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London, England, 1821-09-22 00:00:00

SINGULAR CASE OF SEDUCTION.

A lady, who gave her name Sonia, was elvarged at ih I
°their with being atee•sary to the sedoeliun of a yooog w,..
anon, who has mirmeirlmibly vanished from her frig nets.
It appeared that a few month* ago, a geritlesnals h.r.one
enamoured of the fair fugitive, then an mosaic of a fatrolv
• short distance from town, oil the Essex road ; hr tuned
on a sort of correspondence with her for some time, and
used every artifice and intrigue in his power so persuade Iser
to elope with him to London, but prudence pot wailed, and
she srl Id nut lisle.. to his irropusals unless upon hooolii -
able terms.

The Prisoner, who wag stated to be the lady of an Iss!f p3y
officer, in a shun time after went into the country, nod run.
'rived to grt herself isslrodrised to the ussfortussate spouse
woman above alluded to. She was but too successful in tor
intrigues, ■pd prevailed upon her estisin to accompany h r
to Loudon. The friend. and parrots of the fugitive brcans•
alarmed, and or Swum diate parsuit was made, they traeril
her to Greteistich, and there lust all tine, but througis
tawniest., 01 the Police, the Prisoner was made out in ilfs
atinster, where she passed by a different 'lame to that sine
assumed its the country. She was taken into restudy :sod
brought before Mr. White, the Magistrate, ssh-re she no-
derweut a must sign' exainsisation, but she protested ►er s.o-
woreuce, and dewed any Itssowledge of the fugitive or he
gallant.
Two of the unfortnnate young woman's siste►s swore so
the identity of the Prisoner, ns to her boug the prints"
had heat to the country, and succeeded in CS, r)iag so. r

Others said she h,d been znilty e.I 4Oni!ar ntri-ivvii 11
Kent, and had 11(411 CI:11101111ed 'only ?I,,se Aro to ‘l•l3.ltuut
gaol, b) the Magni' otos of the count y, for 11 like crtme.
Mr. White said, he would not &tam the P. ouoirr ewer,
but would give ktr librity to mike out the female wb !m-
-emo, the dupe of In r Natal e4,ur the who 11.‘ Aar con-
cealed; it she fails to du thi• -he ..1 be .41,•,+.:u apprehiroded,
and dealt with according tti

HATTO!, GARDPII.'

Yesterday llartha Green, a mairaia4luoilog;;;,;»,
war brought up oil a wursant, don gesth, LottisaKtear, •ts
inlet, stir( loottiii;; yuoug W 411141), witliassauhing sod be.tis
thg her. lieu the Prisoner was put to the bar the ex-
claimed, 'oblong, " *TM a hard case, your Worship, that
sus owes (luta should Wing me here its a wain's'', purely
fur giving he, a slight slap of the face fur betug los pet t tuent
to me : she is the eltlert of Chat chitties' l have ltviug out of
twelve I hail by her father."
complaint. Young woman, what have yow to say sgriust
Magistrate.—prisoner, bold your tongue till hear the
your mother?
but she was Dever mail to my lather the cubabiltd t.r
troth's.;
Complatn.tut.—Your Worship, she certainly us to

to certainly is my trotlarr ;
ther , ►he cutiabii‘d * 1.1
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him fur toeolylve leers, dearing which lime she had ttraltir
ehildren, Luso, them are slow hying, MA I ars tht eldest.—
hood three years Sim Ow eloped with another man, and
••ertert her Onidaes My ?Alter, in eona,q rut mar-
r,ed, welt ohms sir' Ihre happy and comfortable The man
ono Illsollstr cheprall with shortly become tired of her,
v.i4 he absconded, find sty 'Bother has been in the pearlier
1.4 e,taing to our sportenent and imiltios she crown, riot,
a. 4 cattaingellaeord in Ilse family. Yesterday morning nitwit
ten it'slitck abe caste al o.ual, my father was 'rein home at
t'ae time, and so mire a nnia•ll rtrinested her to leave the
twist., when she Inimettiatels stench me a blow In the tire,
which is are canoe of romptaint. Al, we want, your Mir-
, tip, is that she should keep away, and sot come to annoy
sit and Milne!) nor tramliiiißty and happiness.
The mother could not deny the allegirsion, anal she was
ordered to And hail, width being maabk to precut', she arms
committed to prison.

