Star. — London, England, 1830-12-06 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE AND SUPPOSED FORCIBLE DETENTION OF A LADY. =Our readers will not have forgotten the statement which appeared a week or two back respecting the disappearance of a lady, who had been inveigled over from France under false representations, and of whom her friends could obtain no clue beyond her having entered a carriage in the Regent's Park. These particulars were also extensively placarded about the town, and a reward offered for any one who would give information which might lead to the discovery of the lady, who was supposed to be in a state of durance. The lady's name we have ascertained to be Ma cleod. She is of most respectable connexions, and appears to have been made the victim of a diabolical fraud ; but for what specific object she bast been singled out by her persecutors, no evidence has as yet trans. pired. We are enabled, says the " Sunday Times," to impart to our readers all that is known on the subject by the friends of the unfortunate lady, in the following letters, which were despatched by her to her mother, Mrs. Inglis, at Havre de Grace, since her arrival in England, including one from the mysterious being who avows herself to be her trepanner. Upon receiving these letters Mrs. Inglis lost no time in coming over to this country in quest of her daughter, who had left her in pursuance of the information contained in the anonymous letters re. 'reefing her husband : COPIES OF THREE ANONYMOUS LETTERS, Address to " Mrs. Macleod, of Hurls, St. Adresse, Havre (No. 1.) London, Sept. 22d. Vadarn,—l do not write this in the usual spirit of annonymous letters ; on the contrary, it is in the spirit of kind feeling to you ; and, also, that in doing so, I shall be discharging what I should consider a duty were I placed in your circumstances. As shortly as I can, then, Madam, I shall relate the following facts, and in corroboration of my being worthy of credit, I shall afterwards give you a means of finding me ont. Your husband, Mr. Macleod, of Harris, has long carried on a secret intrigue with a young person of considerable personal attrac tions; this person has gained an ascendancy over his mind so strong, that your claims and merit are overlooked. Were it nut that I know that soon this ascendancy Is to be tried against you for evil purposes, I should never have intruded on you. The moment he gets a situation tinder Government, or sooner, the intention is to make good his claims on you and your children; then, should he not succeed with you,' ro put the latter under the care of Madame Lucy as governess, providing for them so as to support her. 1 know well how little attention is paid to anonymous intimations, but irons my friendship to your father's family, I determine to take the odium, and put you on your guard. I send this by the medium of a respectable merchant in Havre, and through Mr. Chanoine, by a private hand, not wishing to cause you expense. Knowing the situation of your family, nothing but friendship leads use to add to your troubles. If I were able to travel so far, I would convince you, Madam, of my sincerity and truth; my means of information regarding Mr. Macleod arc certain. If I find his views to be portending evil to you, you shall be informed. lamtobe in London soon, and if I can, will come to Havre before your rascally husband. I neither seek secrecy, nor ask 1 for disclosure; pity for your situation is more prevailing than any other feeling, and I truly dread the consequence of his visit to your peaceable dwelling. Your friend, M. A. C, (No. 2.) Brunswick Hotel, Sept. 27. sladam,—l before intruded upon you, but not I assure you in the spirit of an anonymous letter-writers as I suppose my correspondent took proper means of forwarding the letters,• I need hardly repeat their contents ; but having, unfortunately, been enabled to detect a great body of proof in support of my first assertions, i.e. the intrigue carried secretly on between your husband, Mr. Macleod, of Harris, and the young woman in question, I almost feel it a duty to you, Madam, and to your family, to take the means of acquainting you with these further particulars. Lucy A—, the girl, is now about twenty two, and born of respectable parents; but alas! for the last three years she has disgraced herself and family, by her connec tion with your husband. Were it not that I am in possession of his letters to the woman, with the determination of annoying you and your family, he says, by getting your children away, and put ting them under the charge of this woman, I should not have Intruded or disturbed your tranquillity. I should hardly hesitate to disclose my name and rank in society were I to see you, but you are not personally acquainted with me, and it is too delicate an affair for me personally to appear in; Should you, however, Madam, be by any chance in Lon don, and that I could have an hour's conversation with you, I would end your doubts, and, at least, convince you that my motives are friend ly to you. I would deliver, or at least show, those letters are sufficient to prove the truth of my assertions. That he intends coming to Havre de Grace, I know, but do not believe he has yet fixed the time of his visit. If you think it of consequence sufficient to attend to, I have de termined to do this, 1. e. to write to you again in a few days ; this will enfold more than you are aware of. If you wish to see me, I will be at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the tenth to the fourteenth of October, from ten to