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ife/lowed by some legal proceeding, be Would net betel to any talie ever-memorable field of Waterloo, where she was wounded.
further conversation. !Thin erect led to the discovery or her at.e. end u`pon liar recovery a
The parties then rated, the lour-factor penistingerrethfally ,pensino of h. IM. pFr day was settled upon her. She is now mar.
that he would latii*Mr. Newman Into a truperiueraitirt. , rigid to an old veteran who resides at Kneen t but anthrtunately
Wm. riestee, 'memo to Mr. Lloyd, I town arming, was pet to whenever she ensues to 'London ehe gets intoxicated, and finishes
the bar under the fellewilts aingulat circnmatancei. , her day by begeing. The officers of the alentlicity Society,
Mr. Fading, a ariltaerdbe the Mitiorita, haa °applied to a few ! bare frequently had her in cnatody thitlinut its proaucir.g any good
days slues by &lir. Wanda, who reconimended to kiln, as a capital Mkt. 'She reastherefofeyesterdiy bent for a mouth to the House
speculation, the Ou of seine old Dutch lons, which had of ILtorrection.
arrived, invoked; at only while the cotton printer, by whom Yesterday Jame' 0 ilmts, who underwent an examination on
they are aged, would readily give 3.115. per dozen foe them. He Monday. for having attempted to commit a burglary at Mr.
Darned Sir Robot' Pad, and a number of other extensive manufac. Charoneaus', pawnbroker, was brought up, when he was com-
toren, who. upon being written to, would probably become per.. witted for three months as a rogue and vagabond.
chasers. air. Frdhist humediately wrote to the PerWMN named, but , Mr. Charrooesu wended, and suited that he heard the bar
only received an answer from one of them, Kleine-an teller tor six snapped in halt; and only the morning before he had been robbed
dozen. On Tuesday, however, the prisoner came, representing of some necklaces: a publigan had also hot a Agee!) of wine; and
himself to be in the service of one of .the calico Minters at Mitch- . there was hardly a person in the neighbourhood but halt been
arn, and said be wanted to btu, 40 oc PO dozen Of old flotch lists.: robbed.
• After some haggling a bargain was struck at Sts. per dozen % and I Two fellows of the name' of Maynard and Fuller came for-
th* prisoner being asked if he had the money about him, admitted iward in Wilson's behalf ; hut the scoundrels retaritated es much
he had not, but said be would go and get it In a few minutes. He drat not a Word which they said could be believed, and there wee
returned in ball an hour, and being again salted if fie had the no doubt hut they were his companiune.
Money, pointed to his breast, and mid 'yes; It fs all right." Mr.
Eding then desriatched his clerk, who, upon payieg the 264. per Itl ARYLERONC.
dozen, amounting on the lot to upwards of 701.. got the said old Yesterday a very elegantly-dressed young lady applied to Mr.
hats cleared through the customs and from the wharf, and brought Oh I ri•rnt for assietitnee, tuner the reties ti.g eircumstantes. She
them to the door. to a cart. The prisoner had in the inter in, mid that she had some short nine since
married a young gentleman,
although he had expressed a wish to go, been detained at the and had lived with hint in the neighimurbood of Kilbard, happily
and comfortablyome business to intimate. promising to return to
. On it etinestlay morning lie left hung for town,
counting.house, and upon the goods coining to the door, lie was
isiformed of the fact. and asked for the money. The prisoner then where lie hat) s
dinner at four o'clock. In the coarse of the day she had 'left home
confessed he had no suevey, and under a promise of forgivenese
to pay a vise co two in the neighbourhood, hot on her return was
stated that Mr. Weller hived him as he was waiting for a job at the
East India warehouses, in Feischurch.stieet, and told him if he !surprised to find the doors closed 'auntie hey, bud time nearing se'
effort to get into her own apartment, she was ir he nail they were no
would play the merchant for a little while, -he would put three or
longer hr and she must never %hew lace thew again. She
faun pounds into his pocket. He had never seen him before, and
knew not where to tied him new, hut all he had dare had been had sloe
s.etab that
cha her drawers It id hireben ransacked, and her
dreases deprived of some valnahle lace ; she had in vain asserted
under his instruction. Mr. Fling gave the primmer into custody,
her right to admission. but was treated with the utmost contumely,
merely that he might be orenpelled to give warily for his appear.
