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the ceildren hail been removed to them from Shoreditch in March
Ina and their maintenance bed cost the parish lie. a week ever
sitar, which the defendant, who had just returned from sea. pets-
Kneel of ennsitletable marry leceruirg from rite money for the
tenter,: of slaves on the African coast), was now 'well able to
natty them.
The Selicitor foe the rrisorter„ .Mr. 11 r ;trout v 9, paid, he
should prove that the children, though -horn in wedlock, were bap-
tard. e and haVig! printed nen.eccess on the part of the husband,
from Jone, 1820, to June,"lB7l, while the children were born in
May. 11121, and November, 1822, it would remain for the church-
werden to affiliate them on their real lather, if he pleased ; but
us der such cimemstancee, the law he Id the husband to be relieved
teen the maintenance of lide wife's oftepting.
The prisoner's wile, a swarthy coarse woman, about forty year
of age. wan then swum. Stir married the prisoner in 1814, and had
line child by him, now ten years old. She had two others, but not
by hen.
Samuel Hodge/in, a Raman, deposed that he and the prisoner
entered themselves together in the Kent, South Stamen, in May,
IBM; they left Gravesend fir the South Seas at the beginning of
June. and did not return until June, 11123.
Mrs. Bramwell was then again examined, and swore, withom
betraying any symptoms of contusion, that her huMand'e brother,
Thomas Bromwell, was the father of the two children in question.
Ile lived with her a part of the time her husband was absent., and
used to wive her Ins. or 206. a week.
The Churthwarden wished to hove time merely to satisfy him.
arlf. by reference to the ship's payers, whether the evidence given
by )lots on was correct as to dates.
Mr. Alderman Ass t.LY thought this was a rem-table request,
and inquired where and when the children were christened.
Mr.. llmmwell said they were christened when übout a month
old, the eldest at Shoreditch the youngest at Ctipplegate, but they
were both born in Draper's Buntlines, Landon-wall
Mr. Alderman ANSLEY thought the non.accen completely
established, but remanded the prisoner until the next day, that the
Churchwarden might satisfy himself by his own inquiries.
SWINDLING.
ItOrr.STßEET.—Yesterday, one of the partners in the firm of
Bales and Kitty, gun-makers, in Tinittock.strect, (.'ovent.garden,
came to this °like for the purpose of giving information that a
person, representing himself to be Sir George Caylee. Bart. of
Brompton Mouse, Vorlabire, was going about defrauding trades-
men of glad* to some extent. The person in question was a man
of between fifty and sixty years of age, plainly attired, but of
gentlemanly manners and address, and a few days ago he came
to their shop, and requested to look at some guns. Ile inspected a
great many, and at length fixed upon one of the most expensive
description ; and the favour of his name anti address being re-
que.ted, he wrote In the waste book. " Sir George Cayley,
Iltompton House, Yorkshire." He stated that he was in town for
the purpose of making purchases of various kinds, and that
several packages of goods were already deposited, by his order, at
the King's Arms, at Uxbridge, to be forwarded thence by the
waggon to Yorkshire, " and (continued the *apposed Baronet)
you tnsy as well send the gun there also ; and ti ye hear, see that
it is carefully packed, and enclese year bill with it." The sp.
plicant. howevere instead of sending, took the gun himself to Ux-
bridge, and there learned from Mr. Green, the landlord, that he
had certainly seen a person of the description of the gentleman
who had ordered the guo, at his house, but he did not know him
as Sir George Cayley, nor bad he seen him there for some time ;
neither had any other goods been sent there as yet, though he had
received notice that he might expect some. The applicant was a
link puzzled at this information, and did not feel quite satisfied
that he had been dealing with the genuine Sir George Cayley ;
but tearing that if it were otherwise he might give offence by
not executing the order, he resolved to bring it back with him to
London, and despatched it by the regular conveyance to Brompton
House, regularly addressed. This was done, and in three or four
days he found that he had reason to rejoice at his cautious
prudence, fora letter was received from the reel Sir George
Cayley, stating that he bad not himself ordered a gun, or
thought of ordering one—that his son, Digby Cayley, a young
Gentleman, was on the Moors, shooting grouse, but he thought
he had not ordered a gun, or he (Sir William) would have been
infenned of it before his son left; and that, in all probabi.
toy, it was some swindling attempt to obtain their goods, which
had fortunately been fries rated by the vigilance of the firm.
The object of the present application was to ascertain whether or
not the case, as it stood, came within reach of the law, and if not,
to give the public notice, that they might be on their guard against
the teieke of a very specious swindler. Ile had an air of open blunt
carelessness about him, and his manners 'partook much of those of
the Eiglish country gentleman of the old school. The applicant
said he had since ascertained that the old fellow had actually ob-
tained goods from several tradesmen.