twelve in the morning, by hand. iug your card enclosed to me, and addressed "Mn. Thompson," I shall wait upon you with satisfaction. My husband, an eminent lawyer, is in the knowledge of my communications to you, this being my third letter. I repeat, Madam, that my motives are good. I have no snore to disclose upon paper than is contained in the two former letters ; at least, I cannot resolve to do it at pre sent. After the fourteenth of next month I leave London, and beg to observe, that I will not answer any letter, at least for some months, if ever. I need not say, that the name given is sot my real one. The letters were procured for me by the treachery of a servant, and the one apparintly the most important, is his extreme urgency for secrecy, dreading your exposing him, and thereby depriving him of the right to the persons of your children, which would be cer tainly taken from him were all known.-1 beg, Madam, to remain, with sincere esteem and respect for you and your amiable and respectable fa mily, ANNE THOMPSON. Anonymous. This also comes by a private individual, a person connected with Messrs' Lafitt and Co. Paris, and he having connections in Havre, paw through that town. (No. 3.) Brunswick Hotel, Oct. 1830. Madam,—After deliberations, and by the advice of one more cape. rimmed than myself, I regret to say that 1 cannot trust by post either the letters I now have, or any certain information. I will still be, as before stated, at the hotel, the days and hours mentioned...- Personal communications in an affair so important to you, and of consequence to me, will, I think, be satisfactory to both. It remains for you to decide, Madam, and in so far as I shall have it in my power to do you essential service, so far I rely: on your not compromising me afterwards. Whatever you decide on, I feel my consciencecleared in having thus warned you, and as much in favour of the unhappy young woman's destiny, as of your's, and your children, Awns TMOMPION. From the 9th to the 14th Oct. Brunswick Hotel. I think, according to my latest information, a very few days may being Mr. Macleod to Havre de Grace. [After receiving these three letters, which appeared to Mrs. Macleod to be written in the spirit of friendship towa•ds herself and family, Idle after much deliberation, determined to go to London, and, by see ing this lady, either satisfy herself of the truth of her assertions, or have her mind relieved of the distresing 'doubts her letters bad created. She accordingly left Havre on Saturday the ttb, reached London on Sunday the 10th, went to Webb's Hotel, Piccadilly, and having arranged before she left home that Monday, the Iltb, should be devoted to the arrangement of some family affairs, she did not send her card to Mrs. Thompson, at the Brunswick, till Tues day morning, when it was returned, with a message, that there was no such person there; she then began to think the whole wee a hoax, and determined to return immediately to Havre; but upon in. quiry, finding that the steam-boat for Boulogne had ceased for the reason, she decided upon going to Southampton, by the coach, at nine the following morning (Wednesday the 13th.) Still, however, having an idea that she might yet find Mrs. Thompson, she made up bee mind to call herself at• the Brunswick Hotel, in the morning, before the coach started. The two following letters from Mrs. Macleod to her mother, will explain what then took place.] From Mrs. Macleod to Mrs. Inglis, and received by her along with the ar.onymous letter, marked Na 4. [lt appears the following was written by Mrs. Macleod, as a sort of memorandum for herself. which afterwards, from want of time, she was obliged to send off as a letter. (No. 1.) Wednesday Evening. Where is all this to end ? I must now write down in earnest. This last night in London, or rather the not going of the Bou logne steam-boat, has been a Ood-send, or the contrary. Went up to the coaeh-office to take my plass, then to the Brunswi c k, when, inquir ing about Mrs. Thompson, a servant pushed a note into my hand; it was written exactly as before, and said, "To-day, at half past eleven, meet me in the itegent's Park; I am in a blue carriage. Anne Thompson." I began to be frightened, but, of course, resolved to meet this woman : had to dress again, and went. I sou soon stopped by a servant in green and red liv er y, an d a f terwar d s a l a d y , very well dressed, stepped out of the carriaae,_and said, that not having met me on Mon day, she did n o t return on Tuesday, but sent her servant in case there had been a chance of my calling, or sending my name; that she was in perfect despair when she found I had sent en Tuesday, and that by the time she came, I had le ft Webb's ; that just as a last resource, she sent her servant with a note. I cannot write every thing, only the out lines of her story to me :--First, she is a Mrs. Yearn ; was a Scotch woman of the name of Maxwell, and knows you perfectly; is about forty years of age; very good-looking, and rather well dressed; for the better to make her communications ; she asked me to drive with her, and I did so. She has a very neat plain blue carriage, lined with crimson ; and her appearance and manner, particu larly on speaking to her, indicate great respectability Her husband is a milkiest, and, according to her account, an eminent one. They live in the City, in Lombard-street. But to continue : the reason she could not send the letters is, that they are not now in her possession. Mr. Pane having made her deposit them with anolher solicitor, of the name of Jones, who