. and found at length, by her husbantrs tint rettaning, that he was
lance as a witness when Weiler should be found, Weiler having
an inactive party to this transaction, in which his suet was the prin.
entrapped Mr. Fading into giving 211 e. a down for an article that
never fetched more than ros, a dozen among the calico printers. cipal agent.
31r. Alderman Digest paid that he had no power so bind over dlr. GRIFFITH asked who paid the rent of the spartmente?
the primmer as a witness, nor to call on him to find ',unties as The applicant replied.. her husband's aunt had taken them, and
paid the rent, allowing them to live iii the minus, and her prinespel
such. If dlr. Elting wished to detain the prisoner, he might indict
lam for a conspiracy with Weiler, and when Weiler was found lie right of exclusion was, that being the 'renter. the 'Mice was her
might make the prisoner a witness. owB, and no person but those she pleased had any right to live in
It. Edina said he would not indict the prisoner, because he had them.
been merely e dupetif the other party ; but he thought the re- The Magistrate said it was a singular case, but one entirely
fugal of his thapplication very extraordinary. without his jurisdiction, us from the applicant's own showing it
Mr..lldennan CIRO! said It would be Impossible to concede laPrite PoluT4-
' young lady departed much disappointed.
what he required. To call upon a man to find boil to give evidence
against another not in custody, nor indicted, would indeed be an IN VAIIOUS SEDIICTION.—Sfrphen Boge, apparently aged
extraordinary proeeetlini. about fifty, was brought to the office ueon en 'ceder of atiiiiatiort at
The prisoner was then discharged. the instance of the parochial officers of AWN) parish.
air. Francis, one of the churchwardens. informed the Magistrate
BOW.STREET. this was a most aggravated case. The defendant was the bailiff
Yesterday John William Illoi.thy was brought up on a wannnt and gardener of a hely nt fortune, and had contrived to induce the
by Lidbettee, charged under the following peculiar circumstances: unfortunate victim who now appeared to refer the charge against
—ft appeared from the deposition of the pniercutor. Mr. John him. before elm had attained her fourte,nth year. ,
McCarthy, residing in Cecil-street, Sowed, that in the month of The defendlut, upon entering the offig, said he had ammo-
July last, on mrtisieg the Time. newspaper, he observed an silver. mired the affair, having entered into a bond of indemnity with the
tisement of two bay geldings (carriage honest for sale, warranted „web.
in every respect, to be seen at the King's Head, Russell-street, r The complainant, a mild-looking girl, was then put up. and, in
-Covent-garden, where the (ulna might be referred to. Stich a pair answer to lite question nt the Magistrate, the said she was fifteen
of horses as these were described to be was what Mr. hlllarthy had year* of see, and had been delivered of a child two months since, of
lone been on the lookout for, sod immediately embracing the Op. which the defendant was the father.
pnrtunity, he went to the wahles of the King's Head, where the Mr. Francis said that the defin.dant bad lurk st the girl in se'
prisoner was introduced to hint as the owner of the hones, and on outhouse, and there had effected his purpose. He lielteved she *ls
his warranting them to he sound wind and limb, the prosecutor offaveak inedlect t her mother was in the last stage of illness, and
purchpied the pair for 150 guineas, a receipt for which sum was was not aware of the circumstance.
handed over to him by the prisoner, signed .1. W. Maltby. Two . Mr. Gnieerrn—Perhaps it is as well she should not; this is to
days, however, after the purchase had taken plate, one of the infamous a case that I cannot allow this tellies to go away
horses, Monett warranted sound, became sick and totally unfit for without his giving good security for fulfilling huts indemnity to the
use, whereupon Mr. al`Cartlty several times went to the stables, parish.
but could not fad the primmer till above a month had expired. He was then locked up. hot sent for the money, twenty-five
When at last he saw the prisoner, and mentioned the uneound state pounds, which is the sum demanded by the parochial authority.
