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      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . Ro £ bery . —Louisa Mortlock , 22 , spinster , and John Williams , 24 , shoemaker , were indicted for stealing a purse from the person of a lady named ( xregson . ^ It appeared that on the 14 th of August , Haydon the city officer , saw the two prisoners and another man following the prosecutrix down Fencirarch-stveet . After they had left her , he went after them , and they , finding they were pursued , threw the purse away . They were both found guilty , and Williams , being well-known to the police , was transported for seven years . The woman was ordered to he imprisoned for six months .

      BimaLAKY . —William Marford , 22 , chairmaker , pleaded guilty to having committed a burglary in the dwelling-house of John Venn , of Highbury park . Mr . Payne , who prosecuted , said that the prisoner was a most desperate character , and formed one of the gang to which the notorious Ha ' ckett once belonged . He was transported for seven years .

      MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . Results of Betting . —Thomas Scott , pleaded gailty to stealing a quantity of plate , value £ 200 and upwards , the property of Mr . Matthew Forster , the elder , his master , in his dwellinghouse . The particulars of this case as detailed before the police magistrate , have already appeared in our columns . Mr . Forster said , that he wished to recommend the prisoner to the indulgence of the Court , on account of his lengthened services in his family , but more particularly because he believed that he had stolen this property in consequence of becoming concerned with betting houses ; and until these nurseries of crime and dens of vice were put down , he hardly thought that they would be justified

      in dealing harshly to their unfortunate victims . Mr . Witham said , that the prisoner had robbed his master of an immense amount of property , after living in his service for such a length of time , and he should certainly have transported him but for kind recommendation of the prosecutor . He had made an excuse that he had committed this robbery because he became in volved in consequence of betting on horses , but this was no excuse . Every one who went to a betting-house ought to be ashamed of himself , and it was no palliation for his conduct . He then sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment , with hard labour .

      Pocket Picking . —Thomas Chillmcm , aged 20 , was convicted of stealing a silk handkerchief , value 4 s . 6 d . the property of James Tait , from his person . It appeared that the prisoner committed the robbery on the 22 nd uit , while the prosecutor was listening to the band in the colour-yard , St . James ' s Palace . A previous conviction was proved against the prisoner , and he was sentenced to ten years' transportation . Robbery by Boys . — William Brophy , a lad of 15 , and John Smith , a lad of J . 2 , were indicted for stealing the sum of 11 s ., the moneys of John Page . The jury found ^ both the prisoners guilty . They were proved to be old offenders , and Mr . Witham sentenced Brophy to seven years' transportation , and Smith to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour .

      Heaktless Robbeky . —David Sweeiman , pleaded guilty to having stolen two guns and a set of chessmen , and other articles , value £ 50 , the property of Charles Grilchrist . This was a very heartless case , as will appear from the following brief statement of the facts connected with it : —The prosecutor who is a solicitor ' s clerk , residing at 69 , Alfred-street , Regent ' s-park , had known the prisoner for about eight years . About five months ago he went to him in great distress , and the prosecutor very kindly gave him some employment , and permitted him to lodge in his house , and promised to pay his passage to Australia . On the 7 th of last month the prosecutor went down with his

      wife to Reading , leaving the prisoner in charge both of his house and a temporary lodging he had at 53 , Arlington-street . On the 14 th of August the prosecutor returned late at night , and atone o ' clock the prisoner went to the house intoxicated . He refused to let him in , but sent him to Arlington-st . Next day a silk dress and two guns were missing , and he went to Arlington-street , where he found the prisoner in bed . Some conversation ensued between them , and ultimately he gave up a number of duplicates relating to the property which he had taken nd pawned . It would appear from the evidence of the pawnbrokers in the case that the prisoner had been robbing the prosecutor ever since he had allowed him to live in the house . Mr .

