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London, England, 1817-10-22 00:00:00

SESSIONS, OC7'OJikR 21.

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nig LINO CPI TIM PIIGIECUTIeN r,l TUZ PARISH
Ws of GnsiliLtiMELL) W. JAMS BROwl ASDOTIIKtis.
This was a. indictmt at against the defendants hit
indecently exposing their per, .tis an the 4.inki of the
Surrey Canal, iu the paws of Cantherwi'll. To
this itidictnitnt the ..etendants pleaded guilty, and
threw themselves upon the mercy of the Court.
Mr. NoLAN stated, that the tittisioc.: arising from
the indecent and wanton ex? sir:: of the naked bo-
dies of the persons hath!ng.there; bad attained such
beieht in the slimmer seas •n, and parttculaily un
Sundays, that the hthbouring Misses were in many
cues untenanted, and where,thi l wrie occupied, the
inhabitan.s were altegether precluded from the use of
the toiiin. which I.tolted tu•s .Ir Us the Citi..l. TI, a I
they v.ete unable to w .1k on its b u.ks, and that many
most te,pectable fematcs had been most grossly
salted. .t .0 one case panic:ill .11y, two men 1.1
lumped out of IS • e• tier, and Juiced a It pis
sing by t.. talk
for a cuasiderahle clistani:.r bit: reel
them. Time Pooh rs of Camberwell bad re•
stated In very ocasure that ce.uld be devised r . put
a stop to these practices. Several of the I IF.i‘t.os
had been .ilieady iniicted and convicted at tile Selo.
Step., and they had hoped this you'd have put an
end to the nuisance enmttl..ined ot. They wines Try.
however, to be under the necessity iti Winging toe'
defendants before the C.outt for sunder conduct, is.An
withstanding th;tices had been put up, amid coistables
appointed Kith tr.e view of pitsrmtirtg it. The de.
fradi.nts had pleaded guilty, and had v. ry privet ly
thrown themselves on the mercy ut the Cuutt,siathtg
h to bt their first ',Hence. objet of the
Officers was nut thvrelore now to press for a severe
punishment upon them, but to beg, of the Court in
consideration ut their contrition and the confine:new
they had already tot lergone fur want of bail) to pass
for the present only such an admonition open them,
as it might be hoped would operate mot only upon
them, bus upon all who heard him, as a warning nut
:0 sn'irct themselves to the punishment which such
an offence against decency and the lois would biiug
upon them. And that they should enter into recog-
nizanc.s !o Si` pear when called upon to receive the
udgmetit of ti.e Court.
The CliAlitmo.N, aster a meseeect.llent admonition
io the defrnetants upon the indectivicy and inttnoralay
of their i ffence, arid the intolerable nuisance it oc•
casidned to the neighbouring ushabitants, ordered
them to be discharged upohltaele entering into trcog.
nizances as he;ure stated, declining it to be hit deter-
mination, that this shiald be the last case of a simi-
lar nature, while he continued to preside upon the
Bench, in which lenity would be shed n, and that
any tuture offence would be visited with the severest
punishment the law could inflict.
• CURIOUS CAUL.
Sarah Bancroft was put to the bar, chareed with an
assault upon Lucy Lawrence, on the 27th of. June
last. The prosecutrix, a woman apparently about
60 years of age, stated that the defendant as Weil as
herself lived in High-street, Lambeth. Mrs. Ban.
croft was married to a ltghtetman. On the day in
question the pr4secutrix came to her door to take in
