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POLICE.

RIO DE LA PLATA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
Itisarstow.House.—Yesterday a Mr. Gottenil appeared at the
Justice Room; to prefer a complaint against three of the Trustees
of the Rio de la Plata Mining Aaseetation. Mr. Barber Beau-
mont having had intimation that it was Als..Cotterell's intention to
apply to the Lord Mayor, upon the subject of some disappointment
experienced by those who had pat their faith in the neonate
given of the advantages arising from as emigration to Southern
America, sent hie agent to hear the stamment, and to answer it.
Mr. anent'', statement was as follows r—The Aeseelation had
been established by a number of gentlemeo etveepecability ; amongst
them were those against whom Mr. Cotterell had found It necessary
to bring an accusation of a very aerksoansture, via. the Trustees,
Sir John E. Harrington, Bart., Sir George Duckett. But., and J.
T. Barber Beaumont, the last of whom Was also Chairman of the
Company. The Prospectus stated. in Its very first paragraph, that
one of the objects of the Association was to remove pan of the un-
employed agricultural labourers of Great Britain and Ireland to
the settlements of the Assoelaioo is South America, and to esta.
blish them there as independent fanners. In September, 1825,
Mr. Cotterell was induced, by the great advantages held out by
that prospectus, to join the Conipenfiastai embarked for what they
called their settlements at Entre m en independent settler,
having first paid for his own and his Met a mistime. They arrived
at Ensenada de Baragnu the 19th of December, and fret that
period all provisions or seeaddoodadon were denitd lie
had been promised a shame of the extensive territory alleged to
be In possession of the Company, but not an inch of nd had he
ever seen of theirs. Indeed it would have beets a difficult matter,
far land they had never been possessed of. In fart, they had tot
patronised-a tittle of theirpledge to the 400 or SOO unfortunate per-
, sone wbo were tleltuled by the hope of a prosperous result to the en.
tap*. In this extremity he applied to the British Consular
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Buenos Ayres for protection, and stated that the Agents had ma
fused to send tip to the settlement ; but the Artits declared, be.
fore the British Consul, that the Company had re land. Now 164
had paid 17U. to the Agent in h;ngland of this Company for leg
acres of the promised lend, and the passage of hitmieh", his eon, and
his brother, to the place of destination ; and all Coil money,
rebre property, amounting to altogether between Mr, sled
had disappeared, and no satiefaction.had been rnede.
Tho Loan MAYOR.- By what sort of conveyaece w.a this pri-
perty made over to you ?-Mr. Coutred-By none. We were
promised an enclosed faint, atoeked rah cattle. We sort upas,
thajprownise, and the whole is a most gross delusion.
The Loan NIA von-Are you &Shareholder plebe Company
Mr. Cotterell answers d in the affirmative.
The LORD 111 Avon-Then I feat that putts an end to Wes
business.
Mr. flobler-Was not the ship in which yon tailed taken M
blockade on your passage ?.-Mr. Cotterell-No; the blockade did
not take piece until some time after our ship arrived in the Him.
Mr. Iloticr-Were you nut stopped by the Po/tug:nu P-Mr.
Cotterelt-Not at all.
Mr. Hobler-1 ask this question because I heard from a fries*
of mine, who has been urfoi unate enough to be a SharehAdes hs
this Association, that a son of Mr. Barber Beaumont has been,
1 believe is still, in that enndi.ion. Of the fact that Mr. Beaumont
has sent out his own son there is not the slightest doubt; aid
I helieve that his being blockaded there is as little ream* io
questior.
The Loan Mawoe-1 see no ground for supposing, A
what has been stated, that the money was obtained unite: tabs
pretences.
Mr. Ilobler-My unfor.unate friend Ftatts that the AeMellialea
have land, God koows to what extent, hundreds of miles =
°fine quantity of success which may he attained
they certainly could not speak with any degree of cerainly. CA
laugh.)
Mr. Cz'tterell-These men received 100 dollars a head from tog
settlers fear the passage, al.(' paid but a small pin of that to its
Captain of the vessel. They pocketed the teat.
The Loan hiss-oft-(.'an you prove that ?
Mr.Cotterell-ek is well known and publicly rise td at
Buenos Ayres.
The Loan Nl•vort-I cannot fake public report as evidence.
