A Hundred Years Ago
THE "SPECTATOR," FEBRUARY' 25TE, 1832:
Tire FLEET PRISON.
A disturbance took place early on Sunday morning in the Fleet Prison, between the son of a noble earl and two captains, his asso- ciates, who, after a powerful resistance, were seized, and conveyed by the officers of the prison to the strong-room for the night, where they remained several hours, making a hideous noise : at length, by means of an iron bedstead placed in the room, which they broke to pieces, they forced the locks of the doors, broke all the windows, and destroyed the brick and stone work, and got out and sought refuge in one of their rooms. In the morning, the Warden ordered them td be reeonveyed to the strong-room, to remain until they made a proper concession for their conduct, and paid for the damage they had done.
A SUPPOSED LOVE CHARM.
At the village of Lavendon, Bucks, on Wednesday week, some females, with a view to the performance of a supposed love-charm, procured a cat, and attempted to sever the head from the body ; but owing to the inexpertness of its executioners, the poor animal escaped. It was pursued and retaken, and its heart, while yet warm, " taken out and roasted in a candle." One of the parties was a married woman.—Northompeon Mercury. [What is the school- master about I or—which is a question as germane to the matter— what is the clergyman of Lavendon about I Are they both abroad I]
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