some milk of the milk-wornan ; the defendant came
up at the same time
_and accused the pr.:set:try ix of,
having distributed a copy of verses about the neigh-
bourhond, reflecting on her fair fame; and also with
laving called he.r by a most oppidbritus name. The
prosecuirix denied the charge, and confessed that she
gave :he lie direct to the defendant, who immediately
attacked her, loteed her baron of milk from her hand,
struck her over the head with it, and broke the baton'
to pieces. She then seized the prosocutsix, threw her
down, pulled her cap off, and struck her several
blows over the head and face. She al.', whilst the
prosecutris was lying on the ground. kicked her on
the loins several times, and continued to do so till
acme perons came op and rescued her. This was
the.assault of which the prosecutrix complained.
:Cross-examined by Mr. Notaw.—The Gods have
made you poetical ; you wrote a sung called Mow
Loy Non, and distributed it, did you not ?—I tad
distrlbute it I can compose any thing.
Any thing but your own temper. You made that
wig On Mrs. Bancroft, diction not I—No ; I made
it on myself, for my own pleasure.
• Why s is your name Nun Lee: Neu 11--My name
jprMoggy ; I hale a long nose as well as Mrs. Ban.
ciuft. My mother gave me that nickname when I
was a girl.
I will rend some of this song to yon ; and then
hear if you will say you made it on yourself; listen
. tab what (allows s
• 64 Minatne h Moir, I have along nose,
: --eiattd A flume I esslaemeil aloe Proseeturix),
For which the men love me as you may soppoes;
• The first that 1 toe d Ic was Jerry by name,
• AA/ re it iftdf, exclaimed the
• H yea ask of nay neighbours they'll tell you the MIRO ;
But be went for the local, and then we did part,
sighed and 1 cried, and alatuqt broke my heart !"
Mr. NuLatt.—" The Local Militia 1 why, you
Ilnow the Local is rather modern in its date ; surely
Our first love must have lived in times when he was
dot exposed to the hardship of being thus withdrawn
10 arms from the object of his affections ?"
"The Prosecutrix." Oh it does not mean the
11141 Militia, or such a thing. It was a Society of
Qild Fellows called the Locals. My sweetheart used
to go among them and get tipsy, and that was the
mend I would not have him."
The Counsel tecurred to the ballad
ti Tee nest lever I bad was a Ligiderman kind,
- Ire won my Cod heart, when be told me his mind ;
' Ne talk me to church sad made me his wife,
• And now the dear creature Is tied up for lite ;
,Yrwo children I brought Mtn. which I think no disgrace;
Bet some people think, the Cbandler pat a nose on then Mee."
Do you mean to take this to yourself also i—Such
dtißgs will happen.
Mr. NOLAN went on—
w Tie slight after the burial (of his wife) the folks they did say,
This Ltawidier stoned and lamp% wink are &finest break of day,
oil rump masks and oysteo-satiee, beer, and good gin,
Arid what of all fiat. boys—pray where is the sin r
The counsel then proceeded to examine the rest of
diS poetical effusion, which was of considerable length
tad equally sublime throughout. A written paper
titellrll to has aid the following examina.
don took place t
• If this your hand-writing ?..-.l don't know. I don't
1114 kit is; '
Will you swear it is not t—l can't say ; I won't
Out many people write alike—many people have
teen banged inagroperty for forgery.
Cdlljelitbl4Ne—l tallboys an answer to this, ot I