As you have .been disappointed in yiier h bets, it is but pained
that you should feel severely at a disappoints ant of so serious a
nature, and express )ourself strongly. But yrti must see I sanest
act in this matter.
31r. Cotterell-Nly Lord, I can produce witnesses who CY reed
theme, and other facts. •
The Loan 31 ;VOR-Who have returned besides yourself?
Mr. Cot terel!-No more than one person besides myself.
The Lunn Nl•von-Why not ?
Cotterell-For the bet.. of reasons, my Lord ; leans* they
could not.

The Loon Matoe—What is the errdition of the settlers?
31r. Cotterell.---31o:A deplorable. They are now for the great
part slaves.
The LORD 31 aro ri —Slaves ? Mr. Cotterell—Yet, my lased.
The Agents in South America have refused to assist the it. They
wcr,; ithout the means of subsistence, and were landed over to
proprietors in Buenos Ayres as Redertiptlini., a. They had
not paid their passage money, and (Nei are now espoused to servi-
tude fig; years.
The LORD MAYOR—If this be the fact the case is a very Krim
one indeed. Mr. Cotterell—lf is the fact.
The LORD MAYOR—Thin is upon the old plan of settling—that
which took place at Maryland. Had you seen the Trustees against
whom you complain before yon set eut upon your espedition ?
Mr. Cotterell—Yes, my Lord. On the 21st of Ai.gust, 132.1, a
Meeting took place at the County Fire Office, to a Inca the new
settlers were invited, and Mr. Barber Beaumont rose amongst
them, and said, " Fellow-countrymen, in consequence of the very
deplorable condition of the mechanics and Manning poorof this
country and l!r,eland, I anti several of my friends have deterrnioed
to subscribe a capital of 1,000,00 h/. f•r the encouragement of eThi-
gyntion to the flourishing country of South America, and everyman
who joins shall have 50 acres of laud, whether he pays his passage
or not." This was the language of encouragement held out to the
poor labouring and industrious ;:nglisii.
The Loan 31aeon—I perceive by the prospecrus.thatehere.
holders in ~.be cayital of the Association are entitled to receive pos-
session of 3d acres of land, 39 head of cattle. and 50 sheep, on the
credit or each share paid up. I need not ask you whether you ever
saw any of the cattle or sheep?? Mr. Cotterell—Cattle or sheep !
I can ;rove that the Association had not a single head of cattle or e
sheep in the world, and that they had not an inch of ground.
The LORD MAYOR—StiII, if these gentlemen entered upon an
undertaking seriously, and with a good intentioo, they are not
answerable for unfortunate consequences. 1 do not think that I
can interfere.
Mr. Holder—lf Mr. Cotterell can show that there was a comp'.
racy, he can Indit:t the Directors ; but I apprehend that s ould be a
Uitticult matter. ,I am told that Mr. Beaumont has vtntut.sl at
least 10 or 12,0001. in the speculation.
31r. Cotterell—They hive made infinitely more money in the
speculation than that, every one of them. They have realised caw-
mous stuns by the delusion.
Mr. Peake, Agent to the Association in this courury, upset being
asked by the Lord Mayor whether he had any ohservatiot.s to make
upon the subject, addressed his Lordship. 3lr. Cotterell'a state-
Went had, he said, been made merely in order that the public prints
might show up the Association. That object would irobably be
completely gained; but at all events it should no4go forward with.
oat Its antidote, a Rat denial of the truth of its haling features.
The charges were undoubtedly of a very serious nature. With
respect to the praeticability of moving up the river to the settle.,
ment, it was totally out of the question. \Viten the Thalia, in
which vessel Mr. Cotterell sailed, entered the river, the blockade
commenced, and it war impoisible to convey her or the other ships
to their destination without danger cf being taken by the Brasilian
fleet. Of Course the Association could not give the land which had
been promised, as those who had claims were not able to take it.
The assertion that the Association was posseued cf no land was
without the slightest foundation. He had last night seen the title
deeds.
The Loon Maeort—By whom was the land assigned?
Mr. Peake-4ly the several proprietors, the Lords of the
Manors.

The Lon°Arox—How much land is in the posscsitn of the
lissociation? _

Mr. Peake—.l do not know. but I have every reason to think that
they are owners of thousands of acres.