lives in Ctosby-square. To me all these places were perfect wildernesses ; and I said to her, Madam, I am obliged to you for the concern you tale, inmy affairs, (I. e.) if your modes is good; but I must first see the letters before I can believe any thing so vile of Mr. Macleod. She said I was perfectly right, that I could only judge from very strong proofs. I showed her my last letter; she seemed astonished, and asked me if she might show it to Mr. Puree, after I had been introduced to him, who, she says, will give me all the advice and assistance in his power. The woman's name is Anderson, and of Leith. The gill was brought up as a governess by her father and mother ; the latter of whom is a very respectable woman, but the father not so much so ;and that he had heard sinesiber last letter,lthat he had been informed by his daughter of the loss of her letters, and was determined on making a noise about them. I must try to detail plainly, but all other particulars must be left till we meet. I only put down the important facts, and, bless my stars, you are not expecting me today. She says from Mr. Pearse, also, she understands that Harris has left Edinburgh. I will believe nothing but the ,letters, though it is hard to disbelieve things which appear so true, and it is only a suspecting woman like me that could disbelieve. By the time we came to her house, Mr. Pearse was out, and not to return tillevening.— She requested me to stay with her that night. Her house is rich and handsome, but in a curious place. I said,:no ; but if she would help me to get a lodging for one night I should be obliged to her ; she has done so, and lamin a very neat, quiet room, and bedroom. It is now four o'clock—waiting for Mr. Purse. Wednesday night,—l have seen Mr. Purse, and we go to-morrow to see Jones, and unfortunately An derson is with him, but Mr. Purse says he will be easily managed.— I shall yet be with you on Saturday with the letters. This makes up for every thing but the horrible expense. I had got very clear, and not expensive till this morning. lam going to bed, and really require to write what occurs, as I am not at all so clear in the bead as I should be. Mrs. Pearse is very kind indeed ; she much that you are not with me. I do, but the expense is too mu r g r . " l must act for the best. I cannot do any thing but pant for the letters. Mr. Pearse says, as I know, that anonymous letters would be laughed at as proofs, and that Harris has so much the good word of the world, that nothing less than such letters could be believed. There are four. Thureclay,--Well, I have seen the letters,-.Mood God how is it pos sible to fancy such ; and what is more, I must send this in the shape of a letter, in ease lam detained too late for Southampton. Mrs. Pearse goes on Saturday, via Dover, and if lam too late, is to take me. lam horribly perplexed, and scenes have passed before me which seem like fairy tales, and nobody could believe. The whole is true, acd mote than true ; but, should this arrive before me, do not quarrel with Harris, for the sake of these devoted and unfortunate children. Letter dated Gerrit, Inverness, and the last two no date; two from Harris. Anderson is an old sturdy brute. I went to the solicitor's, and with Mr. and Mrs. P. He said I must only read them, and I must pay him for the perusal. Good Goo I became too much bewildered. Mr. Pestle was enraged beyond measure. It was settled for five pounds. I read and compared them ; I requested at least to take a copy. No. He will let me know to-morrow what the bargain is to be. I thank heaven I have enough to satisfy him ; but have I a right to squander the subsistence of my children 1 Your's—Oh, for advice. Thank heaven that these people are friendly and good advisers; else I do not know what I should do. They are as anxious as I can be for me to get the letters. I try to be a little clear, and to-morrow decides my fate. The letters I will have. lam going out with Mrs. Pearse to dissipate my head. Hope the best. Tell the children to behave well. I sent via the F. O. all I had before written ; but this by Mr. Lefeune, in case the F. 0. detain the letters. Your's, most affectionately, Ricamown. From Mrs. Macleod " to Mrs. Inglis, St. Adresse," arid received with the preceding, No. 1. (No. 2.) Lombard.street. To tell you what has passed since I last wrote, is quite almost Im. possible, and I can now only trust to Mrs. Pearse's kindness to give you the real state of things ; they either (I mean Anderson), burn the letters, thereby depriving me of the clearest proofs, or I will pa a sum which must not even write down—yes, I may—Three Hundred Pounds I ! Mrs. Year.e will hardly advise me; she says, I alone can judge In such circumstances. I was allowed three hours for re. Election ; I have the certainty of losing my children ; have spent loads of money ; I never, so help me 00D, can see Harris again ; his low and horrid meanness; his hypocrisy; and I have not a penny to clear myself of him, and my head has been turning. I have really spent YEA RS of burning misery since my last. Mrs. Pearse has tiled to get him down—has reasoned with him—has offered him, by my advice, Fifty Pounds down—has said I would procure money if he let me write to my friends. No, the moment I wrote, or stir to go home, or do any thing, he will burn the letters. Mr. Pearce' is coming soon, I must treat somewhat to her; perhaps give up all, and come home ; but to lose the children, for ever ! Mr. Pearse says ' he cannot come forward, for me, without the proof. Jones appears to act for that