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London, England, 1819-09-25 00:00:00

KINGSCOTE MEETING.

TILMSDAV, SEPTENIIIIVA 21.
The Xingscote Stakes of 25es. earl., U. ft. with 30,Tc to be
added by tbe Club. Three miles.
Mr. Biggs's br.c. Elastic, by %Visa!ebony, 3 yrs old, flst.Plb. 1
Mr. Pryse's ch. c. by Ruben,. out of Laura, 3 yrs old,
fiat. 6M.
Mr. Jones's DireFula, 3 yrs old, 754. 11h.
Mr. Itadelyffe's ch. f. by !Wrens, 3 yrs old, 7st. 21b 4
Sir H. lappineott's Brother to Aquilo,3 yrs old, fist. 31b.
Seren other Subseribers having declared (oat it, are to pay
only five gotneas each.
A Sweepstakes of 5024. rarh, h. ft. for thr, e.y. nr old culls,
Sal. 71b. and fillies, So. 311). Nen utile.
Mr. Thtndas's hr. c by Rohr's% out of Wilt hof Fodor 1
Mr. Endes'. c ny Walton, dam by Shuttle
Mr. Cbarlton's S. r. Tarritgon, by lisphazard
Mr. Kutiler's b. f. by Can...non. nut of Pentaguir'.; darn 4
(loth won easy.
MFON TODAY.
Handicap Plate of 501. Two miles.
Mr. 11i4z.'s Lancaster, 4 yrs old. Itst. 51b.
Mr Pryse's ela C. out of Lama. 3 yrs old, Sm. 311,
Sir 11. Lippincott's broths,. to Aquilo, 3 yis old, Ist 3
Four others drawn—a good race.

Handicap Plate of 501. for 3yr olds. Heats, the last mile.
Mr. Pryse's rli. cby Halals'., out of lAnra,Mt.3lb. ti 1 1
Mr. F.sdes's Perseverance, Sst.
Mr. Dundas's Orelio.Bsl 5110 5 4 3
Mr. Koleller's h. f. by Catnerton, 7st. 41b 4 5 4
Mr. Btorea Thomas, Bst. Bth. 1 2 dr
Mr. Hill's Eikehoods, Sat. alb 2 3 dr
Sir H. Lippincott's brother to Agent), 7sl. RM 3 odr
Thomas ran against a post, and Mort both his rider nod
himself, which occasioned his being drawn. Orelito the fa-
Tommie nt starting.—A good nee.
The course was well aitesioled on both days, and imususlly
crowded on the second, supposed to have been scot ly oera-
si nn ed by an experiati 0000 of seeing the llnke of Wellington,
who sal; known to be on a visit in the neiglsbutsi hood, but
his Grace left Gloucestershire on Tuesday.

ABERDEEN, FORFAR, KINCARDINE, AND BANFF
RACES, 1810.

'MAY, OrPTPMEIII 17.
A Purse of Fifty Guineas fur horses cot thorongli bred,
carrying 13st. that have been regularly hunted in the
%ensues of 1818 and IVI9. Genttensest rulers. Heals,
two miles.
Sir D. 31oncrieffea 1.. R. Harlequin, by Brainworm,
aged (Mr. INusglits)
Mr. G. H Drimimultirs gr. g. Cyril*, by Diamond,
need (Captaiu Monett) 4 2
Marquis of 11Inatly's eh. g. Jostler, by St. Vincent, •
aged (Mr. Fletcher) .....
Mr. rues b. g. Chalice, by Brigliadura, six years old
(Mr. Barclay)....
3 fell
Mr. Mantes b. h. Bolivar, by itheatear, Gee years
old
A Purse of Fifty Guineas, given by the Citizens of Aber-
deen, fur Scotch bred horses of all ages. Heats, three

Martinis of llontly'a cb. tr. Teddy, aged ..
Mr. Theßoson's cit. in. by Achillvv, aged ..... 2
Mr. Maulea to h. Etc Hilton, by Stamford, 5 yrs. oid
Mr. Mattles b. J. Bolivar, by Wheatesr, 5 yrs old dr.
An timetleot rice, won by s length.

