The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

A young man of re;PeCtithlecornexTons;as brought before the
Lord Mayor on &charge of having committed 'breach of the peace
under the following circumstances :
A young female, of very prepossessing appearance, stated that
she was married, and that her husband was now, and had been for
some time. abroad. She kept a etree-hornet shop, and the prisontr
had lodged with her until he thought proper to become very parti-
cular in his attentions towards her, and, in abort, to annoy her by
paying his addresses to her. She had immediately given him
warning to quit, and he bsd left the house ; but he still persevered
in the same tine of conduct, watched her wherever else went, and
renteeuted her with letters and mess:Tea. On the previous day Ite
gained adashotion into the houseand locked himself in t he declared
thy: he would never come out of it until his suit was granted. She
gave no answer to him, but sent for a constable, who forced
open the door, took him lam custody, and lodged him In prison,
Mere to await until his Lordship should determine in what way such
outregeous conduct sheuld bs repressed.
The Loan. MAYO/ asked the prisoner whet he had to say in an-
seer to this chsrge.
prisoner, who is a dark-complexioned and very romantic-
lookieg young man, made no immediate answer to the question.
He leaned at tie bar with one hand placed upon him right breast, as
it to incisewe that his heart was tco full for utterance ; upon the
other I,And 1:e rested his heat!, as if to sheet that it was bowed down
by affliction. He rained it up far a moment and threw an iinplore
ing look at the of his trouble, hut she wail inexorable,
and returned en indfgr.ant g:ezioe as if incensed at this public
pars

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a'ne LoramAYOR—OOlll3C,COOle. Sir ; What hare you to an.
saver to the charge?
The ;Wainer twill a deep sigh), " Nothing."
The bum Maroa told lOW that his conduct hat beta tIICS4

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flagitious. The prosecutrix had acted with laudable spirit in re-
pelling the insulting suit he had preferred to her; and she must be
protected from any future annoyance or disturbance from him. It
would be well if he at once voluntarily gave up that iniquitous
pursuit. which could only end in his own disgrace et ruin. If the
prisoner did not satiety the prosecutrix that be would discontinue
such conduct, he must had bail.
The prisoner, then, with manifest reluctance, promised not to go
rear the prosecutrix again.
The prosecutrix—Nor send messages
The prisoner, with still pester reluctance, promised not to send
any messages.
The prosecutrix—Nor any letters?
The PrimanceA stock of promises seemed to be exhausted here,
when the prosecutrix said she could not consent to his being allowed
to go at large ; unless he was bound not to annoy her in any way
whatever she should be able to obtain no peace.
The LORD Maxon reprimanded him for this conduit, and told
him that he ought not to hesitate to make the full promise required
of him.
The prisoner then promised not to annoy the prosecutrix, or seek
an acquaintance in any way whatever, and he was liberated. lie
went away " sighing like a furnace."

GUILDHALL.
LOST NOtti.--FILLD-LANIC PIACTICES.—Jornes Dynes,
and Elizabeth, his wife, whose ostensible mode of business is that of
selling second-hand silk handkerchiefs, but who are known as adepts
in the practices for which Field-lans is notorious, were brought
up yesterday, before Mr. Alderman Woos), under the following
c nunistances

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Sarah Giles, a sort of non-descript female, residing at No. 56,
Saffron-hill, had, according to her own account, been consulted by
a friend of hers, Miss Elizabeth Tatnall, as to the best mode of
converting to their own use, two Bank notes, value 201. each, which
she ( Tatnelli had picked up, after kicking her foot against them in
Coppice-row, ClerkenweU, In a bag, together with Si. in silver.
They had examined the newspapers, but boding no advertisement of
the property, and there being some danger in venturing to try to ge:
the notes changed at the Bank. it was dstennined that Giles should
take them to Dynan's, and see what he would give for them. The
prize was said to have been found on Friday night, and on Monday
morning Giles went on her mission to Field-lane, where she found
Mrs. Dynan. who after learning her errand, desired her to call
again—a little time, it ebatri‘ seem, being desirable to settle what
trick should be played. Ow Oilea's second call Mrs. Dynan wished
to ascertain first of all whether the notes were genuine, and Giles
simply enough permitted her to send her boy with them to Union.
court, Holborn, as she was told. On his return he whispered
something to his mistress, sirto affecting a little alarm, said she
must go herself, and immediately left the shop. This was about
three o'clock in the afternoon, and Giles waited her return with
considerable uneasiness, hour after hour, till seven o'clock in the
evening, when she was turned out by Dynan, the husband, who
had returned home about an hour before, pretending ignorance of
all that had passed between her and his wife, and who now insisted
that he must shut up his shop. Giles and Tatnall renewed their
inquiries after Mrs. Dynan and the property early yesterday morn-
ing. and having ascertained that she was at home, though her
husband denied her, a row ensued, which ended in his being
taken to the Compter, where Mrs. Dynan, who had retreated by
a back way to Fleetmarket, and was soon secured, was sent to
join Mm. On Dynan, the husband, 36 sovereigns were found
and some silver.
Before the Magistrate, Mrs. Dynan denied ever having heard or
seen any thing of the bank notes, and insisted that Giles's errand
to the shop was merely to buy a pair of slippers, about the price
of which they could not agree.
The finding and the value of the notes was proved by Tatnall
and a sweetheart of hers, a cosier-monger, of the name of William
Simons._

Mr. HUMPIIIILYII, for the prisoners, urged that, admitting the
story told by the girls, there was nothing to implicate Dynan, the
huisband ; nor could his wife be charged with feloniously possessing
heivelf of the property, as thenotes, it was allowed, had been volun-
tarily given to her.
Mr. ALDERMAN WOOD said, that at all events there was an
unlawful detention on her part ; and the whole of her conduct had
been so suspicious, that he should remand her until further inquiry
had been made, and more especially as it was known that a
gentleman had been robbed on Friday night in Hosier-lane, no
great distance from Dynan's, of 1401 in Bank-notes, five of which
notes were for 201. each.
Mts. Dynan was then sent back to the Compter, and bee husband
dis;bargsd.