The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-19 00:00:00

HATTON GARDEN.

Yesterday Mr. Henderson,. pawnbroker, in Brewers-street,
Somer. Town, appeared to a summons, to answer the com-
plaint oT a venerable old lady, to show cause why be refused
to deliver her a pledge pawned by her in his shop in August
last fur .alts crown, the principal and interest ther-eon being
tendered to him. Ou the part of the old gentlewoman it ap
peered, that in the month of August last she pledged the pet-
ticoat of a gown in the Defendant's shop, and received a du-
plicate at the time forlhal sum : that in a month alter, she
sent a penpa with the duplicate and money to redeem-14AM
after waiting a considerable time, thy shopinan told her the
article was some how or other mislaid ; tie could not find it
thee, but to leave the duplicate, and when he had time ho
' would luck for it, and she should hate it the next time she
tatted. She repeatedly called and sent bat COUIII not get
its she was at ieugth told that the duplicate she left
could not be found, but if she brought a piece to match the
petticoat, that they might comparejliem, they would get it for
her. She accordingly brought the body of the goe n, and
lett it fur that purpose, sad on calling again the burly and pet-
ticoat, rolled up in one parcel, was brought down to her, and
a ticket, setting forth that they were pledged for five shil-
lings, pinned to it; sod neither the body a hick she had not
pledged, nor the petticoat, would Le delivered to her without
paying I h. t sum.
The Defendant slated that both the body and petticoat
were pledged together for five shillings, in suppoi t of which
lie produced the ticket which was pinned to them, and like-
wise the book in which they were entered at the time by his
shopman ; but the ticket she received at the time lie said he
knew nothing of. as the sliopman had since left his service.
The case was clearly proved on the part of the Plaintiff,
and Mr. Henderson was ordered to restore the pledge Oil the
payment of half a crown, and a halfpenny fur the month's in-
terest, which he very reluetandy complied with.

MARY-LE-BONE.
An application was yesterday made to Eihisand Griffith,
Esq. the presiding Magistrate at this office, fur his advice re-
specting Use absence of • young Lady, a.Cluocraiess in the
family or General Champtusys, in Harley-srrort. It appeared
that the !Camila before alluded to had beau iu the capacity fur
some time, and occasionally walked out with the young gen-
tlemen intnisted to her oars across the Regent's Park, &c.
It was a regular custom for her to visit her brother, Mr. Bur-
ton, a solicitor, of North-street, Red Lion-squire, at kis resi-
dence in Camden Town, on a Sonday, and had lett the G.-Pe-
res house at one o'clisek for that purpose. on Sunday last
but bad neve, returned back, and were more entwined on
hearing she bad not bran to lierjarothe'sr , various inquiries
bad been made, but so clue could be obtained of Use rout she
had taken. She was described as being dressed in a blue
pelisse and black dress, was of a fair complexion, and
oboist 23 years of age. Lady elsampaoys could form an idea
fur her absence, aid her ladyship had exprosscd if she had

ishell to go Into the Country her Ladyship would tare allele.
ed her. _ _