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For some days past considerable degree of
excitement has been prevalentn the neighborhood
of Pentonville and Kings cross, London, in con-
sequence OF report that woman named Davis,
residing at No. 10, North-street, had starved a
girl, named Mary Barrett, who was apprenticed
to her for purpose Of learning the strawbonnett
business. On Friday, the rumor having become
known to the police, the inspector and two con-
stables of the N division proceeded to the house
tor the purpose of ascertaining the truth of the
statement, but for some hours were unable to OBJ
tain admission, the mistress being out. On her
arrival, however, they proceeded to search the
premises, during which interval large crowd had
assembled in the street; and on examining one of
the back rooms, which they found locked, the
poor girl, who is between fourteen and fifteen
years of age, was discovered huddled up in one
corner of the room, without fire and scarcely any
covering. She presented most emaciated APP
pearance. The mob, on hearing this statement,
manifested their indignation by plastering the
house with mud, and giving vent to reproach-
full epithets of every description. Information OF
the circumstances having been conveyed to the


parochial authorities Of Clerkenwell Mountste-
vens, one of the beadles received orders on Sat
urday morning to go to the house, take possession
of the girl, and bring her to the workhouse On


his arrival at the place, he found the house still
surrounded by mob Of persons, whose aim was,
if possible, to prevent Mrs. Davis from getting
out the whole day. AS their numbers augment-
ed, the fury of the populace appeared also to in


crease. The palisades and brick wall of the


garden in front of the house were speedily de-


molished, and the missiles which they yielded


were hurled at the windows.


About nine o'clock on Saturday night the mis-
tress appeared at the window to throw water
over the multitude, which tended to exasperate
them to such pitch that the street door was burst
open, and not only men but women rushed into
the house, and having taken the sash out of one
of the first floor windows, actually in the presence
of not less than two hundred people inflicted bo-
dily castgation on the woman Davis, whose
screams of murder, accompanied by the shouts
of the assembled multitude, brought strong bo-
dy of police to the spot, who found the greatest
difficulty in affording protection to the object of
their resentment. The mob did not entirely dis
perse till near one o'clock, shortly after which a
cart was procured, and herself and goods convey
ed from the scene of her disgrace. The poor
girl, who has friends in Bedfordshire, is in very
low condition, but it is hoped, with care and at
tention, she may recover.-London Paper