, and bound, before the Bench. Instead of
attempting any defence to the charge, she launched into the most
shocking language that ever was beard or imagined, in abuse of the
Magistrate and Earl Powis, until Mr. Urea ordered bet to be car.
tied off at once, and committed to prima for the wilful breaking of
the workhouse windows.
THAMES POLICE. •
Yesterday a most amusing case occurred at this Ain bawl
.1 .%Rimini.. A very old and singular looking tribe pampas
tr I's Shadwell, was charged with creasing a mutiny in the
workhouse, by circulating among the paupers most grievous state.
meets respecting the fond; the portion of which called soup, be
insinuated was composed of the flesh of the aged paupers with
died, and sundry cats, kittens. Stc. collected in the neighbourhood.
The Churchwardens and Mailer of the Workbouse•destribed the
prisoner to be one of the mow refractory and turbuleet paupers*
existence. He had been off and on a pauper for SO years, bar
upon his late return to the workhouse he set the whole of Awls.
mates in an uproar, by insinuating that they were all to be ammo
ed, a thing they held in great abhorrence. end pulling• from hie
pocket the fragment of a Newspaper, he clapped on his. suttee:lm.
and read the conclusion of the Parliamentary bvsinrss upon Mr.
Warbertou's Bill. The poor paupers became so frightened* at
the assertions of the prisoner. that many of them declined the
trod, and the priioner, who was always remarkable for a mast
inordinate appetite, devoured their shares of the mew, with every
manifestation of satisfaction. His proceedings became *. trouble-
tome that they determined at length on bringing bins to the Often
The last sentence he uttered before be closed his eyes at night was,
Maim, broth." or" Kitten soup;" and the first thing he said in
the morning was, "Oh the Doctors," "the Naltemisers.'—'• JAckr
ass broth."

The Master of the Workhouse produced a bowl of seep, sand
said it was made from kgs and shins of beef.
The prisoner shook his head and looking at the old paupers, raised
the shattered fragments of ■ kg, exclaiming at the Jame time," Ob
yes. legs and shins ; its all mammy, my Lord—you'll be made soup
of by-and-by," addressing an old pauper, who grinotd and said,
Ohoh, I have got no one to own me."
Pauper—Vye my Lord, let me speak to the law of the thing;
mein" soup au't very agreeable. Vby should us be giv'd up a'rer
our death to the doctors, because we have out-lived all our ion-1
nections—Vhy should we be giv'd up, I say? I ant bloved if 11l
be gived up to the doctors, if I do, I'm
One of the paupers,. with a wooden kg, exclaimed, " D— the
doctors, I'm d— if I stop in the Workhouse ; 11l have my pen.
sloo."—The prisoner took courage, and with great energy roared
out—" Kitten broth, narking soup.; look at that my mild Wyo."—
The prisoner was committal to the House of Correction for 21
days.—He exclaimed, " VeU, I'm blew'd !" and was removed.
It was quite clear from the statements of the Churchwardens
that not the most remote ground of complaint *existed, and that no
parish is London supports its poor with more liberality and comfort
than that of St. Paul, ShadwelL .

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE;

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CORNISH WRESTLING MATCH.
About two o'clock on 'Thursday these sporty wire resumed, but
owing to the non arrival, at that early bow, of the Nohlemon.and.
Gentlemen amateurs who whhed to witness a resewatof the tura
between Sambell, jua. and T. Meagher, Redda and Warren, seti.
were called to contest the point, and a fiat contest took osec-be-
tween them of nearly an hour's duration, which ended in favuutd
Itodda. Thia bout brought time to past three o'clock, at .which
time the ground being tolerably well filled, Sanibel!, jun. end
Meagher were called on to renew their match. On Setting-to;
however, the disappolniment of the spectators was great • (oriel:
though the play for some time was of the first-rate descriiption,
was evident that the same spirit did not animate both men as on
. .

the preceding day. Meagher gained the falL
Finney and Rook were lest called, the foemer an fri.hmap
(who, by good luck, and playing alws on the defensive, until a
favourable opportunity bad occurred, bad worked himself up to
this advanced state of the match), and the latter a Corsisitinani of
first-rate ability, the dread *Elbe ring. Both men were upwards
of six leet• high, and stout. in propoetion. Rook is one of .the
finest young men in London; but good torture. in this
was against him, and he was, parremed 'runt a further contest,
first by over anxiety to floor his opponent, when be failed of cstna-
pletinglis point; and.was severely hurt. urt the temple, and, we
think. stunned; and again failing,- was thrown in his own play,
and lay senseless en the ground foi some time. At this point of
the match Fioney's good Fonune deserted him, for he rose no
higher in the play which afterwards took place ; but it secured
him the third prize. The remainder of the play produced nothing
worthy of remark, except that Finney was thrown et a 'snail man
named Hatrop Wits Williams), of Cornwai, who at the com-
mencement of the match had no hopes of such good fortune being
in store for hint auto carry off the second prize from such a field
of first-rate men.

The prises were then awarded as follow : Meagher, tie first, of
f 43; Higrop, the weed, of MS; Fioneyobe tldtd, of Alt;
Heade, the fourth, of .47 ; Rook, the fifth, of Afil ;• and Japan,
the sixth, of

SPARRING AT THE TENNIS COURT.

Thursday the Court was opened for the benefit of Bill Bide-
mond, a man who has ever supported a good name. and has
claim both to. public and pugilistic support ; bat pis benefit
put a very different matter—there were !eve' spectators, mod
scarcely any pugilists. • The recent benefits 'afford a sufficient els.
(Mabee of the thisi atiendance, eves on Abe' behalf 'of old 818
labilmori; but with it is conveyed a dire reproach to the-young
baits et note who would nut lend a hand to serve a veteran in
the ring—who, although his skin be black, his fame is as•bright as
any of them. There is one completion, however, arising dot of
this matter, which is, that the plisishment will by dams .lind out
dbraggressore—if no home -attend to stela at gluteus no Drag-
oon inn amemble—benefits Win cease to be takeis:--ind our notice

e[ them wW be aced.'

THE FANCY, • '• -
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