The applicant was asked if he had lo.t any thing ?—lie said he
had saved his gun, but the carriage and other matters would cost
him some pounds, and he had beside,' hed a great deal of trouble.
The aprlicant was told, that no goods having been obtained, the
case di.' not come within the grasp of the law, but he had dune per-
fectly right In making it known.
The applicant said, that if the offender should be taken into cus-
tody
on any other charge, lie and his partner would lend all the as-
sistance they could in furtherance of a prosecution.
ramose La.ei, a keeper of Hainault Forest, under Mr. Long
Arellettley, was summoned before Mr. lilt If SQL' LL, to answer the
cempleita of Thomas Hathway, groom to Captain Melville Grind.
lay, of the army, fur furiously driving against his master's gig,
and endangering complainant's life.
The groom's statement, corroborated by other evidence, was,
that on the day named in the summon., he was driving his master's
gig through the Strand, he bring alone in it, when the defendant.
who was in a one-horse spring cart, laden with venison, and who
1614 driving at a full galloe, came against the gig, and threw it
over with great violence, and the groom was thrown nearly through
a shop window.
t witness said the defendant could wily have avoided teeming
in contact with the gig, and that it was as bad a case of careless.
ness, and indeed of recklessness of another's safety, as could be
nuagined.
Laver, in his defence, denied that the hone was in a gallop, and
smit that the accident was owing entirely to the groom tisane sud-
denly pulled up. If he had kept on the occurrence could not have
happened.
The groans deelared that he did not even check the horse's pace
in the smallest degree.
Mr. Illte; stt vet. said it was one of the worst cases he had heard
me a icing time, and he should levy the full penalty of 20s. and
`'ALA.
The defendant hoped not. Ile was only a nor keeper, with
wages of 7s. a week. He admitted, however, that he had the privi-
lege of keeping two tones or. the fereet, and had a house to live in,
bender other advantages.
Ile war fined 20e., and 1 rk. casts.
Captisin Grindley said hds only ohject was to teach the man bet-
ter emilttet in future; and, If Mr. Minshull pleased, he would re-
turn him Me costs.
Mr. Missuu Lt. said he behaved with a conduct had been an bad,
tons in his (Mr. Alinsbull's) opinion, he was pot fit for his situa-
tier of keeper, nor fur any other place of trust. It was • great
wonder-that he had not the crime of murder to answer for.
The defendant pill the tine, sod was discharged.
b0t,),•,i110 illteil0;, a alienable, clad and ac emiated creature
shut 29 years of age, was brought ttp on the chaste of Mrs.,
Gralism, the conductress of an academy at Ilampetead, for
oteatitig a riot about hot house.
Mrs. Graham, a lady-like woman. pc-messing great fluency of
repent,. stated that she was the widow of an faith gentleman,
named Graham, who formed), served in the Commies:tint depart-
ment io India, wider the present Marquis Wellesley. The de-
fendant was the daughter of Mr. Graham by a former wife, and at
his death he bequeathed to her 101., and no more. This was paid
her at the time, but she entertained a notion that her father lied
I.ft her an annuity : and for several years past witness had been
Lorimar tly annoyed by her importunities for money. Although not
obligcsl to do so, she had repeatedly given her money, because she
was 411.4n:reed, but there was no getting rid of her.
31eney !" said the defendant, who spoke with an Irish accent,
yea, in nine years I bare received four or five pounds from

the Bog and Duck public-house, Green-street, Illackfrianeroad,
surtuunded by a lime of his friends in the same line. In the even-
ing of Tuesday, the time appointed for the investigation of the
charge against the prisoner,the office was crowded with persons whose
" phydogs" are well known at Illoulsey, at the Fives' Court, and at
all the fancy houses in town ; most of whom it 'teemed, had come
before the bemire," for the purpose of putting in a good word fur
Dutch Sam, now that he needed it.