Yeste►day morning, st half-past cute o'clock, Crisp. the
Norfolk pedratrian, set out upou the arduous undertaking
of walking for a wager of ninety guineas, from the Griffin,
Churelmittert, Borough, to the Castle Inn, Dover, and hack
again, fur 13 aseteasive &ay*. He appeared to enjoy excel.
lent spirits ow Matting, and fully confident of ultimata
success in the task. He intends stopping at the following
inns fur refreshment nu the road :-.-The Chest Antis,
Chatham, where he intends having breakfast; the Lion bin,
Sileinthourue; Lion Inn, Anspridge; from thence to the
Falstaff Inn, Canterbury, to toy, and to the Castle Jun,

lkwer.

OLD BAILEY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 24.

BeAre the COMMON SERJEANT.

TRIAL OF MIS IttimlNG.
At ten reet..ck dots 'normill, .//es. Mary Kidding.
the wife of Captain put to the
law. and tried upon an ioilvtnlrot tor tilialitig•
l;et•wntin. the infant child of John Selmer, lout-teem
months old. on the 88th .lugs at
The tinfortnuate lady was dressed in the senile
manner as no Thureday, and arlwarrd 0111.01 y
agitated. Site 04114 1ite.61161.81111.41 by au elderly fe-
male, who Iced beet] her eiur•r, and wito pee:1,44)11-
;41'y presented her with is smelling-bottle whets site
seemed 34 if on the eve of boil nierienerred by
her feelinv. lu the course of tile trial she was
allowed it chair.
The Court as, at en early hour erowdrit by ladies.
Mr. AltaßlN, in staling the c.ise fur the Wow..
entities to the Joey, treated tile conduct of the lady
at the bar with as mach lenity as was consistent
with his duly. and drew a favourable distinction
between the nature of the charge as sitfectiag her,
and that of Kennett tried at the last Sessions. to
Ihe present case, he observed, it was quite clear that
the intention of the Indy was not so injure or molest
the child, hut to rear it up, on the contrary, itt a
comparative state of affluence, to that in which it
wonfll have been placed if left with its own parent..
The I .cartied Counsel tlwostated the fact. of thecae.
as thee .sere disclosed in the following evidence t-ei
The first witness was a nine 1041. seven years of age,
sotowil Samuel *Airier, a ho said his father kited at Benscrofi.
plata. ‘Vitniss was sent out with his three little brothers
before two on Saturday; one of them seat lienjaMin ;
he took lion to the to the A Isla !louse. A
lady. a Iso was the Prisoner at tio. liar, came sip to him, and
l *died. "Is this Braseroft.pl.ierr —ne retitled les"—she
then asked I f there was n eake•shop mar, and if the child
(Benjamin) was ' he 63111 " 'll4.ll"—t.he then gave
witness a desired him to Q., and get lid. worth of
I flail, and Ow too!: the Child out of liis arms to hold a lute
he was away—lw was guise about a quarter of an hour, and
wilco lie returned ti• the spot he footed Benjamin missing,
and tried all shout the fields without Ming KW to find him
or tile lady. The lady had a 1111111 Le iu her hand, but be did
not kolow what it contained.
Cross-examined by ,Hr. ANDREWIL—Hia father was a
goal deal at home in the slay, but male out at night. \Vit.
Iles/ had six brothers and sisters. Hr never recollected to
hare seen Ow laity before; sit' was dressed in a white gown
i nod a small white straw homot, and no veil. She sent him
for the cakes the moment she came op, and said she stionlil
walk abort the fields till hr returned. The first person i.e
saw after he OMe home was his mother; she Was Old %Iwo
be first came home, but she came bark in half an hour, and
he hill her he had lost his little brother. His mother scolded
I him fur losing the child, and threatined him with a heating
for not knotting the stranger whom he trusted with his
I brother. He told his mother bow the lady was dressed, and
1 that she had a straw biomes and a white gown. A week etc-
; carnal before be saw the holy again, tool he then saw her at
j Lanibetli-street 04fire.—(The witness an, here carried in a
Imau's arms to the front of the dock, and he put his finger
on the Prisoner ns being the lady whip look hos brother hum
biro. The lady appeared greatly lamed when the boy
touched her fare) —The Prisoner was dressed at Lambeth-
sweet .44st as slit- was WOW ; whoa he lust his brother lie was
dressed in petticoats, mill not very clean. Witness was never
1:5111111111 in a Court of Justice before ; he went to school,
and knew all the consequetwes of telling a he.
Re-exerosinert.—The moment hs saw the laity at Lambeth.
street, be identified her as being the seine who carried away
his little brother.
Sarah ihildgate said her husband kept a green-grocer's