i*V-1.1 SONE 01IIIC
CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTDALI.F.RS, fse„
Yesterday • novel rale, bet etf great interest to the corn-
at large, especially so that claim above 'Medea to,
several of whoa. were Sow hs atlentlaoce eater to irons the
result, rime on to he heard berme the Sittiog Illsgistrate
Juke Rowlemon, Esq. It was so informs ma 1.111 by
Wise, • common iiifirmer, leeriest Mr. fames
Proctor, landlord of the Cleyea's Head, Paraelise•street,
Mary le-bone, charting bias with having in his posers-
sing and Isaias *juices pewter puts emserary to the
•maiote, they sot haviiic the Exchequer mark " W. R.
stirmounted by • Crows." stamped us than as reqeirtil.
The information was laid under the 11th oee. anal 15111 chap.
iif one of the Arts of William 111. entitled an Art for ulcer.
Leinin the Measures fur retailing Ale sod Beer, which ine•
pieces a penalty mot exeeediug 40.. Nor Met thou 10.. no any
iotikeeper or victualler who shall retail, alter, 'teach Near
beer in any vessel, of whatsoever mewl, if out plsinly seed
apparently stamped sad isamhest with the Eeseloqout mark.
testifying that such meaaieres respectively have heels so Ilya-
anted, compared, sized, and Needled with the stanileril at...,
said, which stamps or marks the Lewd Mayor or Chief Ofii.
ter are 7rquiresi to provide; and for their Neuwied, to re.
el ire no more than one farthing Wreath meamore; aid is
neglecting. to recreate oath ditty merordiug to the tree insert
and mesuing of the Act, he shall Natit the sem of Si. sad
r"roler to the party grieved his tumble damages, with rush
of slit.
The Defenehat, who in thin rise **Wetted hisumeelf to a
penalty of 321. was attended by a Solicitor, velp• eliseuviit Wog
au itifiinsiality in the information, it was quashed, urea
which the informer proceeded to ky • fresh one.

bistog mat.
Mr. Henry Palmer, a ?ming MUM of respectable eiluauon
In life, was brought up in custody on a warrant agar** him,
upon the inform:lshii. of Sir Thomas Clismpneys, FL" t. of
°wheedlers Pa►k, Sonserartshire, chsrging the Prisourr
with having ?mks mled bills to a very large amongst.
The ilifornsation of Sir Thomas Champiteys, on *kirk the
warrant had bes n granted. was rid by Mr. Dews i-on. who st-
tended as Solicitor fur Sir Thomas. It staled that Henry Pah
reser. the Defendant, rail* d upon the &mental ha A ugo.t last,
and inforrisesi bite that he was a bill-broker, awe/ had heal d shut
the &patent was Iss want of a sum of money. which be would
procure for him on his (11w deponent's) acceptance to bills of
exchange, and siontif undertake to du so for a commission of
Are per er sit. to which proposal the rl►poural agreed; that
in pursuance of suet. ogres mem the de-postal gam the De.
fondant, on the 12s1 of Jingoist, Iwo Prigs of exchange, drawn
by George Higgins on deponent. and accepted by him fur
600/. each, for our of which hills of exchange Palmer under-
took to purchase a canteen, and for the other he promised to
being the depoilent Ilse am..wut in coeb, 1001. which be bail
given the deponent on account, sod Ilse anionst of his cam.
missloto ; that un the 11th of the same month deponent gate
Palmer several other bills of exchange (which were pArticst-
'wised in eta. deposition, and anaossuted to upwards of 21i110.
f..► which Palmer undertook to purchase fur Ilse drp..n. ut
Shy des• or of wine, soil to pay him the remainder of the
♦slue of the hill in cash or good bills. The deposition pro.
(reeled in stale, that the Defendant had nut give n she
nest any valise on account of the said bills, except the /00/.
Pn et ment ed.

An, Sir Thomas Champs. yies information had been read,
Mr. Hai Mon, the solicitor, pioceeded to adduce evidence in
...ippon of the Anima, and pruved'*he Dif sirloin's acknow-
Ir./monis given to Ste T. Chanspneys al the time he receives'
01. bill., noidertaking in the lint ease to procure (ash for
tile hilts or retina this iu len days, and in the last to return
the bills in mum. days, if he did not procure the anlUUlli in
wire End rank, or good hills within that tiro.
George Higgins, Sir T. assmpileyes servant, proved that
he drew the bills in question 1.11 his master, the Defendant
being present, and instructing bias u to the mode of draw•
ing them, and that he stir his master accept them and give
V:em to the Defendant.
The Magistrate asked the witneso whether he considered it
1.• be put of his deny to draw bilk at his master's desire ?
reptied, he certainly did.
eilnginiste--.• What ! I suppose just as notch as you
4.1.1 d think it your duty to put coals upon Me file at his
torimsnii !"
Higgiried Easeily the same, !Cr.!'
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Ale. Park, of Bond•►treet, deposed. that the Defendant
had purchased from him a canteen for 5001. ft,/ w bleb he paid
'siert a bill drawn in the name of George Higgins 011 Sir T
(:I arcpneys, and accepted by his. Healey deposed, that the
Defendant had pmehased fin. him fifty dosen of eruct, fur
ollich he had paid with similar bills, and that he had given
ti m. bills in exchange for some Idlers of them.
The Defendant appeared extrrmely indignant at the
charge preferred against him by Mr. Ha►ri.ou, and said,
that if Sir Mumma Chanspneys would give him the several
tin ms of money whirb he bad advanced him, he would gel
►u 7, all his acceptances.