Martin consmenced the charge by statirg, that he had re-
tired from the prize ring, and was now landlord of a public-house
in illackman-street. Since lie had set up in the letter business. the
person whom he 'tow charged with felons had lived on terms of the
closest intimacy rind frientlehip with him up to the period of the
following circumstances:—On Friday last, when he (Martin) came
down stairs, having been previously confined to his bed-room by
illness, he not only. discovered that his wife had gone off without
eying any previous intimation of her determination, but he also
found, to his great mortification that his desk had been opened, and
two 51. Dank of England notes, thirty-eight sovereigns, together
with a coral necklace, abstracted' from it. Upon this discovery it
flashed across his mind that his wife and Dutch Sam had eloped to-
gether, taking with them the property that be had missed, parcu-
larly as the latter had been observed to be extremely assiduous
in
his attentions to Mee Martin. The complainant lost no time in
making the requisite inquiries, and in the course of the day dis-
covered thee the coral necklace taken out of the desk had been
pledged at a pawnbroker's shop by a man, the deseiption of whom
precisely corresponded with that of the prisoner. He was there-
fore convinced that the lemon who had stolen the necklace had also
stolen the notes oral the sovereigns out of his desk. Martin added,
that he had subsequently ascertained that his wife was now at the
residence of her parents.
Dutch Sam, in answer to the charge, said, on Friday last, Mrs.
Martin asked me to pledge the necklace to pay for her coach-hire,
and I did it agreeable to her wish, and gave her the money; then
turning to Martin, lie observed, ant innocent of having com-
mitted any robbery ; bring forward Mrs. Martin, and site will bear
out the truth of what I say."
Alartin, who appeared excessively indignant against the rel.
Niter, said, " I shall have nothing farther to do with Mrs. Mar-
tin. She has conducted herself in a scandalous manner towards me
pa well as yourself. You took advantage of my illness, and se-
ducedaway- the affections of my wife; you know you did."
1./melte:ism*" That is all stuff and nonsense. I admit having
pawned the necklace at the request of ales. Martin • surely I could
not be so ungallant as to refuse performing that little favour for
her ; but as to opening the desk and stealing the notes and sove-
reign", I solemnly deny the charge."
Mere seventh of Dutch tam's friends pressed forward, amongst
whom we (*served Dick Curtis, " the Pet of the Fancy," and ad-
dressing the Magistrate, said they were convinced the statement he
had made was perfectly correct ; namely, that tt was at the request
of Mrs. Martin lie had pledged the necklace. They considered
that the" lady" should be in attendance, for the purpose of stating
that she had sanctimted the pawning of the article.
Dutch szani gave his " wont and honeur" that he was not aware
of the present residence of Mrs. Martin, otherwise he should insist
on her being brought forward, in order to exculpate him front so
serious a charge. Then addressing 31artin, he repiested him to
give up her address.
Martin at first hesitated, hut at length said, " you know per-
fectly well where Mrs. Martha is ; she is in the neighbourhood of
Reigate."
Dutch Sam here solemnly protested his innocence of having
committed any offence, and levished a good deal of abuse on the
head of the complainant, whom he insinuated had brought a
charge of robbery against his on n mother a sheet time ago.
After a great deal of recrimination between the parties, it was at
length decided that Dutch Sam should he remanded, Martin de-
claring it to be his positive belief that he kid robbed him.
Airs. Martin is to be summoned to attend the next examination.
• AN ELOPEMENT.
Yesterday morning, after the night charges were disposed of, a
rernaelcelWernirt decent-looking young woman, named Mar y A ant'
Trindire: was plaCed in the slip (the place appropriated tie prison-
eve), on the undermentioned charge, which WAS specified thus in the
Beadle of Newington's book Martin Trimbee charges Mary
Anne, his wife, with having deserted her family, taking with her
all the said Martin Trimbeee moveable property. The Magistrate
(Mr. Chambers) could not help smiling at the manlier in which the
charge was entered against the complainant's wife, and desired to
be put in possession of the facts. The beadle (Presbury) com-
menced the tele of the elopement, while Martin Trimbee, the ac-
cuser, stood by his aide. The latter personage is a man elvanced
in yens, being nearly double die age of the trail fair one; he was
dressed in country garb, and, with tears in his eyes, listened to the
story of his misfortunes, while related by the beadle. It appeared,
that on Friday week, during the thunder-storm that raged with
great violence in the neighbourhood of Salisbury, Martin Tritebee.
who resided in that parr of the country, happened to be absent from
his dwelling, when his wife, weer is a smart active dame, locked
up the house, leaving three children in one of the rooms, took a
seat in the cage that was then ing. end arrived in town with all
her hitsband's " moveable property;" as lie called it, consisting of
about 2001. in money, and the remainder in clothes and linen.
poor Martin, on his arrival at home, discovered his losses. and lust
no time in repairing them as quick as circumstances would allow.
He recollected that his wife was attached to a shoemaker that lived
in the village, but who had recently lett it, and took up his abode
in London. This man, it seems, had been observed lurking about
Trimbee's house the day prior to the elopement; and when the lat-
ter heard of the fact, he immediately concluded that his wife had
gone off with " Snob," the shoemaker, and therefore made upliis
mind to follow the fugitives whithereoever they bent their muse.