ship al 516.141We11. Ou Saturday, August 48, the Prisoner
came to their shop about four o'cick in the afternoon to
buy some fruit for a child she esrtial in her arms. The
child now its the mother's arms was she believed she same;
she a.keil Ilse lads to sit down while she wiped up some wet
from the floor. The lady seemed very agitated soil isembled
much ; tilie said she hail lust her way, was much (aligned, and
said she wanted a coach lu 01.1.stivel, nod slid not awl
what she paid for it. Wifeless directed her to she nearest
coat h-stand, and was, at the lime while .1w stopped, for almost
ten minutes, struck with the differawe in the emiditi tttt of
dress of the child and the lady, and also at the whitish en.
loured hat of the child as being munch newer than she rest of
its dress. Witness was so much struck with Ibis, strut on the
same day aloe cummu•icaled her suspicions to a fraly wl
she kiiew. She was quite certain of the tilt:only of the
Prisoner.
roes.-rammed—The lady stopped about iris minntes in
her shop. She could not say how far her house was friou
Heacrrift-fields ; it might be a mistier of an hour's walk.
Ann Knight lived in New-stptare, Mutates, and knew the
ttttttt perfectly WI 11 ; slut 14,11 k 1111 apart meat at her house
on the Moaday lit fore this lousiness lacrimal. On the S or-
day in question she left the holm, about nalf-past
o'clock ; she had no child our tiny family with bre; she said
she should not return before night. Wit of so did not olFerte
any bundle its her hand when she went not ; she, however,
lisle she was at the house, used to see her with a hat, which
she said she meant to give fu a poor Wlllll3ll. At seven o'clork
in Ow earning of Saturday she brought is coach to the dour
and took her things away.
(iross.e.rameiserf.—She appellee') a holy of character, and
conducted herself with great propel.
Esther Hillier lived at the Cross-keys lon, Gracechureh-
street, and remembered the Prison. is g there on Sa-
turday, the 29th entrust. She had been there 11/11Ce before;
this Saturday when she came with the child it was dark,
soil candles were lighted for her; she left the into on the
Monday following. Witness had occasionally assisted her
in stressing tlw child, which was a boy, and which she said
she took from nurse. She could not speak positively that
the child now in Greet was the seine the lady had brought
to the inn. The child slide at the ism I • al soil fretted
good deal as if it waute4l its mother's nutritiou.
Croccerarnime,l.--The lady treated the child with the
greatest tenderness.
John &dein' was night constable at Mile.enitroad, and
the father of seven clithlren ; Samuel. the boy who hail limn
examined, was one of them. On the 29411 August, Belljallllll,
another of his sows, was twit days more than 14 months old,
and was seat out with direr of his brothels on the 2511.
August; lie returned house about four o'clock, when lie
found that Benjatinn was lust; he imuseitiasely went to
'oaken diligent march, in the cum w of which (on the Thies_
day following). lie arrived at Itiriningliam, where he found
Matto, the officer, who hash arrived their twiner him; be was
in the same apartment with the child and the lady at Ihe liar.
Martin held up the child to him, obeli he immediately own-
ed to be his, and accordingly took it. Martin Ilwn pointed
to the lady, and said it was she who stole it; either the
goner or her siser-in.law, who was present, asked witness
how lie anew it to he 11.14 ? and he pointed out a mask
on the child's arm and rye, when one of the ladies remarked
he might have secs, these marks since Ise came into the
roam. fist refuted this by proillicing one of his plated bilk
nsleertisaie the 11/0 child, which containsd nn
of iliir aforesaid nooks. Primmer then Irklcaltie embarrassed,
nod said something about the child having been pot into her
hands.
Ciov.exameined.—The child was baptised, and Benjamin
WAN his name ; he uever differed with his wile about the
113111...
Gram Meier, the wife of the last witness, produmil the
infant child that had been taken away sin the 28111 August.
U 4 was at the breast wisest hest. she, of course, threatened
to punish Samuel for losing his brother. She did this be-
calm. he hail busted the child to a stranger. Ike buy dud
any he would know the holy 111/3111 if 164. saw her.
Closs-exesisined—Tice child was well stressed when it was
recovered.
Joseph Martin, an officer, pursued the Prismwe to Bir.
miniboom, in emisespirtice of information he hail received.
Ile Assad her there on time Wednesday, with the elltikl is her
arms, at the dour of her haste—it was dressed very imiertly,