Anderson. Oh, that I could work, or do any thing, I would be better if 1 came to a decision. I cannot tell you my state just now. lam writing as if I could get an answer. My bouts are worn over, and I Will have the letters. I have also spent the whole day in looking over and attending to ad. vertisernents. There are more respectable ways of getting money than I thought. lam stung to the soul by Harris's villainy; I am also in despair at the money spent, for Mr. Pearse gave Anderson more than I thought for the reading of the letters. Mrs. Pearse is to do this,—to go to Havre and see you, (Mr. Jones and Anderson not suspecting her,) and tell you what I have now to do. Oh 1 for God's sake keep the children, and let me hear by this friend, for such I must ever consider her, that you do not think it madness. My resolution is taken. Ono year passed must make up the Three Hundred Pounds b4ifeannuary, 1832. Then, then, I grieve for you more than for myself. better able to write, I will. I can say no more. I am driven on—on—by a cursed fatality ; but I am composed and better when this is sent. RICHMOND. Tut Canons)! ! 10 o'Clock, Morning. I have remembered, thank GOD, that before that, my signature may be wanted for Henry, and at St. Andresse, Mr. Pearce says. It is too signed, that if I am ill I am to be allowed to return, and the letters burned. lam not ill, but the contrary. (No. 4.) to Mn. Inglis, without date. You receive along with this a letter from your daughter: give me credit for being a good maneeuvrer. I have worked upon her in such • way I hardly ever expected to do, and here are the consequences : a ray of compassion sometimes touched me when I saw her horror ; and now, for several reasons, I unfold to you that it is all a s That 1 was first influenced by private pique a ga i nst M rs . 11 1 =, —that I intended to set her more at variance with her husband, and by getting her to London and making up stories upon half facts, lead to a total quarrel, and consequently deprive her of her children. I had always the intention to try and make money, and by making Mr. Jones, ask 3001. for the letters, secure the money for myself. Pearse, Jones, Anderson, Maxwell, are forged names, or rather some of the a li as ' s I have assumed. I. you may be Buse, never intended to return to France, 1 have had a great deal of trouble and expence, but nothing else would satisfy my vengeance. I have a knack of getting hands fac-almilied. Mr. Macleod's last letter was of great use. I principally bewildered Mrs. Macleod by streets and lanes, and law y ers terms, and so= and well-nigh named her head. If you had come with her, I have acted differently but with equal security. She now thinks she is acting for the 'best, and has recovered bet head a litds--she shall not be undeceived till I get the money, which she, from being de termined upon, has no fear of accomplishing. I have her promissory note, and it you leave her alone she shall be left in peace, if I find a stir making, except an explanation to particular friends, beware of my power; I will astound her and her respectable emploYer with anony mous letters, till she considers herself an outcast on the earth, and she never can hold up her head again. Mon the contrary, you act prudently, for lam quite satisfied with my revenge, she shall rest in peace. I worked upon her with the utmost caution; principally I saw her fear of meeting Mr. Macleod— making a public quarrel—ruining her children, by the certainty (I told her) of their being in Mr. Macleod's power. It has, I again add, caused me much trouble and expense, beyo n d w h it expected, for my carriage. horses, hire of livery servants, A.c. My goo d motive is, that these little children be not deprived of a home; also that it is needless to quarrel with Mr. M. and show you the u s e. lesancas of competing with me about the trick and skill and experienced swindling. Be prudent ; I know your Scotch Friends. I can defy the police, were the head of It Vidoc. Be satisfied of Mrs. Macleod's safety, heatuse if ill, I shall send her home—she Is of no more use; be satisfied then with the fact, that she is tranquil, because she thinks she la doing her duty, and the letters entrusted to me she thinks you will get weekly; be satisfied that in explaing the plot, I allow you the power of retaining the children ; she shall think her letters reach you-- some may, were the noise blown over. Last of all—Beware of my power over her, and of my malice, lest I should lose my money, so hardly earned. It is not the first time Lhave revenged myself on ambers of your family; to those who remain I have no grudge; I purposely avoided seeing Mrs. M. at a Hotel, but I had nearly lost her the day the laft Webb's, when she again threw herself ipto my power. I copy the address of her letters ; no need now to send over Mr. Yearn with letters, to be put in a few days after one another. BEWARE! ! ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Sir Richard Shale and the Lord Mayor have been applied to for their aid in this matter, but notwithstanding the active exertions and vl. glance of all the police of the metropolis, the place of detention of Mrs. Macleod has not been discovered. Mr. Macleod, whose conduct is so falsely represented in the anonymous letters, ban anxiously joined in the search, and is in a state of mind bordering upon die. traction. An individual highly connected, and possessing considerable wealth, is at present the object of suspicion; and the husband has left town armed with the requisite authority to recover the person of his wife, should his suspicions be well-founded. In consequence of an anonymous letter, the premises of a InercantUe gentleman in the neigh. bourhood of Cornbill, with whom Mr. Macleod had a serious difference, were very diligently searched. A lady, answering the description of Mrs. M. had been seen to frequent the premises, but nothing to attach sus picion in that quarter resulted from the search. It is a curious part of the history that there are such persons as the Mr. and Mrs. Purse, of Lombard -street, and Mr. Jones, of Crosby-square, mentioned in the letters, but they are utter strangers to the whole business. Mrs. Macleod is represented as a lady of great personal attractions. If the carriage and liveries alluded to were really hired for the purpose, and did not belong to the master conspirator in this dark affair, the pub licity given through our circulation may be the means of bringing for ward information, as the secret must, in that case, be known to persons not in the regular employ of the parties.—Sunday Times. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dec. 4. PARSONS v. JANIN AID OTIRZIA, This was an action for trespass arising out of an illegal distress. The short facts of the case were as follows s—The plaintiff rented apartments in the house of the defendant Janin, situated in Marshall-street, Golden square, by the quarter. After residing there three quarters, he left in the course of the fourth, and went to live in a house in King-street, In the same neighbourhood. Previous to the quarter being up, the de fendant Janin, and a broker named Leslie, went to King-street, and le vied a distress for the amount of rent charged as due by the plaintiff and took in execution several articles of household furniture. The plaintiff conceiving that he wu not bound to pay until the quarter was entirely due, brought the present action. The defendants appeared in person, but called no witnesses. The defendant Janin told the Jury, that but for the absence of a most ma terial witness, he could have proved to their satisfaction that the plaintiff was not a quarterly buta weekly tenant, and that therefore he was en titled to the rent due up to the time the plaintiff left. There being, however, no evidence to prove this fact, the Jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 121. 10s. SECONDARIES' OFFICE, DEC. 4. CRIM CON. SMTTR v. GRIEVE. This was a writ of inquiry, before Mr. Potter, for':the assessment of damages for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife, the defend. ant having allowed judgment to go by default. The damages werelaid at 600 L The plaintiff, it appeared, was a respectable man , and had married the lay who was the subject of the present action from the mere thought of affection. For some time the couple lived together as man and wife ought to live ; but somehow or other the lady began to fancy ardent liquors, and took such doses of gin as made housekeeping 1 • matter of considerable difficulty. Whenever the husband returned at dinner hour, after the fatigues of the day, it was ten to one that the wife was labouring under the demon of drink, and of course he was obliged to look elsewhere for the su pp ort of nature. He bad no alternative but to live by himself, and to look out for some respect able family under whose care to place the unfortunate woman. He ac cordingly advertised in the newspapers, stating the nature of the eel gency, and an answer was sent to hint by the defendant, an elderly gentleman of exceedingly sober demeanour and strong religious; pro. penalties, mentioning that he resided on a small farm with his daughter and her husband, and that the greatest attention should be paid to the lady, who required seclusion and the country air. To the asylum of this venerable person the lady was sent, after due we bad been taken to ascertain the character of the inmates, on the 7th of November, 1829. The old guardian was to receive pay for the lady's diet and lodg. ing by the month, and the gentleman who was appointed to pay the demand made him acquainted with the lady's appetite for liquor, when he called for the first month's money. The defendant, however, instead of endeavouring to correct the vice, determined to take advantage of it for other purposes. He commenced a regular sys. tematic attack upon the lady's virtue, and in the moment of her great est weakness, when she was under the influence of the fatal beverage, he succeeded. In the June following, the defendant called u his li p:l io n:aster and described the lady to have misconducted with • and affected to be shocked at her immorality. The plaintiff re quested him to find another home for her, and the defendant procured lodgings at Greenwich, where, it was found, be subsequently went to live with her. No defence was offered, and the Jury gave £75 damages. POLICE REPORTS. BOVAITILMIT.—MI. C. SWitil AND Sea S Siesta.