will commit yon. Log at the paper, read it, and
than say whether it is ar is not your hand-writing ?—I
can't say-1 can't read. it : I can write, but I can't
read what I hare written afterwards.
Two ,nee witnesses were exantined, who substan
tinted the statement of the prosecutrix as to the assault.
Ott the part of the defendant, Mr. NotAx
witnesses to prove, that prosecutsix committed the
fi. st asskult. lie, however, failed to do this ; and
the Jury found her Guilty.
11w CHAIIIhIAN ohserved, that the verdict of the
Jury w.ta well warranted by the evidence. Aa the
&Irritant t' :as, however, in an advanced state of preg-
nancy, tt-e Court ws.uld allow her to cowl:to:nisi:
with the prosecutria if she could.
A friend vf d.retaint's then gave the prosecu-
!tie £5, with which she declared herself satisfied.—
%lr•e. Bolero!' was then fined Is. and discharged.

MANSVIN-HOCIM.--ELOPENIENT.--Ye3terdJy, Mr.
B: o 4 it, ,-110 keeps is china warehouse in Flee t.market,
ai:plied to It:. Lono Men for intormation in what
:raiier to proceed against a Gentleman of large for-
tune; who resides in Wolverhampton, and has de-
wroyed the happiresi of a family by stealing away
one of the female nutml,ers of it. The young Lady
is IR. tile man is upwards of 50.
The lamb Mama said, he had waited in anxiety
rn Lear the result of the application he had suggested
;ri private tit Mr. Brown, and the father of the young
Lady. All.that he c0,,1d do in this afflicting affair
shoi.id he done; and if the accused was in the City
LealLfin, he should be responsible at a moment's
warning.
Mr. lirc.‘en said. the only addition he had to make!
to the account stated in pt:V.IIC, was the melancholy
one, that the mother of the young Lady was on her
,leath.bed; that her milady was a broken heart, jn-
&veil by the event r.and that insult was added. to
the irrepata!-de injuy,y the family had abeady sustained.
The Lotto Mavott—You told me that the man to
whom the family owed all these obligations was
lately cnncerntd in an affair which reflected the
greatest honour upon him—that in which the inhabi-
tants of Wolvethantrten were so much interested.—
Have you any doubt as to the identity of this bent-
/relent person ?
Mr. Brawn—None t the father of the young Lady
mentioned to in. his suspicions of this Gentleman,
and put her under my care. She is my wife's near
relation, and received from huli of us the most ear-
nest entreaties to guard against his solicitations. I
know that he was one of the advocates of two poor
men who were condemned to die ; .and that at the
very time be p:etended to be so deeply interested io
the cause of humanity, he was planning the destruc-
tion of Miss Jackson.

DI, LORD 11Avoi—I wish above all things to
serve you in this.c.iso of extremity. Have you such
tvislenc:t as may Rothoiise me to limn a warrant?
Mr. Brown—l apprehend-not, my Lord. I have
no witne,s to prt,ve that she went off with him, or
that s!.e was seen with him after she left my house;
hut perhaps what I have to state may be considered
important in the view your Lordship takes of this
pian icirity. I saw the seducer in a hotel oppo-
site to my house holding up a letter, evidently to
each the eye of Miss Jackson, which circumstance,
connected-with his former practice of following her
wherever she went, confirmed me in the opinion that
he took her away. The medical attendant upon hfrr
mother, whose deplorable state is to be attributed to
this event, celled upon this man to beg for the love
Of HEAVEN that be would give back the child of
whom his p.itient had been robbed, as the only means
of preservirg her life. The answer was, that be was
really sorry, and would convey to the daughter a
letter ham father or mother with punctuality • but
as to her restoration not the slightest hope was held out.
The LORD MATOR—I regret more than I can ex-
press that this case does not came immediately nocer
my authority. I should punish such villainy with
the utmost severity. A pnblic exposure may at any
rate be expected here. Are the fugitives now in Lon-
don I If so, I shall grant a warrant.
Mr. Brown said, the man was certainly et Wol-
verhampton.
Mr. HOILIII suggested, that a Habeas should be
immediately served upon him.
The LORD Maeoa—That is the most advisable
course. It is only necessary to make affidavit of the
facts you have stated, and to procure an affidavit of
the medical man's declaration, in order to obtain a
habeas. If contempt follow, the hand of Lord Ellen-
borough will fall with great weight upon him.
Mr. Brown seemed delighted with this intelligence.
He presented from the father of the girl a letter of
thanks It consisted principally of incoherent remarks
upon the loss of his child, the despair of his wife, and
his own feelings, and an entreaty-to the Lord Mayor.
The Loan Mavoa observed, that if any feeling
war to be found in the seducer, that letter would
bring it forward. He desired so be informed of the
consequence of the summary proceeding he now re-
commended.

