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The Times, 1824-09-17T00:00:00

AIANSTOSt..rousr.-A fellow named Smiith was charged with having Indecently Rssaulted two females in the street at night. Thiis was oae of many charges which have beep within thc last week brought before the LoiuD MAYOE, in which the defendants h6ve I been described as guilty of the most vile conduct to women who ap- peared to be unprotected. The ruffian observed the elder comllplain-. ant's husband walking before her, but not knowing that he was re-. lated to her, assaulted her in the manner described, and caught hold j Dfher female companion in the same manner iuemediately atter- wards. Before he had proceeded to this indecent extremity,the mar- ried complainant told him her husband was on before her, and she ,ertainly would call out if she and her friend were not allowed to pass without being molested. The defendaut ldughed at this threat, which was not immediately put into execution, in consequence of the fear entertained by the ladies that something desperate might 3CCur. An officer, however, just then was passing, and the married ladg without making any noise about the mtatter, put her assailant into kis custody, so that there was no lenger any danger of a contest; between the latter and her husband. TPhe Loton MAY'an lamented that he was daily called upon toI ormmit men for such atrocioas assaults as had been just described. The character of the people, it would appear, was underoing 3 complete revolution. It proved the necessity that existed fox men to stick to their wives and families. In every cace of this kind he was determined to commit in default of bail, and to compel prose. cutions.-This defendant was committed for trial. AlAR.L1OstOUGH-STIRExT.-On Tuesday last a charge appear. ed entered in St. Jarnes's watch-book, against Lady lMfarie Antonia lfnnisz'ilont, for an assault upon riMr. Gilbert, a tradesmatn, in Bond. street; but the fair prisoner not being forthcoming, the *Magistrate izquired the cause of her absence, when the constable of the night informed him, that, believing the lady to be the person she represent- eta herself, he himself entered into ball, in the usual form, for her appearance. The Magistrate said, that, however prais2worthy this act of gal. lantry mi&ht be, unless he produced the prisoner', his recognizances would be In some danger. To make assurance double sure, Mr. Gilbert, notwrithstanding the nighltconstable's promise to prodnce his prisoner, took out a warrant against Lady Mlaria Antonia Winninyton; and, in the course of the day after, Lady Mfaria Ar,tonia Winnington took out a c0oss-war. rant against Mr. (ilbert, for an assault and false imprisonment; and, by mutuad gonsent, one 'clock yesterday was appointed to have both warrants heard. Mr. Gilbert being first on the list, he was called upon to state his charge,; and l,dy Maria Antonia Virinnington, a person of venr genteel figure, and elegantly dresmed, stepped forward, accompanied by several friends, to meet her accuser. Mlr. Gilbert said th.t the sister of the defendant rents a house of his, which, had he known as much as he does now at the time he let .t to her, she never shonld have occupied it; but of this lady herself he knew nothing whatever, nor had he ever even seen her until about eight o'clock on Mlonday night, when she came to his house; and on being introduced into his office, she commenced abusing hin in the monst shocding manrer, because, as she said, lie intended to dis. uoofsess her sister of the house she held of him, and threatened, if he aid so, to annihilate him, at the same time 'holding her clinched fist in his face. Ile ordered her quietly to leaye the house, but she still continued to abuse him, and collected a mob round his door. To avoid her, he walked down into Piccadilly, but she still followed him, writh -some man who accompanied her; and fearing personal danger from both, hegave the lady into the custody of a watchman, and charged her at the watch-lhouse. flarrlngton a watchmas, said, that he took chaTge of the lady by direction of Mr. Gilbert, whom she attempted seseral ti-nes to strike while going to the watch-house; and that the gentleman wvho was wvith the lady at the time, a Mr. Sergeantson, a wine-merchant, in Pall-mnall, endeavoured to rescue her; and that she herself offered him (the watchman) a sovreign to let her go. This watchman said, that er lad schip, whoever she was, wZas drunk at the time. Trao servants in the house of M\?r. G}ilbert also spoke to the violent conductof the defendant on the evening in quebtion, and her threats to Mr. Gilbert. In calling an the defendant for her reply to this charge, the Alagis. trate asked her if he should address her as Mllrs. Ml innington, or Lady Winsington ?