Police.
The Times, 1824-01-27T00:00:00

Bow STITElT.-Al ongst a great namber of persons of various descriptions brought up yesterday trom lifferent watch-honses, was a young woman, apparently a foreigner by birth, whose outward garments, consisting of a silk pelisse, a bonnet of the s-ame -nate- rial, and a Ilacc veil, wecre torn almost to tatters, and covered with mud. She seemed also in a verv ill state of health, and her man- ners and address were so decidedly superior to the majority :of wo- men who are seen in a similar situation), as to cxcite a goot deal of attention wlhen shc was placed at the bar. The charge against her was made by a watchman, who swore that he founia her in a disorderly state in the street, antI upon his desiring her to" move on," she refused to stir, and behaved in a very disor- derli manner. Tihe lagisarate observed, that such conduct was not tabe tole- rated, and in order to protect watchmen in the execution of their duty, he tvas affaid hc must consider the defendant a fit subject obr the Hlouse of Correction. Defendant.-But I hope, Sir, yoa will hear me in defence before you proceed so harshly with me. Mlagistrate.-Oertainly, I am bound to hear both sides, and I should be vrery unwvorthy my situation if I decided without hearing your defence. I mean not to hurt your feelings. but I presume you are what is termed an unfortunate woman. Tlie. defendant said, that she was certainly most unfortunate, but not in the sense intended to be conveyed by the magistrate. She was the daughter of an English gentleman uamed Mlusgrove. who was Consul at Seville, in Spain, ana who married a native of that country. Her father was rather a rich man, and upon her marriage with iMr. (1olville her husbnd, she received from her father lO,0001. She and herhusband canse to England, andhe and aperson named Fisher established a house in the linendrapery traile in Great Rus- sell-strect, Biloomsbury, inder the frin of Fislle'r and Colville. They were unfortunate, however, in business; and her husband, aftcr being reduced by degrees to almost the lowest possible state of po- vrty_v.as awrested for a stnaU sum of maonev, and placed in the larshalsea prison. She on Saturda was turned out of- her miserable ibdging, in consequence of her inability to pay her rent; and she went to the Alarshalsea in the hope that she would be allowed toremain with her husband, but unfortunately he had a chum (a fellU^v-lodger in the same room), and she was not suffered to sleep there. then the hour arrived that she was com- pelled to quit the prison, she left it, andl wandered about until comn- pletely exhausted,when she sought refuge at St.Giles's watchhouse but after being there a short time, she. was turned, out with violence; and it was while she was remonstrating against this treatmeni, that she was taken iuto custody. This she declared ws 'i the head and front of her offending," and surely the magistrate would not, under such circumstances, deal vith her as with common prostitutes, and sentence her toai degra'dig punishme3t.- The Alagistrate said, that if her story wa strictlZ true, she was * I very far indeed from being a At ob;cct for p2nishment. t was, o W. ever, his duty to make inquiry as to the truth of her tale and he as- sured her, that if lie foundl it correct, he would do all in hi* power to niake s6me provision for her eomfort.' Mleanwhile he wouldsendher te St. -Ilartin's workhouse, and desire that she might be comfort- Ably taken care of for at least a few days. The charge preferred against the defendant by the wratchman was. dismissed, and she ivas sent to St. Mlartin's workhouse, there to re- main until something better can be done for her. The defendant expressed her grateful thanks for the humanity of the magistrate, and left the office for tie workhouse with apparent satisfactior. ROBBERY AT TEIE [lOUSE OF AIn. MACQUEEN1, AM. P.-It Will be recollected that among the property stolen from this gentle- mnan's house, was a dirk, studded with Scotcl stones, called cairn- gorams, This dirk was yesterday morning taken to the house of Mlr. Macqueen by a AMr. Inderwick-, an importer of foreign snuff- boxes, in Prince's-street, Leicester-square, who stated that he had bonght it from a 31r. Falacke, a Jew mercisant, from Germany. Mr. Falacke- when he sold the dirk (for 5 guineas), vas accompanied by a illr. ilaron, a Jew dealer, at Norwich, whLn Alr. Inderwick had known for many year. Ajr. Iudersviek took tiir dirk to Air. AMac- queen, in consequence of what he had seen in th ucswspapers re- specting it. Air. inderwltk attended, and gave evidenc'e as to the possession ef the dirk, antd will be present at the next excnWSation; HATTON-OARDEX.-..Yesterday a respectable gentleman, resid- ing in Southampton-street, Blloomsbury, applied for a snmlwlons, amainst a hackney-coaclhman, under the following circutmstane-s:- He stated, that on the preceding evening, he engaged the hacknej- coacimanl at Giltspur-street, to drive himself with his wife and fa mily to their residence, but on passing along Holborn, perceiving the coachman to be intoxicated they alighted before they reached South- ampton.sticet. The coaclhnan demanded the exorbitant sum of five shillings. On being refused this demand. be pointed but to the passengers the gentleman to be Probert and hIis famitv the conse- quence was, the street became impassable with the mob 'tatcollected, and the gentleman and his family were obliged to fly for protection to a neighbouring coftbe-house. In order to reach hoine in safety,, he paid the coacbman his full demand, and in a short time after he wcithdrew, ther mob dia,persel. The Da-istrate said he never Mnet with a more aggravated case. and ordered che summons immediately; POLICE.