Trimbee accordingly proceeded after them to town, and on his ar.
rival, by his persevering inquiries, he at length succeeded in tracing"!
the " guilty pair" to a house in the pariah of Newington.
Actin en the information he had procured, Trimbee, en:
stead og f surprising his wife and her paramour together by rashly
venturing to enter into their presence without the company of a
friend in case of an attack upon him, knowing the shoemaker had
the character of being a violent man, procured the aid of the
beadle of the parish, to whom he related die circumstances under
which his wife had left him, and also gave an account of the pro.
pery she Ind taken with her in her flight from home. The beadle
feeling for Trimbeentsituation, directly on hearing his tale of mi-
sery, volunteered his services to accompany hint to the place where
his wife was concealed, adding, that he should take her into cus-
tody, as well as take possession of the property in the event of the
charge being given to hint. Things being arranged, away the
beadle and Trimbee hied to the house where the wile of the lance
was living in retirement. On their entrance they met with some
difficulty, but finally succeeded in " bolting" into the room where
slre. Trimbee was sitting. The shoemaker, it appeared, hearing that
Mr. Trimbee was in quest of his wife, jumped out of a back two
pair window, and escaped the fury of the enraged husband. Trim.
bee, upon seeing his wife after such conduct, would have inflicted
summary punishment upon her, had not the beadle interfered, into
whose custody she was given, the beadle entering the charge against
her on his book as above quoted. On examining the room, Trim.
bee discovered the whole of the property his wife had taken away
from his cottage, with the exception of six sovereigns.
The Magistrate, at the conclusion of the above statement, the
recital of which caused much laughter, addressing Trimbee, said—
" I'il nut keep your wife in custody. I shall give her up to you,
but recollect that you ere not bound to maintain her if she has
been living in adultery with another man."
Trimbee, who it appeared had a couple of hours' conversation
with his wife that morning, previous to ha having been brought
before a Magistrate, replied—" Your Worship, I'll look over all
that has happeneil if my dear wife only promises not to do the like
again." Mrs. Triathee, however, instead of showing the slightest
contrition in her behaviour, broke out into a fit of laughter at the
conclusion of her husband's sentence of forgiveness. Upon which
Trimbee said—" I don't mind that even ;11l take her back again,
although I know she cares as little about me as the stick I leave in
my hand."
Mr. CIIAMBERS —How can you take her away? You cannot
oblige her to accompany you if she does not please.
Trimbee—" Your Worship, he hound to make her go with
me ; ray horse is town, and I shall place her threciost anti myself
behind her, and we will ride down together to Salisbury. I'll take
care elle hall not get oft' to the shoemaker again so easily as she
has done."
Mr. CIIA:tIIERS here directed Mrs. Trimbee to be discharged.
The moment she got outside the place in which she was confined,
it was truly laughable to observe poor Trimbee, who, eager to pre-
vent her from running away, rushed out of the office himself, with-
out ceremony knocking down three or time persons who stood in his
way, in his anxiety to baffle a meeting between his wife and her
paramour.
When Trimhee got into the passage of the office, he was heard to
exclaim—" Ah ! Mrs. Trimbee, I have caught you now, and VII
ea. be de-el if I emu% keep you too."
same

DARING ATTEMPT AT Rosticity.—Tuesday evening, ail
a respectable young woman, named Bateman, was return-
ing front spending the afternoon at Stoke Newington, she
was accosted at the commencement of Frog-row by a
well-dressed young man, who asked the nearest way to
Bunbill-row. She directed him ; on which he immedi-
diately proffered her his aria, saying their roads were ap-
parently the same. This offer, however, was declined, but
lie still continued walking by her side, talking on indiffe-
rent subjects, until they arrived in the centre of the field
situate between the Britannia and the City-road, when, no
person being immediately within sight, he turned suddenly
upon her, and making a snatch at a reticule which she had
twisted on her wrist, demanded her bag and money. At
this juncture some persons were seen on the bridge leading
from the Eagle Tavern. Knowing that the slightest alarm
must now be heard, the cowardly villain struck her a vio-
lent blow on the mouth, which caused the blood to flow
profusely, and leaping a ditch, ran off in the direction of
Hoxton. The persons previously heard now approached,
and she gladly recognised her brother and a friend; im-
mediate pursuit was at first suggested, but the idea was
given up as hopeless, and they contented themselves with
giving a description of his person at the watch-house. He
appeared to be about 25 years of age, rather well-looking,
and was dressed in a dark surtout, light trowsers and
waistcoat, and a black ribbon round his neck, as if at.
melted to a glass.