      Witham said this was as black and wicked a case of ingratitude as had ever come to his knowledge . The prosecutor had held out the helping hand of a kind friend to him , and in return for his kindness he had carried on a heartless system of plunder , for which he must be severely punished . He then sentenced him to seven years' transportation .

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      MANSION HOUSE . Alleged Felonious Assault .- Merman Steintiiall , a German , who was said to be possessed of considerable property , was charged by Mrs . Hblzbach , the wife of a foreigner who has just left London fds the gold fields of Australia , with having made an assault with felonious intent upon her person . The ease excited much interest , and occupied the bench a couple of hoiirs .- —The prosecutrix , through an interpreter , said the defendant and I had some conversation at my house about a cigar shop which he wished me to take . I said that more money than I could afford would he necessary , to which he replied that there would be occasion for

      - no it . He called again and he walked into the shop , from w hich he followed me to the kitchen , where my bed was . I did not know that he was in the room with me till , hearing a . slight noise , I turned round and found that he was stripping himself . ( Great laughter ) I asked him what he meant , and ordered him out but he L ceeded to undress , and he then locked the dtov TiJt a Mayor .-Anddid all this take place ti 2 u ^; 7 n ^ ££ mony .-Tne prosecutns .-He said he e , ame to me SS q S ness , and he was determined not to away without t ^ Vu " I was quite surprised at such conduct , and I threatenedto K him severely , but he persevered , and I was obliged to o $ ^~ loud alarm . I had a struggle with \ ma , and I got away aii §

      succeeded m opening the door , at which a gentleman who was passing by came to my assistance . He , however , escaped but I afterwards had him apprehended . —A Polish Jew , the witness called by the prosecutrix , said he knew the lady , and as he was passing by the house he heard the voice of a person who appeaioci to him to lie half strangled . He ran in and knocked at the kitcneti door , and when it was opened by the prosecutrix he observed that 8 he was in great agitation and that the defendant lfi ? 4 S stripped . He thought under such circumstances that it would be prudent ^ Mm to stay till things skouli assume a different appearance , and he accordingly remained on " &e i p ^

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      till the defendant disappeared . — For the defence it was urged that the affair was a resolute conspiracy for the purpose of extorting money from the defendant . The Lord Mayor held the prisoner to bail , himself in £ 100 . and two sureties in £ 50 . each to answer the charge at the sessions . A Destructive ^ —Mary Davis was brought before Sir John Key charged with having broken a pane of glassj value £ 12 . in Batts ' s tavern , in Bucklersbury . —The defendant , who it seems has a fancy for breaking things of great value , never had been

      known to try her hand upon an inferior article . She went up to the splendid plate and battered it with vigour . —As a security against the effects of the mischievous work done by the sturdy beggars of the metropolis , who prefer prison fare to workhouse tare , it has been found necessary to establish a plateglass club , by whose rules the losses are divided , and the complainant in this case was , we understand , lucky enough to have a claim to compensation . —Sir J . Key fined the defendant in the penalty of £ 5 ., and in default of the fine sentenced her to imprisonment and hard labour for two months .

      CLERKENWELL . A Vampire Caught . —Thomas King , furniture broker , of 17 , Weston-place , King ' s-cross , St . Pancras , appeared on a summons before Mr . Tyrwhitt , for unlawfully retaining and taking from the produce of certain goods belonging to John Cook , a poor man , of 10 , Northampton-street , St . Pancras , and sold for the payment of rent , other and greater costs and charges than allowed by law , and contrary to the statute . —The charge was fully established . —Mr . Tyrwhitt said , that such practices were too frequent among the defendant ' s class , and this was just the case that ought to be followed up in another court against the

      parties . It was one of those quiet and secret transactions in which they thought they were perfectly safe , but which fortunately came to light . It was really crushing the poor . They could seldom fix on a case like this , and he did hope that Mr . Wakeling would pursue the matter . He then convicted the defendant , and ordered him to pay the sum of £ 3 . 10 s ., being three times the amount of defendant's extortionate charges , and including costs for witnesses , &c . —The defendant pleaded ignorance , and said he had not got the money with him . —Mr . Tyrwhitt . —Then jow must be detained until you pay it . He was then locked up , and in the course of the day he paid the money and was liberated .