Mr. Hari Lion. on the part of sir Tbonssa. who was not pre-
sent, and who has brew for a considerable time a rider in the
kit E's Reach, decied that the Wet/dant bad ever given him
mo. re than 1001.

Tie Defendant, besides Sir Thomas Ckasapneys's acknow-
kdgment fur the 1001. mothired 311 arkssonkdgmcni from
him of having received tient Mr. Park 150 E which the De-
fendant said he had paid Sir Thomas Champiseys.
rir. Pack, in implantation of the arkssowledginent being
mai,e to him, said, that after the Defendant had purehased
the Ofiy *Main or wine hum him, he received a loiter from
Sir T. Chantpneys relocating to .re him, in consequence of
whit lie coiled on Sir Thomasoslio begged of him ass ad-
vance of 1 r.O/. for a few day. and ►aid the wine should net
b• removed until Inc mum y was paid, on which terms Mr.
Psik agreed 10 advance it. Sir Thomas Clsampneys the nest
day sent Mr. Pas k a muse u•ks, iukdging to have reteised
from him 150/. Mr. Park mid he shewed this nuts to the
Defendant who desired him nut in send the mosey, bill to
give him ite note, and he would settle the matter with Sir
Thoin.s Chanipneys. Mr. Pork, however, could not say
vac they or 110 Sir Thomas Chainpneys had ever received the
money.
Time IldagiAssle said, it did not appear to bias that a man-
carol case had been made out against the Defendant to hold
hint to bail. h was possible these had beeu many other
ismisartions between the parties, whirls might explain all the
taws that had been stated.

Mi. Harrison submitted that the evidence produced W3ll
inifficieut in call nu the Defendant to give bail to answer the
charge; hot as the Illogisti ate bad given a different opinion,
be requested that an oppurteuity might be afforded Sir T.
(hemline)* of producing further evidence, which Mr. Ha ri•
sun declined he had M his power.
The further consideration of the rase was in rnoscquence
adjourned, Mr. Park and the Eh fiudantra SoSchur, Mr.
Dolt, giviiic bail fur the Defendant's appearance in the tats
ut 5001. each.

One of the Paddington coaches polled np at
the King's Head public-house, Hampstead•rnarl„
rind during the temporary absence of the enaclanan
she hones let off at full speed. The conch was
nvesturned. and Mr. and Mrs. Moots, of Ifamp-
►tead-►oad, and Mr. Wm. RIDLTT, of George-
atrter. Portman-!quart, three outside passengers,
were thrown into the road : the two former escaped
unhort, but Mr. Blum was so much inln•ed he
died on Thur-dsy.

111GMCITS NVRDRR.
A sian sallied ifwejakai, who was before Dr. Owes on t
newel *residua roweersiog the horrid affair, has bees again
hrooght np to seeoont for suing very swspieioss tiniest-
*lutes briloglit again*. Mos.
It appeared that a Issas naisird Field, who had been ems
ployed sa Erse the ponds, on sesrehlsie sear a hay-mach, es
Mr. Hale's premiers. dienvenni an old shirt buried wader
sae .if the stacks; the sleeve of the shirt exhibited mark. of
Mood, and the collar was torn apparently in • those,.
loss and Brett, the of/leers, on their apprehending Murphy,
prior to his former examination, reasilmberisse that on
searehiay hint they found that he had este, shirt ma his
back that had
sa.picioas circumstance, and the shirt was bronchi to the
dustier room. The Officers wear aceordiarly dispatched to
take him inta ensiody, in order that be atiabt account for
the old shirt which he left MT for the new owe. They toot
him to Drapery's hawse, and on wonder Mon be eons
Osumi, that he shooht Wee his situatina.
la his defence be said hr ran innocent The skirt pro.
attend wills blood he knew nothing shoat. The shirt be bad
taken ..ff to pat on tie new sine, he did not Mow what had
been done wills it he believed it was soh,.

The shirt was Aimed very near' 11r. ITsites Karsten, sad
was very Ilthy. There were no marks to prove it tw be
Barren's, and the only stivirion that it might be hie iv, that
is ►as found near the tird►n, and he being under-gardener.
The Overt wen ordered to be left is Field's poseensiou, the
rema who found it.

Dr. Owns rtitogiged the offirers for their activity, ward
thonght the affsir deserved au-pit-ion. There 111,1% 110 di►ect
evidence that the shirt belonged to Thirphy„ trod' he was dia.
charged, tat to mare forward at any (Wore period if re-
quired.