The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

SOUTIitVARK SESSIONS.

The Conrt met yesterday at ten o'clock.
Eleanor Connor was indicted (or violently assaulting
and wonnsling Margaret Cogan with a poker.
tht the 30th September the priaoner and Mrs. Cogan
bed some words, is consequence of which the former
got a poker, which she concealed under her *pros, pro•
ceedrd up to the complainant's room, and gave her three
violent strokes of it on the head, by which she fractured
the altalla,ood Mrs. Cogan fell senseless on the ground,
emitting torrents of blood. The prisoner dragged her
doom by her hair, and whilst in this shocking state,
costinsed beating bee with the poker, till the officers
Mr. Ballard, a medicil gentleman, proved the state in
whisk be found the poor woman, and the extreme dan-
ger she waste.
The prisoner seemed mach affected, and pleaded bard
for a mitigation of punishment in consideration of her
dr. children.
The Court, after a suitable admonition, sentenced bee
to a year's imprisonment in Brixton Gaol.

POLICE.

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GWILIMALL.—Th• Stewards of a Benefit Society,
Indel at the Coachmaker's Arms. Foster-lone. and called
" The Laudable Society of Master Tradesmen," at-
tended at this office yesterday, before the Aklermeo
Ansley and Waithnian, to shew cease why they heel dis-
continued the payment of the pension of 10s. tid. a week
to a superannuated member named John Fisher.
Mr. Fisher, it seems, has been a very respectable
tradesman, and still carries on a small business as a cut-
ler in Ratcliffe•highwa lie is now totally blind, and
had, in consequence, been compelled to declare oa the
Society's chest.
By the 16th Article of the Society. when a member
became superannuated, he was entitled to a pension of
half a guinea a week, and permitted to do any small
matters on his ow. account. " provided his earnings do
net emceed his weekly
.pension. '—lt was admitted that
Mr. Fisher was incapacitated from earning any thing hy
his personal labour, and the moot point was, did the
profits he was supposed to receive from his trade, come
within the meaning of the term earnings?
Mr. Fisher's family consisted of his wife, a son, and a
daughter. The son was no partner, but the whole of
dectemiesee wee winuoged by him, and. ape, Ibefess-
ceeds of it, the whole family were supported., •
Mr. Alderman Anomie seemed to think that the re-
ceipts of the profits of the trade, although wet die pro-
fits of Mr. Fisher's personal labour, must be ',soldered
as hie earnings.
Mr. Alderman Wetrusax viewed the question In a
different light. lf the son. by his personal exertions,
supported -his father, it was too hard to say that he
should not receive that support without forfeiting his
claim as a pensioner.
The Stewards perceiving the division about to go
against them, changed their ground, and started ano-
ther objection. Mr. Fisher, they said, and it was al-
lowed, with the exception of his blindness, was other-
wise in good health. They would undertake to find
him an employment by which be might earn 151. a week;
one which was healthy, and which he was fully capable
of performing, and contended, that while thus able to
maintain himself, he could sot Legally claim to be con-
, tinned a pensioner.
The Magistrate inquired the nature of the employ-
ment, which was stated to be turning a wheel. The
Stewards, however, were unable to produce any clause
in their articles to fortify the position they had taken,
and the Magistrates thinking it rather too hard for a
respectable tradesman to be compelled to the drudgery
of turning a wheel, the objection was over-riled, and
the ultimate deciaion given in favour of the complain-
ant, upon the ground that his earnings had not exceed-
ed the amount of his weekly pension.

BOW-5711111T.-CACTION 7-0" PAWNIBROILIRIo-A little
boy, scarcely ten years old, the son of Bill Cropky—once
one of the heroes of the prize ring, but now a bard-
working coal-heaver—was charged by bis father and
stepmother with robbing them. It was alleged, and the
child cdmitted the fact, that his stepmother and his
father treated him with the greatest kindness; and yet,
for many months past, be has taken every opportunity of
robbing them. Not more than two months ago he stole
a shawl of his step-mother's, which be pledged at Hat,
rig's, a pawnbroker in the Strand, for half-a-crown, and
afterwards sold the duplicate to a strange woman for 6d.
Yesterday morning his step-mother locked him in the
libuse, whiles she went out for about half an bone and
I during her absence he broke open the door, end taking
his father's holyday cost from the chest, he carried it
to the of id Mr. Harris's, where he pawned it for 7s.
and absconded; but in the course of the day he was
brought home by a parcel of honester lads than himself.
The poor woman seemed much affected, and shed
tears whilst giving her evidence. Among other things
she stated that she had repeatedly cautioned the pawn-
broker's man not to take in any articles the boy might
bring, as be was addicted to thieving.
In consequence of this information, the Magistrates
(R. filinshull and T. Halls, &Is.) sent an officer for the
aforesaid pawnbroker's man, and he came with the coat
under his arm. Ile gave his name Joseph Burgess, and
a very dapper and self-complacent young fellow lie is.
Ile declared that the little prisoner was continually
" in the habits" of bringing things to pawn for his step-
mother, and that she had never cautioned him not to deal
with him.

The step mother, however, solemnly ted that she
had cautioned bins, unit that she Lad never sentthe boy to
pawn any thing whatever.
The 14 agistrates, after censoring the condact of pawn-
brokers io taking in property trolls children, committed
the little prisoner to take his trial for the theft, and
the pawnbroker's man fur receiving the property,
knowing it to be stolen; but be wa►afterwards liberated
on bail.

VICHLANCZ EZTRAORDIYA RT.—CIOOI4II Lewis, a
poor girl about IS years of age, was broudlat up by Alb-
drew Lloyd, one of the s:isinountee patrol, who stated
, when be put her to the bar, that he had taken her into

THE CHEST HLEMONS ; OR, A HUSBAND RE-
FORMED.
A Tale for the Ladies.
A eouple—to dlasoosetjarriag allied,
Agreelog to part, and their property sharing,
Strange incident Wsaar.m's Jet &aching supplied.—
The husband to rummage a Trunk while preparing,
Two Boots it contain'tl,—and now gleaming he saw
His form lathe Btaciritte of brilliant eclat.
'• Tow DIEI7IOIIB are here I' be aseialm'd,—•• Thee his the
" The Droll Will Isstve,—for it gee were a sin !"
Thou nearer her husband she cautiously drew.—
" Tete goer ewe!'• to titer:keel while she tembleel him is
Tway locked Go the instant I-0, Den what a roof,—
He rev'd, kick'd,andswore—eurs'd his a ife o'er sod o'er,
And vainly each effort esetty'd to get out—
Athwart him there shoots the lops from the Boots,
In ropey he views them, and litters a roar
As IT from a kyles of devils—or more!
Inviting her Gossips, the Cheat their tea-table,
The devils &mmHg now to bellow eash;e:
This Jory of Mahone impaneoll'd to try
The pris'ner for cameo( a heinous dye.
Adjudg'd him then guilty of coajagal
la breath of allegivare des la kis WO:!—
ay Worera and Devils eathrall'd and beset.
The Culprit, whet lot more severe could befall him?
From duress rcless'd, and the lisps in the Jet.
His Judges to freedom If pleas'd to meal him.
Snbservieut and nrateful, he vow'd his life.
In all things he'd gteld to the will of his Wt/e!
•• Conte forth then all three:" anti no laughter was leektag
When they, the Cheat DICIINISS, cheers of strife.
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