of one of the horses, he offered to exchange it, at the same His victim appears in a very delis ice state of health. She lied
time showing Mr. 3l•Carthy another horse, the pedigree of which concealed her pregnancy until eie•in a few days of her accoucht.
he declared to beexcellent, he having bred it himself, and warranted meat, when it was accidentally discovered by her aunt.
it to have "neither fault nor blemish, 'and for which Mr. ditearthy
paid 2d guineas with the horse complained of in exchange; but THAMES OFFICE.
at the very first trial made of it in harries the animal lay down in yesterday Mr. Moto Myers, of Kingsland-road, a considerable
the street, and wets altogether unfit for the purpose of the prose- dealer in marine store', was brought berme Vit Lei AM BALLA-N.
color; he therefore called ?gain on the prisoner, and stated that he TINE. Esq. to account for tie pose-'ion of some suspicious pro.
was about to leave this country, and would dispose of the pair of petty, consisting of seven ingots of sporioua metal, two trying-pan
horses for 110 guineas, at the same time observing that he was- pay- pieces of the same description, and about two cwt. of pewter and
ing ten guineas per month for their keep, although they were per. teed,
fatly useless to him. Oo this the prisoner said he -would keep William Judge, surveyor of this establishment, stated that in
them for half that money, and as their costs were in a very rough consequence of information that the defendant was in possession of
state, he would get them in order for sale, to which proposal the suspicious property, lie had searched his premises, on which, under
prosecutor assented; but at the same time gave positive instructions a shed, he had found the metal in question.
that the horses should not be disposed of, nor even moved horn tin being asked by the Magiatrate-wfiat account he had to give
their stable, unless orders to that effect were received from him. of the means by which be had become resealed of the property.
A few days after, on going to the stables, 31r. Mtearthy found the defendant said that if he was 'lowed time he would produce
that both the horses and prisoner were gone, nor could he obtain the parties of whom he had purchased it.
any tidings of them. A warrant was token out on the 24th of. 31f. BALLA); T I:4 E accordingly fixed that day week for the pro.
December, hat no trice of the prisoner could be found until yeeter- duction of the exculpatory evidence.
.day morning, when he was apprehended In the New.ret, Lambeth.
On being con fronted with the proseeuter, the prisoner at once
confessed that he had sold the horses for 1001. which he offered to
refund as soon as it should be in his power, provided no steps were
taken against him.
The prisoner, in his defence, declared that the horses were pressed
upon him contrary w his inclination by Mr. al•Certhy for him to
dispose of, which lie had done, and received the money. It
was not in his rower to pay for them at present, but it hall always
been his intention to do so, and he would the moment he could.
111 r. 111`Ceethy saying that if time were given him he could pro.
duceanotiter wham to the tranitaction, the prisoner was remanded
till this day.
lllr. tt mane, the gentleman who was bound over at this office
on Plenday to prosecute a boy for an attempt to extort money,
yesterday appeared before the alagistrates, concerning an Anony-
mous letter which had been Sent hitn that dey, for the purpose of de-
terring him from prosecuting, and requested the assumume of the
Magistrates weenie discovering the author.
Sir R. fintete observe*, that infamous as the design of the
writerwas, it would he difficult to detect him, and would recom-
mend hit, to take no father notice of it.
Mr. Winsor bowed arid withdrew.

A KIDNAPPED CHILD.

About a week since two females and a man, with a donkey,
and female intent, came to the hcuse of Mrs. Barnett, of
No. 6, George-yard, Whiterhapel, where they took lodgings.
During their continuance there, from certain expressions they-let
fall, a:ti their general conduct towards the baby, which' did not
partake of that parental tendernese which is usually evinced to-
wards a person's own child, she ituttpected that the claims of affinity
they laid to it were entirely fictitious, and that it had been kid-
napped fmm some unhappy family, who were now deploring its
loss. tier mind in consequence became uneasy, and to net her
doubts at rent, and develope the mystery, she communicated the
circumstances to Goodwin, one of the Bow-street patrol, who, in
order to arrive at the truth. took the panics into custody, and
brought them betide *.M. Wyatt,' Esq., the presiding Magistrate
at Lambeth-street office; the child was also in attendance, and is a
genteel lelizute-lookirar baby of about 2 leant old, with Tali hair
and complexion, and full blue ayes. she was in an ettennely
filthy state, but vet there was on air of respectability about) her
which ill accorded with her r,pured-parentage,
The prisoners, on being plated at ire bar, gave their names Ar.