Mr. Peake in continuation said, that the decli ration that the
settlers were sold is quite erroneous. There were 400 or 500 of
them at Ensenada. It was impossible for the Association to pcss
them up to the proper territory, for the reasons he had stated. The
poor men could not be supported in Idleness by the Association ;
they were not interfered with, and were at liberty to do as they
pleased. Some of them, in consequence, hire.: themselves to resi.
dents in the country. The Association would be enabled to con.
elude all its engagements, and every opportunity would be given to
the settlers to benefit by the advantages which would present then:.
selves in the new settlement.
The Loan MAYOR said, that Mr. Peake had stated that the
complaint had been made merely for the purpose of being shot.a
up in the Newspapers. He (the Lord Mayor) never entered upon
un investigation for any other than the purposes of justice, and the
Newspapers were certainly at liberty to state the parliculars, or to
let them alone; he erd rot interfere with them. With respect to
Mr. Cotterell, it appeared that he had paid a considerable sum of
money for his passage, and that he went out at great risk of pro.
perty, upon the faith of promises which had not been performed.
It was said that the contract had not been finished in consequence
of the blockade of the ships ; now, whatever might be the effect of
the blockade, the law would, he had no doubt, consider that con.
tract.binding. He did not believe that the Directors and Trustees
had any criminal intention, but they mere certainly liable to a civil
action.

31r. Pemba said that Mr. Catterell had put an end to all chance
from a rivil action by a receipt which he had given for a morn.
imam he had received. 31r. Ptake then banned in the receipt,
which was as follows:

"* Beet iv, d of J. T. B. Beaumont the sum of 45!. returned to me
as part of my deposit in my share in the KM de is Plata Agricul-
tural Association, I having preferred not to proceed to the settle-
ment, and abandoned my claims to the advantages offered the.
PETY:It COTTELELL.
" January 3,1826."
The LORD MAYOR (to Me. Cotterell)—Why, it appears that
you have abandoned your claims ?—alr. Cotterell. That is but a
my Lord. I certainly have, ;:s far as regards my share, but
not as regards my other claims.
The Lour. MAYOR (to Mr. Peake)—Pray what do you say was
the condition of the matlers when they got to Buenos Ayres?—Mr.
Peaks. From the moment they got on board they were victualled
numbers of them are to this utoment victualled at the expense of
the Company.
The Lotto MAYOR—Why were any of them sold?
Mr. Peake—That is merely Mr. Cotterell's assertion. They
have thought proper to make engagements there, and the Agent
did not interfere. if the Agent has been guilty—and there is to
proof that he has—the Trustees are not to blame.
Mr. Cottcrell—l declare most positively that all assistance was
refused; my soli, and brother, and myself, were refused a triere.el
from the time we entered.

Mr. Peake—liecat;e you said you could support yourselves, enl
insisted upon acting ;n an independent manner.
Mr. Cotterell-1 can prove thac Mr. Beaumont was detennint d
to persecute me, in consequence of a letter which appeared in the
Times newspaper, and which he ascribed to me. I can, my Lead,
if you will be good enough to postpone this cue, being forward that
Captain of the ship and others, to show that the Association has not
an inch of land.

The Loaf) Msvon—flow ran you prove that?
Mr. Cotttrell—From the admission of the Agents before the Bri.
• tint' Consul.
The LORD MAYOR—That evidence will not be sufficient.
Mr. Peake (to Mr. Cotters l))—You have got your wish now, in
having your complaint before the public. and you are likely to get
little by it. The public can judge between you and the Alltatille
lion. The Trustees entered upon the *peculation with as honour.
able intentions as ever influenced any men. You say that money
was made by the passage. The fitting out of the Thalia cost
5,000 W and not more than 511(1/. wasreeeived as passage money. le
is ridiculous to think that men who are engaged in other concerns
of the highest character would be guilty of the enomiities charged
against the Trustees of the Association.
The Lotto NIATOR—I am bound to say that, in my opinion,
there is no proof given of bad intention. (To Mr. Cotterell)-11 am
sorry that you were induced to risk your property. You have been

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10 liappointa. as thousands of others have been, but I cannot enter- lion as in the former cases, and made the same offers of assistance.