consequence of which they male their escar. The
Magistrates reprobated the conduct of the
Trustees;
and desired it might be represented to the
and the prisoners were fully cemnitted.
• MA NI.BOKOLGII STREET.THII MAN IN THE. Sacs:.
Mr. Brookes, it sfetns,• does rot intend follow is up
the pro.tcution against the living sulj:et I ft at his
house, as it turns out to have lieeis slti.gtcher a /e;o:f.
The man Morgan, it seems, is a >ort to a
body ut resurrection men ; and, accordint to his own
confession, he wits prey; ail, no to nf:cotne the dupe
of their fun. He stated who took him to Mr. Brookes',
and le!t him at the top of the stops. He felt no
alarm until the Doctor .ind his sie7o were tali rut;
about tumbling 'rim down stairs, and actually conitl
nenced that hostility tc., his person. He ti,..n.k.d ILie.
lug been drunk, as be asserted. It turned out ass ,IJ
that Mr. Brookes had ben apprised that a ruiject
was coming at a late hour, and that he ha.: advanced
some money on account. Morgan .ineniiireed tIo
itame of Easy Chapman, a n.ltorious resurrection
man, as the principal.
John Maier, a man about seventy years of age, was
charged with stealing a tulttimmed blue hammer.
cloth o 6 Lord Ellenborough's carriage, the property
of Mr. How, coach•maker, Great Q.i .en-street, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields. The property was valued at 811.
Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock;the prisoner
was 3bSeillt.'d by a peira named Giles to go into the
'hop of Mr. How, where stood the carriaee of Lord
Ellenborough. He immediately ascended the splin-
ter-bar, and whilst taking off the hammercloth, Mr.
Giles rang Mr. Ensor's bell, who is clerk to Mr.
How. That gentleman came out, and saw the pi i.
sneer go away with the property. He instantly
and took him into custody.....-fie was commit-
ted to prison.

QUEEN SQUARE. —l3hn Whitt, alias Rkhardon, was
broug!it to the bar, in custody of Pace, tie Officer,
charged before the Sitting Magistrate, P. Coteow UN,
Esq. by the aforesaid Pace, with a robbery, commit-
ted at Mivart's Hotel, in Lost r Brook.stieet, under
the fallowing; circumstances : —lt appeared, that the
Hon. Edward Ozendon having come to town List week
tor a few. days, resided at the before-mentioned hotel,
And on Wednesday last, on his going home to dress,
he found his room had been entered, and his coat and
pair of pantaloons taken away. N. ne of the ser
wants observed any stranger go up stairs, and
the ,natter A As a subject of great uneasiness through
the whole Lima). Mr. Msvart, alarmed for the re•
puraion of his house, and determined to take the
most effectual means, on Thursday applied to Queen-
square for an Officsr, and P4ce was sent to hint. He
asked Mr Osendon for a description of the things
stolen, who told him a loose brown coat, a short blue
ditto, and a pair of pepper and salt pantaloons, in
the pockets of which was sewed .§ draft for £lOO on
toe house of Di uniniond, Charing Cross. Pace im-
medietely set off to the banker's to stop payment of
tie note, and taking means that the person bringing
it might be stopped. In the mean time, he tried in
vain to find tilt% the patty. Oa Saturday morning
the draft was sent to Drommond's, by the p:irter of
the Northumberland Coffee-house, endorsed in a note
signed J. White," and desiring the note might be
accepted and returned by the bearer. The answer
sent was, that Mr. Drummond was out of town, but
it the Gentleman would call on Monday morning,
he would be sure to receive it with the acceptance.
Notice was immediately sent to Pace, who planned
his measures accordingly, and tin Monday morning
prisonet was taken into custody. On bring searched
a great number of duplicates were found on him. by
which it appeared that his real name was Richardson.
By means of a most diligent search and inquiries in
Holywell-street, among the old clothes shops. Pace
has recovered both coats and pantaloons, and it is
remarkable, that in one corner of the draft there are
several threads by which it was sewed to the pocket.
Mr. Ozendon having left town for Cambridge, the
prisoner was remanded for a farther examination.

listen HALL.—Yesterday Hannah Simms, the
young woman who had been examined on Monday.
on several charges of obtaining silver spoons and
other articles of plate from many families, under
false pretences, was again brought up, and three or
four individuals exhibited other charges against her
for similar offences. She was remanded for another
examination.

Friday night, about ten o'clock, as J. Hickey, ap-
prentice to Mr. R. Straker, boot.maker, of Goswell-
sueet•road, was posing through Bunhill-row, he was
knocked down by two fellows. The blow. stunned
him for some time, and when he recovered he found
he had been robbed of his watch and 9s. in silver.