The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-09 00:00:00

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Gottmisauf., MayT.-Yesterday, considerable bustle
prevailed at this Justice room, in consequence of an offi-
cial visitation having taken place, the night before,
amongst the fair promenaders of Fleet-street and Lod-
The satellites of authority succeeded in cap-
turing 16 of the venal votaries of Venus, of the Corbel
thiati order, possessing all the alluring charms that dress
and art could bestow to captivate the ekve of the admirers
of peripatetic beauty. The whole !may were planted in
the Boudoir of St. Bride's, in Fleet.msrket, alias the
watelihows.., where they were detained by li's worship,
the night rdiodable, till morning. and tv..is then brought
before their oil favourite, Mr. aid. WOOD, to answer fur
their minim Is.

'1 h.. ladies' names' were--,-Caroltwc
etta Lewis, Louisa Davis, Aitielia AlsaNeue, Matilds
Sepassinr, Eli:. Henderson, Elba nintriason, "Aerie?
Groves, Mary Ann /goo, Caroline White, Caroline
Kendall, fl. Bedford, Mary Stereos, Made Davis;
Nary Ann Purchase, sad KILT. Grubb
The tirst batch that was brought into the presence of
his Worship, were the Misses Williams, Lewis, Davis,
and Montagne.
The Alderman praised th- &girt cnastahle for his eon-
dna, and said that the streets were now worse than ever;
no modest woman was suffered to walk without her eye.'
and ears bring insulted by these abandoned women; and
consigned them to one tutantli:s bard labour in Bride-
well.
The next batch enns;sted of Miss Sermone and Mimi
Henderson, These ladies were recognized to be profes:
elands* and were pursuing their wordi'y calling at 'tali',
past one o'clock in the morning. These nymphs were con-
signed to the same depot for the same perioi,
?digs Tomlinson and Miss Groves noxt male their ap.
pestance; they were found strolling at Wilms: one
o clo:k in the morning on latidgate-hill• Tustlisess was
a line gill nut immure than 15, and on being asked if else
had any hiends, she wept bitterly, and indistinctly said,
she bad en aunt that was then presont. A very respects.
ble looking female then stepped forward and stated t's4'
she was ain trried woman, and resided-in the hondon-roadl
the girl Tmnliu+on was her niece.; she had not seep her,
till now for the last three months, but It vi heard she was
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following the business of a dress-maker, to which shell:ad
been brought up; her parents, who were dead, paid 7ti'
guineas as a premium fur her instruction. She was a'
girl of considerable arT.implishmeitts, at: I if the Alder-e
man would permit her to go at large, site would take her .
home and keep her seek led. .
The Alderman said it grieved him much to see such
girl in so disgraceful a situation,and asked her if thewonid
go home with her aunt if he permitted her: The girl; •
cried bitterly, and declared she had ken so tunes since •
she ha•l been in the street, that she would return to her
friends and never more tralsgreas. She was then dis;
charged, but her companion Groves was remanded, In or+.
der that her parent+ might attend. •
The next on the list was Miss. Mary Ann ItOsa, a dash-
ing young woman of the highest nati., atiirea in a gm a •
Gros de Naples pelisse, covered a ills ;lime.-in„ elect
clasps; a large Leghorn hornet and a prepostcro..s
plume of white feathers ;cisme I bur head.
The night constable said, that thialaily gave .him an.l
the watchmen more trouble than any of the others. •SW ,
would, Id deceive him, change her .press four or five times
a night, and was called " Dimly !loss." She was sky-
larking with two gentlemen at two u lock in the morn- • •
ing, and he took her to the natchhou.e.
Miss Ho=e, in au allecte I tone, said, " 'Pon honour, •
Mis'er Alderman. this fellow behaved very rude; 'pun ,
honour, was walking with two gentlemen, friends of
mine, when this fellow mint and dragged me from titem,
and took ow to the watch-house, 'pon honour; very hard, •
'indeed, can't walk the streets."
Aid. Woon,—Matlant I believe I once had the honotr
of seeing you before. if I recollect tight, you were thea
coining home with two friends from Vauxhall, when. the '
fellow palled you away from them. •
Miss Ross.—Very possibly, Sir, von might.
Alderman. —You must go to dridewell for a mouth's
labour.