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in this complaint. He 'arid his wife was on her deatii-bed, and that he wanted a little
EM DIAZ LETtI ENT. 1 cash to procure her medicine at Apothecaries' Hall. She said she
A young man named 1-41thomt clerk to Mr. Warner, the tea- 1 wax stout, but if a half sneereign would be of any use. it was at his
dealer iii Hood-lane. and another young man, were charged with service. She gave him that aunt and he went away, first giving an
having, the first, emberzled 7501., the property of Alr. Warner, and I address, which proved to be raise. Ile told a most heart-rendiog
the beeond with hiving aided and :usistesl. It was said, and there story of his domestic suffirings, and said he had recently had a
are no positive evidence to the contrary, that die letter was not child burnt to death.
aware that Latham got possession of the property improperly. Prisoner—Those additions which you are making, Mrs. Johnson,
They were remanded. are v, re inaecutede.
LADY RA RR YMORE. Mr. II AL La—Oh ! Sir, you will have the advantage of those
GVILDHALI..—Lady lltti7 yawn: figured in thelist of disorder. inaccuracies hereafter.
lies brought before Mr. Alderman A NSLEY yesterday. Her Lady. prisoner-1 think, Mr. Halls, the cases which have been already
:ship, it seems, had been liberated front Cleikenwell prison on heard ere sufficient, without going into others.
,Tuesday mortiing, and about tour o'clock in the afternoon, Martin, Mr. Ha tati—llow do you mean sufficient ? Sufficient for what?
rite of the City officers, found ha drunk, opposite Staples lon. Pr es— mean sufficient for the purposes of justice.
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.11*.Jhom, ma-rounded by a mob of six or seven coachpeople. Mr. Hat.l.ll-0:1, what ! you don't like to fiave the other ease
pressed.'
Ste was etat ding in the middle of a circle in which a might brought forward, I suppose ? Prisoner—l don't want to be op.
t are 'toned, throwing her powerful arms about, and menacing
aemen punishment to any one that should have the hardihood to Mr. II etme—lf any she is oppressing you, iris youret If. You
epponoh her. Ile understood the cause of her anger was, she had had better hold your tongue. Prieoner—l don't want to say
lured a hackney-coachman to carry her to Drury-lane, and paid him much ; but I think I ought not to be oppressed. There should
,ins fare. but for Poole reason or other he set her clown at the corner
be some feeling shown in every case, little as I may appear to de-
ed alirdlesow, Emil drove off. Martin succeeded in springing upon serve it.
her wipereelred, and pinierting her arms; and upon his assurance Mr. liaLca—l will compliment you so far SS to Say that you
that he only intended to keep her in the watch-house for an hour deserve it as little its any nowt I ever saw et that bar. Primmer—
Anent the mob had dispersed, she walked away quietly with him. I That may be; but justice should /theme be tempered with mercy.
Instead of diminishing, however, the crowd increased, and it be- A Gentleman, living in Staples Inn, next preferred a complaint
same necomary, therefore, to take her to the Cowmen She I against the prisoner, for defrauding him of a sovereign, by pretend-
allowed symptoms of an intention to resist this proceeding, but log to
nobs several friends of his at Portsta. He represented
upon being laid hold of resolutely by the officer and weedier for himself t a Purser in the Royal Navy, and told a eleploreble
the purpose of carrying her, she told them to put her down ad she story of the sickuesor of his wife, and her want of medicine anti
would walk, and she kept her word. proper nourishment.
• Martin said, in favour oilier Ladyship, that site had not shown Alia' PhUrs a young woman living in service in Chesterfield'
any of that violence towards him, or those whom he called to his streets May air, proved a 'Moiler case to Mrs. Johnson, and
assistance, for which she had acquired such notoriety strong the stated that the prisoner wanted to borrow lit, but shelled only a to?..
police at the west end of the town; and that lie hall heard Sir vereign, which she more him. He pretended to be her father s
Richard Birnie bad prontised to appropriate a sum of money to brother, who went abroad many years ago.
send her home to, her relations in the country, which offer she
Mrs:Gff o, a young woman, late jti the service of herd ChM-
meant to avail herself of next Saturday. niondeley, and about adezen others, preferred !moiler &urges; but,
Mr. Ahlerman ANSLEY said there was a private mark against as they were almost a mere repetition of the cases detailed above, it
her name, by which he knew she had been at that bar before; but as would be useless to narrate them. •
in his Magisterial experience he had never met with her ladyship, The prisoner was fully committed for trial open six of the cases,
and under the circumetances stated by the officer, be would this and the parties bound over to prosecute.
time discharge her. filo Haute gave directions that all parties who had charges to
prefer should be told that the prisoner would be tried at the West.
