The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-18 00:00:00

MISS CRACHAMI, THE SICILIAN DWARF.

THE BODY DISCO ED.
When Monsieur Toga Crachaad, sad Mossimr Andoyer, the
former the father of the above little red the latter, pro-
prietor of the Natuorama. in Bond-smt, to Mr. Roe, the
Magistrate, at alariborough-street °Moe, ele Monday last for
a valiant to apprehend Oilligher, the par se• ',whom the unfor-
tunate little creature bad been entrusted by which means it was
supposed the destiny of the child would hi at However, Mr.
Rae did not consider himselfjustified to his wartant; sod
recommended Monsieur Card to irks
of the parochial officers of Si. J i, Im yit
might lead toe discovery. of the . Wed.
upon the worthy M milt
tifferlasetpacen of
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Muhl
unlese i th of MING beim
to them them by CI , upoo which • Omer%
have been called) he unhappy father Wt went to
9f Mr. Dorian' the tailor,, in Dukommia, St. Jaime's,
Oilligher occupied&splendid suite of apartments ; he eases.
led by his wife, and her brother, a Mr. King, an actor be-1
to the Dublin Thyme Mr. Dorian Informed hint that
on Monday sentright, and that he could give him no tici-
i their destination. All that they left behind was the little
stars heal elf the child, and its habit, which he (Mr. Dorian) had
massilmthired for it, to be presented to the King. From theme
Measieer Crachami wept to Mr. Brooks, at Bletiheiro-steps, end
theta ascertained that Oilpher had offered the bogy. of the Bide
Feature to him at thepuce of 100 guineas ! but that the for-
mer declined it. The ether, in a state of distraction, next
repaired to other private places of anatomy, and met with the
mem success ; he also went to the different public hospitals, where
be was shown all the subjects, but could not identify the body of
his tiny offspring. He was now so overwhelmed pith grief that he
burst into tears, and again returned to Mr. Dorian's, in Duke-
etveet, who took an active part in endeavouring to find out the little
creature; and, from some circumstances, he advised M. erscheint
to wait upon Sir Everard Home, at his house in Sackv ille-street.
Thither he went, and saw Sir Evened. Of course they were
strangers to each other. Sir Everett!, on seeing him, said, "Oh,
100 have come from Offish*, shout the dwarf. The surgeons
have not yet held a meeting; therefore I can't say what sum will
be voted to him." The feelings of the unhappy father upon this
solute may be more easily conceived than described, and In a flood
of tears he odd Sir Everard that he was the father of the little crea-
ture. Sir E. was astonished* this intelligence, but ultimmt so
explanation took place. It appears that on Monday se'nnirod11.
Beer, who was known to Sir E. through whoseintiumet the igy
had been presented to the King, called at his house in Sackett e-street
with the body of the child, and expressed a wish to dispose of it.
Sir Evened "Anted to purchase it, but said he would present it to
the Collage of Surgeon and whatever reward they thought prow
to vote hid Mould-be given him. ODligher agreed to this, and left
the child, saying that he was going out of town, but would seed
a friend in a few days for the gratuity. He then went away, and
when poor Crachami entered the room, Sir Eventrd considered he
was the man that had been sent by OiEigher, which led to Sir Eve.
lard's mentioning the name of the child, The Pear father in=
Sir E. to grant him Fi look at his beloved infant, mad that he
then leave this world happy. Sir Everprd instriatly Pimpliest, and
gave him an order to see it at the Collesiznefkfstire, in It ties
Inn-fields, and prpiented him with • MI )3,110T
=t at the MUDD tilDWlWODlFiLlijeklpillarni the untlirt•pate
to Mu Madsty. Moos..
iosaolty, hotels' to Serseons
breathless, thinking he might prevent his dad hem !sibs mew
robed. But alas ! it wed too late. He was shewn into a rosin,
wherein the first thing that caught his view was the body of his dar-
ling progeny, mangled in a moat dreadful manner. He clasped
the (rupee in his artns in a manner that excited the feelings of all
present, and it was with difficulty he could be prevailed upon to
leave the room, which, however, he did, upon the gentlemen pro-
mising him that nothing further would be done to the infant. M.
Crachami left London immediately by the Liverpool coach for Ire-
land, to communicate the dreadful intelligence to his wife.
It appears that when the child was taken from Ireland about two
months ago bkflilligiter, an agreement was regularly drawn up
and attested witnesses, and stamped between Crachami and
tliiiiser, in IA the latter agreed to allow the former sixty
a-year out of the profits arising from the child's being ex-
UZI, but it is aMmii that DO pact of the agreement was ful.
Sited.
erachezni, the father of the child, was a trumpeter in one of the
foot regiments at the battle of Waterloo, aid the child was born an
the day after. He is now belonging to the orchestra of the Dublin
theatre. _ _ .

T;ii'Tither has not since been heard of it is supposed that he
netted about 1,500/. by the child's exhibition, and that he has gone
to France.