The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-03 00:00:00

CUTTING AND NIAISIIINO.

Timothy Creeds,. and Mary his wife, were charged
by Mary Harley with feloniously wounding her in the
arm will; a kife.
Mrs. Hurley stated, that on the
.preceding evening,
about seven o'clock, she was sitting In the tap-room of
the Union public-house, in Tooley-street„ alien the pri-
soners came in, half-drank, and began to quarrel with
the company. She observed, that " people as didn't know
how to behave 'emselves ought never to take a drop of
drink or beer either," on which Airs. Crawley applied a
very tilthy epithet to her, and seising a knife which lay
on the table, cut her with it across the fleshy part of
her arm nearly to the bone. She fainted from loss of
blood, and was taken to a doctor, by whom she was
dressed and animation restored.
" Meshes, Ood knows more was the pity," said mister
Crawky, " that ever you got round at all my jewel, and
faith as to your faiattag it was all humbug.'
His wife, who seemed a my modest-looklag woman,
with two terrible black eyes, now motioned him to be
silent whilst she naiad a somber of witnesses; from
whose statement it appeared„ that Mrs. Hurley had
struck the female pneoner and blacked her eyes, and
when the man went between them as a mediator, the
complainant dealt him a good threshing.
Mrs. Hurley, on being questioned, admitted that she
might have blacked Mrs. Crawley's eyes, and so the Al-
derman dismissed the cue altogether, advising them to
he more temperate for the future.
A second case arose oat of this squabble, in which
Mistress Patience Donovan was charged by Honors
Leary with an assault of really a barbarous nature, al-
though it afforded amusement enough to the Court.
Mrs. Leary " happened" to be sitting with another
lady at the Union, " drinking a drop of gin," *nit in-
tending tour the last of the old year, fearful she should
never see another, when a row commenced between the
Crawley* and Hurley's.
the Crawley's were put
called for a fall pot,
formers." Mrs. Leary
against a " jontlemaa
and hogsa to enter into
of her discourse was -

striking her in the mow
ing six of her teeth out.
net and clothes.

The Worthy Alderman
to find good bail.
A vixen, named Sarah
her peaceable spouse, wi' ing a
threatening his lifideicanse he had the temerity is ad-
vise her to lea,* OW Or drinking. Francis said, he had
more than once administered to her a tolerable portion
of an Irish drw,r, well known in Tipperary by the name
of " Stick physic," but it had no effect. The Alderman
thought the prescription a good one, but as it had failed
of effect, he would try what a physicing in the Borough
Compter would do, where be committed her, to the ap-
parent satisfaction of honest Frank.

LIGHT BREAD.

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Woneute-Svairv.--Several informations had latel
bee. eshilikod at this 011ionagainetthe ostlers[ of ligh
bread, and a number of persons of that description had
been convicted is mitigated penalties for selling bread
deficient in weight. It was, however, intimated to the
informers, that their attention would be more service-
ably applied to the conviction of the bake% instead of
the sellers, who might in some cues err from ignoranse.
One of the informers observed, that the bakers in ge-
neral were too sly fur them. On Saturday, however, a
baker, of the name of John Borman, appeared before
Rosser Berm., &R., charged upon information pre-
ferred by William Johnson, for selling four half quart-
ers loaves deficient is weight fourteen ounces.
William Johnson, the informer, stated, that he west
to Borouian's shop, and asked for four half-joiners
loaves, which were delivered to him, and he paid for
them. He then desired the defendant to weigh them in
his presence. The defendant would have vg4hed them
all together, but Johnson insisted upon their being
weighed separately. The baker went for the weights,
and on his return weighed two of theta together, and
I observing they were deficient in weight, be soli, " I
vie now what you are, but I shall make op the deli-1
ciency." and threw in a roll for that purpose. Johnson
told hint that be did not buy the roll, but the loaves
only. The honest baker would have gladly persuaded
him to take back his money, and not to have the bread,
but Joliqson having paid for the loaves, insisted " he
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would have the loaves, and nothing hut the loaves."
The other two loaves were then put in the scales, bat
they wee also found wanting, and another roll was
thrown in to turn the balance iii favour of honesty.
Johnson, however, *owe he did not buy the tolls, bet
the loaves wily, and that be took the rolls merely be-

s. Mrs. Donovan was vexed that I bow*, and during t
it in the watch-bouse, and so she Jur, were of opinion
and drank " bad I to all in- the severity et tbe w
yhaving once given rmation 1111111111 t when in a sit
• who stole a sheep, lit. Jury were of opiaiw
do & justification, w . want, Iseean-e sbe al
suddenly cut short by he preceding day.
oath with a quart pot, and atural Death by
it, and afterwards tearing her other Inquest 1
y of Mr. Ib Misr
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tan ordered Mrs. Patience Donovan street, 81 berY•
fallen r stair
—" Vial
rah Riley, was charged by Francis, An in.
with drawing a krill'. on him, and T s —1- .
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