This unfortunate creature was neatly dressed, and appeared to be
'Mosier Sessions, on the loth of October, and they might then, if
in good health ; anti fonn her rammed and quiet demeanour while
they in the office, a stranger to her character would have been tempted chose, attend arid prefer bills of indictment.
thsate in the day several pererms came prepared to make charges
to believe her one of the meekest of her sex. against him, and received that answer.—The examination coni.
A DASIILNG SWINDLER. mentalist one o'clock, and lamed till a late hour in the afternoon.
for the last two months a dashing fellow has Peen remarkably A young man, of leshionable mmearance, named Lawton Kings-
sticeeestul in duping tradespeople of their goods. Ile comes to the ton. son of Colonel Kingston, and he hi-inset holding a comudesion
limp in a gig, selects a quantity of goods, and desires the Hades- in the army, was brought up. charged by his wife, a beautiful
men to suffer one of his assistants to ride !ionic with him, and he young creature, of not more than lfi years of age, with a series of
adl pay him for the articles. Arrived at some respectable court or assaults, and other acts of illareatment.
House which his an outlet into another street. the gentleman gets There was also a second charge, of a more serious nature, that
tat with the goods, leaving t';c traelesniatee servant in charge of the of bigamy.
home and gig, telling him he will return with the money in a few It appeared, from the joint statements of the young lady and
minute", bathe returns no more; and In the course of a day or two her mother, who accompanied her, that she is the daughter of
the home and chaise are owned by some livery-etable-keeper, of Edward O'Brien, Esq. an Irish gentleman of fortune, residing
whom the missing gentleman had burrowed it, under some plausi- in his native country. Some months ago Mrs. O'Brien had oc-
ble pretence. caution to come to this country, and brought her daughter with
Mr. Troup. 'silversmith in Cheanside, and Mrs. Davis, the wife her. The defendant having seen Miss O'Brien at a public place,
a livery-stable-keeper near Ituettell-square, appeared before Mr. succeeded in obtaining an introduction to her and her mother,
Alderman ANSLEY, its ascertain whether the former was bound to and soon professed a warm and sincere attachment to the former.
Merentler a horse and gig, worth 30/.,left with him under the above His connexions were round to be of the first respectability, his
circumnancee, moaners were extremely fascinating, and his attentions of the most
Mrs. Davis had advertised a description of her horse and gig, and delicate rind assiduous kind. lie completely succeeded in ingratt.
Immediately under it appeared the advertisement of lilt. Trotto acing himself with the mother, and obtained the affections of the
the such property had been left In the hands of his servant, and daughter. Mr. O'Brien was written to, his consent obtained, and
evoke bc sold unless claimed within a certain time. the young couple were married, just three months ago. In three
Mr. Ilmetwerottn, the Chief Clerk, said the borrowing of a weeks after tonnage, the demeanour of the defendant underwent
home and chaise for a day, and carrying them off. had been ex. a total change. Ile became excessively violent in his conduct,
.prowl y decided to be a stealing ; and if Mrs. Davis could find the and did not scruple to apply the coarsest epithets to her ; and on
titan there would be no doubt of his conviction, and that the Court inure titan one occasion assaulted her. This was of course detail.