      Attempted Murder of a Stepfather . —James Read was finally examined charged with attempting to murder Frederick Richard Allen , his stepfather . The particulars of this case have been already detailed in the newspapers . It may be recollected that on the 7 th of August last the prisoner and the prosecutor , who is his ( prisoner ' s ) stepfather , quarrelled , when the prisoner attacked him and stabbed him in several parts of the body , and in the struggle the prisoner received several wounds . The

      prosecutor was taken to the Royal t ree Hospital , where he had ever since been in a dangerous state , under the attention of Mr . Lane and other medical gentlemen . The prosecutor now attended , but he was in so weakly a condition that he could scarcely give his evidence , and he was evidently suffering great pain . Several witnesses gave confirmatory evidence . The prisoner reserved his defence , and he was fully committed to Newgate for trial . The prosecutor was taken back to the hospital .

      GUILDHALL . A Precocious Thief . —John Nelhams , alias Stone , alias Williams , alias Jones , a delicate lad about 10 years of age , was charged before Alderman Chaliis with picking a gentleman ' s pocket of his handkerchief . The offence having been proved , Springate , the gaoler , in answer to inquiries from the alderman , said , the prisoner had been nine times convicted , six times at this ? court , three at the Old Bailey , and four times flogged . — Prisoner . —I assure your worship it ' s all false what this man says . —Alderman Chaliis . —Were you not convicted at the Ola

      Bailey' ?—Prisoner—Yes , sir , but only once . —Alderman Chailis—How many times have you been flogged ?—Prisoner—Onl y three times , your worship . —Alderman Chaliis—And how ofte have you been convicted at this court?—Prisoner—Not mor than five times , sir . —Alderman Chaliis—Taking your own ac count to be corroctthis is a case for a jury , and not for summary conviction . The prisoner , who , it was stated , commence - his criminal career when only a mere child , was then fulld committed to Newgate for trial at the present sessions of thy Central Criminal Court .

      WORSHIP STREET . Attempted Suicide from Destitution . —At a late hour on Saturday afternoon , just before Mr Hammill left the bench , a haggard , care-worn looking man , named George Holyiiead , was brought up from St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , charged with the following determined attempt at suicide : —Police-constable Grurney , G . division , stated , that while on duty in Rose-and-Crown Court , Shoreditch , at a late hour on the night of the 28 th of last month , his attention was attracted by a sudden outcry , followed by loud screams in a woman ' s voice , from one of the

      houses , and upon making his way there , and entering a room upon the basement , he found the prisoner stretched upon the floor on his back , and bleeding profusely from a frightful wound in Ms throat , which had severed the windpipe . His wife and three children were standing round him , convulsed with grief and agitation , and a tableknife , which was stained with blood , was handed to him by a female lodger , who told him that she had forcibly wrenched it out of the prisoner's hand after he had inflicted the injury upon himself . Upon looking round the apartment , he found that it presented a most wretched

      appearance , it being destitute of a single article of furniture . From the evidence of the wife it appeared that the family were in the most extreme wretchedness . Her husband's tools as well as their fur * niture had been seized , so that he had no means of providing for his family . The prisoner made no observation in answer to the charge , maintaining a gloomy air of despondency throughout the investigation , and it having been intimated by the officer that he had threatened to repeat the attempt at the earliest opportunity which presented itself , Mr . Hammill said that he did not feel * himself justified under such circumstances in

      suffering him to go at large , and should therefore order him to be committed to prison for a week ; but in the meantime- he should direct a sum to be handed to the wife from the funds of the poor-box , which would be sufficient for the exigences of herself and family in the interval . Assault asd Robbery . —Elizabeth Hastings and James Jackson , the former a woman of notorious character , were charged ^ vith assault and robbery . A person named Sullivan was