:Hiss Ross:—'Pun honour,Mr. Alderman, that's very
hard.

Miss Ross was then placed in the strong room amongst..
the other ladies ; and the Alderman eulogized the officer
for his promptitude.
lIATTONGARDEN.—WiIIiam Jorge:, h card-maker. wie •
brought up on a warrant, charged by Mary, his wife, wit!s
cruelly assaulting and beating her. It appeared that the
complainant was eighteen, and the prisoner twenty ; it was
a love match ; they had been three weeks married, after 4
twelvemouth's courtship, and she had married him contrary
to the wishes of her parents. The first week they lived yr-
ry happily together ; the beginning of the second ho WU;
teasing anctill-using her favourite kitten, she gave him a
slight slap in the face, and told him to desist—it was but a
light pat, and she did It but in joke • he threw away the kite
terkstood;up, and gave her a tremendous blow, and knocked
her down ; he gave her twb other desperate beatings 154'1
same•week,; the third ani. present week, he beat and kicked
her every morning and evening, so that her life was in daae .
ger. She could not live with him. All she requested of l.!.1 '
Worship was to make him allow her so much a week, sad :o
separate them.
The priioner, in return, said, the complainant was orsezh
a fiery temper,that no man could put up with it On the sal al.- •
est contradiction she would fly in a rage, call him the most •
scandalous name, and strike him across the face. In short. j
he was the person who ought to complain, and if she &loot
mend her manners towards him; hecould not live with liar '
he would wish for a separation.
The MAAISTRAT/ Informed them that, as they had takea
each other for better for worse, he could not separate thew.
He would advise their friends, who were then present, to '
try to 'meditate matters between them; if not, they might.
by agreement, separate. Let them go home and try ; Cie
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warrant in the mean time might hang over.
QUlEN•eQu•stit.—ToziattAitzume FAlR.—Yesterday •
Mt. Anoheutis and a Solicitor attended at this ottice.
with Mr. Hopkins, of Rochester-row, Totbil•fields, pur-
suant to a summons issued to Mr. Mann, a builder, who
claimed a right of bolding a fair in Tothil.fields.
Wifeen,:the Magistrate, expressed• his surprise at
tome statement published in the newspapers, which was
grossly incorrect. The fair having been considerej..a
nuisance, it wis most nnquestionsbly the duty of die
Magistrates to suppress it, unless a propet tight could
be shewn for .liteping it. • Mr. Mann, is the first Ir.:-
stance, was allowed a month to procure such docomesite
as would enable him to establish suelt right, but failing,
be was allowed another week, and then—no such doom-
great being brought forward, the Magistrates con-
ceiving that none existed, were determined to stop it •
future. . •

Mri A DOLOEIC6 repllech that application had bett"••••
wale to him After the proceedings took place at thee-5
(Alice; he was informed the right had been purchased
from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster.
The Magistrate said, the Dean and Chapter litemseven
denied any snetr right. if there were any Charter for -
holding the fair, authcient that had been allosiel for its •
production,
Mr. lidpkins predated his' leasesi and complai:ied that
as there was no ingeket ill Westminster, the prohibition
of the fair was deemed a gteat loss to the inhabitants at
la
Ms
ADOLPItea conk! not find any thing resnectinzthe
the lessen. He advised them to take the OpipiJd •
of King's Coopsel, with which the Magistrates were"'
satisitd, an,! the case. again rested..
•
'llte.lo:blieseste :ro,er-tored from Gahlr to Thiblin.; .fisatt
Loops to.arrivaon then h treas..: end two oh-this Witt inat:+4. to
ahe sth Dragoon Guards, at present quartered
re ordered U march fjr Newbridge barraoLs on the Bla in-
slaut,