would order the restitution of the stolen property. It was there- fully thoreming to both ladies; hit they dreaded the exposure
OM clear that, in the eye of the law, the horse and chaise were which an appeal to the law must necessarily produce, and they
still Mrs. Davis's property, and Mr. Troup would do well to desist endured Ilia treatment until it was no longer possible to do so
emit carrying his threat of 'telling them into execution ; but it was with sny regard to their own safety. (in :Honda/ night lama
_he
!es duty to advise the Alderman that he had no power to make any came borne to the hotel where they have been residing, the Golden
order in the business. Cross, Charing-cross, et a state of beastly intoxication ; and, after
Mr. Troup said he certainly would not proceed to sell, but he alarming the whole house by his noise, dragged his youthful wife
meld not believe that he had not n lien on the horse and gig to the from her bed, and kicked her. Her cries and remonstrances were
eannint of the goods delivered to the stranger. met by laughter from the defendant, and lie went to the door, and
• Mr. Alderman ANSLEY said, if the property had not been at empted to bring in a common prostitute to his wife's bed-chant,
parted with as well as the possession, Mrs. Davis might recover it bee—an act whicti was only prevented by the interference of the
by onion without waiting for the conviction of the thief; at least people at the lintel. It had lately been ascertained that he heel
in seemed so to him; but he did not wish to give any decided nro•lier wife living, who had passed in the name of Mary 'Anne
°Meier on that point. An Mrs. 1). had, however, sworn an affi- Clayton, and that she was at Norwich. This discovery was made by
elicit liefore him that morning that the horse and gig now in Mr. the complainant finding a letter in one of his trunks, in his hand-
T.'s pbeeession were the property of her husband, lie would recom. writing, beginning '• illy Omer wife," end acknowledging a loan of
tweed him to give them up. money. It was 0,4 in lust Tuesday's Goz-tic that the defendant's
Mr. Troup, alter peusing a minute, walked away without stating name appeared iu the list of protnotions by put chase, Mr. O'Brien
whether he tatendid to comply with the Alderman's recommends- having transmitted a sum of money to Greenwood and Cox for
or not. that purpose. 'lke defendant had also spent a great deal of Miss
CHARGES OF FRAUD. O'Brien's money, but this was a secondary consideration. 3163
BOW.STREET.—Priee Davie:, the man who on Tuesday last O'Brien only sought protection frum his violence.
se.tas charged at this Office with obtaining 11.5 e. from a poor widow, The defendant denied the charge of bigamy, and said, that his
named smith, by a fraudulent pretence, was again brought up, and, violence was excited by the charge of beteg a bigamist being con.
short in. the mum given to the public through the press has been, mantle thrown in his teeth.
toe Office was almost completely filled by persons who had Mini- Mr. Hates, after some strong remarks on the unmanly conduct
me complaints to make against the prisoner. of the elefentlaht• ordered him to find bail, himself in 1001. and two
Upon the first charge of Mrs. Smith's, a Mrs. Morgan, first sureties in 501. each, for the assault, but told him he should for the
Present detain him in custody until an Officer could go to Norwich
omen to the husband of the proseeutrix, was called to prove that P
elm knew the brother of Smith well, whom the prisoner attempted to make proper inquiry en to the case of bigamy.
et' personate, and who left this country 2: vents ago. The prisorer The primmer was therefore remanded. As he was leaving the
'was not, that Mr. Smith, nor at ell like him. This evidence was Office, he begged that the genthmen of the press would not notice
oteemeel sufficient in support of this charge, and the witnesses were the case, out of delicacy to the ladies, if not from a regard to his
'sit bound aver to prosecute. feelings.
Mr. HALLS then asked if there wits any of person present who Mrs. O'Brien—lndeed, I hope the gentlemen will notice it.
1-.,1 in ehaiwe to prefer, and was immediately answered, by about 30 31r. HALLS said, he thought it a case which of all others ought
voices., •• Yes, yes; I have, I have ;" and there was a general rush to meet the public eye, and he certainly should not interpose
towards the Bench front the body of the Court. between the reporters and a duty which they knew so well how to
'he first complsinant was a gentleman, named Justice, residing reform.
in Lincoln's Inn, who stated that about three years ago the prisoner MINE HOST AND THE BAR-MAID.
edict upon him at his house, and asked him it he had not a relation II AT TON.GANDEN.—Yesterday, Mr. dfattiseu, the proprietor
on 'the army, who was then, or had been lately. stationed at Giblet- of the Skinner's Anna Tavern, Coburg-street, Clerkenwell, ap-
tar. Tse complainant replied in the affirmative, and the prisoner peered to a suminone, issued on the complaint of Moan Chapman,
voen said that he himself had been a Paymaster in a regiment
,at a fine showy bar-maid, who was tried at the Old Bailey Sessions
liebraear but that, in consequence of an error in his accounts, he on Monday, fur robbing her late master, the present defendant,
had heen suspended, and was at that time in great Metre's—his through whose forbearance alone she escaped punishment.