—Mr. C. Smyth, whose ap in the Court of Ikea will be found in another part our paper, presented hisosenblis smoky before Sir R. Bimie, with the rule directed to that arilaistis by lard Tenter. den, requiring him to issue his warrant for tie arynirisa of Mrs. Smyth , and give other individuals, charged by Mr. Smyth with forcibly entering his house and committing a breach of the peace. Sir RicualD demurred at firet,but at last complied with the request, and at a late hour on Saturday night, as Mr.Minshull, the Sitting Magis trate. was about to leave the beach, Mrs. Smyth (wife of Mr. Carmichael Smyth) Jane Poznan, bee servant, and a man named Taming, were brought up before the Magistrate under the warrant. Mr. Smyth talked of bringing an action against Mr. Rote, the ma. &trate, and a scene deans seetuation and reaimination between Mr. and Mn. Smyth followed. Mr. Missuura. declined hearing the case, as Mr. S. refused to answer his questions, and the matter ended in the defendants putting in nominal ban for the assault. Quinn-squats, Saturday...4l TRUITT WATCZIzAIL..4O4III Ray, a private watchman in the employ of the Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton, Speaker of the House of Commons, was placed at the bar on the following charge : Payne, a pollee constable, of the B. division, No. 67, stated, that he met the prisoner about six o'clock in the morning, in Tothill.etreet; he had two shelves in his possession, and a hat half full of dripping. The prisoner said he was a carpenter ; but't had since been discovered that be was a private watch. man to the Speaker of the House of Commons. 76:e prisoner would give no account of the property, and was remanded, bfain.soaotron-surf.?.—Saturday the ?acumination of Mita. lark Holder, charged with robbing the Buser. in Soho-square, of a deka of various kinds, took place before lie. Dxsa, jun. In the ma gistrates private room, to which the prisoner was introduced while sob bing and covering her face with her handkerchief. Mrs. Agnes Carty, of 77, Berwick-strest, Soho, one of the inspect rases of the Bazaar, now deposed to bar beiog infanta by an in speetreos up stairs, who did not like the appearance of the prisoner, that Elisabeth Holder had come down below. This was between two and three o'clock on Thursday, and induced the witness to watch her ; when she observed her take something From &nitz's counter, which she was putting into her handkerchief, when witness caught hold of her, but a tablet-case was immediately found about her, which she declared she purchased up stain; she was detained, of course, and, after some hest. Itation, she acknowledged to stealing it, when it was owned by the per. son It belonged to.-31rs. Sarah Darker, of Weston-place, Battle. I bridge, being also a Bazaar inspectress, when called In by the first wit ness to search the prisoner, which she accordingly did in one of the rooms, when she found a variety of fancy articles in a pad-pocket she wore behind her.—The prisoner, when called upon to explain, sobbed viol." She was and said, committed " I have for nothing to say, but that disuess drove me to it . trial. NIGHT OF LORD MAYOR'S Dar.-11r. Moore, hatter, of Bond. street, attended by his solicitor and witnesses, and the High Bailiff of Westminster, came before the sitting magistrates, to prefer his clams to compensation for the damages his premises had sustained on the after. noon and evening el the 9th of November last, during the outrages of the mob. Ninety.five panes of glass, toge th er wi th the frame-work of the windows, had hem replaced. The damages were estimated at nearly 301 which compensation was thee& reasonably due. Afterwards the 'elicitor's bill, which amounted to 121. was also allowed. Mr. DTHR then observed, that they certainly ought also to bear the High Constable, Mr. Lee, harmless through. Two guineas were awarded him. Mr. Lee.—l thank you, Gentlemen ; this is the lint money of the kind I have received for 14 years. John Cook waskreaoht up for Anal onininadon, charged with steal. log a packet- from the Earl of Winchilsea, en the night of when the 13th of November. It that the noble lord was on hi s way to the theatre on the above he was followed by the prisoner and two companion'. On his reaching line se lL otreet , t h e hand. kerchief was taken from bin lordship s pocket by sae of the prisoner's companions, and handed to him. A mat ensued between the pri. loner and the covetable (Petrone by which cheumstance the other two escaped. The Earl of on being informed. of the drcumetance, premised to attend, an which the pri. goner was remanded. His lordship woe then weitten to, who appointed • day foe his attemlenes. He, however, did not cense, on which the Omar was spin remanded several rims. Saturday, M r . D yer oldeved the plainer se be bereght ap, observing that, as the e v id ence was amplest, be mo m ism& the prisoner ; besides, his lordship' time was at present too valuable to Mod at a polbtootlicoois the whol e whole (Whim (the noble lord's) &Mention was directed to the present diy alr . bassoes in Kent. The prisoner declined saying an) thing, and was fully committed. CORONER'S INQUEST AT DARTFORD—Friday. SNDIICTION AND Dzsgarrox.—An inquest WA.; on F r id a y held at the house of Mr. Booker, the Royal Oak, at Dartford, K ent , before Joseph Carttar, Esq. coroner, upon view of the body of a ne w ; , born infant. The circumstances connected with the investigation a re of a very distressing nature. The following are the particulars Thursday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, a decently ( i mbed young female, apparently about 20 years of age, entered the helm et . Mr. Booker, and inquired if she could have • bed for that night, a, s h e bad come a long journey, and was quite exhausted with fatigue. Her simple and artless manner excited the notice of Mr. B oo k er and he told her she could, and desired her to sit down and rest herself' The poor creature appeared very dejected. Before it was quite dark she requested to be shown to her bed, as she was very tired, at the rim e time enquiring the charge; she was told 9d, which she paid, and r e . tired for the night. At 9 o'clock next morning, the poor creature tot coming down, excited some alarm in Mr. Booker's mind, and he Int one of his maid-servants up stairs to see if any thing had happ entd. The servant was accompanied by another, and, upon entering, t h ey found the poor young creature in a very debilitated condition, hi t . ing, during the night, given birth to a child, which was lyin g near her. The poor girl, upon seeing the servants, buret Into tears, and cried " Oh, my poor father and mother." Th e servants ran down stairs immediately, and named the cirumstance s; and Mr. Kingston, the surgeon, was sent for, and promptly attend... 