-She replied, Lady XVinnington, certainly, which neither Air. Gilbert nor any body else could deny. She is, she said, the wife of Sir John IVinnington, wvbo has conducted hiFn. self in such a manner towvards her, by giving the preference to the society of Lady Wastel Brisco, that a suit is proceeding in the Ec- clesiastical Court for their entire separation, and it is at the instiga- tion of her husband and this Lady Brisco that MIr. Gil- bert had acted towards her as he had done. The real cir. cuimstances, she said, which occurred on Monday night were these :-Her sister some time ago took a house from a Colonel Monroe, to whom this Mfr. (Gilbert is a sert of agent, and receives the rent. For some reason or other they now want a pretext to turn her sister out of the house, as they seem to repent of the bargain they had made; and although there is not a fartning rent due until the 25th instant, AMr. Gilbert has been threatening to take possession of the house. On Monday morning she called on M1r. Gilbert to saV that the rent would be paid on the day it became due, by M r. )Iang- nall, of Aldermanbury; her solicitor, and therefore not to take any steps against her sister; upon which lr. Gilbert flew into a rage, and in the rudest manner turned her out of the house; and not con- tent wfiT this, he followed her into Piccadilly, for the purpose, as she well knew, of watching where she resided, to give her husband an opportunlty of annoying ler. Mr. Segeantson, a respectable wine-merchant, who accompanied bter, on see ng that llir. Gilbert was watching her, proposed to get into a coach, and by that means escape; " but (said her Ladyship), as I never get into coaches with gentlemen at night, I declined the offer." She then went isp to Mr. Gilbert, and asked him what he meant by following her; upon which he called a watchman, to whonm he gave her in charge, and had her dragged offin a moat brutal man. ner, and locked her up in a watchhouse, until the humanity of the nighst constable induced him to discharge her; and as f(ir the base assernions, that she was intoxicated, or assaulted Mir. Gilbert, they were equally false. A witncss was now called on the part of her Ladyship, who swore that M%fr. Gilbert followed her into Piccadilly, and whenever she crossed the street to avoid him, he crossed also, and seemed to annoy her very mnuch. The constable of the night said, that the lady was certainly not in- tokicated, as stated by the watchman, when she came to the watch. hdssses Hier tLadyship was asked by the Magistrate what objection she had to have her residence known F She replied, none in the world, except to.avoid the annoyance of lier husband and his associates. fler residence, she said, was No. 14, Regentstreet, and she defied anonetecast any imputations upon her. TIelV1lngistrate said, that at first he had some doubts that shIe was the person she repregefsted herqelf to be; but it seemed admitted on all hands that ehe was Lady ltirnnington. Air. Gilbert said he had no doubt she was I,ady WVinnihgton. The cross-warrant obtained by her Ladyship against MIr. Gilbert was then heard, and the assaelt cosiplained of was what we have already stated-locking her Ladyship up in the watch-house. The Daglstiate said, that under all the circumstances, he should discharge both waraints, and leave the parties to indict each other at the desdons if they thotight flt. But he ordered a summons to be served on Dir. I3ergenltson, of PslJntaall for obstructing the watch. man in the execution of hls dutyv. The parties were then a discharged. The office was crowded durdeg the investigation by tradespeole, anious to see her Ladyship. ir. Samauel Bamford Hamer, and two other persons, came to tite office, and stated their object to e to obtain an order to visit MIr. Fauntleroy, who is at present in the House of Correction; but as Mir. CONA-tT, the Alagistrate for whom their application was in- tended, wssa out of town, no answer could be given to them on the subiectL 1AtYL'Z:o2 E.0orVcs.-3Mr. GflFFI TES, one of the Aagis- trates of this office, has been for two successive evenings occupied till a late hodr, i nfesti sting an extraordinary charge of felony, brouglht by 11ademoisellevirgsnia PeTrot, against Slr. 4skew, the proptietor of a fashionable Parisian dress und millinery establish- muent in Oxfo-d-street. In the course of Tuesday morning, Dta- demeisellelPerrot, accompanied by Monsieur Bertrapld, presented herself befare 'Mr. Gsur13lruT , and stated on oathl, that a chest of drawets beltonging to her in Mr. Askew's . house had been opened, and valuable Proerty abstracted therefrom, consisting of diamonds and jewellery,together with sevenFrenchbank.notes for 1,000 francs each, and five for 500 francs each. Part of this property was wrapped up in a confidelatial letter, which she had received from a nobleman in Fiace, and which letter she had evidence to prove was now in the