aon being no her death-bed, mei two lovely female children pining Miss Susan, wino is the very prototype, at least as to her babili-
me home from absolute want. Ile went on to say, that his object in ments, of the " Scarlet lady or Babylon," had no sooner found
matting upon complainant sss to obtain the address of his relation herself emancipated from Newgate (the aTmosplare of which does
at elibraltar, with whom he (prisoner) bad been on the most inti- not seem to have faded the roses of her cheeks), than she thought
mite terms, in order that be might write and obtain some assistance i proper to charge Ale 3lattieon with detaining her property, to
'Tem him. Ile then requested a temporary loan, and complainant which she laid claim in due form ; the specification of which, ar-
e ter him a trifling sum. He woutt have given him more, but that ranged with inventorial order, she presented to Mr. Sergeant EEL.
lie was a total stranger, and complainant thought it possible that he LOn' the presiding Magistrate. It consisted chiefly of wearing tip--
mil& be an impostor. eitletragfr he telt ettonely inclined to give parch, some articles of vertu, cameo brooches, rings, and other ten-
. seder:co to hint, from hia wenn:: of echidna tine story of his tats. kets, with perfume', tooth-brushes, combs, and all the other appa.
sontines. He toil him lie might cell media but he never did. ratus befitting a taeitionable I•aternaid'e toolette ! All these things
Al •es leachael Sadler, a decent-Iteking young woman, was the were in her apartment at the time of her apprehension, and when
h.-et conmlatoant, and her relation of her case excited the strongest demanded, 'bee master and mistress said that they knew nothing
terionee of seitipeaby and indigna•ien. She stated that she resided about diem.
veth her mother, an aged widow, in Mack's-place, Fetter-lane. Mr. Sergeant SELLON said, be could scarcely suppose that a
per neelter fwd been deaf anti infirm fur many years, and it was person of Mr. 3lattieon's reseectability would knowingly detain
:(11 sittOculty that with sionitiesinent's best exertions they could any thing belonging to her, particularly from his acknowledged for.
o ;vein themselves. On Friday Inst. while she and her mother bearance in regard to the protecution.
seem sitting together, a knock came at the dear, which she opened, Mr. Mettleon declared that nothing could be farther from his
nee found the prisoner them; she had uut time, to ask hint his intentions, but neither he nor Mrs. 3lattison knew any thing about
tieeinesa before he pushed by her to the parlour, and rented himself f the things of which she spoke. Strict search had been made in
with .he ease anti confidence of an old 'acquaintance. The prisoner I the house, hut the only things that were found. to which she had
t',ii eked her mother how long her husband had been dead and if any claim, we-e a pair of stockings, the heels of which were rather'
sine remembered to have hear. him speak of a brother of his, who out of repair, and a lace cap (which seemed to require the help of
'et( his friends when very young to go Wormed ? Her mother said snap and water), bolt of which he now produced, and was ready to
Noe hod, and she remembered Itien—his name was '"r1)111 Seller." restore to the lady.
" You are tight," said the prisoner, and Imu that same Tom The complainant. who seemed somewhat offended at this indi-
Sal Mao reef censure open her cleanliness, smartly replied, they were not
The poor old woman said she was glad to see him, but she o dirty or out of repair wnen I bad them. But what is yecomc of
really should not have known hint, " for," said she, " it is forty o my jewellery ?
rears since I saw hint." This Mr. illattieon readily explained ; the jewellery, as she
The praetor, went on to say that he had been serving for many pleased to call it, had been delivered to Jordan, the constable who
yaws in India, and that he had lately returned with a pension of o apprehended her, and, by the Magistrate's order, he retained it to
lest per day. He said it had taken him a long time to find her out, be produced on the trial. if necessary. lie (Mr. Mattisor) had
and tniuired into the state ot her circumstances. lie was informed never seen any part of it since, and it would scarcely be supposed
teat they were intiifFeeent ; upon which he said he was most happy that he would bane attempted to detain it, though he had little
to say lt wan in his power to assist her and her daughter, and that doubt that the greater part of what she now claimed was fetid fur
me, mould be always imported in creditand respectability so long r wit!, the money of which she had plundered him during the time
so he lived. Complainant and her mother regarded hit, as "an i that she was in his emnloyment. There w. re some papers and
A.otgel dropped dean from ileereo." and warmly expressed their love-letters, not at allfavoutable to her Character, which she was
gratuude. tie neat mid that he had a wife and two lovely 'laugh. quite welcome to, if she set any value on then.
tea. " 'tweet excellent wheat he 'Mould be happy to intro- , Miss Chapman—l want every thing that belongs to me, no
dote to them. His wife, he added, was Unhappily very ill, and he 1 matter what it is.
