The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

POLICE:

A very intereetiag riser female, apparently out more
than 17 years of age, was brooglien Sr this °Mee, charged
by her own mother, a woman of ssyst respectable connec.
residing in the &reed, with having, at different
. times, plundered her of property to a large amount. The
mother, as well as her extreme agitation would permit,
stated the fullowisig circumstances:—Her burbled, the re-
tiree of she Primmer, shed when the latter was 'beet uine
Yeats uf age, sod kit bee, with any other children, to be
supported by the mother. Every attention was paid to the
educators, uf the children, and especially to that or the Pri.
goner, who was auuseulrat of a favourite. She always
seemed erosible of the kindness that was strewn her, sad
her behaviour was must dutiful and proper, tiatil about a
PIN Op, when she utifortnuately became acquainted with
• eras aimed Itollosloo, who represeuted himself to be a
Captain no the army upon half pay. This aeqoanstance
ClMlDltliftti at woe of the theatres, where he had as °ppm-
testily of shewiug her some civilities, nod upuu his Leine
introduced by the Prisoner to her mother, the latter was so
struck with his appearance and manners. that she invited
him to become a visitor at her house. Taking advantage of
this invitation be came, and remained I hours at the
house every day, and sought every opportunity of taking
the young girl from her home to places of public amuse.
mein of ass yenning. This intimacy at length pored fatal
to the virtue of the daughter. Rullsertuu, true eveuing, pre.
wailed 'spun her to accompany him to a well-knows house is
Chandos.sireet, Covent-garden, shire they remained toge-
ther for three days and nights. During this period the wretch.
eel mother was stifferiug the most terrible anxiety, arid
had band-bills printed, offering rewards fur the disco-
very avid restoration of her child. The latter. on the tweeting
of the third day of her absence, canse home, and although
received wish welcome, and even joy by her parents, her
behaviour from that moment was the total reverse of what it
bad always been before. She was haughty in her 111111011411
and, upon being slightly rebuked, she would conduct herself
in the most violent manner, shammy her mother, and bestow-
ing upon her the most disgraceful epithets. This continued
fur several mouths, during which her paramour constantly
came to see bee, notwithstanding that her mother forbid him
the house and, upon use occasion, caused him absolutely
In be tort:ed out by an officer oboe she had employed for
the purpose. Within the last there months she (the mother),
missed marry articles uf considerable value, principally jewel-
kry and wearing apparel, from her huuse, and at length,
upon iuquiry, she discovered that they had bees stolen and
pledged by her daughter, the Prisoner, and she bad every
reason to believe that the produce of these articles went to
support the vile seducer, who she had lately learned was Ms
more this aniadveatiarer, lie never having been in the army at
all. She pat up with these losses in the hope that her daugh-
ter would hewn to her remonstrances sod amend her con-
duct, but it was of no use, and, on Thursday evening, bar-
ing detected her in the act ofearryiug away her (the mother's)
own watch sod seals, she rare her in charge of an officer.
The Magistrate observed, that this was vise of the most
lanitatable cases lee ewer recollected, and asked the Prisoner
what also could have to say iu answer to the weighty charges
ninth had beer preferred against her?
The girl, with a smile, said she would do the same again,
sad ten times ware, " to assist her dear Mr. rt."
At this answer she uotortentte mother dropped timeless
into the arum of an officer, sad was conveyed out of the
office.

The Magistrate, after giving the Prisoner a most severe
athuouitiou, 'barb however seemed to have uo effect upon
her, ordered ►er to be rewarded till a future day, sod to be
kept is close continersent, without a single prison being
allowed to see her.

T. POTTER, a frainesmith, from Loughborough,
has been committed to Lancaster Castle, for trial,
for attempting to emigrate to America, with ma,
chinery for making net lace.

A lamentable circumstance occurred at Haste-
mere, in Surrey, u few days ago :—Mr. Bursar,
• respectable farmer, residing at that place, went
out shooting, accompanied by his son, • lad shout
to years of age ; having occasion to pass through
a gate, he sent the boy forward a few yards to open
it, while he beat some furze bushes near which he
ass standing, in ►earch of game, with the butt-
end of the gun. Unhappily, the piece went olf;
and the muzzle being pointed towards the unfor-
tunate youth, the contents lodged in his body.
The poor little sufferer languished a few hours and
expired. Mr. BILIAINT was exceedingly fund of
the child, and has been in a state of distraction
since the moment of the melancholy 01:1;1111,11CP.

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