      prodding on his way home through Commercial-street , White-° Wjel , at a late hour on the preceding night , when he was accosted by the female prisoner , who forced her conversation upon J }| > and ultimately induced him to see her . to her lodgings , -yiese were in a house of a very infamous description , in a plac e called George-yard . ; and the prosecutor had been no hin ? ' iv illto a P arloU 1 ' . an tlie woman attempted to rob tried " to ••» l ^ Hj ^ S ' ^ ^© suited as well as he could , and li&v wlS ? ' r ^ - ^ y from Mm , but she immediately placed e paois ™ nr » galftatthe door , grasped him tightly by the

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      hair of his head , and , a violent struggle ensuing beh \ ^ m the course of which the prosecutor made viaornnT l t ] l ^ release himself from her clutches and escape from Z i ^ . to woman , on seeing that he was likely to do so uavK . i ? c ' ^ c the door , and shouted out " Barney , Barney" is lm i Pei ^ jould . This signal was immediatel y answered bv l ' ^ sllc being burst in and the sudden appearance of the mL I ¦ d % who , without uttering a word to the prosecutor donlf i 1 Cl " , a heavy blow on the side of his head , that , iiotwitW , ? Slldl female confederate still retained her grasp of the if slli s hair , he instantly dropped to the floor . Both miZf ^ rifled his pockets of all the money he had about him ZT ?* up stairs , and the prosecutor , upon recovering his foof « i 1 C ( l teted senses , made the best of his way to the street rw ! SCat " reaching which he called lustily for the police and m UJKJ ? off until a constable made his appearance . Both the lctt tered the house together , and upon examining one of t ! ^ rooms discovered the two prisoners , who were at once *? Uppcr charge The male prisoner was then questioned as W " money he had about him , and replied that he had cmiv wt " winch he had received at the docks , in his fob , but iitinn » , ' ing his pockets a quantity of loose silver was four ! in T ^ them , the coins of which exactly tallied with those IL Ol cutor had been robbed of , and they were both thereup n £ * ferred to the station . Committed . P tla ^

      MARLBOROUGH STREET Daring Street HommiiY .-Edward Tomlimon and Qvnt lomhmon were charged with having committed a darino-T ^ robbery—Mr . Philip New , No . U , Seymour-creacen ? , ^ square , said , about 1 o ' clock on Monday morning ho iv ing along Great Titehfield-atreet , when the prisoner r ,, ? ' " and walked by his side . He had ' not proceeded ^ ftffi ? he was suddenly seized by one of the men , whom he s , ' '' behevedto be George Tomlinson , who held him tighfly 2 the waist while the other man , who he also believed i s other prisoner robbed him of his gold watch and guard then ran off . Prosecutor pursued , and saw the prisoner 5 lomlmson pass something to the other prisoner . The mZl Mward Tomlmson seeing that he was pursued , turned r ^ n and struck him a blow which prevented him from continiZ ! the pursuit , by which means the prisoner who had the * ah * escaped . The prisoner who struck him said to him Wc iiS going to rob you , but if you want a poke I'll give it to von » Prosecutor called for the police , and gave the prisoner EtWl Tomlmson into custody . When the prisoner was searched pocket handkerchief was found in his possession which had krai stolen from him . This evidence was confirmed by several witnesses and the prisoners were committed for trial . *