.rocs then going to Apothecaries' Hall to procure I•er some mettle Mr. filatirenn—And every thing belonging to you would have
c.ne. firs pension, he said, was coining due on the following day, been given up load you Rake; for them in a proper menree
and be soukd then bring them 101. and mama the gift occasionally. hlr. Sergeant SELLON (to the 46m:en's—Ito you know of any
Tien came the res.! object of his visit. lie raid he was short of other property belonging to her but that which you ',soave?
money. and that the medicine would come to Ills., and asked them Mr. Mattison—Certatnly nut, Sir. If your Worship thinks
.1 they (mid oblige him with 10m or its. to make up suf cient. proper to send an officer with tier to my house, I shall remain here
'army mid they had not then a shilling iii the house, and be asked till search has been made.
If they could not reise the sum he wanted by sonic means ; and the Mr. Sergeant SE t. o x —Nothing can be fairer, provided your
coatplateant, with the consent of her mother, offered to pledge two wife will assist her.
e.leer 'poem' (the only articles of plate they had left) to procure the Mr. Mattisom-Certainly, Sir ; every facility will be given ; but
money. tie offered to accompany her, and they walked down to a very pretty return she makes for my clemency to her.
Flees-market together, where she pledged the spoons at a pawn- dlr. Sergeant SELL° r: was then about to send one of the officers
broker's fur and gave him the money outside the door. He I with the complainant to make the search, when a este rof hers
dm* shook her =Melly by the hand, " and," continued the coin- stepped forward, and told the Magismate diat there was nil manner
ruaraant. bursting Imo tears, the base creature had the impu- of use in searching the fellow's house, blithe things had been thrown
dance to kiss me, and called um bin dear niece." into the street when they were asked for; but, of course, be was
At this part of the atergive there was a general bunt of indig. bound to make them good.
nation throughout the once. The feeling seemed perfectly tan. Isle. Sergeant SELLON, on perceiving the object which the corn-
contrullable, and vented itself in exclamations-" 0, the scoundrel ! pianism and her friends had in viewe recalled the order which he
—what a base fellow l" and there was also a general hiss. The had made foe the search, and told them that he would interfere no
prisoner was the anfy person who appeared unmoved. lie stood further in the matter. If they thought they had any just claim on
sending amidst the storm. the defendant, they might summon hint to the Cuunty Court for the
Miss Steller added, that the prisoner gave his 'Unal. " Thomas amount.
Sadler, I ateamestreet, Gray's Inn-lane," which she had since ascer- The SUIIIIIIOIII was dismissed accordingly.
tcrud to be false. The following delectable ntorcearr was found amongst the lady',
3be was bound over to persecute, papers, of which there were enough of the same character to have
Mrs. Johnson, a tespeetshk-tooking old lady, also a widow, furnished any ouiderate.sized Album. It seems the production of
reading in Vinegar-yard. Drury-lane, deposed that, on Friday a favoured swain—the penmanship would have dove honour
the prisoner celled upon Me, and asked if she heal mot hard to Lewis or Bradbury, the great masters of tiosuriehing characters.
of a brother of her late husband, who bad gone abowdmhen ver/ It was dimmed to Chapman, Clan, Walwortle,"
throughthe
yams ? She amid she knew there was such a Yards, She had medium of that vehicle so favourable to •• yourg lovers'—the
been a great trouble to his family, and was supposed Whom died three-penny post; and marked on one corner (" In haste"). Poor
woad several years ago. The prisoner said that was a Mistake, fallow !
Ha: that he himself was that brother. She said she diemkglit his at My dearest Lover—l have been almost distracted at not having
mime was Ja•nes, and she prisoner said she was right, sad masted the pleasure of seeing you for so long a time. Heigh-ho I Yru dig-
v.v. he was the perms. Hs there related the same story of his pea. appaistad use the lost appointment which you yourself made, but I