4. Upon examination, the infant was found to be quite dead. Mr. Geor ge Suter, another surgeon, also saw the infant, and both gentlemen sign e d that it had been still-born. The pariah officers deemed it necessary, however, to institute an inquiry before the Coroner. It appeared front the statement of the unfortunate young woman, that her name was s an d, Carey, that she was the daughter of a farmer in good circumstances, living about four miles from Stroudwater, and that about fourteen months since she was induced to leave her home by a young mac named Thomas Carey, he having faithfully proo ured her marriage. About six months since, Carey began to slight her, accompanied with a series of ill usage. She bore his t reat . ment with fortitude, in hopes that, at the birth of the child, his be. haviour would alter. However, about two months ago, he entirely forsook her, and left her in a state of utter destitution at a pl ace "4 ! Down Hamley, in Kent, where she was unknown to any person, la this dreadful dilemma she determined to make the best of her way to the abode of her father and mother, and once more to obtain a shelter under their roof,twhere she expected to reach long before her acecuche. ment, and where she hoped to be received. The jury having heard th-: evidence of the surgeons, returned a verdict ‘• That the child wn.: still. born ;" and the unfortunate mother was ordered to be taken care of till her health was restored. Too much praise cannot be bestowed uyco Mr. Booker, the landlord of the house, and on the parochial officers for their humanity. FIGHT BETWEEN TWO TIGERS AND A LION IN THE TOWER. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday morning, as the mar. whose duty it is to clean the cages of the wild beasts at the Tower, was in the execution of that office, he inadvertently opened a door in the up. per tier of cells, which separated the den of a huge lion from one ill which there were a Bengal royal tiger and tigress. The lion instantly erected his mane, and with a tremendous roar sprang at the tiger. The tiger was equally eager for the combat, and in a paroxysm of fury, flew at his assailant, whilst the tigress fiercely seconded her mate. The roaring and yelling of the combatants resounded through the yards, and excited in all the various animals the most lively demonstratiom of fear or rage. The timid tribes shivered with dread, and ran round their cages shrieking with terror, whilst the other g lions and tigers, with the bears, leopards, panthers, wolves, and hyenas, flew round their dens, shaking the bars with their utmost strength. The lion fought bravely, but was overmatched, having to contend with two adversaries not more than a year from the woods, whilst he had been upwards of seven years it confinement. The battle raged with doubtful success, until the tip': 'seized the lion by the throat, and dung him on his back, when after rolling over each other several times, the exasperated tigress pinned her enemy against the veranda. In that situation the prostrate lord of the forest still struggled with an indomitable spirit, roaring with agony and rage. teed hot iron rods had been heated, the ends of which were now applied to the mouths and nostrils of the infuriated tigers, who, were by this means forced to relinquish their grasp ; but no sooner was the separation effected than the lion and the tiger seized in their mouths—the one upper, and the other the lower jaw of his antagonist, biting and tugging at each other with deadly fury. With the greatest difficulty, by elicit.. serdon into their nostrils of the glowing iron, could they be disengaged and the lion driven back to his cell, the door of which was ir.stantly closed upon him. The battle lasted full half an hour. The tiger the last onset lost one of his tusks, but the poor lion was severely yet- Mahe& It appeared Ina; t her name was Sandi good circumstances, that about fourteen home by a young Faithfully promi sed Carey beg an to She bore his treat. of the child, his be. the ago, he entirely ion at a pl ace "4 ! to any person. la o best of her way to sre to obtain a shelter before her acetuchc. try having heard the it the child wto still. be taken care of till 0 be bestowed upon parochial officers fa I) A LION IN mating, as the mat is at the Tower, was led a door in the up. ge lion front one ill The lion Instantly rig at the tiger. The sroxysm of fury, Sew 4.4 her mate. The I through the yards, ively demonstrations a round their cages era, with the bears, their dens, shaking fought bravely, but Furies not more than ds of seven years it cess, until the tiger is back, when after ed tigress pinned her ill struggled with an teed hot iron rods had ed to the mouths ere by this means was the separation mouths—the one thz t, biting and tugging difficulty, by the in. they be disengaged which was ir.stantly hour. The tiger it ion was severely t•ti- y coach a short e whose appearance, se following remark, found whimsical, at lid he, "take a pig try a child." With. mon, which might, 'dined to think the samonly has its rise that where preten. Ole. Let us now try it in questson. In sit if seen carrying a Mural use amongst led by one of these Ile of !hied herrings ed his man to any &talon, havingfirA stilted to the winds. cane through the gills ,ut, he followed his Thus, perhaps, was *tanner as simple in a. F. E. ho sun ; that is, ten, I get up. How instead of satihing ese, in cold antictim- Le neither speeds the r the watching. 