and she was rosin; it. He di.l not speak bolter nob! tie
Thursday =online, whets the father muse, he told him lie
thought he had succeeded in Gasbag his child. Ile then
Weld in the house, which was • bookseller's, anti waked fur
Captain Ridding, Whit was Mal; he their naked for Mrs.
ftidiltme,' who, with los sister-in-law, tame dntuait.,
and he was introduced to them in a Intek,parlmsr. %I it.
nes, then said to them, " I as as Meer of the
from Irinflun, mid hare a Willi,' charge against is
for stealing a child." She appeared dreadfully agitated at
this intimation, and the Maier in.law equally int. The taller
asi I. 0 What dors all this mean my dear? 'weak the
I, oils : what a there about this child. "—" I wilt then," al-1
she (the Prisoner): "The Captain has Mien knee seismic rot
n ebild, and I went to London, determined to rake ..once
poor person's child and adopt it as my owiflul
ingly walked about, nod saw this child and some Oihm
at play I offend them itireley fur cairns; the boy who
had it said lie would loch the mikes, and le. than pm:,
ed the child into my arm.. and ran off fur . Ise
I wailed for his return some time. but he flul not Coni•-•
and I then fl Olt Providence had mit the sink! .into 1111;
care, and I went away wit!, it, determined to. lake 17.11 c
of ":1. and apprise it• parents of the circumstance as u.oa as
I could rist: main who they were." On his askini hr.' for the
clothes the child had when she took it, the went tip stairs
and brought them down. (Iles. Seth icr here identified the
clothes produced as being those her child bad-silica it was
hot.' The officer further said, that shell he first Ela the child
on the Weiltiesil.iy it IR na elegantly attiresl in a lace dre.s,
en the Thursday it hail a new and different sliess;: the lady
appeared In treat it tenderly, and offered if, 1.41.11 earefill
person up with the child to Loudon; she 4111{.•11"1 stria 1:1,
wish 10 tonceal the child at all, ail saw her flaming it
ut
her arms at the bookseller's done on the Wedneiday.
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The lady, on being called upon for her defence,
said-
-1 was walking near where the children were playing. and
1 wished to give them come cakes : 1 offered moso y 1,, I;wssi,
and the boy pushed the infant 111.0 Illy la/s!
would gn for the cakes ; 1 gat c lan a ',billow, and he went
to bring the cakes. After staving come time. :malting los
return, he never made his appesrauce, sad at the instant it
struck me, that as 1 was anxious to adopt a child is
pleased Providence to put this infant in my way. I eh. is
from that moment determined to adopt it ❑s my own;
had lost my any. and knew nut • Is, r.. to torn
husk for its parents; 1 went assay with it. 1.•
apprise its parents as soon as 1 could asters so, Isla if-
were ; 1 treated it w last it resnaused with use, with Ow lit.
most fondness and asternal tenderness —[11• she ..;,
oserpowcreal by her feelings, that she was steatite to late:
any further observation...l
The only witness called by the Prisoner's Counsel w::.„
Mrs. Appleby, who unused the Piisoncr. Islam she :new
to he a married sonless for four years, and is 35 3i141111
years of age: she knew her of course fur a atomiser of ss ss •,
and invariably fount her kind and tender; she alsen)s
a fondness for child', is, and had been a abort time with her
husband its India ; she was as kind and tender.beartssi :s
woman aa ever lived.