possession of Mr. Askew, and was her ground for charging him with the felony. On thils statement, Nr. GRXFFITHS granted his warrant, which was pat into the bands of Wilunw, who, in the course of the after. noon, waited upon Mr. Askew ; and having stated his btsiness, was voluntarily gccompiaielt tc the offiCe by that gentleman. At seven o'clozk in the evening the charge was gone into Mr. AnDOLPrs S attending on behalf oE Ir. Astew.; and Mr. ?ftrurExT, the soli. citor, n thepart of the presecatrit. Itdcmoidele Pentethaving beean worn,-tated that she;had been ingag6dbytheptiaonerin the dressmakinsg and millinery department at a sal'y gf 2,00( fhrds per Year, and which, at the expiration of scvcnmonthe,:wasadvancedto 4,000frmncsayear, Shequitted his em- eloy on the 5th of last July. at which time she left locked up in her rael3n a second fioor roomn, SeYen French Bank bills for 1,0(O francs each, and five for. a franc ecch; lso avaluuible diamond neckce, a pais-of diamond ear-rings tocorrespssnd, an antique iing, with a portrait of the Emperor o ussia on a vthite stone, oetrounc with diamond; also two other antique nn, set witt pearls, twe neklace,, one.of amber, tfShe qp gf ceets gi a vrzicty 4Q otbei valuablearticlesof jewellery. There were also a nurnber of t'o:ii. dential letters, and one in particular1 in wttich some of the abo swar. ticles were wrap.ped. It was a letter from a nobleman in France. there was something in it about a boy with blue, and a boy wvith black eyes. Cross-examined by h,lr. ADoLrrius-Had superintended a won. cern belonging tro Mr. Askew, at Cheltenhlam; her name was over z'he door. The letter she spoke of was from a noblemin, but she idelined telling his name. The French notes were the property of 1lonsieur Bertrand; she did not know the numbe-rs of any of thent. Monnsieur Bertrand was a grocer in Paris ; he was a friend of hers, and had ac-ompanied her tA Engl:srd. ie had cailed her his sister to nreserve appearances. She would persist in swhe2ring that all tha pr6perty slhe hadt enumerated was in the drawers. AIr. George Hubert, solicitor, sworn.-Had called ortZMr. Askeak' about ten days back to demand the delivery ofthe proplertv above enumnerated, none of which war delivered to him. Hereceived some art-^les, and he also found in the drawers a catalogue purpoiisug to' be of what was left in them. That catalogue he produced, Re' found none of the property mentioned in it. Alonsieur Bertrand sworn -Hevave into the hands of Tdadamoi- selle Perrot to take care of, seven French Bank bills for 1,080 frabtes each,and five for 500 eacb. Hie had been promised a situation by f.- Askew; an advertisement fbr that purpose was put into the newsna- pers, but without success. Cross-exainined.-Had been a grocer in Paris; he brooghe the notes with him to England. He did not know their numbers. Had called .4 sademoiselle his sistcr,in order to maintain the respectability of the house. Air. John Smith, lockstnith, in O0ford-street, cworn.-lHad1 about three morths back. sent a maton to A:r. A_skew's to bYeakc opear a lock, as he understood, of a chest of drawers on the second }oor, Did not accompany the mran. He was still in their employ. it being thought essential that this witness should bc tbrthcat ing, anid it being then ton late in the evening tn hoipe to fint. hlin li moderate sime, 4Sr. GriffiEhs consented to adiornm the examin.Ztioi till seven o'clock the following evening, anld in the me2n tine Air. Askew was stffecred to go at large, on entering into hig personal recognizance in 501., and finding two sureties in 251. each. f he sureties were irrmnediately founcL. At the appointed hour the following evening both parties were is attendance. IMlademoiselle Perrot Was then re-examined. She re- peated her testimony as to having received the letter from a noble- man that it was left lucked up in the chest of drawers;, that it con- tained a history of a boy with black and a boy with blue eyes; and that it was tlhe only letter she had from a nobleman. In that letter thc bank-notes were enclosed. The letter was written in French. 1lr. Hubert examined.-Witness was shown a letter written in French by Mir. Askew. It did not purport to be from a noblemen. There were only initials Agned fo it. Mtfademoisellc Perrot recalled.-Tbe name of the noblemen war not attached to the letter; it had onlv the ini ials " N. S." Air.lllubcrt (in o3ntinuation.)-Thcletter shown me had the iiai. tials *' N. S." Air. ADOLPHUS, (to .Wademoiselle Perrot.)-What was thernine of the nobleman a WTitsess.-I won't teU You. MIr. ADOLPettUS.-I insist I have a right to be infornted of his n ame, in order to assist me in unravelling and exposing the falws- hooi of the charge got up bv thiese " wretched people." Mr. GyRrrFITHs.-I think you have no right to iL. Mr. AnOLltHUS.