      MARYLEBOKE . Attempted Suicide . —A kew Antidote poii Poisox . - £ fe Mamung , a married woman , was brought up from the infirmary oi Marylebone workhouse before Mr . Broughton , charged with having attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity oi ; oil ot bitter almonds . —George Kitchen , a youth , living wit ) , his lather , a green-grocer , High-street , Marylebone , said that about noon on the 9 th of September , he was in Northumberlandstreet , New-road , when , on passing the defendant , lie heard liei exclaim , " I have got something in my hand which will do I ' m

      me . _ She then put a bottle to her mouth , which he endeavoured io seize hold of , but he was unsuccessful , and she drank the whole of the contents . She flung the bottle into the road , and almost instantly fell on the step of a door . He called a police man , who went to her assistance . —Policeman Beck , 200 D produced an ounce phial , which had on it a label with the name of l Gallard , 30 , Lisson-grove , —Poison . " He stated that lit found the defendant insensible , and that he took her to the

      infirmary of Marylebone workhouse , where she was immediately attended to . —Mr . Broughton inquired if the stomnchpumpor an emetic was applied ?—Mr . Messer , relieving-officer of the parish , who accompanied defendant to the court , replied in the negative , and stated that a new process was used , by means of galvanism , when she was found to have taken oil of bitter almonds—Mr . Broughton—What ! from a galvanic battery ? —Mr . Messer—Yes , sir . —Mr . Broughton— -In what way does

      it act ?—Did it cause her to vomit?—Mr . Messer—It causes the stomach to resume its muscular action , when the patient vomits the whole of the poison . It is considered a more efficacious application than the stomach pump . It ' wasthe first time it has been used at the infirmary . —Mr . Broughton—Is it a painful operation ?—Mr . Messer—No , sir . It produces a slight hock to the system . —Mr . Broughton—How long was it before the battery was applied after her admission ?—Mr .

      Messer-Immediately . When brought in she was in a state of ' p aralysis , and she would have died but for the prompt attention oi the two medical officers , who succeeded in restoring her to consciousness . —The defendant said that she swallowed sixpennyworth of the oil of bitter almonds .-Mr . Broughton—Why ( fid you take the poison ?—Defendant stated that she did not live with her husband , who allowed her 10 s . a-week . She met him

      in Hanover-square last Friday three weeks , when she wanted him to supply her with some furniture , which lie declined to do . They had then some altercation , and she had been unhappy in her mind ever since , when she determined to destroy herself . The doctors were very kind to her . —Mr . Messer said the defendant's husband was a tailor , and had a salary of four guineas a week .-The brother of the defendant agreed to take her to his house , and she was discharged . finall

      Violation of a Child . —George DutneU , aged 19 , was y charged with havin g violated the person of a little givl name Amelia Matilda Chamberlain , 8 years old , his sister-in-law , residing at No . 103 , Park-street . . The evidence showed that the offence took lace in a cab in Granby-mews , Hampstead-road , where the prisoner was employed by a cab proprietor . Severa l witnesses were examined , when it was proved that the p risoner had committed a very aggravated assault , —Mr . W ' ton said that he should send the prisoner for trial for a misdemeanour at the Middlesex Sessions

      THAMES . Ax Awkward Hecogkition . —Georgio Sarm oTgovtam ai Austrian seaman was brought before Mr . Yardley , charge with stealing three sovereigns from the person of Pietro Jio « j a Spanish seaman belonging to the Spanish ship Theatea , W » in the London Docks . The prosecutor stated , through w medium of an interpreter , that about 12 months ago , when i was in the port of London , he met the prisoner , who until "i was a stranger to him , and after they had been drin king i gether for an hour or two they hired beds in the s ame J ? ; where they slept all ni ght , or rather he slept pretty well ii self , but the prisoner did not sleep at all , for he was vcr ) ; p . j lt less indeed , and walked about the room nearly the ^^ rjgcj In the morning he accompanied the prisoner to ci pu blic-i » and had breakfast . His money , consisting of three sovei o and some silver , was deposited in a corner of a silk na ^ chief . After breakfast he took the handkerchief " nea pocket to pay the reckoning s and after . he had doneso i ^ the handkerchief and the money to his waiBtcoat * p dcKe&

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 25, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1697/page/6/