Ceeeury.—John Macdougall and a female paramour have been committed front
Marlborough-street office for trial, on the charge of starving and in other respects ill-treating three infant childrentheir illegitimate offspring. The children had the appearance of skeletons, and if the humanity of the neighbours had not led them to interfere, they were likely to have died from hunger. They were taken to the hospital, RoBeeities.--Edward Wilson has been remanded from Worship-street, on the charge of having assaulted and robbed a boy in Harefields of 2f1. The officers who took him into custody were assailed by a mob with stones and brick-bats. The prisoner had 91d. of copper in his pocket, and the boy identified one of the half-pence as belonging to him.
Antonio Roderiguez was charged at Bow-street, on Wednesday, with having t.ofbn a cloak and umbrella from a shop at the corner of Tavistuck street. The prisoner signified by his gestures that he could not speak English, and the only answer which he gave to the charge was a shrug of his shoulders and "noe-intende." "Come, Mr. Non-intelury," cried Ford, the gaoler, "you can tell us, if pit like, how °Reit you have been in Newgate?" The prisoner thrown oil his guard by the abruptness of the question, replied, in very tolerable English, "Mn,Newgate! I never was there, in my life !" 1How often have you been in the House of Correction then ?" asked Ford; " have you not been sent there at least twenty times-?" " No, not twenty," exclaimed the threigner, counting on his fingers " only one time—two time—tree time." " Oh, is that all," said the Magistrate, and committed hint for trial.
Two men have been committed for trial from Queen-square office, for stealing four hundred sets of human teeth, value 3004 the property of Mr. Harnett of Rotherhithe.
Assauers.—Samuel Emmet, a labouring man, was on Monday charged at Guildhall, with a serious assault upon a female who had been cohabiting with him. The prisoner it appeared, had wounded her with a clasp-knife in the back of the head, while in a state of intoxication ; and her life is supposed to be in danger.
James Devereux was on Monday charged at Marlborough-street office, with having attempted to murder his wife. He had become jealous of her; and on Sunday evening he cut some of the arteries of her arm with a knife. He was found concealed in the cellar. • A bayonet and a large knife were found under the bed in his room. The prisoner was committed.
THE FIRE AT CHELSEA.—James Butler was again examined at Queen-square on Monday and fully connnitted for trial. His young sisters, who bought the phosphorus-box, were not examined ; hut they were ordered to be taken care of till the trial, when it is expected they will be examined for the prosecution.
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