-I shall take note ofthe objection; then turn- ing to the prosecutrix, he asked, what boy is that the letteralludesto? Prosecutrix.- That's nothing to you. Mr. GRIFFTTrlS -_ think so too. You have no right to inquire, abotit the letter fur-her than to identify it. - Nir. ADOLPH'US.-I have the letter in my pocket, but unider these circumstances I shall not produce it. If I did, I could prove the falsehood of what is stated as its contentts. Timothy landergeen being sworn, stated, that he was in the emn- ploy of Mir. Smith, of Oxford-street, and remembers being about- three rnonths ago sent to pick a lock at Mr. Askew's, in the front- shop. A young man from Ar. Askew's called on him that morn- i,g, about this bu'iness. He asked hint if he ever picked a lock in the second fioor. 'itness, in reply, told himn he never was in the second floor. Mr. Hubert and Monsicur Bertrand had called on him about three weeks back, and had questioned him about the loCk he had opened. Mlonsieur had called on him several times since on the same sub;ect. Mlademoiselle Harriet Deuler was examined through the medium of the Abbe de Roufigny., wnh was sworn to inter}ret truly. SIhe stated that she was at the present time engaged by Air. Askew at a salary of 1,5l0 franes per anntm. Remembered the proseceatribe living there; had seen her wear coral ear-rings and necklace; had also seen her with a jet and amber necklace; had never semn the diamond ear-rinos or necklace; had never seen the ring with the Emperor of Russia's portrait. Air. Askew, about a fortnight ago, showed her a letter which was in French, and which contained a passage about a boy with black, and a boy with blue eyes. The letter .Was signed with initials thinks the initials were " Y. S. ;" they might have been " 0. S." Is sure onte of the initials was' S." He diH not tell lier how he got it. The passage in the letter was to this effect :-" The child you call mine, and which you say is as much like its father as two peas, has blue eyes; now mine aye black, and r would alvise you re look for its father in the person with blue eyes." Miss Uttit examined.-lWritncss lives with Mlr. Askew, ancd re- members seeing the promacusri wear many valuable articles of jewellery, but not the diamond necklace. Knows the chest of drawers in the room on the second floor, in which the prosecutrix kept her property. Has understood by hearSAy they were brokca open; but knows nathing personally about it. Mr. GsrrrITSe 5, in pronouncing his decision. said, thatacase of strong suspicion had been nade out, and to that rase no auswer had been given: he therefore felt it to be his duty to ll1y commit the prisoner to Newgate for triaL The office was crowded to excess. The examination lasted til l tt ten o'clock. OMs) B A1LET.-aThe sessions for London and Middlesex commenced yesterdav before Mir. Justice Littledale and A'fr. Justice i Gasclee; but no trials of public importance took place. CRICKET -A match of crick-et was played on Vesines- davin the Five Fielda, Chelsea. between tha non-commissioned officers of the Coldstream Guards, the First aziiarxt the Second Battalion, which was won by the former. in gallAnt style, with tent wickets to spare. AN EXAMPLE NOT Lll;ELY TO 13E MTTATED.-An Efmperor of China proposed making a progress through part of his dominions. One of his counsellors opposed it, 2s at that time im- proper. The Emperor, in leat, drew his sabre, and cried, " Pass the order for my journey this instant, or I will strikeoff o3ur head." Tlie officer, without the least emotion, took off his Mlandarin's cap and robe, and kneeling down with his neck extended, said, "Your Majesty may strike, for Icannot onmplY with what I knovw to bc contrary to the gtosi of the emnpire." The Emperor checked him- self, and gave up his journey. APPLE BREAD.-A very light pleasant bread is made in France by a lixture of auples and flour, in the proportion qf one of the fornmer to two of the lacter. The usual quattity of veast is employed as in making commlon bread, and i6 beat with flotr and warm pulp of the apples, after they have boiled, and the dough is then considered as set: it i6 then piit ina proper vessel, and allowed (o rise for eight or twelve hours, and theim baked is lone lotves Verv little water is requisite: none, generally, if the apples arc very fresh.-Time .1firror. DEEPENING OF T1Et RiVEB CLYDE.-Such is the power of the new machine applied tn that purpose, that in the course of a few davs it dug out above 7,000 tons of earth. and cleared asway thc hsank extending opposite Finnieston, to the length of 140 yards. and 40 feet wide. thereby deepening the river nearly two feet in all that space. The corsequence is a safe navigation where vessels were for- merlY apt to take the ground. A perceptible difference is also, in consequence, observed in the flow of the tide, it flowing and ebbing earlier and more rapidlv. POLICE.