The Commots SEnJEANT
then summed up t'
evidence to the Jury, who returned a vrodict ,sr
Guilty, but strongly recommended the Prisoner to
mercy.
The COMMON SF,RJEANT promised to tran•niit
this recontinentlAtion. He added, however, t:iit
this was a seri tttt s charge, but not one of cut it
a nature as would justify the Court in itifhcr-
nig the severer punishment of trunmortuti,,m—
It was quite clear that the utiforittnate
at the bar did slot take this child with ill,- lc-

tention of plundering it, or doing it any in-
jury ; but, on the contrary, to place it in a butter
situation of life than that in which its parents cotiLl
have disposed of it. Still, however, as it was caul or
alone that made her adopt it, the same cal
might on a future occasion induce her to cons,.;:i
it back to its original station ; the crime, tiicie-
fore, was one of n serious dye, for the Jury, as pa-
rents, had to consider the shock which the los ~1
child in this manner was calculated to create i!t
family from 'Aid) it anus clandestinely carried oil.
The Foreman—" We are aware of tlr.rt, ;ay
Lord, but it is evident she meant to take pre:)..r
care of the child. It appears she also tieat-il it
with the utmost kilidavi. We are titian:mons
therefore in hoping that the Court will. he as triiiltr
as possible in awardirg the punishment."
The COMMON SERJEANT—" The Court. Gen.
tlemen, will take care and attend to your it, ton-
The humane recommendation of the Jury was
evidently in with the feelings of the ertyk%tleti
auditory in the Court.
The tinfortumite Lady herself seemed morn re.
lieved from her embarrassment on limbo! tlie in-
terest which the Jury had expressed in tier behilit
she made a grateful obeisance to tbe Conn a. ..he.
left the bar, from which she was assisted by 11rs.
Appleby, dm nurse, who sat near her in the dock
doting her trial.
Lard Mos.' FORT sat on the Bench during the

POLICE.

CCILDHALL.

Before Alai-room .1. J. Mimi and WAITHM AN.
THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.
Mr. Beckwith, gunsmith, of Skinner-street, compiling-
of the lasiscondurt of his opprentice, John 'Stott. who ,413 i
apprenticed to him by the Governors of the Foundling Hu,
pital. He prooloset the indent sores.
Alderman J. J. Smith, rafter looking over the indentures.
tobserved.that it was provided in the ease rot a complaibt
'oriel; made against any of hoe boys apprenticed by the Inc:-
lotion, that the Governors should have six days' noitive be-
fore the slay the complaint was made, and asked if that no-
tice haul been given?
Mr. Beckwith amwereil in the affirmative, and stated,
that the Secretary of the lostitoltion was iu ahrodance.
Mr. Beckwith then proceeded with his charge, and stated,
thot Nutt hail often Absented leitowlf t. ant his service, and
that it appeared to him be was countenauced in his moo
conduct by some of the officers of the Foundling. Ile had
had several interviews with Mr. Scott. of
illiekfriars, an one t i 00000• sir, Rod a Governor of the IMMO lull
relative lo Nutt's cosolars, and hr wasoldiged to say that
he had not acted either as a in ighbour ur hutiourshle, for
he cosekl prove hoot Ise harboured mutt, and provided bon
with food when be olowoitrol himself from his, Mr. Bock-
with's, minces without leave.
;ohs Nett, the apps entice, sinted, that he nevrr
himself from his master's service hot twice ; the li,st time
was to go to the t dling and complstn so she Cos. coos
that Mr. Beckwith did not loan: hum his trade ; he I, id two
Hear three years Isis mopresdice, and all he bad kn. fled tr,,s
to clean guts hurtle. He hail another appro mire, r. ho
may seven 00000 ohs of his lints to serve, and be was mit
Master of his boomiess. and it was lenpoodlote that he ...intl.!,
as Mr. Beckwith had all his work, except the finishosix, dm"e
not of Isis house. The second lime lie &Writhe' himself 1r..%
caused by tuts master relating to allow• him to have ;my
breakfast. lie bad In CU in the moraine droning the kishivs
and furls of the family, ...lid had Ifitished hem race pi new
knife and three forks, when Mr. Beckwith cooielot him o. 3.1-
jug a bout, fur which reason he refused hire food. Hi, Noll,
then weld to rnmrdaim lo Mr. Scoot, Ise bring one of the Go-
ireswers, and hr rove Imo amine irseiaoloolo eat.
The foitermary orshe Foutiollisig•HoMpifal said, th ot the
Otovermirs theaked Mr. Birlowitesfew heismiog this rai.e
Hely thrwerd, although it was Ilia tile sleet the Abtnmru of
the City of Landon rtatitliwterfrre. 1' Governor, woo
the gustahawit of the ehildrest Itruto Ritual in the I.ianauwi.
They were their local ?APIA A* ev• withuNi
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