Mar French, Mary (supno,ca to be his wife) and Catherhe Ste-
phens. The evidence adriuced agaivst them was then taken, and
was as follows t—
hins. Ann Barnett examined—l live at No. 6, George-yard,
Whitechapel. About a week since the prisoners, bringing with
them as child, and also having a donkey, took loilings art my
house. From the conversatiraM they herd, I suspected the child
did not belong to them. The male prisoner, Arthur French, used
frequently to say, " though tliere iv net a drop of nor hind in its
body, I behave as well to it Its if it was my own." These expres-
sions, combined with other ectraordinary.circumstances in the con.
duct of the entire three, made me imagine that the infant bore no
relationship to the prisoners, sod that it had been kidnaped ; in
consequence of these suppositirant I gave information td Goodwin.
the otreer, who took them into etettody. When this witness hid
concluded her testimony, Mr. Wyatt directed that the prisoners
should be netiotrad, area called in separately to account for the pas-
sention of the umlaut, and explain the mystery of their con-
versation.
The precautions, as may be seen by the sequel, was by no
means unnecessary; and the first person examined was the pri-
soner Mary French, who said that the child was her own, and
Was two years and three months old.
The husband was next called, and he stated that he had been
married in Buckinghamshire two years last August, by Dr. Good,
and had live children.
Mr. WYATT—This, is very extraordinery ; you Fay 'that you
have been only two years and i half merited, and yet ).oti add that
you have had five children.
French (after some hesitation)—That was my first wife ; I was
married to my present, who is outside, four years last August, in
Dublin. That little child there is my niece, and was born in
Dublin two yelps and three months ago ; my sisteein-law is its
mother. IV hen her husband ran away on my coming from Irelantt
the Stith of August last, I took both of them under my care. I
never said that the child hail been kidnapped.
This prisoner was ordered to withdraw, and the female, Cathe-
rine Stephens, was tidied in anti examined.—She said that her hut.
hand was a Smith, and lived in New-xtreet, Dublin. Ile ran away'
from her about 111 years since, and his name was Arthur Ward.
She had borne no children since his desertion, but bud reared the
present baby since it was three days old. It was left at a chapel
door at the rear of Ncwgate, in Green-street, Dublin. She bad it
christened in Francis-street chapel, and gave it the name of Kitty
`Stephens. It is about two years and four months old.
As will he perceived,the above Lenience was so extremely centrn-
dictory and auspicious, that to reconcile it if possible, and arrive
At some satisfactory explanation, Mr. Wyatt directed that the
prisoners should be confronted. French and his wife were
accordingly recalled, when the latter persisted in asserting
that the child was her's, and said that it was born in
I Marylchone-etreet, Liverpool, two yeets and three months ago,
' where it was christened by the name of Kitty French. She had
home five children to her husband, all of vihrau were dead except
the present, and be was not its father, but that it had been begotten
in his absence.
French, in reply to this, denied his wife's having any claim to it
as it was an illegitimate child of his own.
Stephens steadily maintained having having found it in the
marner above described.
And the Magistrate, after reviewing their dillbrent recounts,
observed that, front their contradictory netare, there was little
doubt of the child's haring conic improperly into their pot.
session, and under this view of the case tie thought it his duty to
remand them for further examination until Saturday next. when
he hoped that, from the publicity it would obtain, tt.e child's parents
would be discovered, amid would come forward to establish their
relationship. lie then gave directions that the child should be cc-
moved to the parish workhouse, anti there be taken care of.
It nay be en well to remark that the prisoners, before they came
to tleorge.yard, lodged at a Mrs. Peck's, of No. 16, Old Pye-
street, IVestminater. — •

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