'Tx DW end Mani. 1111/ Chrisnan Lnd lie : ' till jolly retl.littirol iuite to its full incn- ), by turning rut (as vised—and takryii„ir o dark, he'll net to:. taster died, 1691. e. 1732. aes before 4. !Upton the lady 0 1 t, at DOwnshire.hill. daughter. , J. Stanley, EN- of Ina, second daughter t n d g ef-n e bo s n a 'f l t ri a Eaq. r eo fi ha C Ohi o, t s o h g ot i . t. n t 1 I ° .isn t ni the e o} l 0 . ! in of his age, J•IV.r . Hammerow h — relict of J. P. Ince. Mr. L. Tatham. in atic Asylutp, Perk- Vhitechapel. TO-MORROW. so. N. ...............7 $ 3 T e l r. st fhe STat' 1 SCINTILLA!. LA FAcON FAIT TouT.--Travelling by coach a short time since, with only a single inside passenger, one whose appearance, dress, and manners all bespoke the gentleman—the following remark, bearing on the conversation at the time, will be found whimsical, at least, if no: quite original :—" I bad sooner," said he, "take a jig under my arm through Burlington Arcade than carry a child." With out stopping to give the subject a grave consideratton, which might, perhaps be difficult to do, 1 am more than half inclined to think the stranger right. But to the matter—Pride most commonly has its rise In ignorance, which is partly admitted by the fact, that where preten. Mons are the highest, It Is Men the least observable. Let us now try the other tack, and see how it bears upon the point in question. In Sicily the Pedas de place fancy themselves degraded If seen carrying a parcel through the public streets. Canes are in universal use amongst them. Not very long ago an Englishman, attended by one of then gentry, bad stopped to make a purchase of a bundle of dried herrings (in outgo redh and after paying for the lot, desired his man to arty them home. The obsequious lackey made no hesitation, havingfir,t undone the wrapper, which was forthwith committed to the winds. Then, very deliberately running the point of his cane through the Os of all the fi sh, and with his MIA fully stretched out, he followed his master with great self-complacency to the hotel. Thus, Thrhaps, was a character snatched from everlasting infamy by a manner as aimpL :n the contrivance, as it was truly original in the idea. Croydon, Nov. 24, 1830. F. E. A Nzw . GUARDSMAN.—I rise with the sun ; that is, when Dan Sol has pranked himself, and is well risen, I get up. How lovely then to look upon a scene so fresh to fiord, instead of watching him through dark and misty mornings such as these, in cold antietim don of his coming. Besides, it does no goi:d ; he neither speeds the faster, nor will your kettle, ladles, bubble sooner for the watching. 'To; a sheer loss of time, believe me, this said cock-crow rising, end itrur.- feats a grievous want of common patience. A truly Christian tiinue this, such as you should encourage to the utmost, and lie still. thetorb of day is never at its beauty's height " till jolly red-haired Phatbushas cut and slashed it up the firmament" quite to its full men than; and 1 am just in time to take the ball at hop, by turning cut (as is my wont) at 12. Be ye then, gentle friends, advised—and take y,..1r rest—for Captain Swing Is on the watch, and if it's dark, he'll not to:• get perhaps to light ye !!!—An Old Charley. Croydon, Sunday, 28th Nov. 1830 ; Past One o'clock, and a cloudy morning. HEIWOBIADARY. Tura DAT—Algernon Sidney behead e d. 1683. To.stoaaow—Thee moon's last quarter. Richard Baxter WEDstasDAY—The King bolds his Seventh Levee. Tamil/MT.-11111ton born, 1608. faiDAT—(treat Commercial Panic, 1825. aaTunDmr--Challes XII. killed, 1718. Gay died, 1732. SunDay....Sun rises 5 minutes after 8, sets 5 tu!nutes before 4. BIRTHS. The 3d inst. at Springfield Cottage, Upper Clapton, the lady 01 Forbes Bl'ldeill, Esq. of a daughter.—The irua, at Downshire.hill. Hampstead, the lady of William Church, Esq. uf a daughter. MARRIED. On Saturday, at St. John's the Baptist, Hoxton, J. Stanley, } O4 l. ' 3l Finsbury Circus, and of Mexico, to Elisabeth-Susanna, second daughter of Ir. J. Martin. of Haberdasher-street.—At Edinburgh, on the Stkh ult. Walter, second son of the late T. Riddell, Esq. of Campton, Ror burghshlre, to Elisabeth Riddell, only daughter of the late Col. 111•Lsch. lan, 10th Regt. of Foot.—Tbe 21st of June, at Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, J. Salmon, formerly of Lombard -street, London, t• Susan, daughter of the late Hon. K lioudinot, Judge in the Supra , ' Court of the State of New Jersey. DIED. The 30th ult. aged 48, Eliza, wife of J. Acton, Esq. of St. Jamcs'N. acjuare, Cheltenham —The 3d inst. in the 231 year of his age, J.W' r king, eldest eon of W. King, Esq. Hamlet House Hammerowit The ht inst. at Ramsgate, aged 72, Anna Maria, relict of J. P. Ina. Esq.—The ht inst. at his residence, Sion College, Mr. L. Tatham. the 90th year of his age—The 29th u l t . at the Lunatic Asylum, Peck ham, Mary Ann, wife of P. Cressall, undertaker, Whitechapa HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW re. is. n. lc Morning 72% I Afternoon ...........7 5- 1 --. LONDON t Painted and ?abashed by Jona kIAYNt, at 'fie STAI• Omen, N.. 1, Piekeu-place, Tunplefllar.